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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mangoes
Lyrics (Folk song from Trinidad and Tobago) 1. Mangoes, mangoes, mangoes.Mango vert, mango teen, mango vert, mango teenI want a penny to buy mango vert, mango teen,Give meh a penny to buy mango vert, mango teenMango doudouce, sou-sait matinSavez-vous all ...
Purple Stew
Lyrics (Folk song) We’re making a purple stew,Whip whip whip whip,Making a purple stew,Shoobie doobie doo. With purple potatoes,And purple tomatoes,And YOU in our purple stew! Motions Line 1 = Pretend to stir soup Line 2 = Shake hips and ...
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 ...
Everybody’s Welcome
Lyrics (American folk song) Everybody’s welcome, yes, yes, welcome!Everybody’s welcome, come along and go. Oh glory, hallelujah!Oh glory come along and go. Recorder Notes D, E, G, A, B, D’ Motions See motion ideas in download below. See also Subjects: ...
Banaha (Sisi sisi dolada)
Info This song (the title sometimes includes the words “Soldiers’ Song”) is about the joy of living. It is unknown exactly what the lyrics refer to. (source) Lyrics – Kiluba (Katanga Province in southern Congo) (Congolese folk song) Sisi, sisi, ...