Lyrics
Here is a bunny with ears so funny, And here is a hole in the ground. When a noise he hears, he picks up his ears, And jumps in the hole in the ground.
#Here Is a Bunny at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Sung in
- English
- Words by
- Traditional
- First known
- traditional finger-play; author unknown
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- playful, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
How to sing it
- Make a bunny with one hand — two fingers up for the funny ears.
- Make a round "hole" with the other hand.
- On "he picks up his ears", perk the ears up; on "jumps in the hole", pop the bunny hand into the hole.
Meaning and origin
This is a two-handed finger-play, and its whole story is told by the hands. One hand is a bunny, two fingers raised for his funny ears; the other makes a round hole in the ground. The bunny sits happily until he hears a noise, at which his ears prick up — and then, quick as anything, he jumps into the hole, the bunny hand popping neatly into the circle the other makes.
It is a traditional finger-play with no known author, passed on in nurseries with the usual small variations. Its appeal is the little jolt of the ending: after the calm of the sitting bunny comes the sudden perk of the ears and the dash into hiding, a tiny piece of suspense that toddlers love to perform again and again — and a neat exercise in getting two hands to work together.
Common questions
- How do you play "Here Is a Bunny"?
- With two hands. One hand is the bunny, with two fingers raised as his funny ears; the other hand makes a round hole in the ground. When the bunny "hears a noise", his ears prick up, and then he jumps into the hole — the bunny hand popping into the circle of the other.
- What is "Here Is a Bunny" good for?
- Coordinating the two hands and reacting on cue. Perking the ears and then hiding the bunny gives toddlers a small, satisfying sequence to perform, with a little surprise at the end.
- Who wrote "Here Is a Bunny"?
- No author is recorded. It is a traditional finger-play handed down in nurseries and playgroups, with small variations in the words.
