Dance, Thumbkin, Dance
Finger Play
Dance, Thumbkin, dance;
Dance, ye merrymen, every one;
For Thumbkin, he can dance alone,
Thumbkin, he can dance alone.
Dance, Foreman, dance,
Dance, ye merrymen, every one;
But, Foreman, he can dance alone,
Foreman, he can dance alone.
And so on with the others, naming the middle finger "Longman," the ring finger "Ringman," and the pinky "Littleman." Littleman cannot dance alone.
Actions
Keep the thumb in motion.
All the fingers in motion.
The thumb only moving.
Ditto.
The pointer finger moving.
All fingers moving.
The pointer finger moving.
Ditto.
All the fingers in motion.
The thumb only moving.
Ditto.
The pointer finger moving.
All fingers moving.
The pointer finger moving.
Ditto.
Thanks and Acknowledgements
This rhyme can be found in The Nursery Rhyme Book, edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).
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