Category: folk song / traditional
Daddy’s Whiskers
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) 1. We have a dear old Daddy, his hair is silver gray.He has a set of whiskers, they’re always in the way. RefrainThey’re always in the way. The cows eat them for hay.They hide the dirt on ...
Old McDonald
Lyrics (Folk song) Old McDonald had a farm, ee, i, ee, i ohAnd on that farm he had a pigee, i, ee, i ohWith an oink oink hereAnd an oink oink thereHere an oinkThere an oinkEverywhere an oink oinkOld McDonald ...
Teddy Bear
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, turn around,Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, touch the ground.Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, tie your shoe,Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, that will do. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, climb the stairs,Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear, say ...
Paw Paw Patch
Version 1 Lyrics (Southern American folk song) Where oh where is dear little Nellie? (repeat twice)Way down yonder in the paw paw* patch. A paw paw is a fruit. (source) Lyrics (Southern American folk song) 1. Where oh where is ...
Hill and Gully Rider
Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) RefrainHill and gully rider, Hill and gully. (repeat) 1. Took my horse and come down, Hill and gully,But my horse done tumble down, Hill and gully.And the nighttime come a-tumblin’ down, Hill and gully. 2. Oh, my ...
Amazing Grace
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by John Newton, 1725-1807) Amazing grace, how sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like meI once was lost but now am found,Was blind, but now I see. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,And grace ...
Come and Go With Me To That Land
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) 1. Come and go with me to that land, (repeat)Come and go with me to that land where I’m bound.Repeat 2. There’s no suffering in that land… 3. Peace and freedom in that land… Sign Language ...
Dry Bones
Info This song is also called Dem Bones and is based on the Bible passage in Ezekiel 37. Lyrics (African American Spiritual) AEzekiel cried, “Them dry bones,” (repeat twice)“Now hear the word of the Lord.”BThe toe bone connected to the heel bone,The ...
Good News
Lyrics (Folk song) Good news! Chariot’s comin’ (repeat twice)And I don’t want you to leave me behind! See also Country: African American Spirituals Dynamics: loud & soft Form: ABA Harmony: partner songs with Ezekiel Saw the Wheel / Orff arrangements ...
Who Built the Ark
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) RefrainWho built the ark? Noah, Noah,Who built the ark?Brother Noah built the ark. 1. Didn’t old Noah build the ark,Built it out of a hickory bark.Built it long, both wide and tall,Plenty of room for the ...