Here are the lyrics and movements for The Baby Shark Song – a song about a family of sharks on the attack! While you are singing the Baby Shark Song, cup your hands and open and close them to make a baby shark. , and keep making bigger and bigger shark jaws with your arms until you get to grandpa shark. For the rest of the movements, see the notes in the Baby Shark Song lyrics!
Baby Shark Song
(cup your hands and open and close them)
Baby Shark do-do-do-do-do-do
Baby Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Baby Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Baby Shark!
Clap your hands horizontally)
Mama Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Mama Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Mama Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Mama Shark!
(put your elbows together and make fists with your hands)
Daddy Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Daddy Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Daddy Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Daddy Shark!
(make fists over and under your elbows)
Grandma Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Grandma Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Grandma Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Grandma Shark!
(arms straight out open, make fists with hands, brings hands together, then apart)
Grandpa Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Grandpa Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Grandpa Shark do-do-do-do-do-do Grandpa Shark!
(swimming motion)
People Swimming do-do-do-do-do-do People Swimming do-do-do-do-do-do People Swimming do-do-do-do-do-do People swimming!
(make a shark fin with your hands together above your head)
Saw a shark do-do-do-do-do-do Saw a shark do-do-do-do-do-do Saw a shark do-do-do-do-do-do Saw a shark!
(Faster swimming motion)
Swimming Faster do-do-do-do-do-do Swimming Faster do-do-do-do-do-do Swimming Faster do-do-do-do-do-do Swimming Faster!
(Both hands up, swinging frantically)
Shark Attack do-do-do-do-do-do Shark Attack do-do-do-do-do-do Shark Attack do-do-do-do-do-do Shark Attack!
(Slower and more quietly, as if sneaking away)
Swim Away do-do-do-do-do-do Swim Away do-do-do-do-do-do Swim Away do-do-do-do-do-do Swim Away! (Original tempo, jazz hands) Safe at last do-do-do-do-do-do Safe at last do-do-do-do-do-do Safe at last do-do-do-do-do-do Safe at last! ‘
Baby Shark Song Music Video
Here is a YouTube video of the Baby Shark Song. The lyrics are different than what I posted above!
Baby Shark Related Books
This Little Shark Finger Puppet Book on Amazon includes a little baby shark puppet so you can move it around with your finger as you read! You could read this before or after singing the Baby Shark Song to create a nice literacy connection.
Check out these Easy Shark Crafts!
Ocean Activities for Kids Pinterest Board. Awesome ocean-themed activities, including shark and baby shark activities!
