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French body parts song: Jean Petit qui danse

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Jean Petit qui danse is a lively cumulative French body parts song that can make learning new vocabulary exciting for kids.

To dance in French is dancer, so Jean Petit qui danse is about Little Johnny and the many ways he dances: with his arm, hand, finger, leg, foot, and head.

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Arm – bras (masculine)

Hand – main (feminine)

Finger – doigt (masculine)

Leg – jambe (feminine)

Head – tête (feminine)

Jean Petit qui danse lyrics with English translation

Jean petit qui danse
Jean petit qui danse
De son bras il danse
De son bras il danse
De son bras bras bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.		Little Johnny dances
Little Johnny dances
With his arm he dances
With his arm he dances
With his arm, arm, arm
That’s how Little Johnny dances.
Jean petit qui danse
Jean petit qui danse
De sa main il danse
De sa main il danse
De sa main main main
De son bras bras bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.		Little Johnny dances
Little Johnny dances
With his hand he dances
With his hand he dances
With his hand hand hand
With his arm arm arm
That’s how Little Johnny dances.
Jean petit qui danse
Jean petit qui danse
De son doigt il danse
De son doigt il danse
De son doigt doigt doigt
De sa main main main
De son bras bras bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.		Little Johnny dances,
Little Johnny dances,
With his finger he dances,
With his finger he dances,
With his finger finger finger
With his hand hand hand
With his arm arm arm
That’s how Little Johnny dances.
Jean petit qui danse
Jean petit qui danse
De sa jambe il danse
De sa jambe il danse
De sa jambe jambe jambe
De son doigt doigt doigt
De sa main main main
De son bras bras bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.		Little Johnny dances,
Little Johnny dances,
With his leg he dances,
With his leg he dances,
With his leg leg leg
With his finger finger finger
With his hand hand hand
With his arm arm arm
That’s how Little Johnny dances.
Jean petit qui danse
Jean petit qui danse
De son pied il danse
De son pied il danse
De son pied pied pied
De sa jambe jambe jambe
De son doigt doigt doigt
De sa main main main
De son bras bras bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.		Little Johnny dances,
Little Johnny dances,
With his foot he dances,
With his foot he dances,
With his foot foot foot
With his leg leg leg
With his finger finger finger
With his hand hand hand
With his arm arm arm
That’s how Little Johnny dances.
Jean petit qui danse
Jean petit qui danse
De sa tête il danse
De sa tête il danse
De sa tête tête tête
De son pied pied pied
De sa jambe jambe jambe
De son doigt doigt doigt
De sa main main main
De son bras bras bras
Ainsi danse Jean Petit.		Little Johnny dances,
Little Johnny dances,
With his head he dances,
With his head he dances,
With his head head head
With his foot foot foot
With his leg leg leg
With his finger finger finger
With his hand hand hand
With his arm arm arm
That’s how Little Johnny dances.

Jean Petit qui danse video

You may also be interested in the following French body parts songs.

Learning body parts in French: Savez-vous planter les choux? nursery rhyme

Kids’ song: La fourmi m’a piqué la main – insects and body parts in French

Head, shoulders, knees, and toes in French: nursery rhyme

Have you checked out the French Today website? It’s an excellent French-language website if you want to learn more French body parts vocabulary.

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