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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).
EXTENDED LYRICS
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 shoulder
Like a continental [or regimental] soldier
Do your ears hang low?
Do your ears stand high?
Do they reach up to the sky?
Do they droop when they are wet?
Do they stiffen when they're dry?
Can you summon o'er your neighbor
With a minimum of labor?
Do your ears stand high?
Do your ears flip-flop?
Can you use them as a mop?
Are they stringy at the bottom?
Are they curly at the top?
Can you use them for a swatter?
Can you use them for a blotter?
Do your ears flip-flop?
Do your ears stick out?
Can you waggle them about?
Can you flap them up and down
As you fly around the town?
Can you shut them up for sure
When you hear an awful bore?
Do your ears stick out?
Do your ears give snacks?
Are they all filled up with wax?
Do you eat it in the morning
Do you eat it in the bath?
Do you eat it with a scone
Or do you eat it on its own?
Do your ears give snacks?
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