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This song was sung and played by drummers in the War of 1812. Other lyrics have been sung through the decades, such as “Chippy get your hair cut.” (source: Sandburg)
Lyrics
(Folk song)
Hey Betty Martin, tip-toe, tip-toe,
Hey Betty Martin, tip-toe fine.
See also
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Melody: low so & low la
- Meter: 2
- Scale: 5 tones
- Tones: s,l,t,dr
- Source: The American Songbag, Carl Sandburg, Harcourt Brace and Company, 1927
- similar song: Johnny Get Your Hair Cut
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
