Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I love singing odelay all day
because “o” words are so fun to say!
Once upon a time, there was an otter named Otto. He loved to swim in the ocean. Otto would say, “When I swim through a wave, I have to be brave!” That was his special saying, or motto!
High up in an oak tree, there lived a noisy owl named Ollie. He liked to hoot and hoot. Ollie would say, “No one gives a toot when I sit here and hoot!” Isn’t that funny?
Oliver lived in a place called Ohio. He loved to eat black olives. After eating a whole can, he would say, “Oh my, that’s a lot of olives!”
Owen put on his blue overalls and his overcoat. He got dressed so fast that he forgot one shoe! Silly Owen!
A tuba goes oom-pah-pah! Piggies say oink! When you get a boo-boo, you say ouch! Okra is slimy, and an orchestra plays music. And guess what? You won’t see an octopus slouch on a couch! Oh, no!
Olivia liked her eggs scrambled. She didn’t like them over easy. She would say, “I like firm eggs because the others are oozy, and oozy eggs make me feel queasy!”
Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because “o” words are such fun to say!
Oh, I could sing odelay all day
because “o” words are such fun to say!
O Word Hunt: Go on a word hunt around your home or classroom to find objects that start with the letter “O”. Can you find an orange, an onion, or maybe an oven? Make a list or draw pictures of the “O” objects you discover. Share your findings with a friend and see who found the most “O” words!
Otto’s Ocean Adventure: Create a small ocean scene using a shallow tray filled with water. Add toy animals like fish, turtles, and of course, an otter if you have one! Pretend to be Otto the Otter and make up a story about his adventures in the ocean. What other animals does he meet? What fun things does he do?
Ollie’s Hooting Game: Pretend to be Ollie the Owl and practice making different hooting sounds. Can you make a loud hoot, a soft hoot, or a funny hoot? Try hooting along with a friend and see if they can guess what kind of hoot you’re making. You can also try hooting to the rhythm of a song you like!
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because “o” words are such fun to say!
An otter swam out in the ocean,
the name of the otter was Otto.
“When I swim through a wave,
I have to be brave!”
–that’s Otto the otter’s old motto!
On a branch on the top of an oak tree
lived a noisy old owl named Ollie.
“No one gives a toot when I sit here and hoot!”
said Ollie the owl, by golly!
Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because “o” words are such fun to say!
Oliver lived in Ohio.
Cans of black olives he’d buy.
After eatin’ one can, he soon was a man
full of oodles of olives—”Oh my!”
And Owen put on his blue overalls.
He put on his overcoat, too.
He was all dressed at last, but he got dressed
so fast, Owen went out with only one shoe!
Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because “o” words are such fun to say!
A tuba goes oom-pah-pah!
Piggies say oink!
When you get a boo-boo, you say ouch!
Okra is slimy, an orchestra plays,
and you won’t see an octopus slouch on a couch!—”Oh, no!”
Olivia liked her eggs scrambled.
She didn’t like eggs over easy.
“It’s the firm eggs I choose; all the other eggs ooze,
and oozy eggs make me feel queasy!”
Odelay, odelay, odelay—oh!
Odelay, odelay—aye!
I could sing odelay all day
because “o” words are such fun to say!
Oh, I could sing odelay all day
because “o” words are such fun to say!
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This version maintains the playful tone while ensuring clarity and appropriateness.
