Four Jolly Gentlemen – A Christmas children’s party activity song (Please feel free to make up your own words if you prefer)

Thank you, Stan.

I remember that, as a child in primary school, there used to be activity songs like "Hands, Knees and Bumps-a-daisy" and "The Hokey-Cokey" that kids of a very young age used to really enjoy and I thought this song had a very English, old fashioned sound to it.

This, however, was the children's song that really inspired it,

One finger, one thumb

One finger, one thumb, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, keep moving,

We’ll all be merry and bright.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, keep moving.

We’ll all be merry and bright.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, keep moving.

We’ll all be merry and bright.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, keep moving.

We’ll all be merry and bright.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, stand up, sit down,

keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, stand up, sit down,

keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, stand up, sit down,

keep moving.

We’ll all be merry and bright.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, stand up, sit down,

turn around, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, stand up, sit down,

turn around, keep moving.

One finger, one thumb, one arm, one leg, one nod of the head, stand up, sit down,

turn around, keep moving.

We’ll all be merry and bright.