Category: Orff
Bump Up Tomato
Lyrics (Folk song) Bump up tomato,I love the weather,Bring back my heart to me.And every minute, minute, minuteMy heart goes criss cross, tomato sauce,Criss cross my heart is lost.Bump up tomato, bump up tomato,Freeze! Circle Game Formation: Students stand in ...
Tambores (O ba ba)
Lyrics – Portuguese (Folk song from Brazil) Oba ba oba oBaila que beleza que baila tambor.Baila que baila baila tamborBaila que beleza que baila tambor. English Translation – Drums (yay) Yay, yay,Dance, what a beauty that dances on the drum,Dance ...
Abalone
Info To make abalone edible, it must be pounded. This song was sung while pounding, and people added verses as they sang. I included verses appropriate for school and changed a couple of words. Lyrics (George Sterling, ~1907) Oh some ...
The Sandman Comes
Info The Sandman is a character in folk stories from parts of Europe. It is said he sprinkles sand in children’s eyes to help them sleep, and in the morning, the grit in their eyes is leftover sand from the ...
I Don’t Care if the Rain Comes Down
Lyrics (American folk song) I don’t care if the rain comes down, I’m gonna dance all day,I don’t care if the rain comes down, I’m gonna dance all day,Hey hey, carry me away, I’m gonna dance all day,Hey hey, carry ...
On a Log Mr. Frog
Lyrics (Folk song) On a log, Mister frogSang a song the whole day long.Glumph, glumph, glumph, glumph See also Subject: frogs Harmony: one chord / Orff Melody: mi, so, la Meter: 2 Rhythm: Scale: tetratonic Tones: dmsl Source: Share the ...
Shoheen Sho
Lyrics (Welsh folk song) Shoheen sho*, baby boy,Father’s pride, Mother’s joy.Birdie sleeps in the nest,Sun doth sink in the West. *similar to hush-a-bye See also Country: Wales Type: lullaby Harmony: I, V / duet / Orff Melody: G,A,B / D,G,B ...
Griz-ze-ly Bear
Lyrics (American folk song) Call: Tell me who was the griz-ze-ly,Response: Griz-ze-ly bear,C: Tell me who was the griz-ze-ly,R: Griz-ze-ly bear,C: Jack o’ Diamonds was the griz-ze-ly,R: Griz-ze-ly bear,C: Jack o’ Diamonds was the griz-ze-ly,R: Griz-ze-ly bear,C: He made a ...
Listen Listen Here I Come
Lyrics (Folk song) Listen listen here I comeSomeone special gets the drum Circle Game Formation – Students sit in a circle. One student is “It.” As students sing, “It” walks outside the circle pointing to each student on the beat. ...
A B C Die Katze lief im Schnee
Lyrics – German (German folk song) A, B, C, die Katze lief im Schnee.Und als nach Haus sie wieder kam,da hat sie weiße Stiefel an.Oh jemine, oh jemine,Die Katze lief im Schnee. A, B, C, die Katze lief zur Höh‘!Sie ...