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Skip to My Lou

Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Lou lou, skip to my lou,Lou lou, skip to my lou,Lou lou, skip to my lou,Skip to my lou, my darling. 2. Lost my partner, what’ll I do?Lost my partner, what’ll I do?Lost my partner, what’ll …

Captain Go Sidetrack Your Train

Lyrics (Folk song) Captain, go sidetrack your train,Captain, go sidetrack your train.Number three in line,Coming in on time,Captain go sidetrack your train. See also train songs songs with syncopation call & response songs mi, re, do songs GAB recorder songs …

This Train

Lyrics (African American Spiritual) This train is bound for glory, this train. (repeat)This train is bound for gloryIf you ride it you must be holyThis train is bound for glory, this train. See also train songs Spirituals partner songs songs …

Jazz Resources

Visuals & Worksheets / Assessments (See download at bottom of page.) PowerPoint (See download at bottom of page.) Previous Next 17 slides Books (Click images to link to purchase.) Recordings (Click images to link to purchase.) Books / Recordings Combinations …

Wake Me

Lyrics (Folk song) Wake me! Shake me!Don’t let me sleep too late.Gonna get up early in the morning,Gonna swing on the golden gate! See also songs with half notes pentatonic songs do, re, mi songs recorder GAB songs recorder DEGAB …

Oh, Won’t You Sit Down

Lyrics (African American Spiritual)  Oh won’t you sit down,Lord, I can’t sit down, (repeat twice)‘Cause I just got to heaven,got to look around. See also Spirituals pentatonic songs songs with syncopation recorder GAB songs recorder DEGAB songs songs with Orff arrangements …

African American Spirituals & Songs

Previous Next Spirituals Ain’t That Rockin’ All Night All Around the Maypole All My Trials All Night, All Day Amen Angel Band Babylon’s Falling Balm in Gilead Blow Your Trumpet Gabriel Bob-A-Needle By’m Bye Chatter with the Angels Children Go …

My Paddle’s Keen and Bright

Lyrics (Margaret Embers McGee, 1918) My paddle’s keen and bright,Flashing with silver,Follow the wild goose flight,Dip dip and swing See also partner songs songs with syncopation recorder DEF#GABC songs minor / modal songs songs based on the minor pentascale songs …

Weevily Wheat

Lyrics (Folk song) Don’t want your weevily* wheat,Don’t want your barley.Take some flour in half an hourTo bake a cake for Charlie. Five times five is twenty-five,Five times six is thirty,Five times seven is thirty five,Five times eight is forty. …

Li’l Liza Jane

Lyrics (Countess Ada De Lachau, 1916) I’ve got a house in BaltimoreLil’ Liza JaneStreet car runs right by my doorLil’ Liza JaneOh Eliza, Lil’ Liza JaneOh Eliza, Lil’ Liza Jane See also songs from the Northeastern states (U.S.) songs with …

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