EL BARCO CHIQUITO (The Little Boat)

Have you ever heard of a boat too tiny to sail? That’s the case in this catchy, traditional Spanish children’s song. The song teaches children to count in Spanish as 1, 2, 3, ….7 weeks go by and still the tiny boat can’t sail. The song, performed by Jorge Anaya, is from Whistlefritz’s CD CHA, CHA, CHA – Spanish Learning Songs.

Song “EL BARCO CHIQUITO” from the Whistlefritz CD CHA, CHA, CHA.

EL BARCO CHIQUITO
©2010 Whistlefritz LLC
Letra tradicional. Arreglo original de Jorge Anaya
Todos los derechos reservados

HABÍA UNA VEZ UN BARCO CHIQUITO 
HABÍA UNA VEZ UN BARCO CHIQUITO 
HABÍA UNA VEZ UN BARCO CHIQUITO 
TAN CHIQUITO, TAN CHAQUITO
QUE NO PODÍA NAVEGAR 

PASSARON UNA, DOS, TRES, CUATRO 
CINCO, SEIS, SIETE SEMANAS 
PASSARON UNA, DOS, TRES, CUATRO 
CINCO, SEIS, SIETE SEMANAS 
 
PASSARON UNA, DOS, TRES, CUATRO 
CINCO, SEIS, SIETE SEMANAS 
Y LOS VIVERES Y LOS VIVERES
EMPEZARON A ESCASAER 

Y SI LA HISTORIA
NO LES PARECE LARGA 
Y SI LA HISTORIA
NO LES PARECE LARGA 
Y SI LA HISTORIA
NO LES PARECE LARGA 
VOLVEREMOS, VOLVEREMOS
VOLVEREMOS A EMPEZAR 

HABÍA UNA VEZ UN BARCO CHIQUITO 
HABÍA UNA VEZ UN BARCO CHIQUITO 
HABÍA UNA VEZ UN BARCO CHIQUITO 
TAN CHIQUITO, TAN CHAQUITO, QUE NO 
PODÍA NAVEGAR 

PASSARON UNA, DOS, TRES, CUATRO 
CINCO, SEIS, SIETE SEMANAS 
PASSARON UNA, DOS, TRES, CUATRO 
CINCO, SEIS, SIETE SEMANAS 
 
PASSARON UNA, DOS, TRES, CUATRO 
CINCO, SEIS, SIETE SEMANAS 
Y LOS VIVERES Y LOS VIVERES
EMPEZARON A ESCASAER 
 
Y SI LA HISTORIA
NO LES PARECE LARGA 
Y SI LA HISTORIA
NO LES PARECE LARGA 
Y SI LA HISTORIA
NO LES PARECE LARGA 
VOLVEREMOS, VOLVEREMOS
VOLVEREMOS A EMPEZAR

The Little Boat
©2010 Whistlefrtiz LLC
Traditional.  Arranged by Jorge Anaya
All rights reserved

ONCE UP ON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE BOAT
ONCE UP ON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE BOAT
ONCE UP ON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE BOAT
SO LITTLE, SO LITTLE
THAT IT COULDN’T SAIL

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN WEEKS PASSED
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN WEEKS PASSED

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN WEEKS PASSED
AND THE SUPPLIES AND THE SUPPLIES
WERE BEGINNING TO RUN LOW

AND IF THIS STORY DOESN’T SEEM LONG ENOUGH TO YOU
AND IF THIS STORY DOESN’T SEEM LONG ENOUGH TO YOU
AND IF THIS STORY DOESN’T SEEM LONG ENOUGH TO YOU
WE’LL GO BACK, WE’LL GO BACK, WE’LL GO BACK AND BEGIN AGAIN

ONCE UP ON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE BOAT
ONCE UP ON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE BOAT
ONCE UP ON A TIME, THERE WAS A LITTLE BOAT
SO LITTLE, SO LITTLE
THAT IT COULDN’T SAIL

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN WEEKS PASSED
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN WEEKS PASSED

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN WEEKS PASSED
AND THE SUPPLIES AND THE SUPPLIES
WERE BEGINNING TO RUN LOW

AND IF THIS STORY DOESN’T SEEM LONG ENOUGH TO YOU
AND IF THIS STORY DOESN’T SEEM LONG ENOUGH TO YOU
AND IF THIS STORY DOESN’T SEEM LONG ENOUGH TO YOU
WE’LL GO BACK, WE’LL GO BACK, WE’LL GO BACK
AND BEGIN AGAIN

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