Little toy trains (Old toy trains) - Roger Miller

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 16 December 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

(<) LITTLE PLAY TRAIN, (>) LITTLE PLAY TRACK.
LITTLE PLAY DRUM. WHERE FROM? SACK.
MAN DRESSED-UP WHITE, RED BRING++.
LET-you-KNOW LITTLE'short' BOY, TIME++ GET-IN-BED SLEEP.
BETTER CLOSE-EYES. WAIT WE'LL-SEE.
(<) (2h)#ALL PEACE, (>) (2h)#ALL (2h)THUMBS-UP.
SOON SANTA ARRIVE SLEIGH, RING-BELL++.
(<) BRING PLAY TRAIN, (>) BRING PLAY TRACK.
LITTLE PLAY DRUM. WHERE FROM? SACK. (2h)[S] hold sack, look back.

MAN DRESSED-UP WHITE, RED BRING++.
LET-you-KNOW LITTLE'short' BOY, TIME++ GET-IN-BED SLEEP.
BETTER CLOSE-EYES. WAIT WE'LL-SEE.

(<) (2h)#ALL PEACE, (>) (2h)#ALL (2h)THUMBS-UP.
SOON SANTA ARRIVE SLEIGH, RING-BELL++.
(<) BRING PLAY TRAIN, (>) BRING PLAY TRACK.
LITTLE PLAY DRUM. WHERE FROM? SACK. (2h)[S] hold sack, look back.
MAN DRESSED-UP WHITE, RED BRING++.
||: LET-you-KNOW LITTLE'short' BOY, TIME++ GET-IN-BED SLEEP. :||


Notes: TRACK - (2h)[G], NDH PO >DS, FO away is held as a foundation and DH PO down, FO away, starts at NDH and moves away in an outward arc, describing part of a railroad track.

SACK - (2h)[S] hold sack and giggle it while signer looks back at it.

DRESSED-UP - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, alt. brush down chest.

BRING++ - (2h)[B], POs up, FOs away, are both held at DS and move in upward arcs to the center of the signing field.

LET-you-KNOW - [O^] is held at temple, moves down and then outward while opening to a [5], PO up, FO away.

WE'LL-SEE - [V], PO away, FO up, taps index finger under eye.

(2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, move away while opening to (2h)[L].

SLEIGH - (2h)[X], POs > signer, FOs up, move towards signer in a downward arc, describing the runners of a sleigh.

RING-BELL - DH [5^], POd own, FO away, sings at wrist and knocks against palm of [B], PO > DS, FO up.

Lyrics:

Little toy trains, little toy tracks
Little toy drums, comin' from a sack
Carried by a man dressed in white and red
Little boy, don't you think it's time you were in bed
Close your eye-eye-eye-eyes
Listen to the sky-y-y-y-y-ies

All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the ji-ingle bells
Bringin' little toy trains and little toy tracks
Little toy drums, comin' from a sack

Carried by a man dressed in white and red
Little boy, don't you think it's time you were in bed...
So close your eye-eye-eye-eyes
And listen to the sky-y-y-y-y-ies

All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the ji-ingle bells
Bringin' little toy trains and little toy tracks
Little toy drums, comin' from a sack
Carried by a man dressed in white and red
Little boy, don't you think it's time you were in bed
Little boy, don't you think it's time you were in bed

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