# Wind the Bobbin Up
1890s 
England
# Lyrics
Wind the bobbin up,
Wind the bobbin up,
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap.
Wind it back again,
Wind it back again,
Pull, pull, clap, clap, clap,
Point to the ceiling,
Point to the floor,
Point to the window,
Point to the door,
Clap your hands together, 1, 2, 3,
And place them gently upon your knee.
# History and Meaning
'Wind the Bobbin Up' came from the industrial cotton mills in the North of England towards the end of the 19th Century. Children enjoy the song as it is easy to play along and join in the actions.
# What is a 'Bobbin'?
A bobbin is a spool which was used to wind thread. It would have been used in the industrial textile mills of the time where hundreds of large wooden bobbins would have stored, wound up or released yarn or thread to make clothes.