Category: folk song / traditional
In the Hairy Scary Castle
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. In the hairy scary castle,In the hairy scary castle,In the hairy scary castleWhere the skeletons rattle and the ghosts go boo! 2. In the hairy scary castle,In the hairy scary castle,In the hairy scary castleWhere the ...
I am a Pumpkin Big and Round
Lyrics (Folk song) I am a pumpkin big and round,Once upon a time I grew on the ground.Now I have a mouth two eyes and a nose,What are they for, do you suppose?When I have a candle inside shining bright,I’ll ...
Stirring My Brew
Lyrics (Folk song) Stirring and stirring and stirring my brew*,Oooooh, ooooooh,Stirring and stirring and stirring my brew,Oooooh, ooooooh,Tip-toe, tip-toe, tip-toe,Boo! *Optional: Change this lyric to “stew.” See also Subject: Halloween Harmony: chords i, iv, V Meter: 6/8 Rhythm: long & short ...
Sammy Sackett
Lyrics (Folk song) Sammy Sackett, hold on to my jacket.Hold on to my coat,That’s the way we board the boat. Circle Singing Game Formation: Students stand in a circle with one student, who is “It” outside the circle. As students ...
Miller of Dee
Lyrics (Folk song) There was a jolly miller once,Lived on the River Dee,He worked and sang from morn till night,No lark more blithe than he.And this the burden of his songForever used to be,“I care for nobody, no, not I,And ...
Mrs. White Had a Fright
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Mrs. White had a fright in the middle of the night.Saw a ghost eating toast halfway up a lamppost. See also Subject: Halloween Type: chant Meter: 2 PDF of chant Download PDF
Fàngxué
Lyrics – Pinyin (Folk song from China) Gōngkè wánbì tàiyángNá qǐ shū bào huí jiā qùkànjiàn fùmǔ xíng gè lǐfùmǔ duì wǒ xiàoxīxī English Translation – After school Homework finished, the sun goes down (in the West)Pick up the newspaper ...
Nuku nuku nurmilintu
Lyrics – Finnish (Folk song from Finland) Nuku, nuku nurmilintu,Väsy, väsy, västäräkki.Nuku nurmelle hyvälle,Vaivu maalle valkialle. Lintu tuopi liinahapaijan,Haapana hyvän hamehen.Kaskeloinen korvatyynyn,Pääskynen peäalusen. English Translation – Sleep, sleep meadow bird Sleep, sleep meadow bird,Tired, tired, wagtail.Sleep well in the grass,Drift ...
Big Fat Biscuit
Lyrics (Folk song) Big fat biscuit, chew-ba-loo,Just from the oven, chew-ba-loo,Jump over yonder, chew-ba-loo. Game Formation: Small group of students stand in a line. On the last word of the song or after the song ends, when everyone yells, “Jump!” ...
Bonnie Doon
Info The Doon is a river in Scotland. Lyrics (Scottish folk tune, Lyrics by Robert Burns, 1843) Ye banks and braes of Bonnie DoonHow can ye bloom so fresh and fair?How can ye chant ye little birdsWhile I so weary, ...