Columbian Ground Squirrel Song

• Columbian Ground Squirrel Song

  
  

  Sing along with Deb Gerace as she sings this song to the tune of ‘Chiapenecas’, a Mexican Folk Song.

  Credit / Author:

  NPS Artist-in-Residence Deb Gerace

  Audio Transcript

  Co-lumb-i-an ground squirrel pops up.

  Co-lumbian ground squirrel ducks down

  In Glacier he’s commonly found.

  His burrow’s a hole in the ground.

  This squirrel has a call like a bird.

  In Glacier, it's commonly heard.

  His shout makes his neighbors alert,

  And they all dive down in the dirt!

  His tail does not curl up his back.

  No, it is not bushy and fat.

  If you search for him in a book,

  He has a real prairie dog look!

 

Lyrics (and Movements)

Co-lumb-i-an ground squirrel pops up. (Kids jump up.)

Co-lumbian ground squirrel ducks down (Kids squat down.)

In Glacier he’s commonly found. (Kids shade forehead with hand and look around like scouts.)

His burrow’s a hole in the ground. (Make digging motions like an animal would.)

This squirrel has a call like a bird. (Make one loud high "Hey!" like a robin's chirp, if you haven't heard this squirrel.)

In Glacier, it's commonly heard. (Cup hand to ear and listen.)

His shout makes his neighbors alert, (Straighten up quickly - sit tall.)

And they all dive down in the dirt! (Duck down.)

His tail does not curl up his back. (Make that shape with your hand & shake your head ‘no.’)

No, it is not bushy and fat. (Make it with two fingers, like it's a skimpy little tail!)

If you search for him in a book, (Open your hands like a book.)

He has a real prairie dog look! (Sit up with paws out in front like a prairie dog guarding his den, which is just what this unusual squirrel does!)

 

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