Mon merle
Lyrics – French (Folk song from Canada) Mon merle a perdu son bec,Mon merle a perdu son bec,Un bec, deux becs, trois becs, marleauComment veux-tu mon merle, mon merleComment veux-tu mon merle chanter Mon merle a perdu son œil,Mon merle ...
The More We Are Together
Info Irving King wrote this song based on the German tune of Ach Du Lieber Augustin. The refrain has evolved into The More We Get Together in the original meter of the German tune. (source) Lyrics (Irving King, 1926) Here’s ...
I Scream You Scream We All Scream for Ice Cream
Lyrics (Howard Johnson, Billy Moll, Robert A. King, 1927) I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream,Rah! Rah! Rah!Tuesdays, Mondays, we all scream for sundaes,Sis-boom-bah!Boola-boola, saspa-roo-la.If you’ve got chocolate, we’ll take va-noo-la,I scream, you scream, we all scream ...
Sal de ahí chivita chivita
Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song from Mexico) RefrainSal de ahí chivita, chivitaSal de ahí de ese lugar. Vamos a llamar al burroPara que saque a la chiva.El burro no quiere sacar a la chiva,La chiva no quiere salir de ahí. ...
Chase That Squirrel
Lyrics (Folk song) Up and down the center we go,Up and down the center we go,Up and down the center we goThis cold and frosty morning. Now’s the time to chase that squirrel,Now’s the time to chase that squirrel,Now’s the ...
La poulette grise
Lyrics – French (Folk song from Canada) C’est la poulette griseQui pond dans l’église,Ell’ va pondre un p’tit cocoPour son p’tit qui va fair’ dodiche,Ell’ va pondre un p’tit cocoPour son p’tite qui va faire dodo,Do di che do do. ...
Hoist Your Window Way Yonder
Lyrics (Folk song) Hoist your window way yonder,Father’s gone to Lou-sa-na,Roll-a roll-a way yonder. Game Formation: Students stand in two lines with partners facing each other. Students put arms up and join hands to form arches. When the song starts, ...
On the Banks of the Old Tennessee
Lyrics (Folk song) If I were a little fish,I wouldn’t swim in the sea,I’d swim in the brook where my Katy baits her hook,On the banks of the old Tennessee. See also Location: Southeastern region of the U.S. Subject: fish ...
Mo Ruarachan (Kishmul Cradle Croon)
Lyrics – Gaelic (Folk song from Scotland: Hebrides) Hee-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Ho-ree-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Hee-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,Mo Niallachan beag, ma chubhrachan. English Translation – My Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name) Hee-o-ho-ro mo, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name*)Ho-ree-o-ho-ro, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name)Hee-o-ho-ro mo, ...
Swapping Song
Lyrics (Folk song) When I was a little boy, I lived by myself,And all the bread and cheese I had I kept upon the shelf, RefrainWing wong waddle, to my jack straw saddle,To my Johnny fair faddle, to my long ...