Orff
Los esqueletos
Lyrics – Spanish (Costa Rican folk song) 1. Cuando el reloj marca la unaLos esqueletos salen de su tumba,Tumba, tumba, tumba, baTumba, tumba, tumba, ba 2. Cuando el reloj marca las dosDos esqueletos comen arrozTumba… 3. Cuando el reloj marca ...
Old Zion’s Children
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) RefrainOld Zion’s children marching along, marching along, marching along,Old Zion’s children marching alongTalking about the welcome day 1. I hailed my mother in the morningMarching along, marching alongI hailed my mother in the morningTalking about the ...
Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
Info This is a work song, thought to be sung by Jamaican banana workers, working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. In the morning, they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home. There ...
Donkey Donkey Old and Gray
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Donkey, Donkey, old and gray,Open your mouth and gently bray,Lift your ears and blow your hornTo wake up the world this sleepy morn. See also Subjects: donkeys / horns / colors Harmony: rounds / Orff arrangements / chords ...
Vamos a remar
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) Vamos a remar en un botecitoRápido, rápido, rápido, rápidoEn un botecito. Vamos a volar en un avioncitoRápido, rápido, rápido, rápidoEn un avioncito. Vamos a pasear en un cochecitoRápido, rápido, rápido, rápidoEn un cochecito. ...
The Raindrops Song
Lyrics (Laura Ormiston Chant, publ. 1905) Hark! How the little raindropsPitter patter down the panePitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter goes the rain. (Student:)Oh you tiresome little rain drops,How I wish you’d go away!You will keep me in the school ...
The Cat’s Got the Measles
Lyrics (Traditional chant) The cat’s got the measles, the measles, the measles,The cat’s got the measles, whatever shall we do? We’ll send for the doctor, the doctor, the doctor,We’ll send for the doctor, and he’ll know what to do! See ...
May Song (Spring is Coming)
Lyrics (Melody by Charles L. Minturn, 1914, Lyrics Traditional) Spring is coming, spring is coming,Birdies build your nest.Weave together straw and feather,Doing each your best. Spring is coming, spring is coming,Flowers are waking, too.Daisies, lilies, daffo-dilliesNow are coming through. Spring ...
Betty Botter
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Betty Botter
bought some butter.“But,” she said,
”the butter’s bitter.If I put it
in my batter,it will make
my batter bitter.But a bit
of better butter–that would make
my batter better.” So she bought
a bit of ...
Orff Books
Books (Click images to link to purchase.) These Orff books are really helpful, whether or not have had Orff training. They are often great about giving you the play-by-play lesson plans – with active, hands-on learning. There are so many ...
