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Sing Your Way Home
Lyrics Sing your way home at the close of the day. Sing your way home; drive the shadows away. Smile every mile, for wherever you roam It will brighten your road, it will lighten your load If you...
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Old Settler’s Song
Lyrics 1. I’ve wandered all over this country, Prospecting and digging for gold, I’ve tunneled, hydraulicked and cradled, And I nearly froze in the cold. And I nearly froze in the cold, And I nearly...
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Rocky Mountain
Lyrics 1. Rocky mountain, rocky mountain, rocky mountain high. When you’re on that rocky mountain hang your head and cry. Refrain Do, do, do, do, Do remember me. (repeat) 2. Stormy ocean, stormy...
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Patito (Little Duck)
Lyrics 1. Patito, patito color de café, Si tu no me quieres, me quiere José. 2.Me gusta la leche, me gusta el té, Pero mas me gustan los ojos de usted. Translation 1. Little duck, little duck, color...
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Scarborough Fair
This is about the Yorkshire town of Scarborough. The song relates the tale of a young man who instructs the listener to tell his former love to perform for him a series of impossible tasks, such as...
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Irish Washerwoman
Lyrics When I was at home I was merry and frisky, My dad kept a pig and my mother sold whisky, My uncle was rich, but never would by aisey Till I was enlisted by Corporal Casey. Och! rub a dub, row...
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Loch Lomond
Lyrics By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes, Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond, Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae, In the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. Refrain O...
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Song of the Skylark
Lyrics 1. Aloft in the sky the song of the lark Drifts downward to welcome the breaking day. In lyrical notes the melody floats: Refrain “All hail, lovely spring!” is his message. (repeat) 2. The...
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Classroom Instruments – Recommended List (part 1)
Students generally love to play musical instruments! They are also great for practicing rhythm and coordination. And when done correctly, they contribute to the artistry of the music-making experience!...
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Classroom Instruments – Recommended List (part 2)
Classroom Instruments, part 1 here. And now for Orff instruments! Xylophones, Metallophones, Glockenspiels… Quick Intro to Orff Instruments First of all, this is a great video worth watching....
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Suo Gân
Lyrics 1. Sleep my darling, on my bosom, Harm will never come to you; Mother’s arms enfold you safely, Mother’s heart is ever true. As you sleep there’s naught to scare you, Naught to wake you from...
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When Irish Eyes are Smiling
Lyrics 1. There’s a tear in your eye and I’m wondering why, For it never should be there at all. With such power in your smile, sure a stone you’d beguile, So there’s never a teardrop should fall,...
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Classroom Instruments – Class Set Up & Storage
Storing instruments in a Music Classroom Here is how I set up my instruments in my classroom, using the beg, borrow and steal method (i.e. use what you can because the budget is small)! I also got rid...
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Nine Red Horsemen
Lyrics I saw nine red horsemen Ride over the plain, And each gripped his horse By its long flowing mane. Refrain Ho hillo, hillo, hillo ho! Ho hillo, hillo, hillo ho! Ho hillo, hillo, hillo ho! Ho...
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Instruments in Class: Tips & Tricks 1
“Me, me, me! It’s MY turn!” Have you heard that a million times? Instruments are so fun to play! Here are some tips and tricks I’ve used when using instruments in the classroom. Before they play I...
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Rose of Tralee
Lyrics The pale moon was rising above the green mountain, The sun was declining beneath the blue sea; When I strayed with my love to the pure crystal fountain, That stands in the beautiful Vale of...
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Instruments in Class: Tips & Tricks 2
See Part 1 of Instruments in Class: Tips & Tricks here. Playing Orff Instruments Before we play instruments, we practice holding mallets, either with each child holding mallets or practicing with...
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Sweet Betsy from Pike
Lyrics 1. Oh don’t you remember Sweet Betsy from Pike, Who crossed the wide prairie with her husband Ike? With two yoke of oxen and one spotted hog, A tall shanghai rooster and an old yeller dog. 2....
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Tell Me Why
Lyrics 1. Tell me why the stars do shine. Tell me why the ivy twines. Tell me why the sky’s so blue. And I will tell you just why I love you. 2. Because God made the stars to shine, Because God made...
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Listen to the Mockingbird
Lyrics Verse 1 I’m dreaming now of Hally, Sweet Hally, sweet Hally, I’m dreaming now of Hally, For the thought of her is one that never dies; She’s sleeping in the valley, In the valley, in the...
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