Do Your Ears Hang Low? (action song) (Barney) |
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A nursery rhyme with motions. You must sing it faster and faster every time.
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Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie 'em in a knot?
Can you tie 'em in a bow?
Can you throw 'em o'er your shoulders
Like a continental soldier?
Do your ears hang low?
WOBBLE= To move, rock, or sway unsteadily, like jelly.
TO AND FRO= Forwards and backwards
'EM= (coll.) /əm/ Them
KNOT= (see picture)
BOW= (see picture)
O'ER= (coll. or poetry) /ɔ:*/, /əʊə*/ Over
CONTINENTAL SOLDIER= A soldier from the Continental Army, the American army that fought against the British for the independence of the USA. British versions say "Regimental soldier", a soldier forming part of a regiment (a military unit).