The Shake & Fold song is great for spreading the word in schools. Kids love to shake along as well as participate in the “call and response” chorus.
It’s very important to teach kids that the water must always be shaken into the sink and not on the mirror, the wall, the floor and never ever on a person!
Shake & Fold Song Lyrics
To the tune of “Y’all Come” by Arlie Duff (1953)
Lyrics by Molly McCall and Cecelia Warner
For guitar chords, email Cecelia@shakeandfold.org
Every time you wash your hands
The whole world demands
That you don’t use your pants to get them dry
You’ll look smarter than an owl
If you fold one paper towel
Shake your hands and merely blot the wet away
CHORUS
Shake and fold (Shake and fold!)
Shake and fold (Shake and fold!)
Shake your hands and fold one paper towel
Shake and fold (Shake and fold!)
Shake and fold (Shake and fold!)
It’s a better way to dry your hands right now
BREAK
Wasting paper is so tragic
When just a little magic
Can make one paper towel work twice as well
“Interstitial suspension”
Sounds like a fourth dimension
It’s so AWESOME – it makes me want to yell! Ya-Hoo!
CHORUS
You don’t have to fiddle
The magic’s in the middle
The air inside the fold can suck up more
Shake the water off your hands
Don’t fill up the waste cans
Use just one folded towel – you don’t need four!
CHORUS