Noah’s Ark From The NEW Expanded Creative Arts Handbook

by Deirdre Russell-Bowie

1. Old Noah, he built himself an ark,

There’s one more river to cross.

He built it out of hickory bark,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

2. The animals went in one by one,

There’s one more river to cross.

The elephants chewing a caraway bun

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan

One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

3. The animals went in two by two,

There’s one more river to cross.

The rhinoceros and the kangaroo,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan

One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

4. The animals went in three by three,

There’s one more river to cross.

The bear, the bug and the bumble bee,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan

One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

5. The animals went in four by four,

There’s one more river to cross.

The hippopotamus stuck in the door,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan

One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

6. The animals went in five by five,

There’s one more river to cross.

‘It’s raining,’ said Noah, ‘so look alive!’,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

7. The animals went in six by six,

There’s one more river to cross.

The monkeys played some monkey tricks,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan

One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

8. The animals went in seven by seven,

There’s one more river to cross.

Said the ant to the elephant,

‘Who are you shovin’?’,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan

One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

9. The animals went in eight by eight,

There’s one more river to cross.

‘That’s enough!’ said Noah,

and slammed the gate,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan

One more river, there’s one more river to cross.

10.And as they talked of this and that,

There’s one more river to cross.

The ark it bumped on Ararat,

There’s one more river to cross. CHORUS:

One more river, and that’s the river of Jordan One more river, there’s one more river to cross.