Category: folk song / traditional
Number One Touch Your Tongue
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Number one, touch your tongue,Number Two, touch your shoe,Number Three, touch your knee,Number Four, touch the floor,Number Five, through the hive,Number Six, do the splits,Number Seven, up to heaven,Number Eight, over the gate,Number Nine, touch your spine,Number ...
Ten Fat Sausages
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Ten fat sausages sizzling in a panOne went “pop” and the other went “bang”Now there’s eight fat sausages sizzling in a pan Eight fat sausages sizzling in a panOne went “pop” and the other went “bang”Now there’s ...
Wash the Dishes
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Wash the dishes, wipe the dishes,Ring the bell for tea.Three good wishes, three good kisses,I will give to thee. See also Type: chant PDF of chant Download PDF
Yağ satarım bal satarım
Lyrics – Turkish (Turkish folk song) Yağ satarım bal satarımUstam ölmüş ben satarımAlacağına, bulacağınaBir kaşık ayranYarın sabah bayram. Yağ satarım, bal satarım,Ustam öldü, ben satarım.Ustamın kürkü sarıdır.Satsam on beş liradırZam-bak Zum-bakDön arkana iyi bak English Translation – I Sell Oil ...
We zijn er bijna
Lyrics – Dutch (Folk song from The Netherlands) We zijn er bijna, we zijn er bijna,maar nog niet helemaal. (repeat) English Translation – We’re almost there We’re almost there, we’re almost there,but not quite yet. (repeat) See also Country: Netherlands ...
The Northern Lights of Old Aberdeen
Lyrics (Scottish folk song) The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see;The Northern Lights of Aberdeen, that’s where I long to be.I’ve been a wand’rer all of my life and many a sight I’ve seen.God speed the ...
Karusellen (Jungfru skär)
Info This song is often sung while circling the Christmas tree or midsummer pole. (source) Lyrics – Swedish (Swedish folk song) Jungfru, jungfru, jungfru jungfru skãr.Här är karusellen, som ska gå till kvällen.Tio för de stora och fem för de ...
Miss Maggie
Lyrics (Folk song) Around and round Miss Maggie on a long summer day. (repeat) Break the ring and take a swing on a long summer day. (repeat) Miss Maggie knows how to swing ’em on a long summer day. (repeat) ...
Just From the Kitchen
Lyrics (Folk song) Just from the kitchen, shoo-li-loo,With a handful of biscuits, shoo-li-loo,I know you don’t like ’em, shoo-li-loo,But you can’t do without ’em, shoo-li-loo,Please Mr. Johnson, shoo-li-loo,Fly away over yonder, shoo-li-loo Circle Game Formation: Students stand or sit in ...
Cut the Cake
Lyrics (Canadian folk song) Clap your hands together,give yourself a shake,Make a happy circle,then you cut the cake Circle Singing Games Formation – Students standing in a circle with one student (“It”) standing outside of the circle Phrase 1 – ...