Sing
nursery rhyme
Es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann (The Bi-Ba-Bogeyman Dances)
Best Age
Best Age
wk 12–104
Category
Sing
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About this song
A playful German-Austrian movement song about a funny little figure dancing around the house. Its shaking, shimmying actions make it a favourite for toddlers learning to move to music.
How to do it (Step by step)
- Dance and wiggle around the room together.
- Shake and shimmy on 'er rüttelt sich, er schüttelt sich'.
- Toss an imaginary little sack on the last line.
Lyrics & Rhyme
Es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann
in unserm Haus herum, fidebum,
es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann
in unserm Haus herum.
Er rüttelt sich, er schüttelt sich,
er wirft sein Säckchen hinter sich,
es tanzt ein Bi-Ba-Butzemann
in unserm Haus herum.