Lyrics
(American folk song)
1. Shanghai chicken grows so tall;
Few days, few days,
Almost reach the top of the wall,
And I’m goin’ home.
Refrain
I have a home over yonder;
Few days, few days,
I have a home over yonder,
and I’m goin’ home.
2. Great big fish they call a whale;
Few days, few days,
Swallowed Jonah head and tail
and I’m goin’ home. Refrain
Recorder Notes D, E, G, A, B, C, D'
See also
- Subject: chickens
- Form: AB
- Harmony: chords I V
- Melody: D,E,G,A,B,C,D’
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: Â
- Scale: hexachord
- Tones: drmfsl
- Source: Silver Burdett Music, Early Childhood, Silver Burdett Company, 1981
YouTube
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- MIDI file
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