Lyrics
Old Doc Jones was a fine old man,
A fine old man, a fine old man,
Old Doc Jones was a fine old man,
Sailed ten thousand seas.
Lady and gentleman sail away,
Sail away, sail away,
Lady and gentleman sail away,
Choose just whom you please.
Recorder Notes D,E,G,A,B,D’
Dance / Play Party
Formation: Students stand in a circle holding hands. Two people stand inside the circle.
Verse 1 – The 2 students in the center each choose one student to join them inside the circle while the other students circle right.
Verse 2 – The 4 students in the center join hands and circle left while the other students continue to circle right.
The song begins again with the first 2 students joining the larger circle and the other 2 students choose new students to join them in the middle.
See also
- Subjects: doctors / sailing
- Activities: dances
- Harmony: chords I, ii, V
- Melody: DEGABD’ / CDFGAC’
- Meter: 4
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: drmsl
- Source: Handy Play Party Book, Lynn Rohrbough, Co-operative Recreational Service, 1940
YouTube
- Song with chords in 2 keys (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
