Lyrics
So you wanna be a doctor
Expresses the desire to become a doctor.
Well the getting there is slow
Emphasizes that the journey to becoming a doctor is slow.
A whole lot of school to learn the
Highlights the extensive education required to acquire medical knowledge.
Things you gotta know
Refers to the various things one needs to learn in the process.
We're going to call on our friend
Introduces the theme of learning about the human skeleton.
The skeleton
Refers to the skeleton as a friend to learn from.
And name these bones one by one
Indicates the intention to name each bone individually.
You got the foot bones
Lists the bones of the lower half of the body in sequence (foot, shin, thigh, hip).
Connect the shin bones
-Connect the thigh bones
-Connect the hip bones
-Now what we've got here is the lower
Describes the lower half of the body as "beautiful" and emphasizes its importance.
Half of the body beautiful
-And that's no laugh
-The other bones of the body we need
Explains the significance of all body bones coming together to form individuals.
You see
-Cause put together neatly
-They make you and me
-These bones, these bones, gonna
Expresses the various activities the bones can perform (walking, jumping, dancing).
Walk around
-These bones, these bones gonna
-Jump around
-These bones, these bones gonna
-Dance around
-These bones, these body bones
-We got the finger bones
Lists the bones of the upper half of the body in sequence (finger, hand, arm, shoulder).
Connect the hand bones
-Connect the arm bones
-Connect the shoulder bones
-Now, you and me are gonna play a little game
Introduces a game where bones are pointed to, and their names are to be called.
I'll point to the bone
-And you say the name
-Foot bone
Participants call out the names of various bones as they are pointed to.
Shin bone
-Thigh bone
-Hip bone
-Finger bone
-Hand bone
-Arm bone
-Head bone
-And all these bones together
-Make the curvy backbone
Highlights the creation of the backbone by connecting all the bones.
Now that is good
Conveys understanding of how bones fit together in the body from head to toe.
And now you all know
-How the bones fit together
-From head to toe
-Just stand close together
Encourages participants to stand close together and recreate the formation of the body.
And do your thing
-We'll put all the bones
-Together again
-As we sing
Introduces a playful element with a counting rhyme ("One, two say what's in your shoe").
One, two say what's in your shoe
-The foot bones connected to the
Repeats the sequence of lower body bones and their connection while emphasizing movement.
Shin bones
-The shin bones connected to the
-Thigh bones
-The thigh bones connected to the
-Hip bones
-These bones gonna walk around
-And the finger bones connected to the
Repeats the sequence of upper body bones and their connection, leading to the head bone.
Hand bones
-The hand bones connected to the
-Arm bones
-The arm bones connected to the
-Shoulder bones
-And all the bones connected to the
-Head bone
-These bones of the body love to
Expresses love for the body bones and their joy in walking, jumping, and dancing.
Walk around
-These bones of the body love to
-Jump around
-These bones of the body love to
-Dance around
-We love these body bones
-We love these body bones
-We love these body bones
Reiterates the love for body bones in a concluding manner.
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