<h3>A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea</h3><p>This is an ideal song for doing actions that go with the words. In subsequent verses, it's fun to substitute the silly words: <em>chop, chop, chop</em>, <em>knee, knee, knee</em> and <em>Chestnut tree</em>, as demonstrated in the recording. In case you are wondering, I don't know why we sing <em>chop, chop, chop</em> since it doesn't rhyme - but perhaps it's better than using the only other rhyming possibility <em>wee, wee, wee</em> (just don't go there!)</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>A sailor went to sea, sea, sea</li>            <li>To see what he could see, see, see</li>            <li>And all that he could see, see, see</li>            <li>Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea</li>    </ul>

<h3>The Fishes in the Sea</h3><p>This is sung to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus, which you'll find in the <a href="https://music-playtime.com/member/topics/going-places/early-years/songs-and-chants">Going Places</a> unit. The tune is one of those that you'll hear sung in slightly different ways depending on who is singing but this is the one we like best:</p>                                                                                                                                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>The fishes in the sea go swim, swim, swim</li>            <li>Swim, swim, swim,  Swim, swim, swim</li>            <li>The fishes in the sea go swim, swim, swim</li>            <li>All day long</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>The waves on the sea go whoosh, whoosh, whoosh</li>            <li>Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh</li>            <li>The waves on the sea go whoosh, whoosh, whoosh</li>            <li>All day long</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>The shells in the sea go crunch, crunch, crunch</li>            <li>... and so on</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>The birds on the sea go swoop, swoop, swoop</li>            <li>... and so on</li>    </ul>                                                                

The fishes in the sea - Video

<h3>The Fishes in the Sea</h3><p>This is sung to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus, which you'll find in the <a href="https://pango.education/lesson/184828/Going Places Level: Early Years - Songs & chants">Going Places</a> unit. The tune is one of those that you'll hear sung in slightly different ways depending on who is singing but this is the one we like best:</p>                                                                <div class="video">    <div class="embed">                    <iframe class="lazy_embed" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/364048899?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;color=A2D6BD" allowfullscreen="">            </iframe>            </div></div>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>The fishes in the sea go swim, swim, swim</li>            <li>Swim, swim, swim,  Swim, swim, swim</li>            <li>The fishes in the sea go swim, swim, swim</li>            <li>All day long</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>The waves on the sea go whoosh, whoosh, whoosh</li>            <li>Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh</li>            <li>The waves on the sea go whoosh, whoosh, whoosh</li>            <li>All day long</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>The shells in the sea go crunch, crunch, crunch</li>            <li>... and so on</li>            <li>__</li>            <li>The birds on the sea go swoop, swoop, swoop</li>            <li>... and so on</li>    </ul>                                                                <h3>A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea, Sea</h3><p>This is an ideal song for doing actions that go with the words. In subsequent verses, it's fun to substitute the silly words: <em>chop, chop, chop</em>, <em>knee, knee, knee</em> and <em>Chestnut tree</em>, as demonstrated in the recording. In case you are wondering, I don't know why we sing <em>chop, chop, chop</em> since it doesn't rhyme - but perhaps it's better than using the only other rhyming possibility <em>wee, wee, wee</em> (just don't go there!)</p>                                                                    <div class="img img_sml">        <img class="lazy_img" src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Alan.png" alt="Alan">    </div>                                                                <audio class="lazy_av" controls="" controlslist="nodownload">    <source src="https://rippleeducation.blob.core.windows.net/media/Lucia_A-Sailor-went-to-Sea.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source></audio>                                                                <ul class="simple lyrics">            <li>A sailor went to sea, sea, sea</li>            <li>To see what he could see, see, see</li>            <li>And all that he could see, see, see</li>            <li>Was the bottom of the deep blue sea, sea, sea</li>    </ul>

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