Lyrics
You've got to clap your hands to the music
You are encouraged to applaud in sync with the music.
You've got to stomp your feet to the beat, yeah
You are advised to energetically tap your feet in rhythm with the beat.
Walk around in a circle, yeah
Walk in a circular motion until you return to the starting point.
Till you come right back to me
Repetition of the idea of walking in a circle until you come back.
Till you come right back to me
Reiteration of the concept of returning after walking in a circle.
Grab your partner by the hand
Hold hands with a partner and rotate in circular motions.
Spin them round and round and round
Spin your partner around repeatedly.
Kick your heel and point your toe
Execute a kick and point your toes in a coordinated manner.
Round we go with a 'doe-see-doe'
Participate in a dance move known as 'doe-see-doe.'
Move your body up, move your body down
Engage in vertical and horizontal body movements.
Move your body side to side and shake it all around
Move your body in various directions and shake it vigorously.
Now you touch your nose, now you touch your feet
Alternate between touching your nose and feet.
Now you start to swing your arms, sing them to the beat
Swing your arms in tandem with the musical beat.
You've got to clap your hands to the music
Reiteration of the need to clap hands in accordance with the music.
You've got to stomp your feet to the beat, yeah
Reiteration of stomping feet in sync with the beat.
Walk around in a circle, yeah
Encouragement to walk in a circular path.
Till you come right back to me
Repetition of walking in a circle until returning.
Till you come right back to me
Emphasizing the idea of returning after walking in a circle.
Here we go, one more time
Initiating another round of the activity.
One, two, three, we're feeling fine
Counting off and expressing a positive feeling.
Hands on your hips and bend your knees
Place hands on hips, bend knees, tap toes, and dance together.
Tap your toes and dance with me
Encouragement to tap toes and dance in unison.
Slide to the left, slide to the right
Slide left and right, bring feet together for synchronized jumps.
Bring your feet together so you can jump in time
Instruction to align feet for coordinated jumping.
Hands on your hips, now you bend your knees
Reiteration of the stance with hands on hips and bending knees.
Now you start to tap your toes, tap them to the beat
Commence tapping toes in harmony with the beat.
You've got to clap your hands to the music
Reiteration of clapping hands in tune with the music.
You've got to stomp your feet to the beat, yeah
Reiteration of stomping feet in rhythm with the beat.
Walk around in a circle, yeah
Encouragement to walk in a circular path.
Till you come right back to me
Repetition of walking in a circle until returning.
Till you come right back to me
Emphasizing the idea of returning after walking in a circle.
You've got to clap your hands to the music
Reiteration of the need to clap hands in accordance with the music.
You've got to stomp your feet to the beat, yeah
Reiteration of stomping feet in sync with the beat.
Walk around in a circle, yeah
Encouragement to walk in a circular path.
Till you come right back to me
Repetition of walking in a circle until returning.
Till you come right back to me
Emphasizing the idea of returning after walking in a circle.
Grab your partner by the hand
Hold hands with a partner and spin around repeatedly.
Spin them round and round and round
Engage in a 'doe-see-doe' dance move with a partner.
Off we go with a doe-see-doe
Commence the 'doe-see-doe' with a kick of the heels.
Kick your heels and away we go
Continue the dance move with a lively kick of the heels.
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