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.
Recorder Notes D, E, G, A, B, D'
See also
- Activities: dances
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Melody: D,E,G,A,B,D’
- Meter: 4
- Scale: pentatonic
- Tones: drmsl
- Source: Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to sing, read, and play, Eleanor G. Locke, 1981
- Similar lyrics: You Turn for Sugar and Tea
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
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