This rhyme encourages children to march which develops their gross motor skills. Concepts such as positional language are introduced for example "left" and "right" or "up" and "down".
This can also be a great rhyme to sing with your baby on your lap.
Lyrics:
The Grand old Duke of York;
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up to the top of the hill;
And he marched them down again;
And when they were up, they were up!;
And when they were down, they were down!;
And when they were only half-way up;
They were neither up or down.
He marched them to the left;
He marched them to the right;
He marched them round and round and round;
Then he marched them out of sight.
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