This is my two year olds favourite fingerplay of the moment. Here is how it goes:

5 little monkeys swinging in a tree (hold up 5 fingers – kids will love it if you have monkey finger puppets!)
Teasing Mister Alligator, you can’t catch me, you  can’t catch me (some people wag a finger during this verse while others like to put their hands to their heads like moose antlers and wiggle their fingers)
Along came Mister Alligator, quiet as can be (speak quietly and with palms together, sway your hands back and forth like a fish moving)
And snapped that monkey right out that tree! (raise your voice and open palms then loudly clap your hands together)

4 little monkeys swinging in a tree (hold up 4 fingers – kids will love it if you have monkey finger puppets!)
Teasing Mister Alligator, you can’t catch me, you  can’t catch me (some people wag a finger during this verse while others like to put their hands to their heads like moose antlers and wiggle their fingers)
Along came Mister Alligator, quiet as can be (speak quietly and with palms together, sway your hands back and forth like a fish moving)
And snapped that monkey right out that tree! (raise your voice and open palms then loudly clap your hands together)

3 little monkeys swinging in a tree (hold up 3 fingers – kids will love it if you have monkey finger puppets!)
Teasing Mister Alligator, you can’t catch me, you  can’t catch me (some people wag a finger during this verse while others like to put their hands to their heads like moose antlers and wiggle their fingers)
Along came Mister Alligator, quiet as can be (speak quietly and with palms together, sway your hands back and forth like a fish moving)
And snapped that monkey right out that tree! (raise your voice and open palms then loudly clap your hands together)

2 little monkeys swinging in a tree (hold up 2 fingers – kids will love it if you have monkey finger puppets!)
Teasing Mister Alligator, you can’t catch me, you  can’t catch me (some people wag a finger during this verse while others like to put their hands to their heads like moose antlers and wiggle their fingers)
Along came Mister Alligator, quiet as can be (speak quietly and with palms together, sway your hands back and forth like a fish moving)
And snapped that monkey right out that tree! (raise your voice and open palms then loudly clap your hands together)

1 little monkey swinging in a tree (hold up 1 finger – kids will love it if you have monkey finger puppets!)
Teasing Mister Alligator, you can’t catch me, you  can’t catch me (some people wag a finger during this verse while others like to put their hands to their heads like moose antlers and wiggle their fingers)
Along came Mister Alligator, quiet as can be (speak quietly and with palms together, sway your hands back and forth like a fish moving)
And snapped that monkey right out that tree! (raise your voice and open palms then loudly clap your hands together)

No more monkeys swinging in the tree!!!!