Author: Beth Thompson
Canten señores cantores
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Argentina) Canten señores cantores, lo que venían cantandoY como recién llegado, alzo mi voz con receloNaranjales, duraznales, qué bonitos carnavales English Translation – Sing gentlemen singers Sing gentlemen singers, what you have been singingAnd ...
Tan patate-là tchuite
Lyrics – French Creole (Louisiana Creole folk song, U.S.) RefrainEt tan patate-là tchuiteN’a nannan li, n’a nannan liEt tan patate-là tchuiteN’a nannan li, n’a nannan li Tan même li dans chaudière,Tan même li dans la cend’,Tan meme li dans du ...
Hei tama tū tama
Lyrics – Māori (Māori folk song from New Zealand) Ka tahi, Hei tama tū tamaKa rua, Hei tama tū tamaKa toru, Hei tama tū tamaHei tama tū tama, Hei tama tū tama English Translation Together, Hei tama tū tama*There will ...
Doodle Doo Doo
Lyrics (Art Kassel & Mel Stitzel, 1924) Please play it for me that sweet melodyCalled Doodle-doo-doo, Doodle-doo-doo.I like the rest, the one I like bestIs Doodle-doo-doo, Doodle-doo-doo.Simplest thing, there’s nothing much to it,Don’t have to sing, just Doodle-doo-doo it!I love ...
Eins zwei drei vier fünf sechs sieben
Lyrics – German (Folk song from Germany) Eins zwei drei vier fünf sechs sieben, Wo ist denn mein Schatz geblieben? Ist nicht hier, ist nicht da, ist wohl in Amerika, Ist nicht hier, ist nicht da, ist wohl in Amerika. ...
Uno de enero
Info This song is sung for the Fiesta de San Fermín for a week in July in Pamplona, Spain. In this festival, people run through the town followed by bulls. Lyrics – Spanish (Folk tune from Spain: Navarre, Lyrics by ...
Las chiapanecas
Lyrics – Spanish (Melody by Bulmaro López Fernández, 1897, Mexico, Lyrics by Juan Arozamena, 1924) Un clavel corté,Por la sierra azul,caminito de mi rancho,como el viento fuemi caballo fiela llevarme hasta su lado.Linda flor de abril,toma este clavelque te brindo ...
I Have a Car
Lyrics (American folk song) I have a car, it’s made of tin,Nobody knows what shape it’s in,It has four wheels and a rumble seat,Hear us chugging down the street.Honk honk, rattle rattle rattle, crash, beep beep,Honk honk, rattle rattle rattle, ...
Shoheen Sho
Lyrics (Welsh folk song) Shoheen sho*, baby boy,Father’s pride, Mother’s joy.Birdie sleeps in the nest,Sun doth sink in the West. *similar to hush-a-bye See also Country: Wales Type: lullaby Harmony: chords I & V Melody: GAB Meter: 2 Rhythm: ...
Down in the Valley (Two by Two)
Lyrics (African American folk song) Down in the valley two by two,two by two, two by two,Down in the valley two by two,Now rise, Sally rise. Let me see you make a motion two by two,two by two, two by ...