In grade school they also taught us one thats an indian song:
"Ah-ni coo-ni, Ah-ni coo-ni;
Ah-ni coo-ni, Ah-ni coo-ni.
A-ah-ni coo-oo-ni shaa-ah-oo-ah-ni!
A-ah-ni coo-oo-ni shaa-ah-oo-ah-ni!
Ah-wah-wah, bi-ka-nah ka-y-ya;
Ah-wah-wah, bi-ka-nah ka-y-ya;
Eh-eh-ah-oh-ni, bee-ci-ni;
Eh-eh-ah-oh-ni, bee-ci-ni."
Its actually pretty majestic. There were hand gestures to go with the song, but I forget them. I think for each of the last two lines, you clapped above your head at the first 'Eh' and made a circle going down for the remainder of the line. Good times. Do you remember that one Galadriel? Anyone? I think it was pretty popular, maybe you've heard it.
Of course I know this song! It might be taught in every vacation camp, and is sang often in campings too. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Recently it was used as the theme of the french Eeuebecer movie
Camping Sauvage. I don't remember the gestures either, though... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspicion.gif" alt="" /> (And I know all the previous french ones you posted; they're folklore <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> )
Now this one is sang mostly by the kids in the car/bus along the travel:
Dans la belle petite maison dans la vallée (yee-ha)
Nous irons main dans la main
En chantant ce gai refrain
Dans la belle petite (...) maison dans la vallée, ohé
Ohé! (ohé!) Hé-oh! (hé-oh!)
(And then you start singing it again, repeting "petite" one time more everytime you sing it again (you say it 2 times the second time, 3 times the third time, etc.). This song can sometimes drive people mad... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil.gif" alt="" /> )
