Shaky Fruit

These fruit shakers are the latest addition to my studio's instrument collection, and I think I'm in love! They're extremely realistic in appearance, so my students have been surprised to find that they are actually instruments. Once they start shaking, it's hard to get them to stop.

I wrote a little tune dedicated especially to fruit shakers, cleverly and creatively titled "Shaky Fruit" (well, maybe predictably and unoriginally is more like it). Either way, it's a fun song. Listen for yourself:


Sheet Music: $1


Doot-doot-do-doot, shaky fruit,
Apple orange, lemon and banana.
Doot-doot-do-doot, shaky fruit,
From Mississippi to Indiana.

Shaky apple, shaky apple,
Red and crunchy too.
Shaky apple, shaky apple,
Doot-doot-do-doot-doo.

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Shaky orange, shaky orange,
Round and juicy too.
Shaky orange, shaky orange,
Doot-doot-do-doot-doo.

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Shaky lemon, shaky lemon,
Yellow and sour too.
Shaky lemon, shaky lemon,
Doot-doot-do-doot-doo.

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Shaky banana, shaky banana,
Yellow and tasty too.
Shaky banana, shaky banana,
Doot-doot-do-doot-doo.

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I apologize in advance if you find yourself humming it over and over all day, as I've been doing for the last week or so! I'm already brainstorming for a song about veggies, which I'll write after I purchase the vegetable shakers...