Author: Beth Thompson
Wá hā hā
Lyrics – Pinyin (Chinese folk song) Wǒ men de zǔ guó shì huā yuanhuā yuán de huā duǒ duō xiān yànhé nuǎn de yáng guāng zhào yào zhe wǒ menměi gè rén liǎn shàng xiào kāi yánwá hā hā wá ...
Down in a Coal Mine
Lyrics (Melody by J. B. Geoghegan, 1872, Lyrics by H.E.K.) Down in a coal mine underneath the ground,Where a gleam of sunshine never can be found,Digging dusky diamonds all the season round,Down in a coal mine underneath the ground. See ...
Across the Western Ocean
Lyrics (Sea shanty) Oh, the times are hard and the wages are lowAmelia, where you bound for?The Rocky Mountains is my homeAcross the Western Ocean. Beware these packet ships I sayAmelia, where you bound for?They’ll steal your stores and clothes ...
Everybody’s Crazy ‘Bout the Doggone Blues But I’m Happy
Lyrics (Henry Creamer & Turner Layton, 1917) Everybody’s crazy ’bout the doggone bluesBut I’m happy, (whew) yes happy, (whew)Everybody’s crazy, but if I must chooseNo doggone blues for mineI gets aplenty to eat, I never worryShoes on my feet, don’t ...
Mangoes
Lyrics (Folk song from Trinidad and Tobago) 1. Mangoes, mangoes, mangoes.Mango vert, mango teen, mango vert, mango teenI want a penny to buy mango vert, mango teen,Give meh a penny to buy mango vert, mango teenMango doudouce, sou-sait matinSavez-vous all ...
Sing Ivy
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. My father he left me three acres of land,Sing ivy, sing ivy!My father he left me three acres of land,Sing holly, go whistle and ivy. 2. I ploughed it one morning with a ram’s horn,Sing ivy, ...
Way Out in Idaho
Lyrics (Folk song) Come all you jolly railroad men, and I’ll sing you if I canOf the trials and tribulations of a luckless railroad manWho started out from Denver his fortune to make grow,And struck the Oregon Short Line way ...
Simama Kaa
Lyrics – Swahili (Folk song from Tanzania) Simama kaa, simama kaaRuka, ruka, ruka, simama kaa. (repeat) Tembea kimbia, tembea kimbiaRuka, ruka, ruka, simama kaa. (repeat) English Translation – Stand still Stand still, stand stillJump, jump, jump, stand still. (repeat) Walk run, walk runJump, ...
All ‘Round the Brickyard
Lyrics (Folk song) All ‘round the brickyard,Remember me,I’m gonna step it, step it, step it*,And a-remember me. Movement Change “step it” to other motions. See also Activity: movement Harmony: chords I & IV Meter: 2 Rhythm: syncopation Scale: pentatonic Tones: ...
Turkey Struttin’ Down the Lane
Lyrics (American folk tune) Turkey struttin’ down the lane,Turkey struttin’ so,Thursday is Thanksgiving DayI think you ought to know. Run and hide, time to go,Run and hide, time to go.(repeat) Dance Formation: Two lines with partners facing each other. Couple ...