Lyrics
(French folk song, Lyrics by John Erwin, publ. 1921)
I had a little sailboat,
Her decks were new and all painted blue
I had a little sailboat,
And sailed it on the brook,
Tra la! And sailed it on the brook.
An ugly frog sat staring,
An ugly frog that was on a log,
An ugly frog sat staring,
And leaped upon her deck.
Tra la! And leaped upon her deck.
My ship went topsy-turvy,
Her sails so white disappeared from sight,
My ship went topsy-turvy,
Beneath the water clear,
Tra la! Beneath the water clear.
See also
- Country: France
- Subjects: sailing / frogs
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Meter: 6/8
- Scale: hexatonic
- Tones: drmslt
- Source: Round and Round the Garden and Other Action Songs, Caroline Repchuk, Parragon, 2000
- Same tune with French lyrics: Il était une bergère
- Song with chords (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
