[HANASHIR:10775] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request

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According to the Heritage Songster, it's a old German street-entertainer song.

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> Date: Sunday, 27-Jan-02 07:26 PM
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> From: Ruth Levenstein          \ Internet:    (ruthellen (at) 
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> Subject:  [HANASHIR:10714] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request
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> Roberta Seltzer wrote:
> > 
> > Linda,
> > 
> > Song goes like this:
> > 
> > My hat it has three corners
> > Three corners has my hat
> > And had it not three corners
> > It would not be my hat.
> > 
> > This song is a traditional children's folk song.
> > 
> > Every time you sing the song you leave off another word:
> > 
> > First time point to self leave off "my".
> > Second time touch head leave off "my" and "hat".(touch head)
> > Third time leave off "my", "hat" "three" (hold up three fingers)
> > Fourth time leave off "my" "hat" "three" and "corner" (touch elbow)
> > 
> > During the song you should use motions for each of the above.
> > 
> > Any questions?
> 
> Yes.  Does anyone know the origins of this song?  My German Lutheran
> mother knew this song from her childhood.  I was way surprised the first
> time I heard it in a Jewish setting as a Purim song.
> 
> Ruth
> 
> 
> > 
> > B'shalom,
> > 
> > Roberta Seltzer
> > 
> > >From: Barton1320 (at) aol(dot)com
> > >Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> > >To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> > >Subject: [HANASHIR:10709] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song 
request
> > >Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:14:38 EST
> > >
> > >At the risk of being redundant, I want to thank Josh also.  Not only for 
a
> > >great song for all of our Sunday School classes to sing, but a great way 
to
> > >lose weight.  After becoming a tree numerous times for each of our 5
> > >classes,
> > >I felt as if I had completed an aerobic workout.  We had fun!!!
> > >
> > >Now a request, I have been charged with teaching our students 2 new Purim
> > >songs next week.  I have about 15 minutes with each class and our
> > >directress
> > >would like the students to know the songs well enough to sing them during
> > >the
> > >Purim parade at the end of classes.  Most of the children fall within the
> > >kindergarten to 2nd grade ages, with a few more in 3rd and 4th grade.  
Also
> > >as a novice, I'm still learning a variety of songs for each holiday.
> > >
> > >So my request is two-fold.  Can you recommend very simple Purim songs
> > >(preferable using simple major and minor chords.  Still trying to get 
that
> > >Bm
> > >chord down.).  Paradies of well known songs would be the best so the kids
> > >might at least know the tune.  Secondly, I had a student request for a 
song
> > >about Hamen's hat, something like "Hamen has a three-sided hat.", and
> > >something about leaving off a word each time the verse was sung.  It came
> > >from my third grade class, so I imagine they learned it in second grade.
> > >Any
> > >help would be appreciated.  We have, however, already learned Karen
> > >Daniel's
> > >"Stomp, Stomp, Stomp" and the kids love it.  Great opportunity to get the
> > >shaker eggs, etc. out and make some real noise.
> > >
> > >Thanks for any help you can offer.
> > >
> > >Linda Barton
> > 
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