Over the River and Through the Woods
Lyrics (Folk song) 1. Over the river and through the woods,To grandmother’s house we goThe horse knows the way to carry the sleighThrough white and drifted snow.Over the river and through the woods,Oh how the wind does blow!It stings the ...
Chugoku Chiho no Komori-uta
Info This is from the Chugoku region. Lyrics – Rōmaji (Japanese folk song) 1. Nenneko shasshari mase,Neta ko no kawaisa.Okite naku ko noNenkororo, tsura nikusa.Nenkororon, nenkororon. 2. Nenneko shasshari mase,Kyō wa nijūgo-nichi sa.Asu wa kono ko no,Nenkororo, Miya-mairi.Nenkororon, nenkororon. 3. ...
Santy Maloney
Lyrics (English folk song) 1. Can you dance Santy Mahoney (repeat twice)And turn yourself about? 2. Put both your hands on your shoulders… 3. Bend yourself this way and that way… Motions Do motions of the lyrics. See also Country: ...
Tengo una muñeca vestida de azul
Lyrics – Spanish (Mexican folk song) Tengo una muñeca vestida de azulZapaticos blancos, delantal de tulLa lleve a paseo y se me constipoLa tengo en la cama con mucho dolor Esta mañanita me dijo el doctorque le dé jarabe con ...
Nani Wale Ku’u ‘Ike
Lyrics – Hawaiian (Hawaiian folk song) Nani wale kuʻu ʻike `ana i ka naniO ke aloha e, e hoʻoipoipo nei Ilihia wale au i kou leo lāI ka pane ʻana mai, pehea au I laila kuʻu ʻupu ke kuʻu haliʻa ...
Singing
Lyrics (English folk tune, Lyrics by Robert Louis Stevenson) Of speckled eggs the birdie singsAnd nests among the trees;The sailor sings of ropes and thingsIn ships upon the seas.The children sing in far Japan,The children sing in Spain;The organ with ...
We’re Going Round the Mountain
Lyrics (American folk song) 1. We’re going round the mountain, two by two, (repeat twice)So rise, Sally rise. 2. Let me make you a motion, two by two… 3. That’s a mighty poor motion, two by two… 4. Let me ...
Georgie Porgie
Lyrics (English folk song) Georgie Porgie pudding and pieKissed* the girls and made them cry.When the boys came out to playGeorgie Porgie ran away. Could substitute “hit” See also Country: England Type: nursery rhyme Harmony: I IV V chords Melody: ...
Shake Hands Mary
Lyrics (African American folk song) 1. Shake hands, Mary, Dum-a-la-lum. (repeat)Lum lum lum lum Dum-a-la-lum. (repeat) 2. Strut, Mary…3. Dance, Mary… Movement Do the movement of the lyrics. See also Activity: movement Harmony: chords i & V Melody: minor tonic ...
Hoosen Johnny
Info This song is said to have been popular among traveling lawyers in the late 19th century in the U.S. Midwest. Former President Lincoln apparently knew it. (source) (source: Sandburg) Lyrics (American folk song) 1. The little black bull came ...