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June

Info The notes for this song state that this was a popular German song composed in 1793, but the lyrics were inappropriate for children. Carolyn Sherwin Bailey wrote these lyrics with the same joy that the original German lyrics had. ...

Firefighters

Lyrics Clara Belle Baker, 1921, adapted by Beth Thompson Cling-a-ling-ling-ling, the gong is ringing.See the firemen going to the fire.Hook and ladder, hose and engine bringing,See the firemen* going to the fire.Now the engine stops,Now the big hose drops,See the ...

Joy Bells

Lyrics (Serbian folk tune, Lyrics by Stuart Paul, publ. 1924) Hear the merry May bells ring,Ding ding dong!Happy is the hour they bring,Ding ding dong!Music sounds sweetly,The moments go fleetly,So dance your dance lightlyAnd sing your song brightly! Hear the ...

Eso He Boishakh

Info New Year is celebrated in Bangladesh at the beginning of the month Boishakh in the Bengali calendar (mid-April). Lyrics – Transliteration (Rabindranath Tagore, 1927, Bangladesh) RefrainEshoo he boisakh, eshoo eshoo (repeat) Taaposonishwasobaaye mumurshure daao uraaye (repeat) Botsorer aborjona dur ...

Easter

Lyrics (René De Cholleux, adapted & arr. John V. Naughton, publ. 1924) IThe streets are gaily thronged today,‘Tis Easter!From every heart a song pours out,‘Tis Easter!Bright Eastertide has come again! IIOr rich or poor in glad array.The chime bells echo ...

Nature’s Easter Song

Lyrics (Music by Mildred J. Hill, Lyrics by Patty S. Hill, publ. 1896) 1. The seeds and flowers are sleeping soundTill Easter time, till Easter time,And then they rise above the groundAt happy Easter time.And as they rise from sleep ...

Say Say Oh Playmate

Lyrics (Melody by Charles Leslie Johnson, 1904, Traditional Lyrics, Melody & Lyrics combined by Saxie Dowell) Say say oh playmate,Come out and play with meAnd bring your dollies three,Climb up my apple tree.Slide down my rain barrelInto my cellar doorAnd we’ll be ...

One Ship Drives East

Lyrics (American folk tune, Lyrics by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1850-1919) One ship drives east and one ship drives west,By the south-same winds that blow.Yet the set of the sails and not the galeThe set of the sails and not the ...

Swallow Goodbye

Lyrics (German folk tune, Lyrics by Edward Thatcher, 1903) 1. Swallow goodbye,Why must you fly?June of another yearYou’ll find me waiting here,Swallow goodbye,Why must you fly? 2. Swallow don’t go,Stay through the snow,Snowflakes you’ll love to see,Falling so merrily,Swallow don’t ...

In My Merry Oldsmobile

Lyrics (Melody by Gus Edwards, 1905, Lyrics by Vincent Bryan) Come away with me LucilleIn my merry Oldsmobile,Down the road of life we’ll flyAutomo-bubbling you and I.To the church we’ll swiftly steal,Then our wedding bells will peal,You can go as ...
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