Category: folk song / traditional
Noriu Miego
Info Noriu Miego means “I desire sleep.” Lyrics (Lithuanian folk song) O, I want to go to sleepAnd of my love be dreaming,I shall feel that she is near,And yet it’s only seeming (repeat last 2 lines) I shall send ...
Going to Kentucky
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) We’re going to Kentucky, we’re going to the fairTo see the señorita with flowers in her hair.So shake it, shake it, shake it,Shake it if you dare!Shake it like a milkshake, and shake it here ...
Em Pom Pee
Lyrics (Folk song) Em pom pee para me para moscas,Em pom pee, para me.Acca dairy, so fairy,Acca dairy, poof poof! These lyrics are nonsense syllables. Hand-Clapping Formation: Partners facing each other First 2 phrases: Students alternate clapping (each other’s hands) ...
Push the Business On
Lyrics (English folk song) We’ll hire a horse and grab a rig;And all the world will dance a jig;And we will do whatever we can,To push the business on. To push the business on.To push the business on.And we will ...
A mi burro le duele la cabeza
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) 1. A mi burro, a mi burro le duele la cabeza.Y el médico le ha dado una gorrita gruesa. Una gorrita gruesa.mi burro enfermo está, mi burro enfermo está. 2. A mi burro, ...
Young Man Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn
Lyrics (Folk song) I’ll sing you a song and it’s not very long,It’s about a young man who wouldn’t hoe corn.The reason why I can’t tell,This young man was always well. He planted his corn in the month of JuneAnd ...
Der Kuckuck und der Esel
Lyrics – German (German folk song) Der Kuckuck und der Esel,Die hatten einen Streit,Wer wohl am besten sänge, Wer wohl am besten sängeZur schönen Maienzeit, Zur schönen Maienzeit Der Kuckuck sprach: “Das kann ich!”Und hub gleich an zu schrei’n.“Ich aber ...
Burung Kakak Tua
Lyrics (Malay) (Malaysian folk song) Burung kakak tuaHinggap di jendelaNenek sudah tuaGigiya tinggal dua RefrainLetrum, letrum, letrumOoh la laLetrum, letrum, letrumOoh la laLetrum, letrum, letrumOoh la laBurung kakak tua Giginya tinggal duaNenek sudah tuaHinggap di jendelaSeperti kakatua Refrain English Translation ...
The Tailor and the Mouse
Lyrics (English folk song) There was a tailor had a mouseHi diddle um come feed-alThey lived together in one houseHi diddle um come feed-al RefrainHi diddle um come tarum tirum,Through the town of Ramsey,Hi diddle um come over the lea,Hi ...
Black Sheep Black Sheep
Lyrics (American folk song) Black sheep, black sheep, where’s your lamp?Way down in the valley.Butterfly, butterfly, flitting round its eye,And the poor little thing cried, “Mammy.”Mammy said when she went awayTo take good care of the baby.When she come back ...