Lyrics
(American folk song)
Refrain
Come up horsey, hey hey,
Come up horsey, hey, hey.
Mama’s going to buy him a little lap-dog,
Mama’s going to buy him a little lap-dog,
Mama’s going to buy him a little lap-dog,
Going to put him in his lap when she goes off. Refrain
See also
- Subjects: horses / dogs
- Type: lullaby
- Form: ABA
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Melody: low so & low la
- Meter: 4
- Rhythm: syncopation
- Source: Animal Folk Songs for Children, Ruth Seeger, 1950
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
