The Backwards Man

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Instructions

* April Fool's Day is celebrated on April 1st. April is also National Humor
Month.
1. Sing the following song to the tune of "The Muffin Man."
The Backwards Man
Do you know the backwards man,
The backwards man, the backwards man?
Do you know the backwards man?
He's a very silly man.
He wears his hat down on his feet,
Down on his feet, down on his feet.
He wears his hat down on his feet.
He's a very silly man.
He wears his shoes up on his head,
Up on his head, up on his head.
He wears his shoes up on his head.
He's a very silly man.
His dog says meow, his cat says woof.
His dog says meow, his cat says woof.
His dog says meow, his cat says woof.
He's a very silly man.
Oh, do you know the backwards man,
The backwards man, the backwards man?
Do you know the backwards man?
He's a very silly man.
2. Encourage the children to sing their own verses about the backwards
man.

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