The Princess Pat (or Rick-A-Bamboo)

The Princess Pat (strike a pose)

The Princess Pat

Lived in a tree

Lived in a tree

She sailed across / wave motion in front of body with one hand

She sailed across

The seven seas / number 7 with your fingers, then make a ‘c’ with one hand

The seven seas

She sailed across / wave motion

She sailed across

The channel two / two hands tracing a channel, then number 2 on one hand

The channel two

And she took with her / throw a sack over your shoulder

And she took with her

A rick-a-bamboo! / full body twist

A rick-a-bamboo!

CHORUS

A rick-a-bamboo! / full body twist

A rick-a-bamboo!

Now what is that? / shrug shoulders, hold out hand

Now what is that?

It’s a something made / bang one fist on top of the other

It’s a something made

By the Princess Pat / strike a pose

By the Princess Pat

It’s red and gold / twirl motion with hands

It’s red and gold

And purple too / flip hands as if you were saying “oh my gosh!”

And purple too

That’s why it’s called / cup hands in front of mouth

That’s why it’s called

A rick-a-bamboo / full body twist

A rick-a-bamboo

Now Captain Jack / salute

Now Captain Jack

Had a mighty fine crew / salute several times

Had a mighty fine crew

He sailed across / wave motion

He sailed across

The channel two / same as before

The channel two

But his ship sank / plug nose, one hand over head waving as you bend knees

But his ship sank

And your’s will too / point to others

And your’s will too

If you don’t take / throw sack over shoulder

If you don’t take

A rick-a-bamboo / same as before

A rick-a-bamboo

A rick-a-bamboo! / full body twist

A rick-a-bamboo!

Now what is that? / shrug shoulders, hold out hand

Now what is that?

It’s a something made / bang one fist on top of the other

It’s a something made

By the Princess Pat / strike a pose

By the Princess Pat

It’s red and gold / twirl motion with hands

It’s red and gold

And purple too / flip hands as if you were saying “oh my gosh!”

And purple too

That’s why it’s called / cup hands in front of mouth

That’s why it’s called

A rick-a-bamboo / full body twist

A rick-a-bamboo

The Princess Pat, saw Captain Jack.

The Princess Pat, saw Captain Jack.

She reeled him in, and brought him back.

She reeled him in, and brought him back.

She saved his life, and his crew’s too,

She saved his life, and his crew’s too,

And do y’ know how?- with the rickabamboo!

And do y’ know how?- with the rickabamboo!