Category: folk song / traditional
Goin’ to Boston
Lyrics (American folk song) 1. Goodbye, girls, I’m going to Boston, (repeat twice)Early in the morning. 2. Clear the way, you’ll get run over (repeat twice)Early in the morning. RefrainWon’t we look pretty in the ballroom?Won’t we look handsome* in ...
John Brown’s Baby
Lyrics (Folk song) John Brown’s baby had a cold upon his chest, (repeat three times)And they rubbed it with camphorated oil. Motions Repeat the same lyrics, but remove a word each time you sing another verse, and replace it with ...
Hush Little Baby
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Hush little baby, don’t say a word,Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird. 2. If that mockingbird don’t sing,Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring. 3. If that diamond ring turns brass,Papa’s gonna buy you a looking ...
Nani Wale Na Hala
Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) Nani wale na hala, ea eaO naue i ke kai, ea, ea Ke oni ha ela, ea, eaPili mai haena, ea, ea Ena aku na maka, ea, eaOna manu i ka pua, ea, ea ...
Lavender’s Blue
Lyrics (English folk song) 1. Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly, lavender’s green,When I am king, dilly dilly, you shall be queen.Who told you so, dilly dilly, who told you so?‘Twas my own heart, dilly dilly, that told me so. 2. Call ...
Oliver Twist
Lyrics (Folk song) Oliver Twist, you can’t do this,So what’s the use of trying?Touch your knees, touch your toes,Clap your hands and away you go. Recorder Notes E, G, A Motions See ideas in the download below. See also Activity: ...
Old Ark’s a Moverin’
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) RefrainOld ark’s a-moverin’ a-moverin’, a-moverin’Old ark’s a-moverin’ and I thank God. Old ark she reel, old ark, she rock,Old ark a-sittin’ on the mountaintop. (Refrain) See also Culture: African American Spirituals Subject: boats Form: ABA Harmony: ...
Great Big House in New Orleans
Lyrics (American folk song) 1. Great big house in New Orleans,Forty stories high,Every room that I been inFilled with pumpkin pie. 2. Went down to the old mill stream,To fetch a pail of water;Put one arm around my wife,The other ...
Miss Mary Mack
Lyrics (Folk song) Miss Mary Mack Mack MackAll dress in black, black, blackWith silver buttons, buttons, buttonsAll down her back, back, back.She asked her mother, mother, motherFor fifty cents, cents, centsTo see the elephant, elephant, elephantJump over the fence, fence, ...
The Wheels on the Bus
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round,The wheels on the bus go round and round, All through the town. 2. The drive on the bus says, “Move on ...