Lyrics
(Folk song)
Way low down in the cedar swamp,
Waters deep and muddy,
There I met a pretty little miss,
There I kissed my honey.
Refrain
Swing a lady up and down,
Swing a lady home,
Swing a lady up and down,
Swing a lady home.
Build my love a big fine house,
Build it in the garden,
Put her in and she jumped out,
Fare you well, my darlin’. Refrain
Dance
Formation: 2 lines facing each other
Ms. 1-4 – Head couple sashay to foot of line.
Ms. 5-6 – Head couple, right arm swing.
Ms. 7-8 – Head couple, left arm swing.
(Refrain)
Ms. 9-10 – All couples, right arm swing
Ms. 11-12 – All couples, left arm swing
See also
- Form: AB
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Melody: tonic triad / repeated tones / low la
- Meter: 2
- Rhythm:
/ rhythm compositions - Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: l,drmsld’
- Source: Handy Play Party Book, Lynn Rohrbough, Co-operative Recreational Service, 1940
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- Worksheet / Assessment – Compose Rhythm
- PDF of song with chords + Lesson ideas
- MIDI file
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