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Children’s Songbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Oh, How We Love to Stand 

“Oh, How We Love to Stand,” Children’s Songbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 279

Happily

1. Oh, how we love* to stand
And turn ourselves* around,
Shake** the left and shake the right,
But, best of all, sit down.

2. Oh, how we love* to stand,
To smile and not to frown,
Lift** the left and lift the right,
But, best of all, sit down.

Words and music: Olga Carlson Brown, 1894–1987. © 1962 IRI

Notes

* You may substitute a child’s name (Jenny Lou loves, for example) and herself or himself.

* You may substitute a child’s name (Jenny Lou loves, for example) and herself or himself.

** Actions:
shake (arm)
lift (knee)

Alternate words and actions:
wave (hand)
point (toe)
bend (waist)
bow (head)

* You may substitute a child’s name (Jenny Lou loves, for example) and herself or himself.

** Actions:
shake (arm)
lift (knee)

Alternate words and actions:
wave (hand)
point (toe)
bend (waist)
bow (head)

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