Category: folk song / traditional
Elsie Marley
Lyrics (English folk song) RefrainDo you ken [know] Elsie Marley, hinny [honey],The wife that sells the barley, hinny;She lost her basket and all of her money,Aback of the bush in the garden, hinny. Elsie Marley’s grown so fine,She won’t get ...
Five Big Dump Trucks
Lyrics (Folk song) Five big dump trucks rolling down the road.Five big dump trucks rolling down the road.One pulls out to unload.Four big dump trucks rolling down the road. Four big dump trucks… Three big dump trucks… Two big dump ...
Cat Came Fiddling
Lyrics (Folk song) A cat came fiddling out of a barn,With a pair of bagpipes under her arm.She could sing nothing but fiddle dee dee,The mouse has married the bumblebee.Pipe, cat; dance, mouse;We’ll have a wedding at our good house. ...
Rida Rida Ranka
Lyrics – Swedish (Swedish folk song) Rida rida Rankahästen heter BlankaVart ska vi rida?Till en liten pigaTill en liten piga English Translation – Ride ride Ranka Ride ride Rankahorse named BlankaWhere will we ride?To a small maidTo a small maid ...
La vaca Lola
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song) La vaca Lola, la vaca Lola,Tiene cabeza y tiene cola,Y hace “moo.” English Translation – The cow Lola The cow Lola, the cow Lola,Has a head and has a tail.And it goes “moo.” See also ...
1,2,3,4,5 Once I Caught a Fish Alive
Lyrics (Folk song) One, two, three, four, five,Once I caught a fish alive,Six, seven, eight, nine, ten,Then I let it go again. Why did you let it go?Because it bit my finger so.Which finger did it bite?This little finger on ...
Ali Baba’s Farm (Ali Babanın çiftliği)
Lyrics (Turkish folk song) Ali Babanın bir çiftliği varÇiftliğinde kuzuları varMee, mee diye bağırırÇiftliğinde Ali Babanın Ali Babanın bir çiftliği varÇiftliğinde horozları varÜ üürü üü diye bağırırÇiftliğinde Ali Babanın …köpekleri varHav, hav… …kedileri varMiyav, miyav… …inekleri varMö, möö… …çocukları varHey, ...
The Bee and the Pup
Lyrics (Folk song) There was a bee-i-ee-i-eeSat on a wall-i-all-i-allAnd he went buzz-i-uzz-i-uzzAnd that was all-i-all-i-all There was a pup-i-up-i-upSat on a bee-i-ee-i-eeSomeone went ki-yi-yi-yi-yiAnd that was he-i-ee-i-ee See also Subjects: silly / insects / dogs Harmony: ostinati / I IV ...
To a River
Lyrics (French folk song, Lyrics by May Morgan) 1. River, little river, flowing, flowing,From the distant mountain onward to the sea. 2. Onward to the ocean, going, going,River, little river, take my boat and me. Recorder Notes G, A, B, ...
Tall Tale
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Out in the garden pickin’ peas,I thought I heard a chicken sneeze.He sneezed so hard with a whoopin’ cough,He sneezed his head and tail right off! See also Subject: chickens Type: chant Melody: BAG songs / composing ...