syncopation
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 …
Si me dan pasteles
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Puerto Rico) Si me dan pasteles, dénmelos calientes,Que pasteles fríos empachan la gente. Si me dan arroz no me den cuchara,Que mamá me dijo que se lo llevara. Esta casa tiene las puertas de …
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 …
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 nursery rhymes songs about cats songs about violins / …
Hi-Dee-Roon
Lyrics (Folk song) Let’s all go walking, Hi-dee-roon.Oh! Let’s all go walking, Hi-dee-roon.Oh! Let’s all go walking, Hi-dee-roon.Oh! Let’s all go walking, Hi-dee-roon. Let’s all go hopping…Let’s all go skipping…Let’s all go creeping… See also movement / dance songs songs …
I Caught a Rabbit
Lyrics (Folk song) Rabbit run on the frozen ground.Who told you so?Rabbit run on the frozen ground.How do you know? I caught a rabbit, uh huh! (repeat twice)I caught a rabbit, oh! See also songs about rabbits songs with syncopation …
Head and Shoulders Baby
Lyrics (African American folk song) Head shoulders, baby, one two three (repeat)Head shoulders, head shoulderds, head shoulders,Head shoulders, baby, one two three 2. Shoulders-chest… 3. Chest-knees… 4. Knees-ankles… 5. Ankles- knees… 6. Knees-chest… 7. Chest-shoulders… 8. Shoulders-head… 9. That’s all… …
Take Time in Life
Lyrics (Liberian folk song) I was passing byMy brother called me inAnd he said to me,You better take time in life. People take time in life (repeat twice)‘Cause you got far way to go. See also Liberian folk songs songs …
I Pick Up My Hoe
Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) 1. I pick up my hoe and I go (repeat twice)And we’ll hoe and we’ll hoe and we’ll hoe. 2. I hoe where the young cotton grow (repeat twice)And we’ll hoe and we’ll hoe and we’ll …
Wake Snake
Lyrics (Folk song) Wake snake, day is a-breakin’Peas in the pot and the hoe cakes a-bakin;’Green corn, green corn, green corn. See also partner songs songs with half notes songs with syncopation recorder DEGB songs songs with form AB songs …
