Category: folk song / traditional
Planting a Garden
Lyrics (Flemish folk tune, Lyrics by Richard Compton, publ. 1921) 1. Your rake and shovel and wheelbarrow bring;Let’s plant us a garden this morning in spring;Dig little trenches, pull out all the weeds;Pour in some water, then drop in your ...
Crocodile Song (Canada)
Lyrics (Canadian folk song) 1. When I was shipwrecked and driven to the shore,And all I had to go around the country to explore was my RefrainRight valarity, whack valarity, chock valarity day. 2. And steering up the other side,I found ...
Oh California
Lyrics (Melody by Stephen Foster, Lyrics by John Nichols) 1. I sailed from Salem City with my washbowl on my knee.I’m goin’ to California, the gold dust for to see.It rained all night the day I left, the weather it ...
Willowbee
Info Willowbee can also be spelled Willoughby or Willabee. Lyrics (Folk song) Here we go willowbee, willowbee, willowbee,Here we go willowbee all night long.Step back, Sally, walkin’ down the alleyStep back, Sally all night long. I looked around the corner and what ...
The Cuckoo
Lyrics (Folk song) The month of April’s here,The cuckoo now has sung.Cuckoo, cuckoo,The cuckoo now has sung. See also Subjects: birds Harmony: I, V Melody: so mi Meter: 2 Rhythm: anacrusis Scale: pentachord Tones: s,drmfs Printable & Digital Melody Visuals PDF ...
I Hear Thunder
Lyrics (French folk song) I hear thunder, I hear thunder,Oh don’t you? Oh don’t you?Pitter patter raindrops, Pitter patter raindrops,I’m wet through, I’m wet through. I see blue skies, I see blue skiesWay up high, Way up high,Hurry up the ...
Cuckoo Song
Lyrics (Folk song) Where art thou, where art thou, where art thou flyingOver the buttercup hill?Say art thou, say art thou, say art thou hieingSwift to the road or the rill?Cuckoo! cuckoo! Cuckoo! cuckoo!Over the buttercup hill. Oh my bird, ...
A Pedro como era calvo
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) A Pedro, como era calvo,Le picaban los mosquitosY su padre le decía,“Ponte el gorro, Periquito,Que te pican los mosquitos.” Con el triqui, triquitón,Una pulga y un ratónHan salido de un cajón. English Translation ...
The Clocks of Rondaine
Lyrics (Melody by L. Aug. Lundh, 1912, Lyrics by Florence C. Fox) Clocks in steeps, clocks in towers,Clocks in houses striking the hours;Some are too fast, some are too slow,Who shall say how the clocks shall go? See also Subject: ...
Ham and Eggs
Lyrics (Folk song) Ham and eggs, ham and eggs,I like mine fried nice and brown,I like mine flipped upside down,Ham and eggs, ham and eggs,Flip ’em, flop ’em, Flip ’em, flop ’em,Ham and eggs! See also Subject: food Harmony: I, ii, ...