syncopation
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 Subject: rabbits Harmony: Orff arrangements / chords ...
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 Country: Liberia Harmony: Orff ...
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 Harmony: partner songs Form AB Harmony: Orff arrangements / chords I & V Melody: D,E,G,B (duet part) ...
Kokoleoko
Lyrics (Liberian folk song) Kokoleoko, Mama, Kokoleoko.Kokoleoko, chicken crowing for day. English Translation “Kokoleoko” is like “cock-a-doodle-doo.” See also Country: Liberia Harmony: Orff arrangements / I IV V chords Meter: 4 Rhythm: syncopation Scale: 5 tones Tones: drmft Source: Share ...
Tongo
Info This is a work song, for rowing. (source) It is unknown for sure which country it comes from. Most sources list it as a Polynesian folk song. One source lists it from the Solomon Islands, and McRae (see source below) ...
Woke Up This Mornin’
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) 1. Woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom (repeat twice)Hallelu, hallelu, hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah! 2. Walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk with my mind on freedom. (repeat)Ah, walk, walk, walk, walk. 3. Singin’ ...
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye.Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie.When the pie was opened the birds began to sing;Wasn’t that a dainty dish to set before the ...
Solas Market
Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) Come, we go down, Come, we go down,Come, we go down to Solas Market,Come, we go down, Come, we go down,We go buy banana. See also Country: Jamaica Subject: food Harmony: countermelodies / Orff arrangements / ...