Author: Beth Thompson
The Man in the Moon (came down)
Lyrics (Folk song) The man in the moon came down too soon To ask the way to Norridge; The man in the South, he burnt his mouth With eating cold plum porridge. See also Country: England Subject: food / moon ...
Tsubodono
Info This is a ball-playing song that co ...
I’ll Set You A-swing in a Purple Bell
Lyrics (Melody by Hamilton Harty, Lyrics by Cathal o’Byrne) I’ll set you a-swing in a purple bellOf the Lady’s finger,Where brown bees linger,And loiter long,I’ll set you a-swing in a fairy dell,To the silvery ring of a fairy song. I’ll ...
Leroy Anderson
Quick Facts 1908-1975 Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts American composer and conductor Composed short, light orchestral pieces Most well-known pieces include: Sleigh Ride, Syncopated Clock, The Typewriter, Fiddle Faddle, Plink Plank Plunk, Blue Tango Poster , Handout , Listening Maps , ...
Katatsumuri
Romaji (Folk song from Japan) Dendenmushi mushi katatsumuri,omae no atama wa doko ni aru?Tsuno dase,Yari dase,Atama dase! Dendenmushi mushi katatsumuri,omae no medama wa doko ni aru?Tsuno dase,Yari dase,Medama dase! English Translation – Snail Little snail, little snail,Where, oh where, is ...
Dream Song
Lyrics (Melody by Victor Hely-Hutchinson, 1927, Lyrics by Walter de la Mare) Sunlight, moonlight, twilight, starlight,Gloaming at the close of day,And an owl calling,Cool dews fallingIn a wood of oak and may. Lantern-light, taper-light, torchlight, no light,Darkness at the shut ...
Zo gaat de molen
Lyrics – Dutch (Folk song from the Netherlands) Zo gaat de molen, de molen, de molenZo gaat de molen, de molen. fasterZo gaan de wieken, de wieken, de wiekenZo gaan de wieken, de wiehieken original tempoZo gaan de handjes, de ...
The Upset Boat
Lyrics (Anice Morris Stockton Terhune) I’ve put my doll in a nice big boat,I think she’ll surely keep afloat.It’s such an easy thing to do,I hope that she’ll sit still, don’t you?Her hands stick out on either side,I’m sure she ...
Auf du junger Wandersmann
Lyrics – German (Folk song from Germany) 1. Auf, du junger Wandersmann,jetzo kommt die Zeit heran,die Wanderszeit, die gibt uns Freud.Woll´n uns auf die Fahrt begeben,das ist unser schönstes Leben;große Wasser, Berg und Talan zuschauen überall. 2. An dem schönen ...
Tick Tock (Go to Bed)
Lyrics (Mary Root Kern, Lyrics adapted by Beth Thompson) When all of our books are read,Tick, tock, tick, tock,Then ’tis time to go to bed.Tick, tock, tick, tock.Sleep until tomorrow dawning,Wake with birds to greet the morning.Tick, tock, tick, tock,Tick, ...