A Pocket Full Of B's: Song Lyrics and Sound Clip

Children's Song Lyrics and Sound Clip
Hap Palmer

Printable Right-Hand Music Notation with Chords is also available for this song.

Objectives:
- Learn initial consonant sounds of B, J, T, P, and hard C
- Improve motor skills
- Recognize that words which describe actions are called verbs

Setting:
Stand in front of your seat or spread out in an open area.

Activity:
The first verse of this song features four words that begin with the letter "B." Each word is a verb the describes an action. Sing each word after you hear it and at the same time do the movement described by the word. In the verses that follow, you will sing and move with verbs that begin with the letters "T, P, J, and C."

Got a pocket full of B's, a pocket full of B's
A pocket full of "bees" like the kind that sting?
No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "B" you get from the alphabet
It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like:
BEND, BOUNCE, BRUSH, BALANCE
I've got a pocket full of B's Woo - I've got a pocket full of B's.

Got a pocket full of J's, a pocket full of J's
A pocket full of "jays" like a flock of blue jays?
No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "J" you get from the alphabet
It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like:
JUMP, JOG, JERK, JIGGLE
I've got a pocket full of J's Woo - I've got a pocket full of J's.

Got a pocket full of T's, a pocket full of T's
A pocket full of "tees" like a golf player needs?
No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "T" you get from the alphabet
It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like:
TAP, TURN, TWIST, TIPTOE
I've got a pocket full of T's Woo - I've got a pocket full of T's

Got a pocket full of P's, a pocket full of P's
A pocket full of "peas" like the things you eat?
No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "P" you get from the alphabet
It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like:
POINT, PULL, POUNCE, POLISH
I've got a pocket full of P's Woo - I've got a pocket full of P's

Got a pocket full of C's, a pocket full of C's
"Seas" like the oceans that ripple in the breeze?
No, I mean the alphabet, the letter "C" you get from the alphabet
It's a sound you've heard that makes the words like:
CRAWL, CATCH, CLIMB, CARRY
I've got a pocket full of C's Woo - I've got a pocket full of C's.

Follow up:
   - Can you think of other words that begin with the letter 'B'? ...'T' ? ...'P' ? ...'J' ? ... 'C' ? ...
   - Choose other letters, and find words that begin with these letters.
   - Using your ideas, sing along with the instrumental version (CD#16) of this song.
   - To make it more challenging, pick a category such as: foods, places (cities, states, countries ) names of people, or animals.

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