Category: folk song / traditional
Green Grow the Rushes
Lyrics (English folk song) 1. I’ll sing you one, oh,Green grow the rushes, oh.What is your one, oh,One and one is all alone and evermore shall be so! 2. I sing you two, oh,Green grow the rushes, oh.What is your ...
Las estatuas de marfil
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song) A las estatuas de marfilUno, dos y tres asíEl que se mueva baila el twistCon su hermana la lombrizQue le apesta el calcetínYo mejor me quedo así. English Translation – To the ivory statues To ...
Boom Chicka Boom
Lyrics (Traditional chant) I said boom chicka-boom! (Echo: boom chicka-boom)I said boom chicka-boom! (Echo: boom chicka-boom)I said booma-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom!(Echo: booma-chicka-rocka-chicka-rocka-chicka-boom!)Uh huh! (echo)Oh yeah! (echo)One more time… Variations: Underwater: sing with fingers dribbling against your lips Old person voice Baby voice Frankenstein ...
La calle Ancha (La fuente)
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) 1. La calle Ancha de San BernardoTiene una fuente, con doce caños. 2. Los cuatro caños dan agua hermosaPara los niños de Zaragoza. English Translation – The street Ancha 1. The street Ancha ...
I am a Fine Musician
Lyrics (German folk song) I am a fine musician, I practice every day,And people come from miles around, just to hear me play: 1. My trumpet, my trumpet, they love to hear my trumpet.Ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ...
Instrument Song
Lyrics (German folk song) Part 1The violin’s ringing like lovely singing,The violin’s ringing like lovely song. Part 2The clarinet, the clarinet makes doo-dle, doo-dle, dood-le, doo-dle det,The clarinet, the clarinet makes doo-dle, doo-dle, dood-le, det. Part 3The horn, the horn, ...
Grand Old Duke of York
Lyrics (Folk song) The grand old Duke of York, he had ten thousand men,He led them up to the top of the hill and led them down again.And when you’re up you’re up, and when you’re down you’re down,And when you’re ...
Noble Duke of York
Lyrics (Folk song) The Noble Duke of York, he had ten thousand men,He marched them up to the top of the hill and marched them down again.Now when they’re up they’re up, and when they’re down they’re down,But when they’re only halfway up, they’re ...
Wilhelmus van Nassouwe
Lyrics – Dutch (Traditional) Wilhelmus van Nassouweben ik, van Duitsen bloed,den vaderland getrouweblijf ik tot in den dood.Een Prinse van Oranjeben ik, vrij, onverveerd,den Koning van Hispanjeheb ik altijd geëerd. English Translation – William of Nassau William of Nassauam I, ...
Maryland My Maryland
Info This is the official song of the state of Maryland, U.S. Lyrics (German folk tune, Lyrics by James Ryder Randall, 1861) Thou wilt not cower in the dust,Maryland, my Maryland!Thy beaming sword shall never rust,Maryland, my Maryland!Remember Carroll’s sacred ...