The Tia Monica song comes from the book Conejito:A Folktale From Panama, opens a new window by Margaret Read MacDonald. The tune can be found in the back of the book. You can listen to the story and tune on Margaret's story and music CD Fat Cat and Friends, opens a new window. I don't know if my version exactly matches the one on the CD any more (my tunes wander) but you will get a good idea of what it should sound like.
Here's my version:
I have an old auntie
My Tia Monica
And when we go out dancing
They all say oo la la!
(Then you dance with something)
Here my hands are dancing
My hands are dancing here
Here my hands are dancing
My hands are dancing here
Try some of these or make up your own:
Here my hands are clapping
Here my feet are dancing or stomping…
Here my are flapping…
Here my head is dancing…
Another Version Sung to: The Duke of York
I have an old Aunty
My Tia Monica
And when we go out dancing
They all say “oo la la”
Here my hands are dancing
My hands are dancing here
Here my hands are dancing
My hands are dancing here “Whoooo!”
Head, knees, shoulders, feet, nose, etc.
