Category: Orff
The Other Day I Met a Bear
Lyrics (Carey Morgan and Lee David, 1919) 1. The other day, (The other day,)I met a bear, (I met a bear,)A great big bear, (A great big bear,)A way out there! (A way out there!)The other day I met a ...
Dear Old Santa Claus
Lyrics (English folk tune, Lyrics by Alice C.D. Riley) 1. Down the chimney wide and black comes old Santa Claus.Laden with his Christmas pack, dear old Santa Claus.Tops and skates and sleds for sliding,Jolly hobby horse for riding,Oh such treasures ...
A Pumpkin
Lyrics (Scottish folk tune, Lyrics by Virginia Baker) A pumpkin ran away before Thanksgiving Day.“They’d make,” said he, “a pie out of me if I should stay.” See also Country: Scotland Subject: fall (autumn) / Halloween / Thanksgiving Harmony: countermelodies ...
Hato Popo
Lyrics – Rōmaji (Japanese folk song) 1. Pop pop poHato poppoMamega hoshiikaSora yaruzoMinnnade nakayokuTabenikoi 2. Pop pop poHato poppoMameha umaikaTabetanaraIchidoni sorotteTonndeyuke English Translation – Pigeon Coo, coo Coo, coo, cooPigeon coo, cooIf you like beansCome downLet’s eat all together Coo, ...
Go Round
Lyrics (American folk song) Go round, go round, Look at the mornin’ star. Oh let me shine, shine like the mornin’ star. See also Activity: movement Harmony: Orff arrangements / chords I & IV Melody: low so & low la ...
Village Watchman
Lyrics (Cantonese folk song) 1. Watchman makes night’s first round. Mother says, “What is that sound?”Zing, zing, zing. Hear mosquitoes sing. Hear them zing, zing, zing… 2. Watchman makes second round. Father says, “What is that sound?”Gih, gih, gih, calls ...
Hey Diddle Diddle
Lyrics (Folk song) Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle,The cow jumped over the moon.The little dog laughed to see such sportAnd the dish ran after the spoon. See also Subject: cats / fiddles Type: nursery rhyme Form: AB ...
In Some Lady’s Garden
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. O somebody come and let me out of here.I’m in some lady’s garden.I’ll roll like a log if you let me out of here.I’m in some lady’s garden. 2. O somebody come and let me out ...
Balooloo My Lammie
Lyrics (Melody: Air from Grieg’s Minstrelsy, Lyrics by Lady Carolina Nairne, 1766-1845, Scotland) 1. Balooloo, my lammie, balooloo, my dear,Now balooloo lammie, ain minnie is here.What ails my wee bairnie, what ails it this night?What ails my wee bairnie, is ...
Song to the Sun
Lyrics (Native American folk song, Zuni) Wake! Awake! Awake! (repeat)The sun has come and the moon has gone.We greet the sun with our morning song.We are thankful for another day. (repeat)Wake! Awake! Awake! (repeat) See also Culture: Native American Subjects: ...