Henry the Dog was the hit song from my summer reading
program this year. I wrote it to accompany my limberjack dog. A
limberjack is a wonderful folk toy and rhythm instrument, and children
are absolutely enthralled with it!
At the bottom of this page you can
watch a video of my
best friend Marylee demonstrating the limberjack while singing this
song.
If you’d like to get yourself a limberjack dog,
CLICK HERE.
To use this song without a limberjack:
Use this song for dramatic play. The children can all be “Henry the
Dog.” During the song, instruct them to walk around the room (on all
fours, like a dog of course!). As the spoken lyrics instruct, they can
stop and do the “tricks” (sit, lie down, jump, roll over). I have left
instrumental time in the recording for them to do this. As you walk
around, you can pat them on the head and say, “Good dog!”
Henry the Dog
I
have a little dog, his name is Henry
He’s the best dog that you ever did see
Every morning we go walking
Around the neighborhood,
Henry and me