words and music by Willie Aron

Sung by Art Rusis with Willie Aron
“Jim and Slim” sheet music download

photo by Orit Harpaz

This song will give you plenty of ideas for dancing and moving with your kids at home. Encourage older toddlers and preschoolers to participate in the call-and- response by echoing the voice on the recording yourself, or by modeling the call-and-response with another adult.

If you sing this song a cappella, have fun adding new verses to it in the realm of Jim’s and Slim’s limbs. Ex: “They use their feet to walk down the street” or “They use their hands to lead the band.”

LYRICS

(Responses in parentheses)
Verse 1:
Jim and Slim (Jim and Slim)
They use their limbs (they use their limbs)
Jim and Slim (Jim and Slim)
They use their limbs (they use their limbs)
Jim and Slim, Slim and Jim
Jim and Slim both use their limbs

Verse 2:
They use their arms (they use their arms)
To work the farm (to work the farm)
They use their arms (they use their arms)
To work the farm (to work the farm)
They use their arms to work the farm
And it don’t do them any harm

Verse 3:
They use their legs (they use their legs)
To dance with Meg (to dance with Meg)
They use their legs (they use their legs)
To dance with Meg (to dance with Meg)
They use their legs to dance with Meg
C’mon Meg, don’t make ’em beg

Verse 4:
Jim and Slim (Jim and Slim)
They go for a swim (they go for a swim)
Jim and Slim (Jim and Slim)
They go for a swim (they go for a swim)
Jim and Slim like to go for a swim
They go for a swim at the local gym

Repeat Verse 1