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Mulberry Bush
Lyrics (Folk song) Here we go ’round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,Here we go ’round the mulberry bush so early in the morning. This is the way we wash our face, wash our face, wash our ...
Here Sits a Monkey
Lyrics (American folk song) Oh here sits a monkey in the chair chair chairHe lost all the true friends she had last yearSo rise upon your feet and greet the first you meet,the happiest one I know. 2. Here cries a ...
Funga Alafia
Lyrics – Yoruba (Composer uncertain: LaRoque Bey or Babatunde Olatunji Funga alafia,ashay, ashay (repeat) English Translation Apparently, the more accurate spelling of “funga” is “fanga,” and “ashay” is “asé” (source).Fanga = “talking drum” in northern LiberiaAlafia = “health” in Yoruba (Nigeria)Asé ...
Elephant Song
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. One little elephant went out to playOut on a spider’s web one day.He had such enormous fun,He called for another little elephant to come. 2. Two little elephants went out to playOut on a spider’s web ...
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: I, V ...
Hop Up and Jump Up
Lyrics (Shaker folk song) Hop up and jump up and whirl round, whirl round,Gather love, here it is all round, all round. (repeat) Here is love flowing round, catch it as you whirl round.Reach up and reach down, here it ...
Sit Down Brother
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) 1. Sit down brother, sit down (repeat twice)Sit down, rest a little while. 2. Know you’re weary, sit down (repeat twice)Sit down, rest a little while. 3. You came through lightning, sit down… 4. You came ...
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 Subject: snakes Type: choral Form AB Harmony: I, V / Orff / partner song Melody: dominant triad / D,E,G,B ...
Kangaroo
Lyrics (Folk song) Kangaroo, Skippy roo, dozing in the midday sun.Comes a hunter: run, run, run.Guess who caught you just for fun? Game Formation: Students sit in a circle. One child, the “kangaroo,” sits in the middle with the eyes ...
Zulu Warrior
Lyrics (South African folk song) I-zika zumba, zumba, zumba,I-zika zumba, zumba, zay. (repeat) See him there, the Zulu warrior.See him there, the Zulu chief, chief, chief. (repeat) See also Country: South Africa Form AB Harmony: major & minor Meter: 4 ...