Author: Beth Thompson

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Mexico) RefrainSal de ahí chivita, chivitaSal de ahí de ese lugar. Vamos a llamar al burroPara que saque a la chiva.El burro no quiere sacar a la chiva,La chiva no quiere salir de ahí. ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Up and down the center we go,Up and down the center we go,Up and down the center we goThis cold and frosty morning. Now’s the time to chase that squirrel,Now’s the time to chase that squirrel,Now’s the ...

Lyrics – French (Folk song from Canada) C’est la poulette griseQui pond dans l’église,Ell’ va pondre un p’tit cocoPour son p’tit qui va fair’ dodiche,Ell’ va pondre un p’tit cocoPour son p’tite qui va faire dodo,Do di che do do. ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Hoist your window way yonder,Father’s gone to Lou-sa-na,Roll-a roll-a way yonder. Game Formation: Students stand in two lines with partners facing each other. Students put arms up and join hands to form arches. When the song starts, ...

Lyrics (Folk song) If I were a little fish,I wouldn’t swim in the sea,I’d swim in the brook where my Katy baits her hook,On the banks of the old Tennessee. See also Location: Southeastern region of the U.S. Subject: fish ...

Lyrics – Gaelic (Folk song from Scotland: Hebrides) Hee-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Ho-ree-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Hee-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Mo Niallachan beag, ma chubhrachan. English Translation – My Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name) Hee-o-ho-ro mo, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name*)Ho-ree-o-ho-ro, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name)Hee-o-ho-ro mo, ...

Lyrics (Folk song) When I was a little boy, I lived by myself,And all the bread and cheese I had I kept upon the shelf, RefrainWing wong waddle, to my jack straw saddle,To my Johnny fair faddle, to my long ...

Lyrics – Iroquois (Iroquois folk song, Canada) Ho ho, wa-ta-nay,Ho ho, wa-ta-nay,Ho ho wa-ta-nay,Ki-o-ki-na, ki-o-ki-na. English Translation – Sleep Sleep My Little One Sleep sleep, my little one,Sleep sleep, my little one,Sleep sleep, my little one,Sleep now, sleep now. See ...

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Puerto Rico) Don Juan Periquito tenía arenal,Con granos de trigo lo quería sembrar,Y así ponía los pies en el mar,Para enseñar sus hijos a bailar. Caracolito de la mar, que te quedaste sin bailar. ...