Herman The Worm

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I was sittin’ on a fencepost  
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slapping on my left knee 
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chewing on my bubble gum, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp 
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playing with my yo-yo, do op, do op, do op do op,  
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and watching the birds fly by 
  
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And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big.  
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(Hold fingers up to show about an inch) 
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I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed one grape”. 

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And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big.  
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(Hold hands up to show about 5 inches) 
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I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed two apples”. 

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And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big. 
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(Hold hands up to show about 12 inches) 
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I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed three grapefruits”. 

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And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big. 
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(Hold hands up to show about 3 feet) 
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I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed four cantaloupes”. 

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And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big. 
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(Hold arms out as wide up to as you can.) 
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I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I swallowed five watermelons”. 

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And then along came Herman the Worm and he was this big. 
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(Hold fingers up to show about an inch) 
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I asked, “Herman, what happened?” and he said, “I burped!”.