The Working Man

Everyone sings “Let me learn a busy trade and be a working man” together. One child sings “I’ll show you…” alone and adds an action that suits the trade he/she has chosen. The other children then join in singing and working. Repeat the game with a different child and substitute other trades for “coat” and “tailor.”

The Working Man musical notation

Verse 2

Let me learn a busy trade and be a working man.

I’ll show you how a cake is made;

Be bakers if you can.

Now I’m a baker man,

Now I’m a baker man.

Verse 3

Let me learn a busy trade and be a working man.

I’ll show you how a ship is made;

Be builders if you can.

Now I’m a builder man,

Now I’m a builder man.

Verse 4

Let me learn a busy trade and be a working man.

I’ll show you how a shoe is made;

Be cobblers if you can.

Now I’m a cobbler man,

Now I’m a cobbler man.