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"Jim Along Josie"
       
     
"Jim Along Josie"
 


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Catchy rhythms where the fourth beat is represented by a rest with movements on the 1st and 2nd beats.

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Description
 
  • Grade: Third

  • Origin: USA - Folk Song cir. 1840

  • Key: D Major

  • Time: 4/4

  • Form: ABA verse/refrain/verse

  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ta (ta) |
    | ti ti ta ta ta | ti ti ta ta (ta) | ta ti ti ti ti (ta) |
    | ta ta ta ta |

  • Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi Fa So La

  • Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi, Mi\Do/Mi, Re/So, Mi/So, Mi/La

  • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, D.C. al Fine, Fine

  • Key Words: circle song, camp song, movement song, playground song, play song, game song, clapping beats, movements: hop, run, jump, tiptoe, skip, skate, face center, hands on knees, clap, turn around

 
 


"Jim Along Josie"

           
    1. Hey, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Hey, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
Hey, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Hey, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
   
      Refrain    
   
Face to the center, hands on your knees,
Clap three times and turn around please!
   
    2. Hop, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Hop, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
Hop, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Hop, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
   
      Refrain    
    3. Run, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Run, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
Run, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Run, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
   
      Refrain    
    4. Jump, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Jump, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
Jump, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Jump, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
   
      Refrain    
    5. Tiptoe, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Tiptoe, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
Tiptoe, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Tiptoe, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
   
      Refrain    
    6. Skip, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Skip, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
Skip, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Skip, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
   
      Refrain    
    7. Skate, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Skate, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
Skate, Jim along, Jim along Josie,
Skate, Jim along, Jim along Joe!
   
      NO REFRAIN    
           


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