Lyrics
(American folk song)
1. Hop around, skip around, Old Betty Larkin (repeat twice)
Also my dear darling.
2. Needles in a haystack, Old Betty Larkin…
3. Steal, steal, Old Betty Larkin…
See also
- Activities: dances
- Harmony:Â Orff arrangements
- Melody: D,E,G,A,C,D’
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: l,drms
- Source: Handy Play Party Book, Lynn Rohrbough, Co-operative Recreational Service, 1940
YouTube
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- Song with chords in 2 keys, Dance instructions, Orff arrangement
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song