Lyrics
Two little feet go stamp, stamp, stamp, stamp. Two little hands go clap, clap, clap, clap. One little body stands up straight, One little body goes round and round, One little body sits quietly down.
#Two Little Feet at a glance
- Country of origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Sung in
- English
- Words by
- Traditional
- First known
- traditional action rhyme; author unknown
- Best for ages
- 2–7
- Mood
- playful, traditional
- Last updated
- 25 July 2026
How to sing it
- Stamp your feet, then clap your hands, matching the counts.
- Stand up tall, then turn round and round.
- Sit quietly down at the end to settle everyone.
Meaning and origin
This is a whole-body action rhyme with a calming plan built into it. It runs briskly through a sequence of movements — two feet stamping, two hands clapping, one body standing up straight, turning round and round — and then, deliberately, brings everything to rest: one little body sits quietly down. All the energy is spent in the stamping and spinning, so the quiet ending arrives naturally rather than as an order.
That is exactly why teachers keep it handy. Like several nursery rhymes, it uses plenty of movement to reach stillness, making it useful for the moment before a story or a rest. It has no known author — it is a traditional preschool rhyme carried down in nurseries, with the actions swapped and added freely — and its gift is the tidy landing at the end, where a room full of stamping, spinning children folds neatly back down onto the floor.
Common questions
- What is "Two Little Feet" for?
- Following actions and settling down. It runs through a quick sequence — stamp the feet, clap the hands, stand up straight, spin round and round, and sit quietly down — so children move a lot and then finish calm and seated.
- What does "Two Little Feet" teach?
- Listening and doing each action on cue, and using up energy before quieting down. Because it ends by sitting quietly, it is handy for bringing a lively group back to stillness.
- Who wrote "Two Little Feet"?
- No author is recorded. It is a traditional preschool action rhyme, passed on in nurseries with small variations in the actions.
