Category: folk song / traditional
Allee Allee O
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Oh the big ship’s a-sailing on the Allee Allee O,The Allee Allee O, the Allee Allee O,Oh the big ship’s a-sailing on the Allee Allee OHi ding-dong day Movement / Game Formation: Students stand in ...
When the Ice-Worms Nest Again
Info This song is said to have been sung during the Alaskan Gold Rush (also called Klondike Gold Rush) in the late 1800s. Lyrics (Folk song) 1. There’s a dusky, husky maiden in the Arctic,And she waits for me, but ...
Hush-A-Bye
Lyrics (Folk song) Hush a bye, don’t you cryLittle stars will see you. Night is here, baby dear.You must go to sleep too. Recorder Notes: G, A, B, C, D’ See also Type: lullaby Harmony: countermelodies / Orff arrangements / ...
Hurihuri
Lyrics – Māori (Māori folk song from New Zealand) Hurihuri, hurihuriO mahara eKi te tau ki te tauKi te tau e.Kore rawa, kore rawaI mahara eKia koe rä e hineKia koe rä e hine. English Translation – Ever returning Ever ...
Sweetly Sleep
Lyrics (Czech folk tune) Tiny baby sweetly sleep, do not weepSleep in comfort slumber deepI will rock you rock you rock youI will rock you rock you rock you.Tiny baby sweetly sleep,Sleep in comfort slumber deep. See also Type: lullaby ...
La bamba
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) 1. Para bailar la bamba,Para bailar la bamba se necesita una poca de gracia.Una poca de gracia pa’ mi, pa’ tíY arriba y arriba.Ay, arriba y arriba por tí seré,por tí seré, por tí ...
Lullaby – Sioux
Lyrics (Native American folk song, Sioux) Lullaby little papoose (repeat)Mother is near you, nothing can harm you.Lullaby little papoose Recorder Notes: D, E, G, A, B See also Culture: Native American Type: lullaby Harmony: Orff arrangements / one chord Melody: D,E,G,A,B ...
Lullaby – Thailand
Lyrics (Folk song from Thailand) Hear the song of the wind in the trees,Singing softly through the leaves.Blowing from far, so far away.Bringing to a wee one luck, they say.Listen to the breezeOoooh, hmmmmm See also Country: Thailand Types: choral ...
Trail to Mexico
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. I made up my mind in the early mornTo leave the home where I was bornTo leave my native home for awhileAnd travel west for many a mile. 2. ‘Twas in the year of eighty threeThat ...
Inuit Lullaby
Lyrics (Native America folk song, Inuit) 1. Still now and hear my singing, sleep through the night my darling. 2. We have a tiny daughter, thanks be to God who sent her. 3. Though she as yet knows nothing, she ...