A Sailor Went to Sea

Stand facing a partner with both hands ready to clap.

Salute with one hand on the word describing the sailor, then clap both hands with your partner.

Mime looking through a telescope with a curled fist on the next repeated word.

Slap your knee for the following repeated word, keeping the clapping pattern going between each mime.

Repeat the whole chant, replacing the mimed word with a new nonsense rhyme each round.

Speed up each round until someone breaks the pattern, then start over.