Pop Goes the Weasel

Activity Instructions:

Have grownups sit children in their lap. Bounce children to the beat, and follow directions with the lyrics.

Lyrics:

All around the mulberry bush,

The monkey chased the weasel.

The monkey thought ’twas all in fun, 

Pop! goes the weasel.

A penny for a spool of thread,
A nickel for a needle—
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.

My mother taught me how to sew,

And how to thread the needle,

Every time my finger slips,

Pop! goes the weasel.

You may try to sew and sew,

And never make something regal,

So roll it up and let it go,

Pop! goes the weasel.

I went a-hunting in the woods,

It wasn’t very legal,

The dog and I were caught with the goods,

Pop! goes the weasel.

I said I didn’t hunt or sport,

The warden looked at my beagle,

He said to tell it to the court,

Pop! goes the weasel.

All around the cobbler’s house,
The monkey chased the people.
And after them in double haste,
Pop! goes the weasel.

All around the cobbler’s house,
The monkey chased the people.
And after them in double haste,
Pop! goes the weasel.