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My Bunny Lies Over the Ocean
Posted in Bits and Pieces, Things to doI love our Quiet/Rocking Time in my classes each week (in Imagine That and ABC 4-6 it’s about once a month.) Sharing a special rocking time with your child helps them learn how to hear, feel, and see the beat. It is a whole-body experience: they hear the beat, feel the beat, and see the beat as you rock together. It also builds their self-esteem, soothes, provides rhythmic motion, and promotes muscular strength, control, and balance.
“My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean” has been a great snuggle song in Our Time lately. It is a traditional Scottish song, but the origins are a bit unclear. Some think it is about Charles Edward Stuart, who was more commonly referred to as Bonnie Prince Charlie.
I love it when the kids in class sing along with the song! Some of the wonderful renditions I’ve heard recently are: “My Body Lies Over the Ocean”, and even “My Mommy Lies Over the Sea”. I like that we can “bring back my mommy to me!”
Warner Brothers took it one funny thought further and came up with “My Bunny Lies Over the Sea.” (Sort of a rabbit trail, here…) I had real live bunnies growing up, but I still think one of my favorite rabbits of all time is Bugs Bunny! Anyway, I found the cartoon for you on YouTube – so here you go!
And because it’s Saturday, time for one more cartoon. One of my Bugs Bunny cartoon favorites is “What’s Opera, Doc?” It’s great to hear Elmer Fudd sing of the glorious rabbit chase, accompanied by full orchestral score.
-posted by Miss Beth, who asks “What’s up, Doc?” whenever she’s got a carrot in her mouth!
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In that first cartoon, I love how Bugs Bunny sticks the map into his fur on his chest. He must have a pocket there. And then, it all comes down to a musical pipes playing contest.
Lovely dancing and leaping in “What’s Opera, Doc!” And, a funny ending!
Thanks for the fun cartoons.
Miss Anita
thanks for this! My husband finds these on you tube and plays them while Jack sits on his lap. The opera one is a favorite!