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In a Cabin In a Wood

 
(actions in brackets)

In a cabin in a wood (trace a cabin outline with your index
fingers)
A little old man by the window stood (trace a window outline)
Saw a rabbit hopping by (two fingers of one hand like rabbit
ears, hopping)
Knocking at his door (knock with fist)
"Help me! Help me! Help me!" he said, (throw arms up for each
"help me")
"Or the hunter will shoot me dead!" (make a finger gun, point,
and shoot)
"Come little rabbit, come with me, (welcome gesture with hands)
Happy we will be." (hug yourself)


Here's a slightly different version of the song:

Little cabin in the woods (put hands together to form a teepee
shape)
Little man by the window stood (put your hand to your forhead
like you're shading your eyes and look around like you're
searching)
Saw a rabbit hopping by (point up your index and middle finger
like rabit ears, then move your hand up and down to look like
hopping)
Knocking at his door (make a knocking motion)
Help Me! Help Me! Help Me! he cried (raise your hands up like
you're surprised and repeat)
Or the hunter will shoot me down (make a shooting motion)
Little rabbit come inside (move you hand towards you to motion
"come here")
Safely by the fire. (make the bunny ears with your left hand and
use your right hand to stroke your bunny's ears)

The first time through, sing the entire song with all the hand
motions. The next time 
through, don't sing the last line, but still do the motions. Keep
dropping lines until 
you're acting the entire song with no words and just hand
motions. Finish up by 
singing the entire song one more time with all the hand motions.