Looby Loo is a traditional movement song with a similar pattern to The Hokey Pokey. The verses are identical, though sung to a different tune. If you have room in your storytime space, try walking in a circle during the chorus, then stand in place for the verses.
Storytime-ready variations include This is Big by Melissa Depper and We Put Our Umbrellas Up by Heather McPhail. As usual, click on song titles to see my sources for particular lyrics.
Here We Go Looby Loo
C
Here we go looby loo
G7
Here we go looby light
C
Here we go looby loo
G7 C
All on a Saturday night
C
You put your right hand in
G7
You take your right hand out
C
You give your hand a shake, shake, shake
G7 C
And turn yourself about
Repeat chorus before singing each new verse
Sally Go Round the Sun
C
Sally go round the sun
G7
Sally go round the moon
C
Sally go round the chimney tops
G7 C
Every afternoon
Here We Go Up Up Up
C
Here we go up up up
G7
Here we go down down down
C
Here we go back and forth
G7 C
And here we go round and around
This is Big
C
This is big, big big
G7
This is small, small, small
C
This is short, short, short
G7 C
This is tall, tall, tall
C
This is fast fast fast
G7
This is slow, slow, slow
C
This is yes, yes, yes
G7 C
This is no, no, no
We Put Our Umbrellas Up
C
We put our umbrellas up
G7
We take our umbrellas down
C
We give our umbrellas a shake, shake, shake
G7 C
And turn them all around
Here We Go Walking Slow
C
Here we go walking slow
G7
Here we go walking fast
C
Here we go walking round and round
G7 C
Round the block and back
Verses
We hold hands walking slow...
We climb steps so slow...
We watch for cars going slow...
Storytime Ukulele 