Australian action song for ages 0-6
Sleepy Purple Owl Song
A gentle night-time action song with swoops, hoots and a quiet bridge for winding down. It works well for quiet play, a gentler movement break and the start of a wind-down routine.
Watch Sleepy Purple Owl
Press play and copy the actions together. The repeated chorus makes it easy for toddlers to join before they know every word.
What age is this song for?
Written for children aged 0-6. Babies can respond to the beat, toddlers can copy one movement at a time, and preschoolers can sing and act out the repeated chorus. It is a playful song, not a lesson or therapy programme.
When should we play it?
Try it for quiet play, a gentler movement break and the start of a wind-down routine. One song lasts only a few minutes, so it can become a familiar cue without turning the whole routine into a production.
Sleepy Purple Owl lyrics
These lyrics match the released recording. Written by Franki Chamaki.
Intro
(hoo, hoo)
(hahaha)
(ready... let's goooo!)
Verse 1
Sleepy purple owl, waking up at night,
Flippy-floppy wings in the pale moonlight.
Blink-blink, blink-blink, big round eyes,
Flippy-floppy, giggly-floppy, up into the skies.
Chorus
Swoop, swoop, swoop, sleepy purple owl,
Flippy-floppy, flippy-floppy, hoot for us right now.
Swoop, swoop, swoop, little purple friend,
Flippy-floppy, flippy-floppy, round the treetop bend.
Verse 2
Sleepy purple owl, sitting in a tree,
Flippy-floppy wings, wide awake with me.
Glide-down, glide-down, soft as a feather,
Flippy-floppy, giggly-floppy, floating through the weather.
Chorus
Swoop, swoop, swoop, sleepy purple owl,
Flippy-floppy, flippy-floppy, hoot for us right now.
Swoop, swoop, swoop, little purple friend,
Flippy-floppy, flippy-floppy, round the treetop bend.
Action Break
Can you swoop like an owl? (Swoop, swoop, swoop!)
Can you hoot like an owl? (Hoo, hoo, hoo!)
Can you flippy-floppy? (Flippy-floppy!)
Sleepy purple owl... here we go! (hahaha)
Verse 3
Sleepy purple owl, gliding over town,
Flippy-floppy wings, never falling down.
Hoot-hoot, hoot-hoot, over the hill,
Flippy-floppy, giggly-floppy, everything is still.
Bridge
Shhh, the purple owl is sleeping in the day,
Tiny, tiny feathers, tucked and put away.
The morning birds are singing, the sun is climbing high,
And the sleepy purple owl is dreaming of the sky.
Floppy... floppy... nice and low,
Floppy... floppy... very, very slow.
Then out he pops, when the stars come out to play,
Ready to flippy-floppy - hip hip hooray!
Final Chorus
Swoop, swoop, swoop, sleepy purple owl,
Flippy-floppy, flippy-floppy, time to say goodbye now.
Swoop, swoop, swoop, everyone can try,
Flippy-floppy, giggly-floppy, kids and owl say bye!
Outro
Goodbye, sleepy purple owl!
Flippy-floppy, giggly-floppy...
Flippy-floppy, giggly-floppy...
(hahaha)
