Author: Beth Thompson
One Ship Drives East
Lyrics (American folk tune, Lyrics by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, 1850-1919) One ship drives east and one ship drives west,By the south-same winds that blow.Yet the set of the sails and not the galeThe set of the sails and not the ...
Open the Window Noah
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) RefrainOpen the window Noah,Open the window Noah,Open the window Noah,Open the window, let the dove come in. 1. The little dove flew in the window and mourned,Open the window Noah,The little dove flew in the window ...
Seesaw Up and Down
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Seesaw, up and downI can see all over town. Lyrics (Folk song) Seesaw, up and downIn the sky and on the ground. See also Harmony: chords I, IV, V Melody: so-mi Meter: 2 Scale: 5 ...
La primavera
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from New Mexico, U.S.) Ya viene la primaveraSembrando flores, sembrando flores, ¡ay ay!Y ya los campos se esmaltanDe mil colores, de mil coloresCantan las aves, cantan las aves,Los oteros repitanSus trinos suaves, sus trinos suaves. ...
Swallow Goodbye
Lyrics (German folk tune, Lyrics by Edward Thatcher, 1903) 1. Swallow goodbye,Why must you fly?June of another yearYou’ll find me waiting here,Swallow goodbye,Why must you fly? 2. Swallow don’t go,Stay through the snow,Snowflakes you’ll love to see,Falling so merrily,Swallow don’t ...
Cucú cucú cantaba la rana
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Uruguay) Cucú, cucú cantaba la rana,Cucú, cucú debajo del agua,Cucú, cucú pasó un caballero,Cucú, cucú con capa y sombrero,Cucú, cucú pasó una señora,Cucú, cucú con traje de cola,Cucú, cucú pasó un marinero,Cucú, cucú vendiendo ...
Folk Songs from Benin
Songs Iro ye Yayalo See also Yorubaland songs from Africa national anthems world regions
Iro Ye
Lyrics – Gen (Mina) (Folk song from Benin) Iro yeNou ka ye manaoIro yeNou ka ye manaoNie nou do nou de anaoNapodenaoAkbe la mio naoSo yakbe na yoma English Translation – My Iro My Iro,What am I going to give ...
Keep in the Middle of the Road
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) 1. I hear them angels callin’ loud,Keep in the middle of the road,They are waitin’ there in a great big crowd,Keep in the middle of the road. I can see them standin’ ‘round the big white ...
Räge, Rägetröpfli
Lyrics – Swiss German (Lyrics by Ida Spühler, Music by Carl Ruckstuhl, 1838-1907, Switzerland) Räge, Rägetröpfli,Es rägnet uf mys Chöpfli,Wenns rägnet wärde Blüemli nassUnd alli Steinli uf dr GassWenns rägnet wärde Blüemli nassUnd alli Steinli uf dr Gass. English Translation ...