This song is available on Hap Palmer's Getting to Know Myself.

Vocabulary and Concepts:
     - Recognizing and moving like a bird, fish, bug, and bunny.
     - Appreciating and accepting yourself as you are.
Action:
     - Children move like the animal or insect that is named in each verse.

This is a story 'bout Sammy
His father sent him out to buy bread
But Sammy didn't feel like walkin'
He wished he could fly instead, and he said,
"If I were a bird I would fly to the store,
Fly to the store, fly to the store
If I were a bird I would fly to the store
Fly to the store for my father."
 
This is a story 'bout Clara
Her father sent her out to buy bread
But Clara didn't feel like walkin'
She wished she could gallop instead, and she said,
"If I were a pony I would gallop to the store,
Gallop to the store, gallop to the store
If I were a pony I would gallop to the store
Gallop to the store for my father."

This is a story 'bout Lucinda and Jose
Their father sent them out to buy bread
But Lucinda and Jose didn't feel like walkin'
They wished they could jump instead, and they said,
"If we were kangaroos we would jump to the store,
Jump to the store, jump to the store
If we were kangaroos we would jump to the store
Jump to the store for our father."

Then Sammy and his friends remembered the bread
And knew they better move along
And as they walked, each one smiled
And made up a brand new song,
"I'm glad I'm me and I'm walking to the store
Walking to the store, walking to the store
I'm glad I'm me and I'm walking to the store
Walking to the store for my father."

Note from Hap Palmer:
     This is based on a song I wrote called "Sammy" which has been a favorite of teachers and children for many years.   This special version shows how to incorporate the names of the children you are working with into the song.  

Variation: 
     What kind of animal would you like to be?  Show me how the animal moves.  Let's sing the song again using your name and the animal you have chosen.

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