Category: folk song / traditional
Weevily Wheat
Lyrics (Folk song) Don’t want your weevily* wheat,Don’t want your barley.Take some flour in half an hourTo bake a cake for Charlie. Five times five is twenty-five,Five times six is thirty,Five times seven is thirty five,Five times eight is forty. ...
Long-Legged Sailor
Lyrics (Folk song) Did you ever ever ever in your long-legged lifeMeet a long-legged sailor with a long-legged wife?No, I never ever ever in my long-legged lifeMeet a long-legged sailor with a long-legged wife.Did you ever ever ever in your ...
Going Over the Sea
Lyrics (Canadian folk song) When I was one I ate a bun,Going over the sea.I jumped aboard the sailorman’s ship,The sailorman said to me:“Going over, going under,Stand at attention like a soldierWith a one, two, three! When I was two ...
Bow Wow Wow
Lyrics (Folk song) Bow wow wow,Whose dog art thou?Little Tommy Tucker’s dog,Bow wow wow. (whoo!) Circle Game Students stand in a one circle, each facing a partner. Sing the song and do motions. The game continues until all students return to ...
My Father is a Garbage Man
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. My father is a garbage man, a garbage man, a garbage man,My father is a garbage man,And it goes something like this:“pee-u!” (spoken with an exaggerated singing voice) 2. My mother is a baker…and it goes ...
Please don’t pick these songs!
Did I grab your attention? Well, I’m not sure how to write this post without offending anyone. So, I guess I will just run that risk. My other post about how to pick great repertoire is a good place to ...
Fooba Wooba John
Lyrics (Folk song) 2. Saw a crow flying low,Fooba, wooba, fooba, wooba,Saw a crow flying low, Fooba wooba John.Saw a crow flying low several miles beneath the snow.Whoa John, oh John, Fooba wooba John. 3. Saw a whale chase a ...
Once an Austrian Went Yodeling
Lyrics (Austrian folk song) Once an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high,When he met with (1) an avalanche interrupting his cry. RefrainHo-lee-ah,Ho-leh-rah-hee-hee-ah,Ho-leh-rah cuckoo,spoken (1) rumble rumbleHo-leh-rah-hee-hee-ah,Ho-leh-rah cuckoo,spoken (1) rumble rumbleHo-leh-rah-hee-hee-ah,Ho-leh-rah cuckoo,spoken (1) rumble rumbleHo-leh-rah-hee-hee-ah-ho. Once an Austrian went ...
Why I Love Folk Songs
Most of the time, I would rather teach folk songs in my classes and programs than composed music for many reasons. Folk songs… have stood the test of time. reflect the culture, values and stories from the countries they’re from. ...