Category: folk song / traditional
Lachend kommt der Sommer
Lyrics – German (German folk song) Lachend, lachend, lachend, lachendKommt der Sommer über das Feld,Über das Feld kommt der Sommer, ha ha ha!Lachend über das Feld! English Translation – Summer Comes Laughing Laughing, laughing, laughing, laughingSummer comes over the fieldSummer is ...
My Aunt Came Back
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. My aunt came back (echo)From Holland too (echo)And she brought with her (echo)A wooden shoe (echo) 2. …From old Japan…A waving fan. 3. …from Open Plain…a walking cane. 4. …from Near Cam Loops…some hula hoops. 5. ...
I’m a Nut
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. I’m an acorn, small and round,Lying on the cold cold ground.Everyone walks over me,That is why I’m cracked, you see. RefrainI’m a nut (click click) (repeat twice) 2. Called myself on the telephoneJust to hear my ...
Fiddle-De-Dee
Lyrics (Folk song) Fiddle-de-dee, fiddle-de-dee,The fly has married the bumblebee. 1. Said the fly, said he,“Will you marry meAnd live with me, sweet bumblebee?” RefrainFiddle-de-dee, fiddle-de-dee,The fly has married the bumblebee. 2. Said the bee, said she, “I’ll live under ...
Vamos a la mar
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Guatemala) Vamos a la mar, tum, tum.A comer pescado, tum, tum.Boca colorada, tum, tum.Fritito y asado, tum, tum. Vamos a la mar, tum, tum.A comer pescado, tum, tum.Fritito y asado, tum, tum,En sarten de ...
Sumer Is I-Cumen In
Info “Sumer Is Icumen In” (also called the Summer Canon and the Cuckoo Song) is a medieval English rota (the oldest known musical composition featuring six-part polyphony) of the mid-13th century. The title translates approximately to “Summer Has Come In” ...
Mister Sun
Lyrics (Folk song) Oh Mister Sun, SunMister Golden Sun,Please shine down on me.Oh Mister Sun, SunMister Golden Sun,Hiding behind a tree. These little children are asking you,Please come out so we can play with you, Oh Mister Sun, SunMister Golden ...
Jolly Miller
Lyrics (Folk song) There was a jolly miller and he lived by himself,As the wheel went ’round he made his wealth.With one hand in the hopper and the other in the bag,As the wheel went ’round he made his grab. ...
Good Morning
Lyrics (Folk song from Cameroon) Good morning, good morning,Good morning to you.Good morning, good morning,And how do you do? See also Country: Cameroon Subjects: hello / morning Harmony: ostinati / chords I IV V / partner songs Melody: tonic triad ...
It Ain’t Gonna Rain No More
Lyrics (Folk song) Oh it ain’t gonna rain no more, no more,It ain’t gonna rain no more.So how the heck you gonna wash your neck,If it ain’t gonna rain no more. 1. Oh, a peanut sat on a railroad track.Its heart ...