Category: folk song / traditional

Lyrics – Pinyin (Chinese folk song) Wǒ men de zǔ guó shì huā yuanhuā yuán de huā duǒ duō xiān yànhé nuǎn de yáng guāng zhào yào zhe wǒ menměi gè rén liǎn shàng xiào kāi yánwá hā hā wá ...

Lyrics (Sea shanty) Oh, the times are hard and the wages are lowAmelia, where you bound for?The Rocky Mountains is my homeAcross the Western Ocean. Beware these packet ships I sayAmelia, where you bound for?They’ll steal your stores and clothes ...

Lyrics (Folk song from Trinidad and Tobago) 1. Mangoes, mangoes, mangoes.Mango vert, mango teen, mango vert, mango teenI want a penny to buy mango vert, mango teen,Give meh a penny to buy mango vert, mango teenMango doudouce, sou-sait matinSavez-vous all ...

Lyrics (Folk song) 1. My father he left me three acres of land,Sing ivy, sing ivy!My father he left me three acres of land,Sing holly, go whistle and ivy. 2. I ploughed it one morning with a ram’s horn,Sing ivy, ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Come all you jolly railroad men, and I’ll sing you if I canOf the trials and tribulations of a luckless railroad manWho started out from Denver his fortune to make grow,And struck the Oregon Short Line way ...

Lyrics – Swahili (Folk song from Tanzania) Simama kaa, simama kaaRuka, ruka, ruka, simama kaa. (repeat) Tembea kimbia, tembea kimbiaRuka, ruka, ruka, simama kaa. (repeat) English Translation – Stand still Stand still, stand stillJump, jump, jump, stand still. (repeat) Walk run, walk runJump, ...

Lyrics (Folk song) All ‘round the brickyard,Remember me,I’m gonna step it, step it, step it*,And a-remember me. Movement Change “step it” to other motions. See also Activity: movement Harmony: chords I & IV Meter: 2 Rhythm: syncopation Scale: pentatonic Tones: ...

Lyrics (American folk tune) Turkey struttin’ down the lane,Turkey struttin’ so,Thursday is Thanksgiving DayI think you ought to know. Run and hide, time to go,Run and hide, time to go.(repeat) Dance Formation: Two lines with partners facing each other. Couple ...

Info This song was sung as people were building post-rail fences. Lyrics (Folk song) Put ’em up solid, they won’t come down,Hey, ma laddie, they won’t come down. See also Subjects: work / building Harmony: chords I & IV Meter: ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Three times round the cuckoo waltz,Three times round the cuckoo waltz,Three times round the cuckoo waltz,Lovely Susie Brown. RefrainFare thee well, my charming girl,Fare thee well, I’m gone,Fare thee well, my charming girlWith golden slippers on. Choose ...