A sailor went to sea, sea, sea
To see what he could see, see, see
But all that he could see, see, see
Was the deep, dark bottom of the sea, sea, sea.
action: clap each time you sing the word "see/sea"
Another Version
A sailor went to sea, sea, sea (hand on forehead, making a salute, on each "sea")
To see what he could see, see, see.
And all that he could see, see, see;
Was the deep, dark bottom of the sea, sea, sea.
A sailor went to chop, chop, chop (tap left arm with right hand on each "chop")
To see what he could chop, chop, chop.
And all that he could chop, chop, chop,
Was the deep, dark bottom of the chop, chop, chop.
A sailor went to knee, knee, knee (tap knee each time "knee" is sung)
To see what he could knee, knee, knee.
And all that he could knee, knee, knee,
Was the deep, dark bottom of the knee, knee, knee.
A sailor went to toe, toe, toe (touch toes each time "toe" is sung)
To see what he could toe, toe, toe.
And all that he could toe, toe, toe,
Was the deep, dark bottom of the toe, toe, toe.
A sailor went to oo-washie-wash, (hands on hips, twist body to left, right and left again)
To see what he could oo-washie-wash.
But all that he could oo-washie-wash,
Was the deep, dark bottom of the oo-washie-wash.
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