Ho Ho Watanay
Lyrics – Iroquois (Iroquois folk song, Canada) Ho ho, wa-ta-nay,Ho ho, wa-ta-nay,Ho ho wa-ta-nay,Ki-o-ki-na, ki-o-ki-na. English Translation – Sleep Sleep My Little One Sleep sleep, my little one,Sleep...
View ArticleSwapping 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...
View ArticleMo 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...
View ArticleOn 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...
View ArticleHoist 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. Dance Formation: Students stand in two lines with partners facing each other. Students put arms up...
View ArticleLa 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...
View ArticleChase 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...
View ArticleSal 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...
View ArticleI 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,...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleMon 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...
View ArticleNama-nama Hari
Lyrics – Indonesian (Folk song from Indonesia) Senin, selasa,rabu, kamis,jum’at, sabtu, mingguitu nama-nama hari. English Translation – Names of Days Monday Tuesday,Wednesday Thursday,Friday Saturday...
View ArticleI’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
Lyrics (Music by Harry M. Woods, Lyrics by Mort Dixon, 1927) I’m looking over a four-leaf clover that I overlooked before One leaf is sunshine, the second is rain Third is the roses that grow in the...
View ArticleBrochan lom
Info This song is “mouth music,” (or “puirt à beul”). When musical instruments were banned after 1745, songs were sung to mimic instrumental sounds. The rhythm and melody was more important than the...
View ArticleThe Evening Bell
Lyrics (Anonymous) Hark! The pealing, softly stealing,Evening bell, sweetly echoed down the dell,Sweetly echoed down the dell. Welcome, welcome is thy music,Silvery bell, sweetly telling day’s...
View ArticleFroh zu sein bedarf es wenig
Lyrics – German (August Mühling, 1812) Froh zu sein bedarf es wenigUnd wer froh ist, ist ein König English Translation – It takes little to be happy It takes little to be happy,and whoever is happy is...
View ArticleMe and My Shadow
Lyrics Music by Al Jolson, Dave Dreyer, Lyrics by Billy Rose, 1927 Me and my shadowStrolling down the avenue,Me and my shadowNot a soul to tell our troubles to,And when it’s twelve o’clock, we climb...
View ArticleGo Down Emmanuel Road
Info This song is also called Go Down Manuel Road. “Manuel” might refer to manual labor. (source) Lyrics – Jamaican (Patois/Patwa) (Folk song from Jamaica) Guh dung a Emmanuel Road, galang bwoyFi guh...
View ArticleMiaou miaou la nuit dernière
Lyrics – French (Folk song from France) Miaou miaou, la nuit dernièreMiaou miaou, la nuit dernièreJ’entendais dans la gouttière,J’entendais dans la gouttièreLe chat de notre portière,Le chat de notre...
View ArticleRinglein Ringlein du musst wandern
Lyrics – German (Folk song from Germany) Ringlein, Ringlein, du musst wandernvon dem einen zu dem andern.Das ist hübsch, das ist schön.Lasst das Ringlein nur nicht seh‘n. English Translation – Little...
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