Lyrics
(American folk song)
Lead through that sugar and tea,
O, lead through that candy.
You lead through that sugar and tea,
And I’ll lead through that candy.
You swing that sugar and tea,
O, you swing that candy.
We’ll all swing our sugar and tea,
And we’ll all swing that candy.
Dance / Play Party
Formation: Students stand in two lines with partners facing each other: lines A & B.
Verse 1
Measures 1-4 = Partners at the bottom walk up between lines.
Measures 5-8 = Bottom Partners swing Head Partners (Bottom Partner A swings Head Partner B…)
Bottom Partners becomes new Head Partners.
Verse 2
Measures 1-4 = New Head Partners right arm swing, then left arm swing.
Measures 5-8 = All partners right arm swing, then left arm swing.
See also
- Activities: dances
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Melody: pentatonic
- Source: Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to sing, read, and play, Eleanor G. Locke, 1981
YouTube
- Song with chords (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
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