Category: Orff
Sally Go Round the Sun
Lyrics (Folk song) Sally go round the sun,Sally go round the moonSally go round the sunshineEvery afternoon.Boom! (or Oh! or Woo!) Game Formation: Students stand in a circle holding hands. Students sing and circle right. Oh “Boom! (or Oh! or ...
Watah Come a Me Eye
Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) Every time I ‘membah Liza,Watah come a me eye. When I think ’bout my girl Liza,Watah come a me eye.Come back, Liza, come back girl.Watah come a me eye.Come back, Liza, come back girl.Watah come a me ...
Standin’ on the Platform
Lyrics (American folk song) Standin’ on the platform,Waiting for the train,Get your old blue bonnet,And let’s go, Liza Jane. See also Country: US Subject: trains Harmony: I, IV, V / countermelodies / Orff Melody: low so & low la / D,E,G,A / G,B,C’ ...
Sing Together
Lyrics (Folk song) Sing, sing together,Merrily, merrily sing.Sing, sing together,Merrily, merrily sing.Sing, sing, sing, sing! See also Subjects: emotions / singing Harmony: one chord / canon / Orff / ostinati / partner song Meter: 6/8 Rhythm: Scale: major Timbre: Boomwhackers Source: Community Song Book,Mitch ...
Sweetly Sings the Donkey
Lyrics (Folk song) Sweetly sings the donkey at the break of day.If you do not feed him that is what he’ll say:Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Hee-haw! See also Subjects: donkeys / singing Harmony: I, V / Orff / rounds Meter: ...
Waiting for the Dinner Bell
Lyrics (American folk song) O Aunt Lucy, why don’t you run that bell?O Aunt Lucy, why don’t you run that bell?I can tell the way those greens smell,Tell the way those greens smell. Recorder notes D, E, G, A, B, ...
Let Us Sing Together
Lyrics (Folk song) Let us sing together,Let us sing together,One and all a joyous song.Let us sing togetherOne and all a joyous song.Let us sing again and again,Let us sing again and again,Let us sing again and againOne and all ...
Trampin’ / Ramblin’
Version 1 Lyrics (African American Spiritual) I’m trampin’, trampin’,Tryin’ to make heaven my home. (repeat) See also Country / Culture: US / African American Spirituals Harmony: I, V / countermelodies / Orff Melody: do, re, mi / G,A.B / G,B,D Meter: 4 Rhythm: ...
It’s Raining
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) It’s raining, it’s pouringThe old man is snoring.He went to bed and bumped his headAnd couldn’t get up in the morning. Version 2 – Mi, so, la Version Recorder Notes E, G, A Book (Click ...
Old Man Daisy
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Old Man Daisy, he went crazyUp the ladder, down the ladderOver my head. Optional Lyrics Old Man Daisy, he went crazyUp the ladder, down the ladderZidder (short i), Zider (long i)Billy goat rider See also Subjects: goats ...