Author: Beth Thompson
Little Miss Etticoat
Info It’s a riddle! The answer is: a candle! (Other titles include Little Nancy Etticoat, Little Nanny Etticoat, Little Nan Etticoat) Version 1 Lyrics (Traditional chant) Mother Goose Little Nanny EtticoatIn a white petticoat and a red rose.The longer she ...
‘Ndormênzete popin
Lyrics – Italian (Folk song) ’Ndormênzete popin e fa la nanafa ’n sonetin contenta la tò mamacontenta ’l tò papà e mama ancorafa ’n sonetin da brào che l’è ora. L’è ora de polsar e de dormirefa ’n sonetin e ...
Easter Rabbit
Lyrics (Mary Root Kern) Easter rabbit wake, oh wake, Leave your home within the brake, Dark the forest is – and lonely, Fit for winter dreaming only. See the sun is shining clear Wake and hasten, rabbit dear! Easter rabbit ...
Steh nur auf, du Schweizerbua
Lyrics (Folk song) Steh nur auf, steh nur aufdu junger Schweizerbua,steh nur auf, es ist jetzt Zeit! (repeat)Steh nur in Gottes Namen aufdeine Kuha die sind schon auf der Alma draufSteh nur auf, du junger Schweizerbuasteh nur auf, es ist ...
Dva veselykh gusya
Transliteration (Folk song from Russia) 1. Zhili u babusi dva veselykh gusyaOdin seryy, drugoy belyy, dva veselykh gusya (repeat) 2. Myli gusi lapki v luzhe u kanavkiOdin seryy, drugoy belyy, v luzhe u kanavki (repeat) 3. “Oy, krychyt babusya, oy, ...
Have You Heard the News
Lyrics (Folk song) I. Have you heard the news, the latest news?‘Tis dreadful to relate. II. Alas! Alas!And well a day! Alas! III. What news? What news?Tell us quick our fate! Alas! IV. Sad news! Sad news!Alas! Sad news! V. ...
Little Tommy Tittlemouse
Lyrics (Folk song) Little Tommy Tittlemouse lived in a little house,Someone’s knocking, me oh my,Someone’s calling, “Who am I?” Guessing Game Formation: Students sit in a circle with one student (“It”) in the center with eyes closed or wearing a blindfold. Teacher ...
Akkad bakkad bambe bo
Info This chant has many different versions. Transliteration (Traditional chant from India & Pakistan) Akkad bakkad bambe boAssi nabe poore sauSau mein laga dhaagaChor nikalake bhaaga English Translation Akkad Bakkad Bombay Bo,Eighty ninety complete hundred,Thread tied in hundred,The thief escaped ...
Damen Doiya
Info This song should be taught only after careful attention is paid to understanding the culture behind it. Patty Timbimboo-Madsen, the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation History and Culture Specialist. (See the lesson plan she helped to create.) This ...
Płynie Wisła Płynie
Lyrics – Polish (Folk song from Poland) Płynie Wisła płynie,Po polskiej krainie, (repeat)A dopóki płynie, Polska nie zaginie. (repeat) Zobaczyła Kraków,Wnet go pokochała, (repeat)I w dowód miłości W stęgą opasała. (repeat) Bo ten polski naródTen ma urok w sobie, (repeat)Kto go raz pokochał, Nie zapomni ...