Song: Dans Mon Pays
(A) Dans mon pays d'Espagne, olé! (repeat)
(B) Il y a soleil comme ça... (repeat)
Verses and actions:
(B) Il y a soleil comme ça (draw a large circle using your hands)
(C) Il y a mantagnes comme ça (outling mountain peaks and valleys)
(D) Il y a bon vin comme ça... (drink from a glass)
(E) Il y a guitars comme ça... (strum guitar)
(F) Il y a castagnettes comme ça... (snap fingers)
(G) Il y a señoritas comme ça.... (one hand behind head, one hand forward in the pose of a Spanish dancer)
This is a cumulative song. The sequence is as follows:
- Leader sings A twice, and snaps fingers on "olé!"
Leader sings B twice, then everyone repeats B twice. - All sing A twice.
Leader sings C twice, then everyone repeats C twice.
Leader sings B, then everyone repeats B. - All sing A twice.
Leader sings D twice, then everyone repeats D twice.
Leader sings C, then everyone repeats C.
Leader sings B, then everyone repeats C. - etc
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Source: Jubilee Songbook published by Girl Guides of Canada.
Original source unknown. Probably public domain. May be reproduced.