Beth's Notes Songs + Resources

Tonton Bouki

Beth Thompson — Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:36 +0000

Lyrics – Haitian Creole (Folk song from Haiti) Tonton Bouki,Tonton Bouki,Ou ap dòmi?Ou ap dòmi?Lévé pou bat tanbou-a,Lévé pou bat tanbou-a!Ding ding dong!Ding ding dong! English Translation – Uncle Bouki Uncle Bouki,Uncle Bouki,Are you sleeping?Are you sleeping?Get up to play the drum,Get up to play the drum!Ding, ding, dong!Ding, ding, dong! See also Country: Haiti […]

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Merry Go Round

Beth Thompson — Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:22 +0000

Lyrics (Folk tune from Sweden, Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, adapted by Beth Thompson) Little children go to play,Carousel is running,It will run till evening,Little ones a nickel,Big ones a dime.Hurry up, hurry up!If you want to be on time.faster:Ha, ha, ha,Happy are we,Riding on our horses,Oh, so merrily. (repeat) Circle Game Info: In the early 20th […]

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Eci peci pec

Beth Thompson — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:00:37 +0000

Info This is used as a counting song to decide who’s going to be “It”. Lyrics – Croatian & Serbian (Folk song from Croatia & Serbia) Eci peci pecTi si mali zecA ja mala vjeverica¹Eci peci pec,A ja mala vjeverica¹Eci peci pec. Eci peci, eci peci pec,Eci peci, ti si mali zec,A ja mala vjeverica¹Eci […]

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How-de-do Song

Beth Thompson — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:28 +0000

Lyrics (Gregory Jones, Lyrics adapted by Erin Nowicki) How-de-do and how-de-do and how-de-do again?Me and you and she and him and we and us and them,I know you and you know me,Come on together, now, it’s all hands round! Dance Formation – Students stand in two lines facing partners. Ms. 1 = Bow to person […]

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Pusi Nofo

Beth Thompson — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:00:04 +0000

Lyrics – Samoan (Folk song from Samoa) Pusi nofoNofo i luga o le falaE po atu,e ia le imoaPusi nofoNofo i luga o le falaPusi mata tio petinofo i luga o le fala English Translation – Cat sitting Cat sittingSitting on the matTo beat,to catch the fishCat sittingSitting on the matA big-eyed cat sittingSitting on […]

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Flora Dance

Beth Thompson — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:03 +0000

Info The Flora Dance (also called Furry Dance) sung and danced on or around Flora Day (May 8) in the UK. (source) Lyrics (Folk song from England) First of May’s the Flora Day,Can you dance the Flora?Yes I can with a gentleman,I can dance the Flora. Tra la la la… Folk Dance Formation: Two lines […]

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Krakowiaczek jeden

Beth Thompson — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:51 +0000

Lyrics – Polish (Folk song from Poland) Krakowiaczek jeden, miał koników siedemPojechał na wojnę, został mu się jedenSiedem lat wojował, szabli nie wyjmowałSzabla zardzewiała, wojny nie widziała. Krakowianka jedna, miała chłopca z drewna,A dziewczynkę z wosku, wszystko po krakowsku.Gra mi wciąż muzyka, a kółka trzepocą,Jak małe księżyce w blasku się migocą.(source) English Translation – A […]

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Spider

Beth Thompson — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:32 +0000

Lyrics (Melody by Raymond Ellis, Lyrics by Adelaide Walker) Spider, spider, spin and spin,Spin your web so fine and thin,Spider spinning every day,Do you ever stop to play? See also Subject: insects Harmony: I, IV, V Meter: 4 Scale: hexatonic Tones: m,f,s,drm Source: Introductory Music Music Education Series, by Thaddeus P. Giddings, Will Earhart, Ralph […]

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Hormiguita retozona

Beth Thompson — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:57 +0000

Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Cuba) Sung:Hormiguita retozona no hacía más que jugary su mami le decía: ven y ayúdame a limpiar. Spoken by Hormiguita:!A limpiar mami! !A mí me duele mucho las piernas! Sung:Hormiguita retozona no hacía más que jugary su mami le decía: ven y ayúdame a planchar. Spoken by Hormiguita:!A planchar […]

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Na Wojtusia z popielnika

Beth Thompson — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:05 +0000

Lyrics – Polish (Folk song from Poland) Na Wojtusia z popielnikaIskiereczka mrugaChodź opowiem ci bajeczkę,Bajka będzie długa. Była sobie raz królewna,Pokochała grajka,Król wyprawił im wesele,I skończona bajka. Była sobie Baba Jaga,Miała chatkę z masła,A w tej chatce same dziwy,Cyt! iskierka zgasła. Patrzy Wojtuś, patrzy, duma,Zaszły łzą oczęta.Czemuś mnie tak okłamała?Wojtuś zapamięta. Już ci nigdy nie […]

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