Published: 24 March 2020
Your singing voices and some space to move about the room.
Language development and increased vocabulary.
The Down in the jungle song is a great tune to enjoy together, with lots of actions and fun voices. Enjoying songs with actions associated with different words will help develop vocabulary and increased understanding of language, as well as helping engage your child as the experience becomes physical and more interesting - great for little ones with lots of energy!
Words to the song (can be found on YouTube if you’re unsure!)
Down in the jungle where nobody goes
There's a great big gorilla washing his clothes
With a rub-a-dub here and a rub-a-dub there
This is the way he washes his clothes
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie boo!
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie boo!
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie boo!
That's the way he washes his clothes
Down in the jungle where nobody goes
There's a slithery snake washing his clothes
With a rub-a-dub here and a rub-a-dub there
This is the way he washes his clothes
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie sss
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie sss
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie sss
That's the way he washes his clothes
Down in the jungle where nobody goes
There's a great big crocodile washing his clothes
A rub-a-dub here and a rub-a-dub there
This is the way he washes his clothes
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie snap
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie snap
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie snap
That's the way he washes his clothes
Down in the jungle where nobody goes
There's a great big elephant washing his clothes
A rub-a-dub here and a rub-a-dub there
This is the way he washes his clothes
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie bop
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie bop
Boom boodie, boom boodie, boogie-woogie bop
That's the way he washes his clothes
Boogie-woogie woogie woogie woo!
With each new animal, try moving like that animal around the room. Slither on the floor like a snake, stomp like an elephant or snap your arms together like a snapping crocodile! Add new animals and get creative at making up new words and actions to the down in the jungle song.
What you'll need A stick
