Lyrics
(Folk song)
Jimmy Rose he went to town,
Jimmy Rose he went to town,
Jimmy Rose he went to town
To ‘commodate the ladies
This is a great one for improvising lyrics.
Adapt it to fit your needs – and encourage students to do the same. Tell them to sing it when they go home and let you know what words they used… for instance:
“It is time to go to sleep… because my mommy said so!”
See also
- Harmony: I IV V chords
- Melody: D,E,F,#G,A,B
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
/ 
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: drmfsl
- Source: American Folk Songs for Children,Ruth Crawford Seeger, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
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