Lyrics
(German folk song)
1. I open up my pigeon house,
And I set all my pigeons free.
They fly around on every side,
‘Til they perch on the highest tree.
And when they return from their merry, merry flight,
They close their eyes and they say, ‘Good night’.
Coo coo, coo coo, coo coo, coo coo, coo coo, coo coo coo coo.
2. I open up my pigeon house,
And I set all my pigeons free.
They fly around and up and down,
‘Til they perch on the highest tree.
And when they return from their merry, merry flight,
They turn on the light and they dance all night.
Coo coo, coo coo, coo coo, coo coo, coo coo, coo coo coo coo.
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
I have been looking for this song for YEARS. My aunt would sing it to me when I was a child. The only part I remembered was the chorus.
Coo -a roo, coo-a -roo, my pigeon’s fly,.
Thanks for having this on your site.
Yvonne,
That’s awesome! I’m so glad you could find this!
Beth
Thanks for listing these lyrics. As a Kindergarten child I sung this song so often at school and the class all did the hand actions which go with the lyrics. I am a scrapbooker and will use lyrics to add to the page.
Thanks so much!
I open up my pigeon cage, and let my pigeons free.
They fly, fly away in the morning sun and land up in the tallest tree.
And at night, they return to roost
I close the door and they say good night
Coo roo, coo roo, coo roo…….
That’s the lyrics that my granny sang to me as a child. She was born in 1920. Good memories