UNDER THE SEA
I admit it. I’ve started dreaming of summer holidays already. I know they only ended a few weeks ago, but I can’t stop thinking about the seaside. And I had a dream about going snorkeling (one of my favourite activities). I was going to have sushi the other night to try to satisfy my oceanic urges, but all the recent images of microbeads on fish have put me off. In fact most of the clips I see online, on the news or in papers, seems to be really negative, so I had a little think and decided – what does the world need…?
And you guessed it, I came to the conclusion that what the world needs is to sing a song about the Sea! But not just any song, one that encapsulates the joys and the sorrows of the world under the waves. So after talking doing a bit of research (mainly looking at old holiday photos and getting depressed about the forthcoming winter) I started strumming and this little sea shanty popped out.
It is more of a Key Stage 2 song (there are some pretty long words in there, and quite a lot of them…) but my Key Stage 1 singing assembly also sings it very well – so please take the chance to take your children on a trip to the Ocean through the medium of song. Hopefully the video will help bring the song to life and help you all dream of the summer that is just around the corner. (Let’s not talk about the coldest winter on record that is apparently looming in the way…)
As discussed last week, this song not only takes us on an exciting journey into the world below the waves using lots of key vocabulary, but it also highlights issues of pollution, over-fishing, trawling and the effect of oil spills. So enjoy, discuss the issues, and give any feedback through the questionnaire on the singsongalong.com website - and remember to split your group in half for the echo in the chorus to make it sound truly magical! Happy swimming and singing, and I’ll see you next week.
Andy
UNDER THE SEA
Underneath the surface of waves and light
Deep in the depths are surprises and delights
Dangerous creatures and beautiful sights
Miles and miles down where there’s no sunlight
There are scaly fish with gills to breathe
Dolphins and whales have lungs like you and me
Octopus and jellyfish, plankton and weed
A whole wide world down under the sea
So come with me, explore the sea
Swimming free, weightlessly
But we have a taste for the fruits of the sea
Make no mistake they are nice and healthy
But we must take care & not get carried away
Or we’ll lose the world that lives under the waves
Coral reefs are cities for millions of fish
Fishermen destroy them to feed the rich
When big ships capsize their poison spills
And life on the surface gets really ill
So come with me, explore the sea
Swimming free, weightlessly (x2)
Under the sea (repeat out)
