Category: folk song / traditional

Lyrics – Italian (Italian folk song) Ma come bali bela bimba,bela bimba, bela bimba.Ma come bali bela bimba,bela bimba, bali ben! 1.Varda che pasaLa vilanelaAgile e snelaSa ben balar! 2.Dansa al matino,Dansa alla sera,Sempre legera,Sembra volar! English Translation – Beautiful ...

Lyrics (Folk song) RefrainOver the river to feed my sheep,Over the river Charlie,Over the river to feed my sheep,Feed buckwheat and barley. 1. Charlie, he’s a lovely lad,Charlie, he’s a dandy.Every time he goes to the store,He gets those girls ...

Info Stewball (“Squball”, “Sku-ball”, or “Skewball”) was the name of an 18th-century British racehorse. (source) Lyrics (American folk song) 1. Old Stewball, uh huh, was a red horse, uh huh,Old Molly, uh huh, was blue, was blue.I put ‘em, uh ...

Lyrics (African American Spiritual) 1. Keep your lamps trimmed and burning,keep your lamps trimmed and burning,keep your lamps trimmed and burning,the time is drawing nigh. RefrainChildren, don’t grow weary,children, don’t grow weary,children, don’t grow weary,‘Til your work is done. 2. ...

Info The song “Korobeiniki” (Korobeiniki, Коробе́йники, The Peddlers) is based on a poem of the same name by Nikolay Nekrasov, which was first printed in the Sovremennik magazine in 1861. It tells of a meeting between a peddler and a girl. “Korobeiniki” ...

Lyrics (African American Spiritual) RefrainGet you ready,There’s a meeting here tonightCome along,There’s a meeting here tonightI know you by your daily walk,There’s a meeting here tonight 1.Camp meeting in the wildernessThere’s a meeting here tonightCamp meeting in the wildernessThere’s a ...

Lyrics (English folk song) White sand and grey sand,Who’ll buy my white sand,Who’ll buy my grey sand? See also Country: England Subjects: salespeople / colors Harmony: canons / chords I, ii, V Meter: 4 Scale: major Source: The Music Hour, Silver ...

Info From the 17th century, this song is commonly played at parades. (source) Lyrics – French (French folk song) 1. Au jardin de mon père les lilas sont fleuris,Au jardin de mon père les lilas sont fleuris,Tous les oiseaux du ...

Lyrics (Folk song) There were three jolly fishermenThere were three jolly fishermenFisher, fishermen, men, menFisher, fishermen, men, menThere were three jolly fishermen The first one’s name was AbrahamThe first one’s name was AbrahamAbra, Abra, ham, ham, hamAbra, Abra, ham, ham, ...