Miss Davies’ performance poetry family task - Week 2

Hello everyone!

This is week 2 of Miss Davies' family poetry challenge. If you missed week 1, it's on the blog here:

https://cabotschoolyear6.blogspot.com/2020/04/miss-davies-performance-poetry-family.html


This is a challenge for everyone in the family to get involved with learning and performing! Here's some fabulous advice from Michael Rosen about how to make your performance excellent: https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/children/2017/michael-rosen-s-top-tips-for-performing-poems-and-stories/.

Here's this week's poem (it's a long one, so you might just want to do the chorus):

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poem/the-boneyard-rap/

The Boneyard Rap by Wes Magee


This is the rhythm of the boneyard rap,
knuckle bones click and hand bones clap,
finger bones flick and thigh bones slap,
when you’re doing the rhythm of the boneyard rap.
Wooooooooooooooo!


It’s the boneyard rap and it’s a scare.
Give your bones a shake-up if you dare.
Rattle your teeth and waggle your jaw
and let’s do the boneyard rap once more. (do 8 finger snaps)
This is the rhythm of the boneyard rap,
elbow bones clink and backbones snap,
shoulder bones chink and toe bones tap,
when you’re doing the rhythm of the boneyard rap.
Wooooooooooooooo!


It’s the boneyard rap and it’s a scare.
Give your bones a shake-up if you dare.
Rattle your teeth and waggle your jaw
and let’s do the boneyard rap once more. (do 8 finger snaps)
This is the rhythm of the boneyard rap,
ankle bones sock and arm bones flap,
pelvic bones knock and knee bones zap,
when you’re doing the rhythm of the boneyard rap.
Wooooooooooooooo!


It’s the boneyard rap and it’s a scare.
Give your bones a shake-up if you dare.
Rattle your teeth and waggle your jaw
and let’s do the boneyard rap once more. (do 8 finger snaps)
Yeah!