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Funny Family Song

There was a funny family,
who lived along my street,
I'd often see them walking down the path,
And even though primarily,
They all were rather sweet,
They always seemed to make me laugh.
Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Let me tell you all about them.

There was a man called Jumping Jack,
Was jump to the front,
And then to the back,
Come on and do it too.

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump
Jumping Jack, Jumping Jack
Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump,
Was all that he would do.

Come on are you jumping too?

He had a wife called Skipping Sue,
And all that she would do,
Was skip to my darling,
Skip to my loo,
Come on and do it too.

Skip, skip, skip, skip, skip
Skipping Sue, Skipping Sue,
Skip, skip, skip, skip, skip,
Was all that she would do.

Oh this skipping's really tiring me out now!

They had a son called Running Raj,
And all that he would do,
Was run and run and run,
And charge,
Come on and do it too.

Run, run, run, run, run,
Running Raj, Running Raj,
Run, run, run, run, run,
Was all that he would do.

You do it too!

He had a sister Clapping Clare,
And all that she would do,
Was clap as if she couldn't care,
Come on and do it too.

Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.
Clapping Clare, Clapping Clare
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap.
Was all that she could do.

Are you clapping too?

They had a dog,
Who'd always bark,
Can you guess his name?
That's right,
His name was Barking Mark,
And he'd do just the same.

Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark,
Barking Mark, Barking Mark,
Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark,
Barking Mark's his name.

And when they're all together,
Well it's always so much fun,
Cause each of them just carries on,
In their own sweet way,
Their jumping, skipping, running,
Clapping, barking family,
Jumping Jack,
Skipping Sue,
Running Raj,
Clapping Clare,
Barking Mark,
They always make our day,
They're a funny family!