The Jolly Ship

The Jolly Ship by Love to Sing is a joyful kids action song that gets children moving, singing, and laughing together. This lively tune is packed with rhythm... read more

The Jolly Ship Lyrics

Oh around and around went the jolly, jolly ship
Oh around and around went she
Oh around and around went the jolly, jolly ship
Till she sank to the bottom of the sea

“Pull her up, Pull her up” said the captain of the ship
“Pull her up, Pull her up” said she
“Pull her up, Pull her up” said the captain of the ship
Till she pops to the top of the sea!

The Jolly Ship

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About The Jolly Ship

The Jolly Ship by Love to Sing is a joyful kids action song that gets children moving, singing, and laughing together. This lively tune is packed with rhythm and energy, making it perfect for group activities, classroom fun, or playtime at home. With its catchy beat and playful theme, The Jolly Ship lyrics invite kids to join in and express themselves through music and movement.

Beyond the fun, this kids action song helps develop coordination, listening skills, and confidence. Inspired by creative ideas like role play, dance, and rhythm games, it encourages imagination and teamwork while reinforcing language and motor skills. Sing along to The Jolly Ship lyrics and make every moment active

The Jolly Ship Song Activities

Music

Listen to the song. How does this song make you feel? Happy? Sad?

The music has a Caribbean sound can you hear the bongo drums?

Drum along to the beat of the song using a drum, bucket, pencils and desk, hands on floor etc.

Drama

Watch the video of the children performing the song. Use props to act out the actions of the song e.g. clothes, make up, face paint

Visual Art

Draw or paint your own "Jolly Ship".

Literacy

Sing and read along to the YouTube song to achieve multi-sensory learning "Do it, see it and hear it!"

Print out the song PDF

Read the song lyrics - ask children a variety of questions.

Re-read the song lyrics and ask children to join in.

Recognise and use a variety of punctuation when reading. " " ! ? . ,

Look at print and conventions (bold, italics).

Talk about interesting/challenging words and discuss what they mean.

Word study - phonic knowledge, compound words, rhyming word, contractions etc.