Category: folk song / traditional
Okki Tokki Unga
Info There seems to be some discrepancy whether this is an Inuit song about fishing or whether it is a nonsense song. Either way, it works well for making motions on the beat such as rowing motions. Lyrics (Folk song) ...
Twenty Froggies
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by George Cooper, 1820-1876) 1. Twenty froggies went to school,Down beside the rushy pool;Twenty little coats of green,Twenty vests all white and clean. 2. “We must be on time,” said they.“First we study, then we play;That ...
Al corro de la patata
Info This is the Spanish version of Ring Around the Rosie. Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) Al corro de la patataComeremos ensalada,Lo que comen los señores,Naranjitas y limones.¡Achupé, achupé,Sentadito me quedé! English Translation – At the potato circle ...
Winkum Winkum
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Winkum, Winkum, shut your eye,Sweet, my baby, lullaby.For the dew is falling soft,Lights are flickering up aloft.And the moonlight’s peeping over,Yonder hill top capped with clover. 2. Chickens long have gone to rest,Birds lie snug within ...
Wo schlafen Bärenkinder
Lyrics – German (Austrian folk song) 1. Wo schlafen Bärenkinder, wo, wo, wo?In Höhlen schlafen sie.Im Dunkeln geborgen bis weit in den Morgen,So träumen und schlafen sie. 2. Wo schlafen Muschelkinder, wo, wo, wo?Im Schlamm, da schlafen sie.In Schalen gemuschelt, ...
The Bees’ Party
Lyrics (American folk song) 1. The bees gave a party and invited all they knew:The wasps and the hornets and a few mosquitoes, too.Yo-ho, and hey, every orchard tree was humming with aBuzz, buzz, buzz on that sunny summer day. ...
Juguemos en el bosque
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) Juguemos en el bosqueMientras el lobo esta (repeat)Spoken: ¿El lobo esta? Lobo: Me estoy bañando. Refrain Lobo: Me estoy secando. Refrain Lobo: Me estoy poniendo los pantalones. Refrain Lobo: Me estoy poniendo … [la ...
Round and Round the Earth is Turning
Lyrics (English folk song) Round and round the earth is turning,Turning always into morning,And from morning into night. See also Country: England Type: choral Harmony: Orff / round Meter: 4 Scale: Dorian YouTube https://youtu.be/i706YC82QgU or purchase here (printables only) PDF of ...
List to the Bells
Lyrics (Folk song) List to the bells, silvery bellsRhyming and chiming their melody swellsO the beautiful chiming of bellsBells, bells, chiming of bells See also Subject: bells Harmony: I, V / canons Melody: descending major scale / high & low Meter: ...
Good Night
Lyrics (Folk song) Good night,Slumber sound.In peace profoundTill morning’s light. See also Subjects: goodbye / night Type: lullaby Harmony: I, V / rounds Meter: 2 Scale: hexatonic Tones: s,t,drmfs PDF of song with chords MIDI file Listen to the melody ...