O ce veste minunată
Lyrics – Romanian (Romanian folk song) O, ce veste minunată,În Betleem ni se-arată,Astăzi, S-a născutCel fărde-nceput,Cum au spus prorocii.Astăzi, S-a născutCel fărde-nceput,Cum au spus prorocii. Că la Betleem MariaSăvârșind călătoria,Într-un mic sălaș,Lâng-acel oraș,L-a născut pe Mesia,Într-un mic sălaș,Lâng-acel oraș,L-a născut ...
Il est ne le divin Enfant
Lyrics – French (French folk song) RefrainIl est né le divin enfant,Jouez hautbois, résonnez musettes!Il est né le divin enfant,Chantons tous son avènement! Depuis plus de quatre mille ans,Nous le promettaient les prophètesDepuis plus de quatre mille ans,Nous attendions cet ...
The Old Hen Cackled (and the Rooster Laid the Egg)
Lyrics (American folk song) 1. The old hen she cackled, she cackled in the loft,The next time she cackled, she cackled in the trough. Refrain 1 (sung 3 or more times)The old hen she cackled, she cackled in the loft,The ...
When I was a Shoemaker
Lyrics (Folk song) When I was a shoemaker,And a shoemaker was I,A this a way and a this a way,And a this a way went I. …baker… …doctor… …dentist… …teacher… …store clerk… …firefighter… See also Subject: jobs / community helpers ...
El zapatero
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song, from Baja California) Yo le dije al zapatero que me hiciera unos zapatoscon el piquito redondo como lo tienen los patos.Malaya el zapatero como me engañó,Me hizo los zapatos y el piquito no English ...
All Hail to the Flag of Freedom
Lyrics (W. W. Skaats, 1861) All hail to the flag of freedomThe pride of our glorious land,Beneath its broad stripes united,Unconquered forever we’ll stand. RefrainShout huzza for the flag,For the flag of the free and brave,Long may it wave o’er ...
Linstead Market
Info This song is in the Jamaican mento genre (not Calypso) (source).This is about a woman going to market trying to sell her fruit, but having no success. I omitted the verses about the woman’s children going hungry. Lyrics (Jamaican ...
Thanksgiving Round
Lyrics (Composer unknown) Now the farmer sows his field,Its increase soon the ground will yield. Now the fields are bright and green,The yellow corn will soon be seen. Now the reapers’ sickles ring,And harvest home they gladly sing. See also ...
Pili Aoao
Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) ʻO ka pōnaha iho a ke aoKa pipiʻo mālie malunaʻIke ʻoe i ka hana mikiʻalaNowelo i ka pili ʻaoʻao RefrainMaikaʻi ke aloha o ka ipoHana mao ʻole i ka pu`uwaiHouhou liʻiliʻi i ka poliNowelo ...
Of All the Beast-es (I’d Rather Be a Panther)
Lyrics (American folk song) Of all the beast-es in the world,I’d rather be a panther.I’d crawl upon some lonesome hill,And cry for Susianna. Of all the beast-es in the world,I’d rather be a panther.Eat all the chickens down the lineAnd ...