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The Juba dance was originally from West Africa. Also called hambone, juba is a style of dance that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks. (source)
Lyrics
(African American folk song)
Juba this and Juba that.
Juba chased a yellow cat,
Juba up and Juba down,
Juba running all around.
See also
- Harmony: I IV V chords
- Melody: G,A,B,C’
- Meter: 2
- Scale: tetrachord
- Tones: drmf
- Source: American Folk Songs for Children,Ruth Crawford Seeger, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948
- “patting juba” hand clapping pattern
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
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