Author: Beth Thompson
Go Down Emmanuel Road
Info This song is also called Go Down Manuel Road. “Manuel” might refer to manual labor. (source) Lyrics – Jamaican (Patois/Patwa) (Folk song from Jamaica) Guh dung a Emmanuel Road, galang bwoyFi guh bruk rock stone. (repeat)Bruk dem one by ...
Me and My Shadow
Lyrics Music by Al Jolson, Dave Dreyer, Lyrics by Billy Rose, 1927 Me and my shadowStrolling down the avenue,Me and my shadowNot a soul to tell our troubles to,And when it’s twelve o’clock, we climb the stair,We never knock, ‘cause nobody’s there,Just ...
Drama / Expression
Songs with Dramatic / Expressive Opportunities Alphabet Poem 22-12 Cold Old House 21-10 I Saw a Slippery Slithery Snake 21-01 In a Dark Dark Wood 20-10 Jack o’-Lantern-chant 22-10 Little Black Ant 22-07 My Good Old Man 17-10 Not Last Night ...
Froh zu sein bedarf es wenig
Lyrics – German (August Mühling, 1812) Froh zu sein bedarf es wenigUnd wer froh ist, ist ein König English Translation – It takes little to be happy It takes little to be happy,and whoever is happy is a king! See ...
The Evening Bell
Lyrics (Anonymous) Hark! The pealing, softly stealing,Evening bell, sweetly echoed down the dell,Sweetly echoed down the dell. Welcome, welcome is thy music,Silvery bell, sweetly telling day’s farewell.Sweetly telling day’s farewell. Day is sleeping, flowers are weeping,Tears of dew, stars are ...
Brochan lom
Info This song is “mouth music,” (or “puirt à beul”). When musical instruments were banned after 1745, songs were sung to mimic instrumental sounds. The rhythm and melody was more important than the meaning of the lyrics. (source) (source) Lyrics ...
I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover
Lyrics (Music by Harry M. Woods, Lyrics by Mort Dixon, 1927) I’m looking over a four-leaf cloverthat I overlooked beforeOne leaf is sunshine, the second is rainThird is the roses that grow in the lane.No need explaining the one remainingis somebody ...
Nama-nama Hari
Lyrics – Indonesian (Folk song from Indonesia) Senin, selasa,rabu, kamis,jum’at, sabtu, mingguitu nama-nama hari. English Translation – Names of Days Monday Tuesday,Wednesday Thursday,Friday Saturday Sundaythose are the names of the days. See also Country: Indonesia Subjects: days of the week ...
Mon merle
Lyrics – French (Folk song from Canada) Mon merle a perdu son bec,Mon merle a perdu son bec,Un bec, deux becs, trois becs, marleauComment veux-tu mon merle, mon merleComment veux-tu mon merle chanter Mon merle a perdu son œil,Mon merle ...
The More We Are Together
Info Irving King wrote this song based on the German tune of Ach Du Lieber Augustin. The refrain has evolved into The More We Get Together in the original meter of the German tune. (source) Lyrics (Irving King, 1926) Here’s ...