Simple Simon Says: Sing-a-long-a-Graded ExerciseTherapy?

Hope this might bring a smile to your day.


It popped into my head as I wrote the previous blog post and thought about the untold damage a certain Simple Simon is doing to all the M.E. community with his media shenanigans.


This little song was all the rage when I was a kid and got to number #4 in the UK charts back in 1968.


Perhaps the original inspiration for the Wessely School version of GET for M.E.?

LYRICS: I'd like to play a game that is so much fun
And it's not so very hard to do
The name of the game is Simple Simon says
And I would like for you to play it too

Put your hands in the air
(Simple Simon says)
Shake them all about
(Simple Simon says)
Do it when Simon says
(Simple Simon says)
And you will never be out

Simple Simon says put your hands on your head
Let your back bone slip Simon says
Put your hands on your head
(Simple Simon says)
Bring them down by your side
(Simple Simon says)
Shake them to your left
(Simple Simon Says)
Now shake them to your right

Put your hands on your head
(Simple Simon says)
Bring them down by your side
(Simple Simon says)
Shake them to your left
(Simple Simon says)
Now shake them to your right

Now that you have learnt
To play this game with me
You can see it's not so hard to do
Let's try it once again
This time more carefully
And I hope the winner will be you

Clap your hands in the air
(Simple Simon says)
Do it double time
(Simple Simon says)
Slow it down like before
(Simple Simon says)
Ah, your looking fine
(Simple Simon says)
Now clap them high in the air
(Simple Simon says)
Do it double time
(Simple Simon says)
Slow it down like before
(Simple Simon says)
Ah, your looking fine

Don't try this at home!
Doing it in double time may, in fact, damage your health!
Hope this may help to keep you smiling through your bad days!
You're not alone!