The Gingerbread Man is a fun, early literacy song that teaches children about characters, setting, action words, story patterns and story retelling. Children will love acting out the movements and saying the words with the Gingerbread Man. Learning to retell familiar stories can build the confidence of young readers and increase comprehension skills. Sing and act out the story of The Gingerbread Man to build brain and body connections. LYRICS: The Gingerbread Man Once upon a time there was a Gingerbread Man and his story goes like this; One day a little old man and a little old lady made a Gingerbread Man together. Soon they opened the oven door Pop! Out ran the Gingerbread Man And the little old lady said, “Gingerbread Man, stop, you look so good, we want to eat you up!” Chorus: Run, run as fast as you can You can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man (Repeat Chorus) Soon the Gingerbread Man was skipping through the woods, Skip, skip, skip to my Lou Skip, skip, skip to my Lou And he met a cow And the cow went, “Gingerbread Man, stop, you look so good, I want to eat you up!” (Repeat Chorus 2x) Farther down the country road, the Gingerbread Man was hopping along Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop Hop, hop, hop And he met a horse And the horse went, “Gingerbread Man, stop, you look so good, I want to eat you up!” (Repeat Chorus 2x) At last the Gingerbread Man met a fox, A sly, old fox, grinning and licking his lips And the fox said; “Hey little gingerbread dude, stop, I want to talk you.” The Gingerbread Man kept running and the fox chased after him “Oh no, a river” The Gingerbread Man didn’t know what to do “Hey, little dude, I’ll help you, just jump on my tail. I’ll take you across the river, no problemo.” Swim, swim, swim, I love to swim “But dude, for the most awesome ride jump on my nose. That’s it, Gingerbread Man. That’s just right!” That sly, old fox got to the other side of the river and tossed the little Gingerbread Man in the air Snip, snap! (Repeat Chorus 2x) Jack Hartmann's website: www.jackhartmann.com Remember to connect with Jack Hartmann on his Social Networks: Facebook: www.facebook.com/hop2itmusic Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/jackhartmann/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/JackHartmann Twitter: twitter.com/Jack_Hartmann Google +: plus.google.com/u/0/111246828015196865180/posts You can find Jack Hartmann's Music on: Jack Hartmann Website: www.jackhartmann.com iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/artist/jack-hartmann/id391057562 Amazon Mp3: www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B00423GXF2?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Jack%20Hartmann&index=digital-music&search-type=ss Google Play: play.google.com/store/music/artist/Jack_Hartmann?id=Ax3xg7dhdt5nx4b47dnwxjnhhhy&hl=en CD Baby: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/JackHartmann