Rain
Lyrics (Folk tune, Lyrics by Abbie Farwell Brown, 1871-1927) 1. Dripping, dropping, never stopping, Rain, rain, rain!Running down the windowpane, Little children want to play.Slipping, sliding, ever gliding, Won’t you please to go away? 2. Dropping, dripping, ever slipping, Rain, ...
Song of Praise
Lyrics (English folk tune, Lyrics by Richard Compton, 1917) 1. God, our Father made the daylight;God, our Father made the night;God made mountains, sea and sky,And the white clouds floating high. 2. God, we thank Thee for the showers,God, we ...
Who Has the Penny
Lyrics (Folk song) Who has the penny?I have the penny.Who has the key.I have the key.Who has the thimble?I have the thimble.Now let us see.Now let us see. Game Formation: Children close their eyes and hold out their hands. Pass ...
The Clucking Hen
Lyrics (Folk song) “Will you take a walk with me, My little wife, today?There’s barley in the barley field, And hayseed in the hay.”“Thank you,” said the clucking hen, “I’ve something else to do;I’m busy sitting on my eggs, I ...
Home Sweet Home
Lyrics (Melody by Henry Bishop, Lyrics by John Howard Payne, 1823) Mid Pleasures and palaces though I may roam,Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home;A charm from the sky seems to hallow us there,Which, seek through the ...
Let Everyone Clap Hands Like Me
Lyrics (Folk song) Let everyone clap hands like me! (clap clap)Let everyone clap hands like me! (clap clap)Come on and join into the game.You’ll find that it’s always the same. (clap clap) Motions Do motions of the lyrics. Add other ...
In and Out the Dusty Bluebells
Lyrics (Folk song) In and out those dusty bluebells,In and out those dusty bluebells,In and out those dusty bluebells,You shall be my partner. Tippy tippy tap tap on your shoulder…You shall be my partner. Game Formation: Students stand in a ...
Dixie
This song has roots in oppression. See also Blackface minstrel songs Minstrel show Taking Racist Songs Out of Music Education Find different songs
My Valentines
Lyrics (Melody by George L. Wright, 1914, Lyrics by Mildred L. Gray) Sparkling bright the silver shinesOn my pretty valentines,One, two, three came to meIn the post today, you see. See also Subjects: Valentine’s Day / love Harmony: I IV ...
St. Valentine’s Day
Lyrics (French folk tune, Lyrics by Richard Compton) 1. Among the winter’s happy daysComes one in February,When old and young send valentinesTo make each other merry. RefrainTra la la la, Tra la la la,Tra la la la la la la ...