
Lyrics
(American folk song)
Call: Tell me who was the griz-ze-ly,
Response: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: Tell me who was the griz-ze-ly,
R: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: Jack o’ Diamonds was the griz-ze-ly,
R: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: Jack o’ Diamonds was the griz-ze-ly,
R: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: He made a noise in the bushes like a
R: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: He made a noise in the bushes like a
R: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: Well my mama was scared of that
R: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: Well my mama was scared of that
R: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: Well my papa was scared of that
R: Griz-ze-ly bear,
C: Well my papa was scared of that
R: Griz-ze-ly bear.
See also
- Subject: bears
- Form: call & response
- Harmony: one chord / Orff arrangements
- Melody: repeated tones / tonic triad / low do
- Rhythm: syncopation / ties
- Scale: 5 tones
- Tones: dmfst
- Source: Making Music Your Own, Grade 6, Silver Burdett Company, 1965
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