Autumn Comes

Lyrics (English folk song) Autumn comes, the summer is past,Winter will come too soon.Stars will shine clearer, skies seem nearer,Under the Harvest Moon. See also Country: England Subjects: fall (autumn) / choral music Meter: 3 (triple) Scale: natural minor YouTube ...

Australia’s on the Wallaby

Lyrics (Australian folk song) 1. Our fathers came to search for gold, the mine has proved a duffer.From bankers, boss and syndicate we always had to suffer.They fought for freedom for themselves, themselves and mates to toil.But Australia’s sons are weary ...

Aura Lee

Lyrics (Melody by George R. Poulton, 1861, Lyrics by W.W. Fosdick) 1. As the blackbird in the spring beneath the willow treeSat and piped I heard him sing and sing of Aura Lee. RefrainAura Lee, Aura Lee, maid of golden ...

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, ...

Ash Grove

Lyrics (Welch folk song, Lyrics by Thomas Oliphant, 1862) 1. Down yonder green valley where streamlets meanderWhen twilight is fading I pensively roam.Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander,Amidst the dark shades of the lonely ash grove.‘Twas there where the blackbirds were ...

Animals Went in Two By Two

Lyrics (American folk song) 1. The animals went in two by two, Hurrah! Hurrah!The animals went in two by two, Hurrah! Hurrah!The animals went in two by two,the elephant and the kangaroo,and they all went into the ark for to get out ...

Artza Alinu

Lyrics – Transliteration (Hebrew folk song) Artza alinu, Artza alinu, Artza alinu,Kvar charashnu vegam zaranu,aval od lo katzarnu. English Translation – Our Country We ascended to the Land (of Israel)We’ve already ploughed and sown too,But we have not yet reaped. (source) ...

Armenian Lullaby

Lyrics (Armenian folk song) Sleep my little one, my loved oneAs I watch and singAs the bright moon watches o’er usO’er your little crib. See also Country: Armenia Subjects: lullabies Harmony: Orff arrangements Melody: descending minor pentascale Meter: 4 Rhythm:    ...

Arroz con leche

Version 1 – Triple meter Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song) 1. Arroz con leche se quiere casarcon una viudita de la capital,que sepa tejer, que sepa bordar,que ponga la aguja en su campanal. 2. Yo soy la viudita la hija ...

Alligator Chant

Version 1 – Chant Lyrics (Traditional chant) Alligator high, alligator low,Alligator fast and then he’s slow.Alligator up, alligator down,Alligator on the farm and also in the town. Motions Do motions to go with the lyrics. Recorder Notes D, E, G, ...
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