Five Friendly Farmers

[dianne]

Five Friendly Farmers (hold up fingers as you recite the fingerplay)

Five friendly farmers wake up with the sun, (show all fingers)
for it is early morning and the chores must be done.
The first friendly farmer goes to milk the cow. (hold up one finger)
The second friendly farmer thought he'd better plow. (hold up 2 fingers)
The third friendly farmer feeds the hungry hens. (hold up 3 fingers)
The fourth friendly farmer puts the piggies in their pens. (hold up 4 fingers)
The fifth friendly farmer picks the ripe corn, (hold up 5 fingers)
and waves to the neighbor when he blows his horn. (wave all fingers)
When the work is finished and the evening sky is red,
five tired farmers tumble into bed! (make a fist to hide all fingers)