Category: folk song / traditional

Lyrics (Louisiana Creole folk song) Sweep sweep sweep away,Sweep the road of dreams,People say that in the nightThe turtle will talk it seems,The turtle will talk it seems. See also Country: Southeastern States (US) Subject: turtles Type: lullabies Harmony: chords ...

Info This is a wedding song. The women in on the bride’s side sing this song as they walk toward the groom’s house. It celebrates the glory of the family. (source) Lyrics – Bambara (Folk song from Ivory Coast, Cote d’Ivoire) ...

Lyrics (Folk song from Sápmi) Alli lai loi lacki loi lai loi lai,Alli lai loi lacki loi lai loi,Alli lai loi lacki loi lai loi lai,Alli lai loi lacki loi lai loi. This is a song of joy. See also ...

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Ecuador) Desde lejos, desde lejos oigoEl canto enamorado de un pájaroEste pájaro es mi abuelo,Es mi abuelo que canta,Que canta enamorado.Y este pájaro es mi abuela,Es mi abuela que canta,Que canta enamorada. Canta canta ...

Info This is a Carnival song from the Incan people in the mountains of Peru and Bolivia. Lyrics – Quechua (Incan folk song from Peru & Bolivia) Taki rikusun, rikusun, rikusun. (repeat) Ay jina jina ay, si wayra si wayra ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Rap-a-tap-a-tap, tick-a-tock-a-too,Cobbler won’t you mend my shoe?Rap-a-tap-a-tap, tick-a-tock-a-tee,Please come back at half past three. See also Subject: cobblers Harmony: chords I, IV, V Melody: ascending pentascale Scale: major Source: We Sing and Listen, Sister Cecilia, Sister John ...

Lyrics (Folk song) Now since we’ve met, let’s merry merry be,Said the tinker to the cobbler.So you say “tink” and I’ll say “ker,”And you say “cob” and I’ll say “ler.”Said the tinker to the cobbler,Said the tinker to the cobbler. ...

Info This song was printed on the title page of a book which included songs about the Eighty Years’ War between the Netherlands and Spain. Lyrics – Dutch (Adriaen Valerius, c. 1572-1625) Neemt mij in der handHoort in’t kort verklaren,Wat ...

Songs Monkey and the Zebra Zebra See also animals

Lyrics (Folk song) Five little chickadees, there’s no room for more,One flew away and then there were four. RefrainChickadee, chickadee, do not stay,Chickadee, chickadee, fly away. Four little chickadees sitting in a tree,One flew away and then there were three.Refrain ...