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La Marseillaise
Lyrics – French (Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, 1792) Allons enfants de la PatrieLe jour de gloire est arrivé!Contre nous de la tyrannieL’étendard sanglant est levéL’étendard sanglant est levéEntendez-vous dans les campagnesMugir ces féroces soldats?Ils viennent jusque dans vos brasÉgorger ...
On Easter Day
Lyrics (Folk song, Lyrics by John Erwin, publ. 1921) 1. On Easter Day, as I was goingThrough the woods, the winds were blowing,Far away the church bells rang:Ding dong, cling clang. 2. And with the distant church bells’ ringingCame the ...
Arbor Day
Lyrics (Melody by Ernst Schmid, Lyrics by Katie Louise Brown, publ. 1921) 1. The sunbeams are twinkling, The air soft and freeIs telling a message to you and to me.Come out! Come out! We’re planting a tree.Come out! Come out! ...
Advance Australia Fair
Lyrics (Peter Dodds McCormick, 1878) Australians all let us rejoice,For we are young and free;We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;Our home is girt by sea;Our land abounds in nature’s giftsOf beauty rich and rare;In history’s page, let every stageAdvance ...
Himno Nacional Argentino
Lyrics – Spanish (Melody by Blas Parera, 1777–1840, Lyrics by Vicente López y Planes, 1785 – 1856) Oíd mortales, el grito sagradoLibertad, Libertad, Libertad.Oíd el ruido de rotas cadenasVed el trono a la noble igualdadYa a su trono dignísimo abrieron Las provincias unidas del ...
Planting a Garden
Lyrics (Flemish folk tune, Lyrics by Richard Compton, publ. 1921) 1. Your rake and shovel and wheelbarrow bring;Let’s plant us a garden this morning in spring;Dig little trenches, pull out all the weeds;Pour in some water, then drop in your ...
Three Little Pigs
Lyrics (Alfred S. Getty, 1847-1918) 1. A jolly old sow [pig] once lived in a sty,And three little piggies had she,And she waddled about saying “Umph, umph, umph,”While the little ones said “wee, wee.” (repeat last 2 lines) 2. “My ...
Hello Ma Baby
Lyrics (Joseph E. Howard & Ida Emerson, 1899) Hello, ma baby, hello, ma honeyHello, my ragtime gal,Send me a kiss by wire,Baby, my heart’s on fire.If you refuse me, Honey, you’ll lose me,Then you’ll be left alone, oh baby,Telephone and ...
Rain
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Abbie Farwell Brown, 1871-1927) 1. Dripping, dropping, never stopping, Rain, rain, rain!Running down the windowpane, Little children want to play.Slipping, sliding, ever gliding, Won’t you please to go away? 2. Dropping, dripping, ever slipping, Rain, ...
Song of Praise
Lyrics (English folk tune, Lyrics by Richard Compton, 1917) 1. God, our Father made the daylight;God, our Father made the night;God made mountains, sea and sky,And the white clouds floating high. 2. God, we thank Thee for the showers,God, we ...