Category: folk song / traditional
Susan Brown
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Choose your partner as we go round,Choose your partner as we go round,Choose your partner as we go round,And I’ll take Susan Brown. RefrainFare thee well, my dear little miss,Fare thee well, my dear,Fare thee well, ...
Ducks and Geese / Gyertek haza ludaim
Singable English Lyrics (Hungarian folk song) Call: Come home all my ducks and geese!Response: No we won’t.Call: Why not?Response: ‘Cause not.Call: What’s wrong?Response: It’s the wolf.Call: Where’s he hiding?Response: In the woods.Call: Doing what?Response: Washing.Call: Where’s he washing?Response: By the ...
Små grodorna
Info This is sung and danced for midsummer. Lyrics – Swedish (Swedish folk song) Små grodorna, små grodorna är lustiga att se. (repeat)Ej öron, ej öron, ej svansar hava de. (repeat)Ko ack ack aw, ko ack ack aw, ko ack ...
Queen of Hearts
Lyrics (Traditional chant) The Queen of HeartsShe made some tarts,All on a summer’s day;The Knave of HeartsHe stole those tarts,And took them clean away. The King of HeartsCalled for the tarts,And beat the knave full sore;The Knave of HeartsBrought back ...
Peter Piper
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,Where’s the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked? See also Subject: food Types: ...
One Two Three Four
Lyrics (Traditional chant) One two three four,Mary’s at the cottage door.Five six seven eight,Eating cherries off her plate. See also Subject: counting Types: chant / nursery rhyme PDF of chant Download PDF
One Two Three (Johnny Caught a Flea)
Lyrics (Traditional chant) One two three,Johnny caught a flea.Flea died, Johnny cried.Tee hee hee! See also Subjects: insects / numbers Types: chant / nursery rhyme Harmony: Orff arrangements Melody: A,B Rhythm: Timbre: voices or purchase here (printables only) Printable & Digital ...
Down in the Jungle
Info As with many folk songs, this song has many different versions. This version is adapted from the version I found in The Singing Game, by Iona & Peter Opie. Lyrics (Traditional chant) Down in the jungle where nobody goes,There’s a ...
Sednala Kalinka
Lyrics – Transliteration (Bulgarian folk song) Sednala v gradinapod dŭrvo Kalina,rumena devoĭkachudna pesnopoĭka (repeat last 2 lines) Sednala, zapyala,lyulka zalyulyala:Nani, bratche, na-ni,Sŭncho pak te kani (repeat last 2 lines) Sŭncho shte ti pratikoncheta krilati,s svilena yuzditsa,v pŭstra kolesnitsa (repeat last ...
Hey Rachichki
Lyrics – Transliteration (Bulgarian folk song) Hey Rachichki, hey gi dee,Te mi slushy naidobre.Edna mie drogata,a puk vete litseto. Taz rŭka e dyasnata,a pŭk tazi – lyavata.Tsapa, tsapa, rŭchichki,tupa, tupa, mŭnichki! Da se khvanem za rŭtse,da napravim koleltse.Tropa, tropa, koleltse,tuĭ ...