Lyrics
(Mexican folk tune, Lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon)
I saw nine red horsemen
Ride over the plain,
And each gripped his horse
By its long flowing mane.
Refrain
Ho hillo, hillo, hillo ho!
Ho hillo, hillo, hillo ho!
Ho hillo, hillo, hillo ho!
Ho hillo, hillo, hillo ho!
Their hair streamed behind them,
And their eyes were ashine;
They all rode as one man,
Although they were nine. Refrain
See also
- Country: Mexico
- Subject: horses
- Melody: high & low / major scale
- Meter: 3
- Song with chords, Adapted Version – High/Low
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
3 thoughts on “Nine Red Horsemen”
Love it! I sang this song in music class in third grade around 1950.
That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
We sang this in the early 1950s.
The 3rd line of the first verse was…
….and each held his charger
by its long flowing mane
Good memories. Anyone remember the song and lyrics to…
The windmill goes around,
It makes a funny sound
Then blow, blow winds blow, etc.
Thanks