Makaton - DAD I WANT TO BE A CAMEL - Singing Hands

We love this fun little song about camels and other animals in the Zoo - it’s such an earworm! #Makaton #nurseryrhyme #zoo Here’s the lyrics and our sign transcription: Well, I went to the zoo just the other day (GO / ZOO / DAY) And I saw lots of animals there (SEE / LOTS / ANIMALS) I saw a couple of camels and a kangaroo (TWO / CAMEL / KANGAROO) And a big brown grizzly bear (BROWN / BEAR) CHORUS 1 And I said “Dad I wanna be a camel, (TALK / DAD / WANT / BE / CAMEL) Or a bouncy kangaroo” and he said (KANGAROO) And he said “You haven’t got a hump or a pocket in the front (DAD / TALK / NO HUMP / NO POUCH) so you’ll just have to settle for YOU” (YOU / OK / YOU) Well, I went to the zoo just the other day (GO / ZOO / DAY) And I saw some birds in there (SEE /BIRDS) I saw some geese and a swan and some parrots too (SEE / GEESE / SWAN / PARROT / SAME) And lovebirds in a pair (LOVE BIRDS / *two bird beaks*) CHORUS 2 And I said “Dad I wanna be a parrot (TALK / DAD / WANT / BE / PARROT) Talking all night a day” and he said (TALK / NIGHT / DAY) And he said “Get some glue and a feather or two (DAD / TALK / GLUE / FEATHERS) ‘cos you’ve always got something to say!!” (YOU / ALWAYS / TALK ) BRIDGE Animals are fun to be around (ANIMALS / FUN) But with two legs and this face (TWO / LEGS / THIS / FACE) I’ve got to remember where I belong (REMEMBER / WITH *GROUP*) And that’s to the human race (PEOPLE ) Well, I went to the zoo just the other day (GO / ZOO / DAY) And I saw lots of animals there (SEE / LOTS / ANIMALS) I saw a couple of camels and a kangaroo (TWO / CAMEL / KANGAROO) And a big brown grizzly bear (BROWN / BEAR) And I said “Dad I wanna be a camel, (TALK / DAD / WANT / BE / CAMEL) Or a bouncy kangaroo” and he said (KANGAROO) And he said “You haven’t got a hump or a pocket in the front (DAD / TALK / NO HUMP / NO POUCH) so you’ll just have to settle for YOU” (YOU / OK / YOU) And I said “Dad I wanna be a camel, (TALK / DAD / WANT / BE / CAMEL) Or a bouncy kangaroo” and he said (KANGAROO) And he said “You haven’t got a hump or a pocket in the front (DAD / TALK / NO HUMP / NO POUCH) so you’ll just have to settle for YOU” (YOU / OK / YOU) Settle for you, settle for you (OK / YOU / OK / YOU) Remember to download this track from your preferred music provider - links to the song details are listed below. Don’t forget to press SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you get to find out about all our latest uploads :) For more information about Singing Hands, please visit: / email us info@ Or come and join us: - Makaton Nursery rhyme - Makaton songs for adults - Makaton songs for schools - Makaton choir - Makaton singing and signing