Category: folk song / traditional

Peas Porridge Hot

Lyrics (Traditional chant) Peas porridge hot, peas porridge coldPeas porridge in the pot nine days old. Some like it hot, some like it coldSome like it in the pot nine days old! Version 1 See also Types: chant / nursery ...

Seesaw Sacradown

Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Seesaw sacradown,Which is the way to London town?One foot up and other foot down.That is the way to London town. Recorder notes E, G Version 2 Version 3 – Minor in 4/4 Lyrics (Melody by ...

Here We Go Looby Loo

Lyrics (Folk song) RefrainHere we go looby loo,Here we go looby light,Here we go looby loo,All on a Saturday night. You put your right hand* in,You put your right hand out,You give your hand a shake shake shakeAnd turn yourself ...

When the Saints Go Marching In

Lyrics (Folk song) Oh when the saints go marching inWhen the saints go marching in,Oh Lord, I want to be in that numberWhen the saints go marching in. Recorder Notes G, A, B, C, D’ See also Harmony: partner song with ...

Oh Freedom

Lyrics (African American Spiritual) Oh freedom, oh freedom, Oh freedom over meAnd before I’d be a slaveI’ll be buried in my graveAnd go home to my Lord and be free. No more crying, no more crying, no more crying over ...

Grand Old Flag

Lyrics (George M. Cohan, 1906) You’re a grand old flag,You’re a high flying flagAnd forever in peace may you wave.You’re the emblem ofThe land I love.The home of the free and the brave.Ev’ry heart beats true‘neath the Red, White and ...

Battle Cry of Freedom

Lyrics (George Root, 1862) 1. Yes we’ll rally ’round the flag, boys, we’ll rally once again,Shouting the battle cry of freedom,We will rally from the hillside, we’ll gather from the plain,Shouting the battle cry of freedom! RefrainThe Union forever! Hurrah, boys, ...

My Home’s in Montana

Lyrics (Folk song) 1. My home’s in Montana, I wear a bandanna,My spurs are of silver, my pony is gray.Whatever the weather, we travel together,With foot in the stirrup, I’ll gallop all day. 2. We’re up with the sun, ’cause ...

Plains of Illinois

Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Come all you good old farmers that on your plow depend.Come listen to a story, come listen to a friend:Oh, leave your fields of childhood, you enterprising boys;Come travel west and settle on the plains of Illinois. 2. ...

Goin’ Down to Cairo

Info Cairo (pronounced CARE-o) is the southernmost city in Illinois (USA). It lies on the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Lyrics (Folk song) Goin’ down to Cairo, Goodbye and a goodbyeGoin’ down to Cairo, Goodbye Liza Jane. Mop that deck ...
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