Author: Beth Thompson
Animal Fair
Info As early as 1898, this song was sung by American sailors. (source) Lyrics (Folk song) I went to the animal fair,The birds and the beasts were there,The big baboon by the light of the moonWas combing his auburn hair,The ...
All the Pretty Little Horses
This song has roots in oppression. See also history of the song meaning of the second verse of the song Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs Â
I Had a Rooster
Lyrics (Folk song) Had a little rooster by the barnyard gate,That little rooster was my playmate.That little rooster went cock-a-doodle doo,Dee doodle dee doodle dee doodle dee doo. Had a little cat by the barnyard gate,That little cat was my ...
Git on Board
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) RefrainGit on board, little children, (repeat twice)There’s room for many a-more. The Gospel train’s a-comin’I hear it close at handI hear the car wheels rumblingAnd rolling through the land. Refrain See also Culture: African American Spirituals Subject: ...
Little Miss Muffet
Lyrics (Folk song) Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffetEating her curds and wheyAlong came a spider and sat down beside herAnd frightened Miss Muffet away. See also Type: nursery rhyme Meter: 6/8 Scale: hexatonic Tones: t,drmfs Source: The Child’s ...
Clementine
Lyrics (Percy Montrose, 1884) 1. In a cavern in a canyonExcavating for a mine,Dwelt a miner, forty niner,And his daughter, Clementine. RefrainOh my darling, oh my darling,Oh my darling, Clementine,You are lost and gone foreverDreadful sorry, Clementine. 2. Light she ...
Sourwood Mountain
Lyrics (Folk song) Chicken’s crowing on Sourwood Mountain,Hey ho, diddle-um day.So many pretty girls, I can’t count ’em,Hey ho, diddle-um day. See also Country: Southeastern States (US) Harmony: partner song with Little Red Caboose / Orff arrangements / chords I ...
Zudio
Lyrics (American folk song) Here we go zudio zudio zudioHere we go zudio all night long.Step back, Sally, Sally, Sally,Step back, Sally all night long. Walkin’ down the alley,What do I see?I see a great big man from Tennessee.Betcha five dollars I could ...
There’s a Hole in the Bucket
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza,There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole. Shorter version 2. So fix it, dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry,So fix it, dear Henry, dear ...
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Lyrics (Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore, 1863) 1. When Johnny comes marching home again,Hurrah, hurrah,When Johnny comes marching home again,Hurrah, hurrah,The men will cheer and the boys will shout,The ladies, they will all turn out,And we’ll all feel gladWhen Johnny comes marching ...