Herman, the Family Pet Song
The Tune:
Lyrics:
One fine day as I was
Skipping home from school,
Skipping home from school,
Skipping home from school.
There was my mother, [snap,snap]
And there was father, [snap,snap]
And there was sister, [snap,snap]
And there was brother, [snap,snap]
And there was Herman, [snap,snap]
The family pet, [snap,snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 3 inches apart)
One fine day as I was ...
There was my mother, [snap,snap]
And there was father, [snap,snap]
And there was sister, [snap,snap]
But where's my brother?
It makes me soooooo mad! (Stomp feet)
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 1 foot apart)
One fine day as I was ...
There was my mother, [snap,snap]
And there was father, [snap,snap]
But where's my sister?
It makes me soooooo mad!
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 2 feet apart)
One fine day as I was ...
There was my mother, [snap,snap]
But where's my father?
It makes me soooooo mad!
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 4 feet apart)
One fine day as I was ...
Where's my mother?
It makes me soooooo mad!
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands as far apart as possible)
One fine day as I was
Skipping home from school,
Skipping home from school,
Skipping home from school.
There was Herman, the family pet.
And Herman went "BRAAACK" (Barf Sound)
And, there was my mother, [snap, snap]
And there was father, [snap, snap]
And there was sister, [snap, snap]
And there was brother, [snap, snap]
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 3 inches apart)
Skipping home from school,
Skipping home from school,
Skipping home from school.
There was my mother, [snap,snap]
And there was father, [snap,snap]
And there was sister, [snap,snap]
And there was brother, [snap,snap]
And there was Herman, [snap,snap]
The family pet, [snap,snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 3 inches apart)
One fine day as I was ...
There was my mother, [snap,snap]
And there was father, [snap,snap]
And there was sister, [snap,snap]
But where's my brother?
It makes me soooooo mad! (Stomp feet)
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 1 foot apart)
One fine day as I was ...
There was my mother, [snap,snap]
And there was father, [snap,snap]
But where's my sister?
It makes me soooooo mad!
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 2 feet apart)
One fine day as I was ...
There was my mother, [snap,snap]
But where's my father?
It makes me soooooo mad!
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 4 feet apart)
One fine day as I was ...
Where's my mother?
It makes me soooooo mad!
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands as far apart as possible)
One fine day as I was
Skipping home from school,
Skipping home from school,
Skipping home from school.
There was Herman, the family pet.
And Herman went "BRAAACK" (Barf Sound)
And, there was my mother, [snap, snap]
And there was father, [snap, snap]
And there was sister, [snap, snap]
And there was brother, [snap, snap]
And there was Herman, [snap, snap]
The family pet, [snap, snap]
And he was this big. (hold hands 3 inches apart)
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Comments:
Jul 08, 2021 - Sonya L. Sandoval
When I was in school 30+ years ago, the pet was a lion named Leo. ..."I
looked on the porch and I saw Mommy and Daddy and sister and brother
and baby and Leo." At the end, all the family members are back on the
porch and the final line is "Leo burped!"
Then I heard a variation involving Herman that went as follows: Sittin' on a fencepost, chewin' on my bubblegum (chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp) Playin' with my yoyo (do wop, do wop, do wop)
Along comes Herman the worm (wiggle finger) and he was this big! (hold hands 6 inches apart)
I said "Herman, what happened?" He said "I ate a bird." (Or any animal slightly bigger than a worm.)
The ending is pretty much the same. Herman gets bigger as the animals he swallows get bigger, and at the end you hold your hands about 3 inches apart and announce that Herman burped. I did this version for preschoolers at Vacation Bible School and they cracked up every time.
Then I heard a variation involving Herman that went as follows: Sittin' on a fencepost, chewin' on my bubblegum (chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp) Playin' with my yoyo (do wop, do wop, do wop)
Along comes Herman the worm (wiggle finger) and he was this big! (hold hands 6 inches apart)
I said "Herman, what happened?" He said "I ate a bird." (Or any animal slightly bigger than a worm.)
The ending is pretty much the same. Herman gets bigger as the animals he swallows get bigger, and at the end you hold your hands about 3 inches apart and announce that Herman burped. I did this version for preschoolers at Vacation Bible School and they cracked up every time.
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