Day-O (Banana Boat Song)
Info This is a work song, thought to be sung by Jamaican banana workers, working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. In the morning, they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home. There ...
The Song of All Songs
Lyrics (Stephen Foster, 1866) 1. As you’ve walked through the town on a fine summer’s day,The subject I’ve got you have seen, I dare say.Upon fences and railings wherever you go,You’ll see the penny ballads sticking up in a rowThe ...
Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Lord No More
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Oh the Deacon went down (echo)To the cellar to pray (echo)He found a jug (echo)And he stayed all day (echo)Oh the Deacon went down to the cellar to pray,He found a jug and he stayed all ...
Wanderin’
Lyrics (Folk song) My daddy is an engineer,My brother drives a hack,My sister takes in washin’And the baby balls the jack,And it looks likeI’m never gonna cease my wanderin’. I been a wanderin’Early and late,New York CityTo the Golden Gate,And ...
Ai Di Di Di Dai
Info According to this source, this song is a “nigun,” a “Jewish religious melody most often sung joyfully, and in groups.” Lyrics (Hebrew folk song – Hasidic) Ai di di di dai… English Translation These are repetitive sounds, not words. ...
Two Little Sausages
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Two little sausages frying in a pan.One went sizzle and the other went BAM! See also Subject: food Type: chant Source: Round and Round the Garden and Other Action Songs, Caroline Repchuk, Parragon, 2000 Similar chant: Ten ...
¿Dónde están las llaves?
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Spain) 1. Yo tengo un castillo,Matarile, rile, rile.Yo tengo un castillo,Matarile, rile, ron chimpón. 2. ¿Dónde están las llaves?Matarile, rile, rile.¿Dónde están las llaves?Matarile, rile, ron chimpón. 3. En el fondo del mar… 4. ...
Ten Green Bottles
Lyrics (Folk song) Ten green bottles hanging on the wallTen green bottles hanging on the wallAnd if one green bottle should accidentally fall,There’ll be nine green bottles hanging on the wall. Nine green bottles… Continue counting down until the last ...
Hänschen klein
Lyrics – German (German folk tune, Otto Frömmel) Hänschen kleinging alleinin die weite Welt hinein.Stock und Hutstehn ihm gut,ist gar wohlgemut.Aber Mutter weinet sehr,hat ja nun kein Hänschen mehr.Da besinntsich das Kind,kehrt nach Haus geschwind. English Translation – Little Hans ...
El puente está quebrado
Lyrics – Spanish (Colombian folk song) El puente está quebrado,¿con qué lo curaremos?Con cáscaras de huevo,Burritos al potrero. Que pase el reyQue ha de pasarCon todos sus hijitos¡Menos el de atrás! English Translation – The bridge is broken The bridge ...