Mo Ruarachan (Kishmul Cradle Croon)

Lyrics – Gaelic (Folk song from Scotland: Hebrides) Hee-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Ho-ree-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Hee-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Mo Niallachan beag, ma chubhrachan. English Translation – My Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name) Hee-o-ho-ro mo, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name*)Ho-ree-o-ho-ro, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name)Hee-o-ho-ro mo, ...

Swapping Song

Lyrics (Folk song) When I was a little boy, I lived by myself,And all the bread and cheese I had I kept upon the shelf, RefrainWing wong waddle, to my jack straw saddle,To my Johnny fair faddle, to my long ...

Ho Ho Watanay

Lyrics – Iroquois (Iroquois folk song, Canada) Ho ho, wa-ta-nay,Ho ho, wa-ta-nay,Ho ho wa-ta-nay,Ki-o-ki-na, ki-o-ki-na. English Translation – Sleep Sleep My Little One Sleep sleep, my little one,Sleep sleep, my little one,Sleep sleep, my little one,Sleep now, sleep now. See ...

Don Juan Periquito

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Puerto Rico) Don Juan Periquito tenía arenal,Con granos de trigo lo quería sembrar,Y así ponía los pies en el mar,Para enseñar sus hijos a bailar. Caracolito de la mar, que te quedaste sin bailar. ...

Acadian Boatmen’s Song

Info This song is a “relic of the Acadian period in Louisiana.” (source) Lyrics – French (Folk song) Les marenquins nous piquent,II faut pagayer,L’on ne passe sa vie,Toujours en pagayant.Pagaie, pagaie, pagaie, mon enfant. English Translation The mosquitos sting us,We must ...

Lady Lady

Lyrics (Folk song) Lady, lady, buy a broom for my baby,Lady, lady, buy a broom for my baby,Sweep it low, sweep it high,Sweep the cobwebs out of the sky,Lady, lady, buy a broom for my baby. Recorder Notes G, A, ...

Op een grote paddestoel

Lyrics – Dutch (Folk song from Belgium) Op een grote paddestoel,Rood met witte stippen,Zat kabouter Spillebeen,Heen en weer te wippen.Krak, zei toen de paddestoel,Met een diepe zucht,Allebei de beentjes,Hoepla in de lucht! Maar kabouter SpillebeenGing toch door met wippen.Op die ...

Here We Go to Baltimore

Lyrics (Folk song) Here we go to Baltimore,Two behind and two before,How much further must we goUntil we get to Baltimore? See also Subject: Northeastern region of U.S. Harmony: chords I, IV, V Melody: DEG / low so & low ...

La gallina ponicana

Lyrics – Catalan (Folk song from Spain) La gallina ponicanapon un ou cada setmana:pon i un, pon i dos,pon i tres, pon i quatre,pon i cinc, pon i sis,pon i set, pon i vuit,pon i nou i pon i deu,la ...

The Dear Little Shamrock

Lyrics (John William Cherry, 1871) There’s a dear little plant that grows on our Isle,‘Twas Saint Patrick himself, sure, that set it,And the sun on his labor with pleasure did smile,And with dew from his eye often wet it.It shines ...
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