Category: folk song / traditional
Witch Witch
Lyrics Witch, witch* fell in a ditch,Picked up a penny and thought she was rich.“Are you my children?”“Yes we’re your children.”“Are you my children?”“Yes we’re your children.”“Are you my children?”Shouting: “No, you old witch!” *Or “which witch” Game Formation: One ...
Jack-o’-lantern Chant
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Sometimes big and sometimes smallBut always round and yellowWhen children make my famous grinThen I’m a scary fellow Hand-clapping See ideas in the download below. See also Subject: Halloween Activity: motions Type: chant Dynamics: loud & soft ...
Hört ihr Herrn und lasst euch sagen
Lyrics – German (German folk songs) 1. Hört, ihr Herrn, und laßt euch sagen:unsre Glock hat zehn geschlagen.Zehn Gebote setzt Gott ein;gib daß wir gehorsam sein! RefrainMenschenwachen kann nichts nützen;Gott muß wachen, Gott muß schützen.Herr, durch deine Güt und Machtgib ...
Boryano, Boryanke
Lyrics – Transliteration (Bulgarian folk song) Boryano, Boryanke, sal ti li si moma (repeat)Sal ti li si moma, sal ti li znaĭsh da peesh (repeat) Glasŭt ti se chuva chak do nash·ta niva (repeat)Chak do nash·ta niva, chak do nash·to ...
Cold Old House
Lyrics (Traditional chant) I know a house, a cold old house,A cold old house by the sea.If I were a mouse in that cold old house,What a cold, cold mouse I would be! Hand-Clapping See ideas in download below. See ...
Violette à bicyclette
Lyrics – French (Canadian folk song) Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept,Violette, violette,Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept,Violette à bicyclette English Translation – Violet on a bicycle One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,Violet, violet,One, two, three, four, ...
Page’s Train
Lyrics (American folk song) Page’s train runs so fastCan’t see nothing but the window glass. Page’s train goes so slow,Can’t hear nothing but the whistle blow. Motions & Gross Motor Movement See ideas below. See also Subjects: trains Activities: motions ...
Ambos a dos
Info Some sources list this song as originating in Spain, Puerto Rico, and Latin America. There are slightly different versions from Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song) 1. Ambos a dos, matarile, rile, rile,Ambos a dos, matarile, ...
En passant par la Lorraine
Info This song dates from the 16th century. (source) Lyrics – French (Folk song from France) En passant par la Lorraine,Avec mes sabots,En passant par la Lorraine,Avec mes sabots,Rencontrai trois capitaines,Avec mes sabots, dondaine,Oh, oh, oh, Avec mes sabots. Rencontrai trois ...
Klondike Gold Rush
Lyrics (Canadian folk song) Oh come to the place where they struck it rich,Come where the treasure lies hidWhere your hat full of mud is a five-pound note,And a clod on your heel is a quid. RefrainKlondike, Klondike,Label your luggage ...