Lyrics

When your heartheartheartheartheart is all a-flutterAnd you’re panting like a dogdogdogdogdogWhen your legs are feeling shakylegs are feeling shakylegs are feeling shakylegs are feeling shakylegs are feeling shakyAnd your mind is in a fog

CHORUSIt’s time toPut your hand on your tummyhand on your tummyhand on your tummyhand on your tummyhand on your tummySay “Calm down”Take a deep breathdeep breathdeep breathdeep breathdeep breathAnd count out loud—1, 2, 3, 4Feel yourself calm down

When you’ve just been scaredscaredscaredscaredscared by somethingThere’s achingachingachingachingaching in your tummyWhen you’re really sadsadsadsadsad or worriedAnd your body’sbody’sbody’sbody’sbody’s feeling crummy

The Calm-Down Song

Music by Dennis Westphall

Sign language illustratedinstructions on pages 2–3

CHORUS

When you’re bursting with excitementexcitementexcitementexcitementexcitementAnd you’re spinningspinningspinningspinningspinning like a topWhen you’ve had a disappointmentdisappointmentdisappointmentdisappointmentdisappointmentAnd your special plan went flopflopflopflopflop

CHORUS

Second Step Sing-Along Songs Supplement © 2002 Committee for Children

acheOne shape both hands, palms in,tips facing. Move back and forthtoward one another. (Sometimesmake with H handshapes.)

scaredOpen 5 both hands, palms in,tips facing. Move back and forthseveral times, as if shaking infright.

bodyOpen B shape both hands, palmsin, tips facing. Pat chest, thenstomach.

sadFive shape both hands, palmsin, fingers slightly curved, LH alittle below RH. Hold in front offace and drop slowly.

Verse 2

Chorus

hand on your tummyPlace hand on tummy.

count out loudCount out loud in time withsong.

deep breathTake a deep belly breath.

say “Calm down”Say “Calm down” in time withsong.

Verse 1

heartTrace a “heart” on left upperchest with middle fingers.

legs are feeling shakyShake legs.

dogSnap fingers, then pat rightthigh with RH twice.

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continued on page 3

Sign illustrations © 1983 Gallaudet University Second Step Sing-Along Songs Supplement © 2002 Committee for Children

flopLH open B palm up, tips out.Place tips of right V in left palmthen flip forward and out,ending with palm up.

disappointmentPlace tip of right index on chin.

Verse 3

excitementFive shape both hands, palmsin. Alternately brush tips ofmiddle fingers upward on chest.

spinPlace right index finger, palmdown, over left index finger.Rotate fingers quickly.

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Sign illustrations © 1983 Gallaudet University Second Step Sing-Along Songs Supplement © 2002 Committee for Children

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Sign illustrations © 1983 Gallaudet University Second Step Sing-Along Songs Supplement © 2002 Committee for Children

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The Calm-Down Song