Category: folk song / traditional

Janey Mac

Lyrics (Traditional chant) Janey Mac* me shirt is black,What’ll I do for Sunday?Go to bed and cover your head,And don’t get up till Monday. “Janey Mac” is an expression of surprise. (source) See also Country: Ireland Subjects: clothes / days of ...

Here is the Beehive

Lyrics (Traditional chant) Here is the beehive, where are the bees?Hidden away where nobody seesWatch and you’ll see them come out of the hive,One, two, three, four, fiveBzzzzzzz Motions Here is the beehive, where are the bees? – Make a ...

I Know Where I’m Goin’

Lyrics (Irish folk song) I know where I’m goingAnd I know who’s going with meI know who I loveAnd my dear knows who I’ll marry. I have stockings of silkAnd shoes of bright green leatherCombs to buckle my hairAnd a ...

Hop Marjanneke

Lyrics – Dutch (Folk song from The Netherlands) Hop, Marjanneke, stroop in ‘t kannekelaat de poppetjes dansengisteren was er de prins in ‘t landen nu die kale Fransen. Hop, Marjanneke, stroop in het kannekeHop, Marjanneke JanssenHij wiegt het kind en ...

Donkey Donkey Old and Gray

Lyrics (Traditional chant) Donkey, Donkey, old and gray,Open your mouth and gently bray,Lift your ears and blow your hornTo wake up the world this sleepy morn. See also Subjects: colors / donkeys / horns Type: chant Harmony: I, IV, V ...

Dipidu

Lyrics (Ugandan folk song) Good day, good day to you,Good day, oh dipidu,Good day, good day to you,Good day, oh dipidu. Dip, dip, dipidu,Dipidu, oh dipidu,Dip, dip, dip, dip, dipidu,Dipidu, oh dipidu. English Translation As far as I can tell, ...

Mrs. Macaroni

Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Here comes Mrs. (Mr.) MacaroniRiding on her (his) snow white ponyHere she comes in all her gloryMrs. Macaroni Rum tum rum tum, Susianna,Rum tum rum tum, Susianna,Rum tum rum tum, Susianna,Mrs. Macaroni Version 2 Lyrics ...