Category: folk song / traditional
Waiting for the Dinner Bell
Lyrics (American folk song) O Aunt Lucy, why don’t you run that bell?O Aunt Lucy, why don’t you run that bell?I can tell the way those greens smell,Tell the way those greens smell. Recorder notes D, E, G, A, B, ...
Let Us Sing Together
Lyrics (Folk song) Let us sing together,Let us sing together,One and all a joyous song.Let us sing togetherOne and all a joyous song.Let us sing again and again,Let us sing again and again,Let us sing again and againOne and all ...
Trampin’ / Ramblin’
Version 1 Lyrics (African American Spiritual) I’m trampin’, trampin’,Tryin’ to make heaven my home. (repeat) See also Culture: African American Spirituals Harmony: countermelodies / Orff arrangements / chords I V Melody: do, re, mi / G,A.B / G,B,D Meter: 4 ...
Chairs to Mend
Info These would have been the cries of chair-menders, fishmongers & ragpickers as they sold their wares daily on the streets of Oxford in the 1700s & 1800s. Lyrics (Folk song) Chairs to mend, old chairs to mend,Mackerel, fresh mackerel,Any ...
It’s Raining
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) It’s raining, it’s pouringThe old man is snoring.He went to bed and bumped his headAnd couldn’t get up in the morning. Version 2 – Mi, so, la Version Recorder Notes E, G, A See also ...
For Health and Strength
Lyrics (Folk song) For health and strength and daily food we praise thy name, O Lord! See also Subject: Christian Harmony: rounds / one chord Meter: 4 Scale: hexachord Tones: s,t,drmfs YouTube https://youtu.be/ZukeMPzPu8A PDF of song with chords MIDI file ...
One More River
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Old Noah, he built himself an Ark, there’s one more river to cross,He built it out of hickory bark, there’s one more river to cross. 2. The animals went in one by one…The elephant chewing a ...
Ten in the Bed
Lyrics (Folk song) There were ten in the bed and the little one said,“Roll over, roll over.”So they all rolled over and one fell out. There were nine in the bed and the little one said…. Last verse:…and the little ...
White Coral Bells
Lyrics (Folk song) White coral bells upon a slender stalk,Lilies of the valley dress my garden walk.Oh, don’t you wish that you could hear them ring?That will happen only when the fairies sing. See also Subjects: colors / choral music ...
Skinnamarink
Lyrics (Folk song) Skinnamarink a dink a dink, skinnamarink a doo,I love you.Skinnamarink a dink a dink, skinnamarink a doo,Yes I do.I love you in the morning and in the afternoon,I love you in the evening ‘neath the silvery moon.Skinnamarink ...
