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Buy a Penny Ginger

Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) Buy a penny gingerPung it in the mortar,Buy a penny gingerPung it in the mortar,Doon-ak-a, doon-ak-a, doo-kay. Game (Adapted) Formation: Students sit or stand in a circle of 3-5 students. On the steady beat, students pile ...

Witches’ Night

Lyrics (Melody by Ambrose Thomas, 1924, adapted by Beth Thompson, Lyrics by Charles Harvey) Out where the autumn night winds blow,Hark! There’s a footfall, stealthy slow.Hush! Do you hear that soft tip-tap?Oh, such a ghostly rap.See, there’s a blue flame ...

Witch Witch

Lyrics (Folk song) Witch, witch* fell in a ditch,Picked up a penny and thought she was rich.“Are you my children?”“Yes we’re your children.”“Are you my children?”“Yes we’re your children.”“Are you my children?”Shouting: “No, you old witch!” *Or “which witch” Game ...

Jack-o’-lantern (chant)

Lyrics (Traditional chant) Sometimes big and sometimes smallBut always round and yellowWhen children make my famous grinThen I’m a scary fellow Hand-clapping See ideas in the download below. See also Subject: Halloween Activities: motions Dynamics: loud & soft Melody: so-mi ...

That’s a Mighty Pretty Motion

Lyrics That’s a mighty pretty motion, Dee di dee,That’s a mighty pretty motion, Dee di dee,That’s a mighty pretty motion, Dee di dee,Rise sugar rise. That’s a mighty poor motion, Dee di dee,That’s a mighty poor motion, Dee di dee,That’s a mighty poor motion, Dee di ...

Solfege Resources

Grade Level Suggestions Here’s an idea of what grade levels could focus on which syllables: 1st – so, mi 2nd – mi, so, la 3rd – do, re, do re mi, pentatonic 4th – low so and la 5th – ...

Himmel und Erde müssen vergeh’n

Lyrics – German (German folk song) Himmel und Erde müssen vergeh’n,aber die Musici, aber die Musici,aber die Musici bleiben besteh’n. English Translation – Heaven and earth must pass Heaven and earth must pass,but the music, but the music,but the music ...

My Dame Hath a Lame Tame Crane

Lyrics (English folk song) My dame hath a lame tame crane,My dame hath a crane that is lame,Pray gentle Jane, let my dame’s lame tame craneFeed and come home again. Motions “Dame” = Curtsy (or, if sitting, put both hands ...

I Took a Walk to Town One Day

Lyrics (Traditional chant) I took a walk to town one dayAnd met a cat along the way.What do you think that cat did say?Meow, meow, meow. I took a walk to town one dayAnd met a pig along the way.What ...

Häschen in der Grube

Lyrics – German (German folk song) Häschen in der Grube saß* und schlief, saß* und schlief,armes Häschen, bist du krank,dass du nicht mehr hüpfen kannst?Häschen hüpf, Häschen hüpf, Häschen hüpf! *pronounced “zass” English Translation – Bunny in the Pit Bunny ...
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