Five Little Fishes
Lyrics (Traditional chant) Five little fishes swimming in a poolFirst one said, “This pool is cool”Second one said, “The pool is deep”Third one said, “I want to sleep”Fourth one said, “Let’s dive and dip”Fifth one said, “I spy a ship”Fisherman ...
Golden Ring Around the Susan Girl
Lyrics (Folk song) Golden ring around the Susan girlGolden ring around the Susan girlGolden ring around the Susan girlAll the way around the Susan girl Take a little girl and give her a whirl… (repeat twice)All the way around the ...
Songs in Arabic
Songs (unclear what country or might be sung in several countries) Ala Delona (على دلعونا) Laylat al-Milad (ليلة الميلاد) Tala’a Al-Badru ‘Alayna (طلع البدر علينا) See also
Tafta Hindi
Lyrics – Transliteration (Folk song from Lebanon) Tafta hindi, tafta hindi,Shash hariri ya banatIftahili ya sabiyaEndi bida lil sit-tat English Translation – Indian Taffeta Indian taffeta, Indian taffeta,Silk and linen I sell here.Open (the door) for me, pretty girls,I have ...
Oliver Cromwell
Lyrics (English folk song) Oliver Cromwell lay buried and dead,Hee-haw, buried and dead,There grew an old apple-tree over his head,Hee-haw, over his head. The apples were ripe and ready to fall,Hee-haw, ready to fall,There came an old woman to gather ...
Grandma Moses
Lyrics (Folk song) Grandma Moses sick in bedCalled the doctor and the doctor said,spoken“Grandma Moses, you’re not sick!All you need is a peppermint stick!”Get up, shake shake, shake shake,Get down, shake shake, shake shake,Turn around, shake shake, shake shake,Touch the ...
We Shall Overcome
Lyrics (Gospel song, Original lyrics: Charles Albert Tindley, 1900, Adaptations by: Zilphia Horton, Frank Hamilton, Guy Carawan, Pete Seeger) 1. We shall overcome, we shall overcome,We shall overcome someday. Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe,We shall overcome someday. 2. We ...
Tony Chestnut
Lyrics (Folk song) Tony Chestnut knows I love you,Tony knows, Tony knows,Tony Chestnut knows I love you,That’s what Tony knows. Motions To = tap toesny = tap kneesChest = tap chestnut = tap head (For an updated version where I ...
Valentines (In the dark)
Lyrics (Old English tune, Lyrics by Homer H. Harbour) 1. In the dark of the winter when cold winds do blow,Saint Valentine’s Day comes like flowers in the snow;Bringing thoughts of our dear ones whose love we renew,By sending them ...
Miller Boy
Lyrics (Folk song) Oh happy is the miller boy that lives by the mill.The wheel turns round with a right good will,One hand in the hopper and the other in the sack,Oh the ladies step forward and the gents step ...