There I was bemoaning the lack of a collection of songs from Patricia Smith and it turns out there is one. It is a collection songs with actions for children and this is the title track. You’ll have to buy the book to get the actions.
I know I have said this before, but the Catholic school system is the most functional part of the Catholic church in Australia and the talent often starts there and then makes music for the whole church. This is possibly because people who work in schools are paid (poorly, but paid), whereas 99.9% of music in Australian Catholic churches is amateur.
The book is available at Willow, where there is a snippet of this song. The sheet music is also available in many forms.
I made a backing. I fiddled with her chords a little bit.
Don’t just stand there dance and sing!
Praise the Lord with dancing!
Don’t just stand there dance and sing!
Praise the Lord Most High!
2 … click and clap!
3 … swing and sway!
4 … twist and twirl!
5 … step and stamp!
6 … wriggle and roll!
© 2014 P A Smith. Published by Willow Publishing.