AAACK! Not another RUS argument. Not when Dani only said she hated using it to leaf through looking for ideas in front of people. Pretty please?

Sea shanties are very easy to learn, both the leader's part AND the chorus. People are likely to have a lot of kids' songs in common, if the folks have a high tolerance for silliness. There are plenty of songs lots of people know (Wild Mountain Thyme and Amazing Grace for example), but it shouldn't be too hard to find new-to-them songs with choruses that are short and easy to pick up.