You know…Father Abraham had many sons, and many sons had Father Abraham…I am one of them, and so are you…so let’s just praise the Lord! Not only are these inspiring lyrics, but there was totally awesome actions that go with it. Be honest with yourself. You know and LOVE this song.
If for some sad reason you’ve never heard this little ditty before, check out you the tube video and imgine that these crazy kids are Paige and I.
Paige and I LOVE this song. Paige plays the tune on the uke and I jump around like a crazy person, what can I say, we make a great team! And now that Kate has joined the team, we both jump around like crazy people! In my experience, there’s no better way to start the day with 11 year olds. I have done this song with every group so far and every time the reaction of the crowd is the same.
First, you make them all stand up and take off their jackets, warning them that about how CRAZY it is going to get. They slowly stand up and while they’re not saying anything, their body language is screaming, “Oh, right… how crazy can two Americas and a ukulele be?” They clearly haven’t met anyone quite like us yet!
Second, you sing the song to the group. At this point, they stare at you in disbelief… “Oh, no…I am NOT singing that!”
Third, the call and response… they are still staring and you need to work really hard to get them all to sing along. At this point, you need to remember, they are only 11. They haven’t reach the “I’m way to cool for everything” stage so just stay strong.
Fourth, you make it through the song for the first time and call out the first motion “RIGHT ARM.” Now the tides begin to change. A few smiles being to crack…
Fifth, “RIGHT ARM, LEFT ARM,” even the “cool guy” begins to give in to the awesomeness.
Sixth, there is a scientifically proven correlation between the number of motions and the amount of laughter in the room. After three or fourth motions, you’ve totally won them over…everyone loving it. I mean really, what 11 year old doesn’t like jumping around in a circle screaming?
Seventh, the big finale…“RIGHT ARM, LEFT ARM, RIGHT FOOT, LEFT FOOT, NOD YOUR HEAD, STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE, TURN AROUND, SIT DOWN!!!” Everyone is laugh, gasping for air, and completely dizzy. What can I say, its good craic!
It’s a crowd pleaser… a guaranteed success. We’ve even had groups request to sing it again at the end! I always say at the beginning that is going to be crazy…and I do not lie about my bible songs
I asked Brian about Father Abraham when he was here... He is not so much a fan anymore :)
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