Category: folk song / traditional
Seesaw Up and Down
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) Seesaw, up and downI can see all over town. Lyrics (Folk song) Seesaw, up and downIn the sky and on the ground. See also Harmony: chords I, IV, V Melody: so-mi Meter: 2 Scale: 5 ...
La primavera
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from New Mexico, U.S.) Ya viene la primaveraSembrando flores, sembrando flores, ¡ay ay!Y ya los campos se esmaltanDe mil colores, de mil coloresCantan las aves, cantan las aves,Los oteros repitanSus trinos suaves, sus trinos suaves. ...
Swallow Goodbye
Lyrics (German folk tune, Lyrics by Edward Thatcher, 1903) 1. Swallow goodbye,Why must you fly?June of another yearYou’ll find me waiting here,Swallow goodbye,Why must you fly? 2. Swallow don’t go,Stay through the snow,Snowflakes you’ll love to see,Falling so merrily,Swallow don’t ...
Cucú cucú cantaba la rana
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Uruguay) Cucú, cucú cantaba la rana,Cucú, cucú debajo del agua,Cucú, cucú pasó un caballero,Cucú, cucú con capa y sombrero,Cucú, cucú pasó una señora,Cucú, cucú con traje de cola,Cucú, cucú pasó un marinero,Cucú, cucú vendiendo ...
Iro Ye
Lyrics – Gen (Mina) (Folk song from Benin) Iro yeNou ka ye manaoIro yeNou ka ye manaoNie nou do nou de anaoNapodenaoAkbe la mio naoSo yakbe na yoma English Translation – My Iro My Iro,What am I going to give ...
Keep in the Middle of the Road
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) 1. I hear them angels callin’ loud,Keep in the middle of the road,They are waitin’ there in a great big crowd,Keep in the middle of the road. I can see them standin’ ‘round the big white ...
Räge, Rägetröpfli
Lyrics – Swiss German (Lyrics by Ida Spühler, Music by Carl Ruckstuhl, 1838-1907, Switzerland) Räge, Rägetröpfli,Es rägnet uf mys Chöpfli,Wenns rägnet wärde Blüemli nassUnd alli Steinli uf dr GassWenns rägnet wärde Blüemli nassUnd alli Steinli uf dr Gass. English Translation ...
Johnny’s My Boy
Lyrics (Folk song from Ghana & Cameroon) Johnny’s my boy, I sent him to schoolTo learn how to spell John Bull,Johnny, Johnny, Johnny See also Countries: Ghana / Cameroon Harmony: chords I, ii, V Meter: 2 Rhythm: syncopation Scale: hexachord Tones: ...
Lindo pescadito
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) En el agua clara que brota en la fuenteUn lindo pescado salta de repenteLindo pescadito, ¿no quieres salirA jugar conmigo? ¡Vamos al jardÃn! Yo vivo en el agua, no puedo salir.Porque si me salgo ...
Scions du bois
Lyrics – French (Folk song from France) Scions, scions, scions du bois,Pour la mère, pour la mère,Scions, scions, scions du bois,Pour la mère Nicolas.Qu’a cassé ses sabotsEn mille morceaux. English Translation – Let’s saw wood Let’s saw, let’s saw, let’s ...