Category: folk song / traditional

Three Craw

Lyrics (Scottish folk song) 1. Three craw sat upon a wa’, sat upon a wa’, sat upon a wa’,Three craw sat upon a wa’, On a cold and frosty morning. 2. The first craw couldna find his maw, couldna find ...

Morning Is Come

Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Come sleepy heads, open your eyes;Bright sun is shining and blue are the skies. 2. Jump out of bed, do not delay.Don’t want to dawdle on such a fine day. See also Subject: morning Harmony: rounds ...

Lady Come

Lyrics (English folk song) Lady comeCan’t you see?John fell off the white oak tree. See also Country: England Harmony: rounds / one chord / Orff arrangements Melody: GABCD’ Meter: 4 Rhythm: Scale: pentachord Tones: drmfs Source: Silver Burdett Music, Book 2, ...

That is What He Say

Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Tell me my little children,What did the jaybird say?Jaybird say: “Jay jay jay, Jay jay jay, Jay jay jay,”That is what he say. 2. …mockingbird… “Whee dee dee…” 3. …chee-dee… “Chee dee dee…” 4. …old crow… ...

Song of the Deer Dancing

Lyrics (Native American folk song, Chippewa) Tee-bee-wen-da-bah-no-gwen,Ai-ya-bay;Tee-bee-wen-da-nah-no-gwen,ai-ya-bay, ai-ya-bay, ai-ya-bay. English Translation Tee-bee-wenda-bah-no-gwen = Where does he jump from?ai-ya-bay = deer See also Culture: Native American Subject: deer Meter: mixed Scale: pentatonic Tones: l,drmsld’ more info about song PDF of song with ...

Hush-a-Ba Birdie

Lyrics (Scottish folk song) 1. Hush-a-ba birdie, croon, croon,Hush-a-ba birdie, croon.The sheep are gone to the silver woodAnd the cows are gone to the broom, broom. 2. Braw it is, milking the kye, key (cow),Braw it is, milking the kye.The ...

I Pick Up My Hoe

Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) 1. I pick up my hoe and I go (repeat twice)And we’ll hoe and we’ll hoe and we’ll hoe. 2. I hoe where the young cotton grow (repeat twice)And we’ll hoe and we’ll hoe and we’ll ...

Henehene Kou’Aka

Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) 1. Henehene kou ‘akaKou le’ale’a pahaHe mea ma’ a mau iaFor you and I 2. Ka`a uila mâkênekiHô`onioni kou kinoHe mea ma`a mau iaFor you and I 3. I Kaka`ako mâkou`Ai ana i ka ...

Wake Snake

Lyrics (Folk song) Wake snake, day is a-breakin’Peas in the pot and the hoe cakes a-bakin;’Green corn, green corn, green corn. See also Type: choral Form AB Harmony: Orff arrangements / partner songs / chords I & V Melody: D,E,G,B (duet ...

All Me Rock

Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) AAll me rock, me rock Boysie, Boysie wouldn’t sleep. (repeat) BGo up town, go town town, See Boysie there. (repeat) AAll me rock, me rock Boysie, Boysie wouldn’t sleep. (repeat) See also Country: Jamaica Type: lullaby ...
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