Category: folk song / traditional
Pop! Goes the Weasel
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. All around the cobbler’s benchThe monkey chased the weasel.The monkey thought ’twas all in fun.Pop! Goes the weasel! 2. Johnny’s got the whooping cough andMary’s got the measlesThat’s the way the money goes.Pop! goes the weasel! 3. A ...
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Info This song is also called Incy Wincy Spider or Eency Weensy Spider. Lyrics (Folk song) The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.Down came the rain and washed the spider out.Out came the sun and dried up all the ...
Michael Finnegan
Lyrics (Folk song) There was an old man named Michael Finnegan,He had whiskers on his chin again,The wind blew them off and blew them on againPoor old Michael Finnegan, begin again. There was an old man named Michael Finnegan,He went ...
Drill Ye Tarriers
Info “Tarriers” refer to the Irish workers who worked on the construction of the American railroads in the 1800s. (source) Lyrics (Melody by Charles Connolly, Lyrics by Thomas Casey, 1888) 1. Every morning at seven o’clockThere’s twenty tarriers a-workin’ at the ...
Clap Clap Clap Your Hands
Lyrics (Folk song) Clap, clap, clap your hands,Clap your hands together. (repeat) Stomp, stomp, stomp your feet… Pat, pat pat your knees… Nod, nod, nod your head… Tap, tap, tap right here… (point to your nose, your ear, etc.) Other ...
Farmer in the Dell
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell,Heigh ho! the Derry O! The farmer in the dell. 2. The farmer takes the wife…3. The wife takes the child…4. The child takes the nurse…5. The ...
Three Little Kittens
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. The three little kittens, they lost their mittens,And they began to cry. “O mother dear, see here, see here,our mittens we have lost.”“What! Lost your mittens? You naughty kittens!Then they began to sigh.“Mee-ow, Mee-ow, Mee-ow, Meow.” ...
2nd Grade Melody Lessons
Each lesson is 30 minutes long. Lesson 1 Opening Song Tell students, We are learning about Melody. The melody starts with the scale. Show visuals of the Curwen hand signs and help them sing up the scale. Tell students, We ...
Tideo
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Pass one window, tideo,Pass two windows, tideo,Pass three windows, tideo,Jingle at the window, tideo. Tideo, tideo,Jingle at the window, tideo. (repeat) Dance / Play Party Formation: Stand in circle or 2 lines facing each other ...
Boom Boom! Ain’t it Great it Be Crazy?
Lyrics (Folk song) Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy!Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy!Silly and foolish the whole day through,Boom, boom, ain’t it great to be crazy! 1.Way down south where bananas grow,An ant stepped on ...