Tree Song
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. The trees are waving to and fro.So are we, so are we.Beneath the wild wind bending low.So we do, as you see. RefrainOh may we grow like happy treesIn shadow or in sunTo bless the world, ...
Golden Boat Song
Lyrics (Folk song) Here we float in our golden boat,Far away, far away.Here we float in our golden boatFar away. 1. See how we splash and water dashWhile on the air the sun shines fairSinging of birds and lowing herdsFar ...
If All the Raindrops
Lyrics (Folk song) If all the raindrops were lemon drops and gumdropsOh, what a rain that would be!Standing outside, with my mouth open wide;Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!If all the raindrops were lemon drops and ...
One Misty Moisty Morning
Lyrics (English folk song) One misty moisty morning when cloudy was the weather,O there I met an old man clothed all in leather,Clothed all in leather with cap under his chin.O how d’ye do, O how d’ye do, O how ...
Jolly Tester
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Oh my little sixpence, my pretty little sixpence.I love sixpence better than my life.I spent a penny of it, I lent another.And I took fourpence home to my wife. 2. Oh my little fourpence, my pretty ...
Oh I’m Goin’ to Sing
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) Oh I’m goin’ to sing, goin’ to sing, goin’ to singGoin’ to sing all along my way (repeat) Recorder Notes G, A, B, D’ See also Culture: African American Spirituals Subject: singing Harmony: countermelodies / Orff ...
Old Aunt Dinah
This song has roots in oppression. “Dinah” is a caricature of the African American “Mammy.” “ ..these caricatures were used to defend and romanticize slavery, and the characters were never shown as particularly smart or able to function well outside their role as domestic servants, ...
Wastin’ His Time
Lyrics (American folk song) Old man thereSitting on a logWastin’ his time,Wastin’ his time. See also Harmony: Orff arrangements / chords I, IV, V, vi Melody: do, re, mi songs / G,A,B Meter: 2 Rhythm: Scale: trichord Tones: drm or ...
Mary Come A-Running
Lyrics (American folk song) Mary come a-running on a Sunday morning,Sunday morning, Sunday morning,Mary come a-running on a Sunday morning,Sunday morning,Sunday morning soon. Whose band on a Sunday morning (repeat twice)Sunday morning soon. See also Harmony: chords I V Meter: ...
(I) Fed My Horse
Version 1 Lyrics (Folk song) 1. I fed my horse in a poplar trough and there he caught a whooping cough (repeat)Coy ma lin dow kill ko, kill ko. Coy ma lin dow, kill ko me. 2. I fed my ...