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Building A Sukkah

from Shanah Tovah, Shanah M'tukah by Joanie Calem

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Building a Sukkah – words by Joanie Calem, music traditional Puerto Rican tune
In a performance setting, I invite the children to pantomime all of the movements in this song. In a classroom setting, I hand the children guiros to accompany the verse about sawing, rhythm sticks for the verse about hammering, scarves for the verse about painting, and invite everyone to work together for the fourth verse about decorating. I often end the song with two extra verses: “We
children are sleeping… we children are snoring…”

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We children are working, sawing wood for the Sukkah
We are so happy working, sawing wood for the Sukkah
We go see, then we go saw (2x)
Until we’ve sawed the lumber, finished at last.

We children are working, building the Sukkah
We are so happy working, building the Sukkah
We go bang, then we go clang (2x)
Until we’ve hammered the boards in, finished at last.

We children are working, painting the Sukkah
We are so happy working, painting the Sukkah
We go swish, then we go swash (2x)
Until we’ve painted, finished at last.

We children are working, decorating the Sukkah,
We are so happy working, decorating the Sukkah,
We go hang, then we go hung, (2x)
Until we’ve decorated, finished at last.

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from Shanah Tovah, Shanah M'tukah, released May 27, 2021

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Joanie Calem Columbus, Ohio

Joanie Calem is a folk musician, singer/song-writer, storyteller and inclusion advocate for audiences of all ages. Joanie writes songs and sings about life's different twists and turns, angles and perspectives, telling stories through her songs of the ups and downs of reality. She performs regularly at festivals, retirement homes, shelters, libraries and schools throughout the US and abroad. ... more

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