Category: folk song / traditional
Got Dem Blues
Info This is one of the earliest blues songs, sung in honky-tonks (bars) in the United States Southwest. (source: Sandburg) Lyrics (Folk song) Got dem blues but I’m too mean, lordy,I’m just too mean* to cry. Spoken: Oh, I got ...
Fire in the Mountain
Lyrics (Folk song) Fire in the mountain, run run run,You with the red coats follow with the drum,The drum shall beat and you shall run,Fire in the mountain, run run run. Games Version 1 Formation: Students in 2 concentric circles. ...
Ain’t Gonna Rain
Info This song has many versions across the U.S. This version can be traced back at least to the 1870s and is known as a dance song from Iowa and Nebraska. (source: Sandburg) Lyrics (Folk song) 1. It ain’t gonna ...
Roda pião
Lyrics – Portuguese (Brazilian folk song) O pião entrou na roda, ó pião (repeat)Roda pião, bambeia pião (repeat) Sapateia no terreiro, ó pião (repeat)Roda pião, bambeia pião (repeat) Mostra tua figura, ó pião (repeat)Roda pião, bambeia pião (repeat) Faça uma ...
Gray Squirrel
Lyrics (Folk song) Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail. (repeat)Wrinkle up your little nose,Put a nut between your toes,Gray squirrel, gray squirrel, shake your bushy tail. Recorder Notes G, A, B, C, D’ See also Subject: squirrels Harmony: chords ...
Pec Nám Spadla
Lyrics – Slovak (Folk song from Slovakia) Pec nám spadlaktože nám ju opravÃstarý peciar nie je domaa mladý to nespravÃ. Zavoláme na deduÅ¡kaon má veľké kladivopribije tam jeden klineca už je to hotovo. English Translation – Our oven fell down ...
Caracol col col
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song) Caracol, col, col,Saca tus cuernos al solQue tu padre y tu madre ya los sacó. Caracol, col, col,En cada ramita lleva una flor.Que viva la baba de aquel caracol. English Translation – Snail -ail -ail ...
Yisrael V’oraita (Torah Ora)
Lyrics – Transliteration (Hebrew folk song) Yisrael v`oraita v`kudsha brich hu chad hu.Tora Ora haleluja. (repeat) English Translation – Israel and the Torah (Torah ora) Israel and Torah and the Holy One – Blessed be He – are one. The ...
Way Up in the Sky
Lyrics (Folk song) Way up in the sky the little birds flyWhile down in their nest the baby birds restWith a wing on the left, and a wing on the rightThe sweet little birdies sleep all through the night.Shhh, they’re ...
Folk Songs from Azerbaijan
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