Category: folk song / traditional
King’s Land
Lyrics (Folk song) I’m on the king’s* land, the king is not at home.He’s* gone to Boston to buy his wife* a comb. *Options for different leaders: Use the words, queen, she’s, dog Game Version 1 Formation: Students stand in ...
No Robbers Out Today
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) No robbers out today,No robbers out today,We are singing on our way,For there’s no robbers out today. Lyrics (Folk song) No robbers out today,No robbers out today,For we are dancing on our way,For there are ...
Fudge Fudge
Lyrics (Folk song) Fudge fudge call the judge,Mama’s gonna have a baby,Not a boy, not a girl,Just a plain old baby. (spoken)Wrap the diaper up in paper,Throw it down the elevator, First floor stop! Second floor stop!Third floor, you’d better ...
Bartolo tenía una flauta
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) Bartolo tenía una flautacon un agujero sóloy a todos daba la latacon la flauta de Bartolo. Bartolo tenía una flautacon un agujero soloy su madre le decíatoca la flauta Bartolo. English Translation – ...
Air Pasang Pagi
Lyrics – Malay (Folk song from Malaysia) Air pasang pagi,Surut pukul lima,Bangun pagi-pagi,Siram pokok bunga. Pokok bunga melur,Tanam tepi batas,Itik dah bertelur,Ayam dah menetas. Cik Baba jatuh dalam paritCik Aminah ketawa jerit-jerit Naik kereta api pergi Kuala LumpurDapat isteri cantik ...
Who’ll Buy My Roses
Lyrics (Folk song) Who’ll buy my roses, fresh lilies and posies,With cowslips and primroses, ladies all buy. See also Subjects: flowers / sales Harmony: rounds / chords I & V Melody: tonic triad Scale: hexatonic Tones: s,t,drmfs PDF of song with ...
Burnie Bee
Lyrics (Folk song) Burnie bee, Burnie bee,Tell me when your wedding be,If it be tomorrow day,Take your wings and fly away. Recorder Notes E,G,A See also Subject: insects Harmony: chords I & IV Melody: mi so la / E,G,A Scale: tritonic ...
Plainsies Clapsies
Lyrics (Folk song) Plainsies, clapsies,Twirl around to backsies,Right hand, left hand, Toss it high, toss it low,Touch your knee, touch your toe,Touch your heel and under you go! Movement Version 1 Formation: Each student has an object such as a ball, ...
Ij io̧kwe ļo̧k aelōn̄ eo aō, ijo iaar ļotak ie
Info This was the national anthem of the Marshall Islands between 1979 to 1991. (source) Lyrics – Marshallese (Melody by Samuel Langrine, Traditional lyrics from the Marshall Islands) Ij io̧kwe ļo̧k aelōn̄ eo aō,Ijo iaar ļotak ie,Meļan ko ie, im ...
En roulant
Info This song can be traced back to medieval France (14th / 15th centuries). It was brought to the New World in the 1600s. It was used as a paddling song with the leader doing the “call” and the others ...