Orff
My Dame Hath a Lame Tame Crane
Lyrics (English folk song) My dame hath a lame tame crane,My dame hath a crane that is lame,Pray gentle Jane, let my dame’s lame tame craneFeed and come home again. Motions “Dame” = Curtsy (or, if sitting, put both hands ...
Le forgeron
Lyrics – French (Canadian folk song) Le forgeron rebat le fer,Il bat lefer, il bat le fer. English Translation – The blacksmith The blacksmith rebuilds the iron,He beats iron, he beats iron. See also Country / Language: Canada / French ...
Black Socks
Lyrics Black socks, they never get dirty.The longer you wear them, the stronger they get.Sometimes I think I should wash them,But something inside me says, “No no not yet.”Not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet See also Subjects: silly ...
Bigi kaiman
Lyrics – Sranan Tongo (Folk song from Suriname) Bigi kaiman, kaiman, kaiman,Bigi kaiman djomp’a liba bari tjoewe-tjoewe. (repeat) A bari tjoewe-tjoewe. A bari tjoewe-tjoewe.Bigi kaiman djomp’a liba bari tjoewe-tjoewe. (repeat) Translation – Big Caiman* Big caiman, caiman, caiman,Big caiman jumped ...
Backe backe Kuchen
Lyrics – German (German folk song) Backe, backe Kuchen,Der Bäcker hat gerufen!Wer will gute Kuchen backen,Der muss haben sieben Sachen:Eier und Schmalz,Butter und Salz,Milch und Mehl,Safran macht den Kuchen gehl (gelb),Schieb in den Ofen ‘rein. English Translation – Bake, bake ...
Thank You for this Chris’mus
Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) Thank you for this Chris’mus,Thank you for the New Year,And thank you for the chance to liveTo see another Chris’mus.La la la la, doin’ the bamboo walk,La la la la, doin’ the bamboo walk. See also ...
African Noel
Lyrics (Liberian folk song) Sing noel, sing noel, noel noelSing noel, sing noel, noel noelSing we all noel, sing we all noel See also Country: Liberia Subject: Christmas Harmony: homophony / Orff arrangements / chords I, IV, V Meter: 4 ...
All Around the Green Apple Tree
Lyrics (American folk song) All around the green apple treeWhere the grass grows so sweetMiss Margie, Miss Margie,Please turn back your backHe wrote you a letterTo turn back your back. Game Formation: Students stand in a circle holding hands.Take turns ...
Dollar Dollar
Lyrics (Folk song) Dollar, dollar you must wanderFrom the one hand to the otherIs it fair, is it fairTo keep poor [student] sitting there? Coin Passing Game Formation: Students sit in a circle and one student (“It”) sits in the ...
Then Oh Then
Lyrics (American folk song, adapted by Beth Thompson) When I was a young child, young child,I remember then oh then.It was this way, that-a-way,It was this way, that-a-way,This-a-way, that-a-way then. See also Harmony: Orff arrangements Harmony: chords I & V Melody: ...
