Category: folk song / traditional
Patito
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) 1. Patito, patito color de café,Si tu no me quieres, me quiere José. 2.Me gusta la leche, me gusta el té,Pero mas me gustan los ojos de usted. English Translation – Little duck 1. ...
Rocky Mountain
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Rocky mountain, rocky mountain, rocky mountain high.When you’re on that rocky mountain hang your head and cry. RefrainDo, do, do, do, Do remember me. (repeat) 2. Stormy ocean, stormy ocean, stormy ocean wide,When you’re on that ...
Old Settler’s Song
Lyrics (American folk song) 1. I’ve wandered all over this country,Prospecting and digging for gold,I’ve tunneled, hydraulicked and cradled,And I nearly froze in the cold.And I nearly froze in the cold,And I nearly froze in the cold.I’ve tunneled, hydraulicked and cradled,And I nearly froze in ...
Sing Your Way Home
Lyrics (Folk song) Sing your way home at the close of the day.Sing your way home; drive the shadows away.Smile every mile, for wherever you roamIt will brighten your road, it will lighten your loadIf you sing your way home. ...
My Horses Ain’t Hungry
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. My horses ain’t hungry,They won’t eat your hay.So I’ll get on my pony,I’m going away. 2. I know you’re my Polly,I’m not going to stay.So come with me darlin’,We’ll feed on the way. 3. With all ...
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Lyrics (Folk song) My bonnie lies over the oceanMy bonnie lies over the seaMy bonnie lies over the oceanOh bring back my bonnie to me Bring back, bring backOh bring back my bonnie to me to meOh bring back, oh ...
I Ride an Old Paint
Lyrics (American folk song) I ride an old Paint, I lead an old Dan,I’m off to Montan’ to throw the hooligan.They feed in the coulees, they water in the draw.Their tails are all matted, their backs are all raw.Ride around, ...
Glides Our Canoe
Lyrics (Māori folk song from New Zealand) Now up and now down glides our canoeOnward to Waiariki,*See, see how the waves part from her prow,Singing to maunawa. *The Waiariki is a tribe on the eastern part of the Taitokerau, New ...
Yo tengo un duro
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) Yo tengo un duro, y un medio duroy una peseta para gastar;También un coche con siete mulasy un delantero para pasear. English Translation I have a duro* I have a duro* and half a duro*And ...
Zō san
Lyrics – Romaji (Japanese folk song) Zō san zō sano hana ga nagainonesōyo kāsan monagainoyo Zō san zō sandare ga sukinanoanone kāsan gasukinanoyo English Translation – Elephant Elephant, elephant,why is your nose so long?Yes my mother too,It’s long. Elephant, elephant,who do you like?You know, mom,I like her Japanese – ぞうさん ぞうさん ぞうさんおはなが ながいのねそうよ かあさんもながいのよ ...