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for Learners Songs of English
compiledby

Anna Maria MalkoE

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thissongbook first began ro takeshape ina

town of Bandirma,Turkev,thanks to *re Sincethat time a decadeago, many odter in Polandhavealso contributedto the colleagues in Washington, D.C. Our thanksto them all.

Musicalnotations by Wnn Ripka Illustrationsby DeeSeadler, TeresaWilbtk and SuscnA. I-ara Printecl by the UniteclStatesInformationAgenqy. Firstpublishecl 1991 printed lc)93. . Thiseclition

"Old Favorites for All Ages"are truly well-lovedmelodies As the title reflects, that represent a mosaicof Americanculturein music.Youngchildrenin the todaystill memorizethesewords and melodiesfrom 18thUnitedStates on rhymes.Adultsstill sing theseold-timefavorites centuryMotherGoose for instance, and Eve, traditionaloccasions-"AuldLangSyne"on NewYear's "GoodNight, "For He/She's special. aJollyGoodFellow"in honorof someone socialevent,and Ladies"is a well-knownmusicalsignalto end an evening's "Rock-a'bye-Baby" is probablythe first tune that comesto mind for most when thev think of lullabies. Americans tell us that someof thesesongsdate back several The folk music historians of course,in GreatBritainand hundredyearsor more. Manyoriginated, in the settlers traveledto the NewWorld with the Englishand Scotch-lrish evenolder of perhaps Othermelodies, centuries. eighteenth and nineteenth origin, are reportedto have come from Germany,France,or other parts of that appearin many Thesefollt tunesare like familiar proverbs Europe. versions. evenin their differentlanguage cultures;they are still recognizable Melodies,in fact, seem to travel from region to region and passfrorn generation more easilythan do their lyrics,which havea way of to generation of the singer. being adaptedto suit the whim or circumstance You will norethat someof the songsin this book havebeenslightlyadapted Please note alsothat all of the for Englishteachingpurposes. or expanded "public you, adaptingand creating too, enjoy if domain." So are in the songs you may experiment with thesetunesto your heart's your own verses, content-none are copyrighted. to you in the hope of musicalAmericana this collection We are presenting lessons. will enlivenand enrichyour Englishlanguage that thesesongs Happysingingl

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PREFACE SONGS CHILDREN'S 1. AlphabetSong,The 2. Did You EverSeea Lassie/Laddie? 3. Down at the Station 4. Farmerin the Dell,The 5. GoodMorning to You 6. Hickory Dickory Dock 7. I'm a Little TeapoVSnowman 8. Mary Had a Little Lamb 9. MoreWe GetTo$ether,The 10. Muffin Man,The 11. One,Two, BuckleMy Shoe 12. Polly,Put the KettleOn .......... 13. Twinkle,Twinkle,Little Star SONGS ACTIONAND COUNTING The 1. AntsGo Marching, 2. Bingo 3. HappySong,The Knees, and Toes 4, Head,Shoulders, 5. Hokey Pokey 6. JohnnyWorkswith One Hammer 7. LondonBrid$e 8. NinetyNine Milesfrom Home 9. Skip to My Lou 10. This Is the Way 11. ThisOld Man 12. Tisket,A Tasket SONGS GROUP GENERAL 1. Auld LangSyne ....... The ........ 2. BearWentOverthe Mountain, 3. Billy Boy 4. Clementine 5. Down in the Vallev a Jo l l yC o b aFellow 6 . F o rH e 's 3 9 11 l2 l3 14 15 t6 t7 18 19 20 2l 22 23 25 27 29 3l 33 34 36 37 38 39 40 4l 43 45 47 48 49 51 53 54

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1. The Alphabet Son$

anonymous old Frenchmelody

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A,B,C,D,E,F,G, H,lJ,K,L,M,N,O,P, and T,U,V, Q,R,S, W ,X,andY andZ. Happy,happywe shallbe Whenwe learnour ABC's.
This melody is thoughtto haveoriginatedin Franceduring the 18thcentury. by C. Bradlee, as "The,schoolmaster" The spellin! rhyme Firstappearedin the UnitedStates 1834. Boston.Massachusetts,

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2.

Did You Ever see A Lassie?/ Did You Ever see A Laddie?
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a lassie, a lassie, Did you everseea lassie, and that? way Did you ever seea lassie$o this Go this way and that way, go this way and that way' Did you ever seea lassiego this way and that? Did you ever seea laddie,a laddie,a laddie' Did you ever seea laddie $o this way and that? Co this way and that way, go this way and that way' Did you ever seea laddie go this way and that?

H. Bancroft,NewYork, in 1909'The melody,similar to byJessie Firstpublishedin the United States "folly, eut the KettleOn," probablyoiiginateAas "Ach,Du LieberAugustin,"byJ'F' Kirmair in Mainz' Germanyin 1788.

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3.
anonvmous

Down at the Station

melodv old French-Canadian

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Downat the station,early in the morning, Seethe little wa$onslined up in a row. Seethe enginedriverpull the little handle. Chug!Chugl Toot! Toot! Herewe gol
melody. Of unknownorigin, this tune is believedto be basedon a French-Canadian

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4. The Farmer in the Dell

anonvmous old German circlegame

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The farmer in the dell, the farmer in the dell: Heigh-o, the derry-o, the farmer in the dell.

6 . The dog takesacat,

the dog takesa cat. Heigh-o, the derry-o, the dog takesa cat.
7 . The cat takesa rat,

2 . The farmer takesa wife, the farmer takesa wife. Heigh-o,the derry-o, the farmer takesa wife. 3. Thewife takesa child, the wife takesa child. Heigh-o,the derry-o, the wife takesa child.
4 . The child takesa

the cat takesa rat. Heigh-o, the derry-o, the cat takesa rat.
8 . The rat takesthe cheese,

the rat takesthe cheese.

Heigh-o, thederry-o,
the rat takes the cheese. 9. The cheese stands alone.the cheese standsalone. Heigh-o, the derry-o,the cheese stands alone.

nurse,the child takes a nurse.Heigh-o, the derry-o,the child takesa nurse. 5. The nursetakesa dog, the nurse takesa dog. Heigh-o, the derry-o,the nursetakesa dog.
word, used in the refrainsof old ballads derry-o....a meaningless heigh-o....an exclamation to attractnotice,show pleasure, etc.

The words and melody are a variationof the old English"Farmer's Den,"first printed in NewYork in' 1885.lt is thoughtto havederivedfrom a children'sgame,"Der Kirmenbauer," by EdwardFiedler, publishedin Dessau, Germanyin 1847.

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6. Hickory DickoryDock
anonymous 1. Hickorydickorydock,the mouseran up the clock. The clockstruckone,the mouseran down, Hickorydickorydock. 2. Hickorydickorydock,the mouseran up the clock. The clock strucktwo, the mousesaid "Bool" Hickorydickorydock. 3. Hickorydickorydock,the mouseran up the clock. The clockstruckthree,the mousesaid "Wheel" Hickorydickorydock. 4. Hickorydickorydock,the mouseran up the clock. The clock struck four, the mousesaid "No morel" Hickorydickorydock.

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This old Englishnurseryrhyme is believedto date back to the 18thcentury.

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7. I'm A Little Teapot / I'm A Little Snowman

anonymous

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I'm a little teapot,shortand stout. Hereis my handle,here is mY spout. When the water'sboiling,hear me shout, "Tip me over,pour me outl" 2 . I'm a little snowman,shortand fat. here is my hat. Hereis my broomstick, jolly comesto stay. sunshine When the Then I slowlymelt awaY!

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8.
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Mary Had A Little Lamb

melodY old English

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1. Maryhad a littlelamb, little lamb,little lamb, was white as snow' fufur!had a little lamb, its fleece that Marywent, Marywent' Marywent' 2. And everywhere that Marywent, the lamb was sureto go' And everywhere day, 3. It followedher to schoolone day, schoolone day, schoolone It followedher to schoolone day,which was againstthe rule' 4.Itmadethechildrenlaughandplay,laughandplay,laughandplay' It made the childrentaulh ana ftay to seethe lamb at school' sentit out, sentit out, sentit out' 5. And so the teacher And so the teacherSentit out, but still it lingerednear. 6. It stoodand waited round about,round about,round about, It stoodand waited round about,till Marydid appear' 7. "Why doesthe lamb love Mary so, Mary so, Mary so? w rryo o e sth e l a mb l oveMar yso?' ' thelittlechildr encr y' know; S. "Why, Mary lovesthe lamb, you know; lamb, you know; lamb'you reply. did teacher whi, Mary lovesthe lamb, you knowl" the
in Boston' Miscellany d inJuvenile Basedon a ffue storyby Sarah J. Hale,this songwas first publishe in 1830. Massachusetts

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The More we Get To$ether

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together, together, The more we get together, we'll be. happier the The more we get together, Foryour friendsare my friends, And my friendsare your friends, the happierwe'll be. The more we get together,
(Seenote page 12.) Of unknown origin, this is the same melody as "Did You EverSeea Lassie?"

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10. The Muffin Man

anonymous
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2 . Oh, yes,I know the Muffin Man, the Muffin Man,the Muffin Man, Oh, yes,I know the Muffin Man, who liveson Drury Lane. 3 . Now two of us know the Muffin Man. the Muffin Man,the Muffin Man. Now naro of us know the Muffin Man. who liveson Drury Lane. (Continue around the circle until all the childrenhaveresponded.)
4 . Nowwe all know the Muffin Man,

the Muffin Man,the Muffin Man, Now we all know the Muffin Man, who liveson Drury Lane.
Originunknown.

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1 1 . One, Two, Buckle MY Shoe

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Melodies, This old Englishnurseryrhyme is also a musicalscalesong It appearedin Mother Goose's in the 1700s. Massachusetts orintedin Worcester.

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12. Polly, Put the Kettle On

anonvmous old Germanmelody

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Polly,put the kettleon, Polly,put the kettleon, Polly,put the kettleon, We'll all havetea.

2 . Sukey,take it off again, Sukey,take it off again, Sukey,take it off again, They've allgone awayl

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13. Twinkle, TWinkle,Little Star

:lody Taylor Jane

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1. Twinkle,nruinkle, little star,how I wonderwhat you are. Up abovethe world so high, like a diamondin the sky. little star,how I wonderwhat you are. Twinkle,nrrinkle,
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2 . When the blazingsun is set,and the grasswith dew is wet. all the ni$ht. little light, rwinkle,trruinkle Thenyou showy-our you are. what I wonder how Twinkle,twinkle,little star, 3 . Thenthe travelerin the dark thanksyou for your tiny spark. so? How could he seewhere to go if you did not nruinkle you are. Twinkle,twinkle,little star,how I wonderwhat
4 . As your bright and tiny sparkli$htsthe travelerin the dark,

ThoughI know not what you are,twinkle,twinkle,little star. Twinkle.twinkle,little star,how I wonderwhat you are'

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Accordingto records,the words were written in Londonin 1806,and probably first printed_togetheriith rhe music in TheSingingMasterin 1835.The melody, the same as "The Alphabet d'une Heureet Demy" by M' Song,"is thought to have been composedas "Les Amusements Bou-inin parii, t7Ot. Mozart wrote 12 variations of the melody for piano in Paris, 1778;
Beethoven \r improvised on the theme in Prague in 1798. On the other side of the Atlantic' l\ it was published as "Mark My Alford" in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1794. U ,ltlr^4

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1. The Ants Go Marching

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1. The antsgo marchingone by one,hurrah,hurrahl The antsgo marchingone by one,hurrah' hurrahl The antsgo marchingone by one,the little one stopsto eat a crumb' And they;ll go marchingdown to the groundto get out of the rain, Boom,boom,booml 2. The ants$o marchingtwo by rwo, hurrah,hurrahl The ants go marchingtwo by wo, hurrah,hurrahl by two, the little one stopsto tie his shoe, The ants go marchingn'rro And rhey;ll go marchingdown to the groundto get out of the rain' Boom,boom,boom! 3. The antsgo marchingthreeby three,hurrah,hurrahl The ants!o marchingthreeby three'hurrah,hurrah! The antsgo marchingfour by four, the little one stopsto $yt the door, And theyill go marchingdown to the groundto get out of the rain, Boom,boom,booml

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4 . The antsgo marchingfour by four, hurrah' hurrahl

The ants!o marchingfour by four, hurrah,hurrahl The ants!o marchin! fout by four,.thelittle one stopsto shut the door, nnd theyill go marcfringdown to the groundto get out of the rain, Boom,boom, booml 5 . The ants $o marchin$five by five,hurrah,hurrahl The ants !o marchingfive by five' hurrah,hurrahl The ants !o marchingfiueby five,the little one stopsto rob a hive, go marcfiingdown to the groundto get out of the rain, And they"all Boom.boom,booml 6 . The ants $o marchin$six by six, hurrah,hurrahl The ants!o marchingsix by six, hurrah,hurrahl the ants!o marchin! six by six, the little one stopsto pick up sticks, ana tfreyill go marcflingdbwn to the groundto get out of the rain, Boom,boom,booml hurrah,hurrahl 7 . The ants go marchingsevenby seven, hurrah,hurrahl The ants!o marchin! sevenby seven, bY seven, The ants$o marchingseven the little one stopsto pray to Heaven, And they all go marchingdown to the $roundto get out of the rain, Boom,boom,booml 8 . The ants go marchingeight by ei$ht,hurrah,hurrahl The antsgo marchingeight by ei$ht,hurrah,hurrahl gate, The antsgo marchin! eiltrt ny eigtrt,the little one stopsto lock the And theylll go marc[inf aown to the groundto get out of the rain, Boom,boom,booml 9 . The ants go marchingnine by nine, hurrah,hurrahl The ants go marchingnine by nine, hurrah,hurrahl The antsgo marchin! nine by nine, the little one stopsto checkthe time, go marciing down to the $roundto get out of the rain, And they"all Boom.boom, booml 1 0 . The ants go marchingten by ten, hurrah,hurrahl The ants!o marchingten by ten, hurrah,hurrahl The ants!o marchin! t"n Uy ten, the little one stopsto say'The Endl" And theyill go marcfiingdown to the groundto get out of the rain, Boom.boom, boom, booml

AvariationoftheCivilWartune,"WhenJohnnyComesMarchin$Home"' 1863' tt*p"r"a by eatrickcilmore in Boston,Massachusetts-

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2. Bingo
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anonvmous

melody old English

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Therewas a farmerhad a dog, And Bingowas his name, And Bingowas his name,ol B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, And Bingowas his name,ol Therewas a farmer had a dog, And Bingowas his name, And Bingowas his name,ol (clap)-l-N-G-O, (clap)-l-N-G-o, (clap)-l-N-G-O, And Bingowas his name,ol

in the 1780sin England this songmay haveoriginated According to one source,

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3. Therewas a farmer had a dog, And Bingowas his name, And Bingowas his name,ol (clap)-(clap)-N-G-O, (clap)-(clap)-N-G-o, (clap)-(clap)-N-G-O, And Bingowas his name,o! 4. Therewas a farmer had a dog, And Bingowas his name, And Bin$owas his name,ol -G-O, -(claP) (clap)-(clap) -(claP)-G-O, (clap)-(clap) -(claP)-G-O, -(clap) (clap) And Bingowas his name,ol Therewas a farmer had a dog, And Bingowas his name, And Bingowas his name,ol -(claP)-O, -(claP) -(clap) (clap) -O, -(claP) (clap)-(clap)-(claP) -o, -(claP) -(claP) -(clap) (clap) And Bingowas his name,ol 6. Therewas a farmerhad a dog' Ang Bingowas his name, And Bingowas his name,ol (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap), -(clap), -(clap) -(clap) -(clap) (clap) (clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)-(clap)' And Bingowas his name,ol

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3. The Happy Son$

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If yoa're L"f 'H ond yn Krcuil,.loy yu, loo/rl

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1. If you'rehappyand you know it, clapyour handsl(clap)-(clap) If you're happy and you know it, clap your handst (clap)-(clap) If you'rehappyand you know it, and you reallywant to showit, If you'rehappyand you know it, clapyour handsl(clap)-(clap) 2. If you're happy and you know it, slapyour kneesl (slap)-(slap) If you're happy and you know it, slapyour kneesl (slap)-(slap) If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it, If you're happy and you know it, slapyour kneesl (slap)-(slap)
Origin unknown.

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it, stamP Your feet'l 3. If You're haPPYand You know @tamP)-(stamP) it, stamP Your feetl if you're haPPYand You know

it' toshow want reallv it'and know vou liftr* [ij[ffi]". vou Hno* it' siamp your feetl
If vou're happy ";i y"; (siamp)-(statnq) snapyour fingersl If you'rehappyand you know it' (snaq) (snap)your fingers'l If you're happy and you know it' snap

it' toshow want it' and voureallv vouknow $ifl';itfff$y and it' shapyour fingersl
If you're happy ;d (snap)-(snaq) y"; ttno* OK!(O-KI) 5. If you'rehappyandyou ltnowll' :uu oKI(o-KD il il fng* il' t"i' happy Ifyou're lt' andYou.Know lf vou'rehaPPY lt' snow to want andYoureallY andyou knowit' sayOKI(O-l(0 happy If you're all fivel 6. If you'rehappyandyou ["9Y].1-9o (o'Rl) (snap)' (snap)' (stanwi' 1starytP) (s (slop (clap), -' )- lap.)' (clap)' all fivel If you'rehappyuilOyou kngwit' do -(snap)'(o-R|) - (stap.), - (clap),Glap) Otoyil tttamp)' fnap) to showit' (ctap) want you'really If you'renappyaii you knol" it' and you knowit' do all fivel rl"bbi'anA iiirou'ru ' -(snap), (o'RI) - 6t amp1, $nap) (starnpi4 iri;;: (r;6i (shp>tstap),

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4. Head, Shoulders,Knees,and Toes

anonymous

H"oJ-,

slro" | - J rr, 7 kn""t, orr/- loes, knees an/. to"s.

t

fr
how it,
flea,a-, A
lll

tlonl-lrrt,

kn"rs, orrl loes2 knt s on^/ tousYD

}e
*a "/

Eges,

a,n/-

ea-rs t

an/-

monll, A

onl

nose,

{o-R!) io-Kr)
)w lt,

H."/-2 tLonl'/"rs2 kn""r, onl toes2 kn""s onl

Loes.

(o-Rl) and toes, knees, Head,shoulders, and toes. Knees and toes, knees, Head,shoulders, Kneesand toes. Eyes, and ears,and mouth,and nose, knees, and toes. Head,shoulders, Knees and toes.

Origin unknown

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Hokey Pokey
anonvmous

rLgLt L"n/,

Lrzt

tnlf"

! o&'r

Tcqttt h.znd, ouL2 -G7

tl

Putlonr rijlt
67

l.onl [rr,

or/. 1o*

sLakeit oil

"-loot,

Do lL" H"- ky

Po-ky or^/. jon

cG'c

ta.rn lour- r"lf o-ronol1 TLol" ,Aot

i/\

o// o - lont I

The origin of this circle danceis unknown.

"'"'"t"
r' erl*.'l

34

'

'"".u

.:-

1 . Put your ri$ht hand in, takeyour ri$ht hand out,

u-T

2.

!-l
=
I alL

3.

-l

4.
q0&

,c #tl
i

5.

,
tA v4

Putyour right hand in, and you shakeit all about' Do the HokeyPokeyand you turn yourselfaroundThat'swhat it's all aboutl Put your left hand in, takeyour left hand out, Putyour left hand in, and you shakeit all about. no the HokeyPokeyand you turn yourselfaround. That'swhat it's all aboutl Putyour right foot in, takeyour right foot out, Put your right foot in, and you shakeit all about. Do the HokeyPokeyand you turn yourselfaround. That'swhat it's all aboutl Putyour left foot in, takeyour left foot out. Put your left foot in, and you shakeit all about. Do the HokeyPokeyand you turn yourselfaround. That'swhat it's all aboutl Putyour whole self in, takeyour whole selfout. Putyour whole self in, and you shakeit all about. Do the HokeyPokeyand you turn yourselfaround.
That's what it's all aboutl

./

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6. Johnny Works with One Hammer

anonvmous

I"-^L"l uork, uilL on" GD1-G

lo^-t7eh

o?Le ft44-mer7 one- h-am'rter;

uorks aLtA one JoLo-*t J

lft* k aorlftuitl tao' Laru-tner

Johnnyworkswith one hammet, one hammer,one hammer; Johnnyworkswith one hammer. Now he works with two. hammers, 2. Johnnyworkswith nruo nvo hammers,tvvohammers; hammers. Johnnyworkswith naro three. with works Now he Johnnyworkswith threehammers, threehammers,threehammers; Johnnyworkswith threehammers. Now he works with four. 4. Johnnyworkswith four hammers, four hammers,four hammers; Johnnyworkswith four hammers. \ Now he works with five. Johnnyworkswith five hammers, five hammers,five hammers; Johnnyworkswith five hammers. Now he goesto sleeP.
songis unknown. The origin of this "sit-downexercise"

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7. London Brid$e
anonymous
old Englishmelody

D
#
I

|'rraef ;

Loo- d,on Brrlg,

-Tl

f"ll-t"j /-orrrl {s *"ll-tn7 /-ounlfall'in1J'own, En4

Lon- /-or" BriQ" is foll-iY lo'n, m1 fair

l"-/1

LondonBridgeis fallingdown, fallingdown, fallingdown. LondonBridgeis fallingdown, my fair ladyl Buildit up with iron bars, iron bars,iron bars. Buildit up with iron bars, my fair lady! Ironbarswill bend and break,bend and break, bendand break. Iron bars willbend and break, my fair lady! Buildit up with silverand gold, silverand gold, silverand gold. Build it up with silverand gold, my fair ladyl

5 . Silverand gold are much too dear, much too dear,much too dear. Silverand gold are much too dear, my fair ladyl
6 . Build it up with sticksand stones,

sticksand stones. sticksand stones, Build it up with sticks and stones, my fair ladyl Sticks and will stones wash away, wash away, wash away. Sticksand stones willwash away, my fair ladyl 8. LondonBridgeis fallingdown, fallingdown, fallingdown. LondonBridgeis fallingdown, my fair ladyl

publishedin the PrettySongBook,London,1744.First Firstpubtishedin EnglandinTommy Thumb's 1879. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and Games, in NurserySongs UnitedStates

37

8. Ninety-Nine Miles from Home

anonymous

w.hffi
nine-ty- nime miles fram
/,-orre.

Utr"

l,Je're

nlne-tq

nine miles- {ro* hun e.

U"

aalk

a.

ni/e;

kle

y7

,.rt

a ,L;lr.
l.

ft/e'rc nirw-fu-e"qll mi/est om ln^"'

miles from home. We'reninery-nine miles from home. We'reninety-nine We walk a mile;we restawhile. miles from home. We'reninety-eight miles from home. 2 . We'reninery-eight miles from home. We'reninety-eight We walk a mile;we restawhile. miles from home. We're'ninery-seven miles from home. 3 . We'reninety-seven miles from home. We'reninety-seven We walk a mile;we resta while. miles from home. We'reninety-six miles from home. 4 . We'reninety-six miles from home. We'reninety-six We walk a mile: we resta while. We're ninety-fivemiles from home. (Continue singing,subtractingone eachtime untilyoureach zero.)
Bottlesof Beeron the Wall." Origin This is a variationof rhe popularold countingsong,"Ninety-Nine unknown.

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9. Skip to My Lou
arnonymous

{}1 re >1

lost ry 7"r/-/?'er'7 al'* tLJl X Jo?

4 t; de

lort *y 7n l-nrrrrlrol t!{_, / ' l

lost my 7ar?qler,

tl/

+-n
l-{r

uL^l ,/r*ll X Jo?

1kL? to ^1 /oo7 ?rt! J"r - lin' I

I lost my partner,what shallI do? I lost my partner,what shall I do? I lost my partner,what shall I do? Skip to my Lou, my darlin'l 2. You'llfind another,or maybenvol You'll find another,or maybe nruo! You'llfind another,or maybenvol Skip to my Lou, my darlin'l The cat'sin the buttermilklWhat shallI do? The cat'sin the buttermilklWhat shall I do? The cat'sin the buttermilklWhat shall I do? Skip to my Lou, my darlin'! Fliesin the sugarbowl! Shoo,fly, shoo! Fliesin the sugarbowll Shoo,fly, shool Fliesin the sugarbowll Shoo,fly, shool Skip to my Lou, my darlin'l
The origin of this earlyAmericansquaredanceis unrecorded

o.)
Ongin

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10. This Is the WaY

AsaFitz

rt

TLts Ls tlzaal
fII''-------------t

tt

| L ( t -l I aa'slt my *nce, utasLn1 !an2 ansL m't ra'ce'

nG',C7F

flit

cs &Leary X ,*L

ny iaa2 5o eor-/1 tn [Le rztora'[n7,

Wash my face,wash mY face' This is the waY I wash mY face, Soearly in the morning. 2 . This is the way I brush mY teeth' Brushmy teeth, brush mY teeth' This is the waY I brush mY teeth, Soearly in the morning. 3 . This is the waYI comb mY hair, ' Comb my hair, comb mY hair. This is the waYI comb mY hair, Soearly in the mornin$'
4 . This is the way I Put on mY clothes,

1 . This is the waY I wash mY face,

Put on my clothes, Put on mY clothes. This is the way I Put on mY clothes, Soearly in the mornin$. 5. This is the way we go to school, Go to school,go to school' This is the way we go to school, Soearly in the morning.

1858'The melody is.thesametune A variationof "The Morningsong" by AsaFitz,written in Bostonin in Londonin l74O' ,.Here originated have to said is which Bush," We Go Roundtne"fufuf#rry as

40

/,\\ps
.,.i \

h sviVa

I 1. This Old Man

old Irishmelodv

t
T fu"t.

1't

llvs.5 old- ma-rL)

ll

Ln7lo1"l onu1

H" ylo,a"l Knt"k Knonk

n7 tt

= 'o-tft1.

o,/L mq lL"^/,
A*7

L/iLl

&

knr"k kno"k f.l'Q

97

al'ock2

D7

rF

ce,
tcth :arh ta rh

qLle tlLe doq a- Donet

tt

TL;s ol/ merl ca-rL"roll-inq Lo**'

dll,

-;-

ir
alr,

1.

one, This old man, he PlaYed mY thumb, on knack He playedknick With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ivethe dog a bonel Thisold man camerollinghome.

nvo, 2 . Thisold man, he PlaYed He playedknick knackon mY shoe, With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ive the dog a bonel Thisold man came rolling home.
::-,etune Originunknown.

4l

3 . Thisold man, he playedthree, He playedknick knackon mY knee, With a knick knackpaddywhack,givethe dog a bone! Thisold man came rolling home.
4 . Thisold man, he playedfour,

He playedknick knackon mY door, With aknick knack paddywhack, give the dog a bonel Thisold man came rolling home. 5 . Thisold man, he playedfive, He played knick knack on mY hive, With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ivethe dog a bonel Thisold man came rolling home. six, 6 . Thisold man, he PlaYed He playedknick knackon mY sticks, With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ivethe dog a bonel Thisold man came rolling home.

seven, 7 . Thisold man, he plaYed He playedknick knackuP in heaven, with aknick knackpaddywhack,givethe dog a bonel Thisold man came rolling home. ei$ht, 8 . This old man, he PlaYed He playedknick knackon mY gate, With aknick knackpaddywhack,givethe dog a bonel Thisold man camerollinghome.

nine, 9 . Thisold man, he plaYed He playedknick knackin a line, With aknick knackpaddywhack,givethe dog a bonel This old man came rolling home. ten, 1 0 . Thisold man, he PlaYed He playedknick knackoncdagain, With aknick knack paddywhack, $ive the dog a bone! Thisold man camerollinghome.

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A Tisket, A Tasket
ar"0nymous

,&-rn

A LLs- Krt, a,

tas' ftaf,, a,

onl yl'lo' los' k"t1 I SreelL

urote n leL-l"r Lo mq lore ott/' ort l/,* u"!

.t'

droffed/

Lt ) ,T

.L

l,oy7d tt t I
67

/ro77"J td on/, on t/2. aa! I

/"r77"L 't,

lct'tle

jtrl

orJ7"t 'l cLme o'lon1

av l"er 7o"k -

"t'

1 . A tisket,a tasket,a greenand yellow basket,

I wrote a letterto my love,and on the way I droppedit. I droppedit, I droppedit, and on the way I droppedit. A little girl camealongand put it in her pocket.

2 . A tisket,a tasket,a greenand yellow basket, I wrote a letterto my love,and on the way I droppedit' I droppedit, I droppedit, and on the way I droppedit. A little boy camealongand put it in his pocket. (Thechildwho is "lt" walks around the circleof childrenand drops the letter in front of another child, who is now "lt' ")

The first recordof this variationof "Drop the Handkerchief'waspublishedby W. F. Shawin Nursery in 1879. Pennsylvania Philadelphia, tungs and Gqmes,

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s@ffiffis ffim@wp f,EHffimAb

1. Auld Lang Syne

loben Burns
old Englishmelody be forgot, Shouldauld acquaintance mind? to never brought And be forgot, Shouldauld acquaintance And daysof auld lang syne? For auld lang syne,mY dear Chorus: Forauld langsyne. We'lltakea cup o'kindness Yet Forauld lang syne.

SLo / "l

bn for'yot, *l o"/l ac-ftaein-lor"e

n"r-u, lr^3/l

lo

mizl?

Sl,oolJ orr// *-rnoro-lun", l,

ADD

foryot2 ool

,"!' "f ""1/ /":j tIf, l

slne, lzy dear,

For

oo//--

lozj

'

For for

arcldo"l/-

f unaJ

stlrce.
J

//"' //

DAG

D
lanqIJ

L ol? a- ,of of k;nl- orrtyt2 For

auld lang syne....olddaysgone by

Sqne.

Thewords are generallyattributedto the Scottishpoet RobertBurns,1759-1796,butmay have in 17ll. The melody is believed originaredas "Old LongSyne"byJamesWatson,Edinburgh,Scotland Tune,"London,1687. to havecome from "The Duke of Bucclugh's

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2. The Bear Went Over the Mountain

anonymous
old FrenchmelodY

D ?rloun- taLn,

TL"

b"o,

uent o-r", tL.

Lh.e

ln*

a"nt o-ler L/r" rrto,w-/aLn2 tL" lro,

a"r/ o-rerlle

'llz,ourt- {aLn

to see al"l /" ,onl/- se>.

see ot/rolL"

"oold

see;

t o see ,l-L

/,n

"oull

sea)

1. The bearwent overthe mountain, The bearwent overthe mountain, The bearwent overthe mountain, To seewhat he could see. chorus:To seewhat he could see,to seewhat he could see, the mountain,the bearwent overthe mountain, The bearwent OVer The bearwent overthe mountain,to seewhat he could see, 2. The other sideof the mounmin, The other sideof the mounain, The other sideof the mountain, Was all that he could see. was all that he could see,was all that he could see, Chorus: The other sideof the mountain,the other sideof the mountain, The other sideof the mountain,was all that he could see.
"Malbrouk,"printedin a collectionof The earliestrecordof this melody is the Frenchhunting song, sametune as "We Won't Go L{ometill is tfre parts, 1762-1778.fiis between sometime in streetsongs 1842). (NewYork' Fellow" Good and "ForHe'saJolly 1841) n4ornirrg'"iLondon,

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3. Billy Boy
relody

anonvmous

melody old English

#
rh o

01,

uLere /tare joo lr,r2 Bil-\1 Bolt Bil-\1 Bq !

oL

fru

,r ll,

#
=

Deerl2 cnaTnL-L^rl wtlere lLa-ve louG-^

t.

.rBLl-lu?
J

have

/;Ie. b""n to ,""k o w,fe) r/zu', ll" J loq J ol hl(t 'D D L

Sh{s

,)

' toury

/'t' -ttLt?L1 a" "l

can- not

/eor e

A", not/r- I "r

rntain, rn tain , rn tain ,

Oh,where haveyou been, Billy Boy,Billy Boy? Oh,where haveyou been, CharmingBilly? I havebeento seeka wife; thejoy of my life. She's She's a young thing And cannotleaveher motherl Did sheaskyou to comein; Billy Boy,Billy Boy? Did sheaskyou to come in, CharmingBilly? Yes.sheaskedme to come in; There's a dimple in her chin, a young thing She's And cannotleaveher motherl
The melody is said to haveoriginatedfrom the Englishfolk song"Lord Randall,"broughtto Americain the early 1600s.

Mt
_\:

ion of ome till

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3. Canshebake a cherryPie, Billy Boy,Billy BoY? Canshebake a cherryPie, CharmingBilly? Shecan bake a cherryPie, Quick as you canwink an eye. a young thing She's And cannotleaveher motherl

| \ (,tl
{-:-:*-2__

qgcz

4 . Canshe make a featherbed,

Billy Boy,Billy Boy? Canshemake a featherbed, Billy? Charming Shecan make a featherbed, on her head. standing While she's young thing a She's And cannotleaveher motherl

5. Howold is she, Billy Boy,Billy Boy? Howold is she. Billy? Charming Sheis threetimes six Plusseven, eleven. Fourtimes ei$ht and t\,vice young thing a She's And cannotleaveher motherl

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4.
PercyMonffose

Clementine

mtTLe) B7 ead.

Lir"J- *

//LLrL-

sr)

For- tJ tlltnE

zT')

ftnd-

lit

- L )rc". /-"ugL-{rr, CI - erL "rr

o/t, n1 /or-lio' ,

oL m1

lor- lh' /-*- li.n', oL *7 rE

n

cleru'e*-/;o"l
gz

Yoa ore E

lort on/ qorr"for-ev- er) Dr"rlf"l sor-TtltClr*-"o-d"o".

for a mine, |. In a cavern,in a canyon,excavating Liveda miner, Forry-Niner, Clementine. And his daughter, Oh, my darlin',oh, mY darlin', Chorus: Oh, my darlin'Clernentinel You are lost and gone forever. Dreadfulsorry,Clementine.
'Clementine,"a tragi-comedy Thewords and in music, popularizedthe Californiagotd rush of 1849. musicwere first publishedby PercyMontrosein Boston,1884.

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2 . Light shewas and like a fairy, were number nine. And her shoes topses without Herringboxes were for Clementine. Sandals (Chorus)

Drovesheducklingsto the millpond, Everymorningjust at nine; Stubbedher toe upon a sPlinter, Fell into the foamingbrine. (Chorus)

4 . Rubylips abovethe water

Blowingbubblessoft and fine. But alas,shewas no swimmer, And I lost my Clementinel (Chorus)
5 . And the miner, FortY-Niner,

He beganto peakand Pine; Thoughthe oughterjoin his daughterNow he'swith his Clementine. (Chorus)
6 . How I missedher, how I missedher,

How I missedmy ClementineTill I kissedher litle sister, And forgotmy Clementinel (Chorus)

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-rr-

Eq'.-.
\

\<

5. Down in the Valley

FrankJones

k-s
Ln

Gmoi'1

Uo utft
l\ U

lle

I - 1",1t t/r" nul-1"1 vul

lor,
G

Hooq ,10u,/r"o/- o
JvDGGmn

verT

L"o, lle uin/.

llou.
lpond, rr.

H"* LL" aLrcLllor,

J"ori

lro, ll'" rirr/.

tt / | Hatg toLr head 0 " Ver i

ttear l / , " r i n L l l o u ,

'

Down in the valley,the valleyso low, Hangyour headover,hear the wind blow.

Hearthe wind blow, dear;hearthe wind blow. Chorus: Hangyour headover;hear the wind blow. ,violetslovedew. Roses love sunshine; Angelsin heavenknow I loveyou.

_trs
[\

'f/

Chorus:Know I loveyou, dear; know I love you. F Angelsin heavenknow I loveYou.

West Plains,Missouriin l9 Thesewordswere written by FrankJones, Earliervariationsof the samemelody include "Bird in a Cage," "BirminghamJail" Of unknownorigin, this and "Downon the Levee." popularAppalachian mountaintune datesback to the late 1700s.

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6.

For He'sa Jolly Good Fellow/ForShe'sa Jolly Good Fellow

melody old French

anonymous

1. Forhe'sa jolly good fellow,for he'sajolly good.fellow, For he'saiol$ good fellow,which nobodycan denyl Which nobodycan deny,which nobodycan deny' Chorus: For he'sa joliy good fellow,which nobodycan denyl 2 . For she'sa jolly good fellow,for she'sa jolly $oodfellow, For she'saiolly good fellow,which nobodycan denyl Which nobodycan deny,which nobodycan deny' Chorus: For she'sa;dtty good fellow,which nobodycan denyl

For Le,s* yl-ly 3"od-$el'low, D D f"l * lor, D

4or

|r"'s * jol-Q SooL

G

For L"'s n Jol-1,7 1oo/- {"1 trlu.-u, D D

lo'7 ,,

*L*L

no-lo/.-y caTL l.-ry\ DD

lllr".L

no-bol--,1 caTL d'e-

w/r""L

no'[o/-'3
G

ca-rz/."-ry,

For

D
no-loL3 /t-nj

L"', oyLQ looJ- {"1 - lo',

"on

T
q

(seenotepage48') sung to the sametune as "TheBearwent over the MounEin."

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tow elody E"F Christy

7. Good Night, Ladies

Goodnight, ladiesl Goodnight, ladiesl Goodnight, ladiesl We'regoing to leaveyou now. Merrilywe roll along, Chorus: roll along,rollalong, Merrilywe roll alon$, o'er the deepblue sea.

rt-t

fr,"fr1sJffi
al-VA TteTttr-"fa^qV 'aXiaX-;,e"r "t:

# z ood'
I

4-l
I

tSoo L
(t

nqlatT la- d'ces I

. tt I I

Good G

nlLt,

la- d-c es I G

l.

ih-tafL

#
I

Gool n jL[

lo-li, ' I

V"'r"

.u9

do 10-L7L!
7

leave 0lo4 n0u.

/i

dp-

1cr
N

/lur-rrll

ue ,oll o-lon1,

,oll a- lon1t ,oll gz

F
q:

ue ,oll /1.er-ri-11

n- l onl t

The words and melody for the first versewere composedby E.P.Christyin NewYork in 1847.The origin of rhe chorus,"Merrily...,"is not known but the tune is the sameas "Mary Had a Little Lamb." (Seenotepage 18.)

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8. The Green GrassGrew All Around

anonvmous

TL"r*

u a.s

tr ee,

tLer e

lr as a Lr .e2

oLorn

tn a /rol"2

Jour,

L?L a- l-o/e2 Tl" ?re{-ti-est

Lr"e, tl-e

yr.t-t"-est

tr"", tlot jou

F

ev-eT &L&

tl

se"ltlot

!o& F

etr er ld

t.u7

-r-| I lLe

tree

LrL a-

/r"/e,

an/- tl-e L"/e F

L ?L G

t/te

Arrl. tL"

greeTL trass

Fc

Srea

oll

a- -

roarc/, oll n-roon/-1 nn/. Lbe green- jr-a-ss SreD all a--ronnl. 1. Therewas a tree (repeaf)down in a hole (repeat), The prettiesttree (repeat)that you ever did see(repeat), The tree in a hole,and the hole in the ground, And the greengrassgrew all around,all around, Chorus: And the greengrassgrew all around.
Old recordsstatethat a l9th centuryversionof this, "TheTreein the Wood,"was popularin the Appalachian mountain region,and otherversions were familiar in France, Germany, and Denmark.

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\:

Nfu*
,\\ \

2 . And on that tree (repeat) Therewas a limb (repeat).

\N. A
d$U 5\

prettiestlimbit The *"f

f1

"Lary t

SS That you ever did see(repea4. \The limb on the tree. aa And the tree in the hole, And the hole in the ground,(Chorus)

therewas a branch(repeat), 3. And on that limb (repeat) The prettiestbranch (repeat)that you ever did see(repeat), The branchon the limb, and the limb on the tree, And the tree in a hole,and the hole in the ground,(Chorus)
A .+.

tu

4 L 'ee)

--l

And on that branch (repeat)there was a nest (repeat), The prettiestnest (repeat)that you ever did see(repeat), The neston the branch.and the branchon the limb, And the limb on the tree,and the tree in a hole, And the hole in the ground,(Chorus) 5 . And in that nest (repeat)there was an egg (repeat), The prettiestegg (repeat)that you ever did see(repeat), The egg in the nest,and the neston the branch, And the branchon the limb. and the limb on the tree, And the tree in a hole,and the hole in the ground,(Chorus)
6 . And in that egg (repeat)there was a bitd (repeat),

-Tl -Tl
ogi-,

The prettiestbird (repeat)that you ever did see(repeat)' fhe bird in the egg,and the egg in the nest,and the neston the branch, And the branchon the limb, and the limb on the tree, And the tree in a hole,and the hole in the ground,(Chorus)

7. And on that bird (repeat)there was a wing (repeat), The prettiestwing (repeat)that you ever did see(repeat), Thewing on the bird, and the bird in the egg,and the egg in the nest, And the neston the branch.and the branchon the limb, And the limb on the tree,and the tree in a hole, And the hole in the ground,(Chorus) 8. And on that wing (repeat)therewas a feather (repeat), The prettiestfeather (repeat)that you ever did see(repeat), The featheron the wing, and the wing on the bird, And the bird in the egg,and the egg in the nest,and the neston the branch, And the branchon the limb, and the limb on the tree, And the tree in a hole,and the hole in the ground,(Chorus)

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9. Home on the Range

Brewster M. Higley
DanielE. Kelly

plo,, 1"", artlt.L" an-te-/op" / L " ' E lJlure ,.1'L*, gz n 0^,

/r.n l o Jit' E

Ho*u, Itone on tle ratuJa)U/'"r"//te /'""' on/- llo on'le-/o7"

87EE,

?l"J,

lil-"r.
AroT

srl*lo-

is /r"orl 6z

a- a-,s-

coaftey-inj wor/-, Anl tAe ,ki", ore not

"lo'rlg "ll

l"j.

in 1873. BrewsterM. Higley,a pioneerdoctorborn in Ohio,wrote thesewords in Smith County,Kansas DanielE, Kelly,a musicalentertainerfrom RhodeIsland,set the words to music.Their composition it remainsthe statesongtoday. StateSong---and becameso popularthat it was voted the Kansas

58

Kelly

-] -

E L/le
= T

J-rt-

Oh, give me a homewhere the buffaloroam, Wherethe deer and the antelopeplay, word Whereseldomis hearda discouraging And the skiesare not cloudyall day. Home,home on the range, Chorus: Wherethe deerand the antelopeplay, word, Whereseldomis hearda discouraging And the skiesare not cloudyall day' are bri$ht 2. How often at night where the heavens With the light from the glitteringstars, HaveI stood there amazedand askedas I $azed that of ours If their glory exceeds (Chorus) 3. Oh, $ive me a land where the bri$ht diamondsand Flowsleisurelydown the stream, Wherethe gracefulwhite swan$oes$lidingalong dream. Like a maid in a heavenlv

E
rFl

=F
/ope
L

I-1

r|_'l J_

',r s'

(Chorus)

F
;873. ioi',

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1 0 . Ite Been Workin$ on the Railroad R.Dennis Martin

.l / ll tt I lt daLl' T've b"u* uorkcry ort the rail-road-, all {h'e liue-lonq JJ

+\

L'Ve pt

b""o work-irr1ot d/r" rall-roa/7 just LoTots //'. l;ne

A;7 D:G

a'-

'o!'

D o r c ' l too L"ur dL.

7

AftLs-tto

//

llo,

iftj!

Err" tL/ so

"or-11

Ln tle nLorlL! Dt"'l lonl'to' l/' *7-l*"

? Dt-rcoL, hrol [lo, ,10u, sLool-;^q

.J

Dr-rJrrorc'/ qoo//or,
D7q

f,r D

"D7

DL-noL,utorc't yoa llou,

Di-nol.7o,too'd yoo //oryou, Lorrc?-

D ; - ool, won't y an //o, 2

l)c-nai7 taon'O qoL bloa)

nl

//

Thewords and melody for the main versewere written and compose! by Martin R. Dennisin Newark, NJ. in I g94,and publishedunder the ritle "LeveeSong."The origin of the choruswords is unknown, note') but the chorustune is the melody from "GoodNight, Ladies."(See

60

D;oolr, uon'l yo llo, you, Loro

D;o"L,
# a--

Lz /L" kttJ'.rt1 some-o?te's

lhor l

Somr-orleTscn {Le ktlo/t-en utlL

pi-nol2 ,lrn -^rn4 /le oll lon'

rD7

G9
-1

:
tFt

F"" ft f iLll"y

tt ate 2 olL t
A (_t

o F'" {, {r:l-/ly a1e)

pt

.+
daLiz

tuu fc frl-Jl't oyu,oAI Slrn^-niy lle ol/- l"ni"!

IVe beenworking on the railroad,all the livelongday. just to passthe time away. I'vebeenworking on the railroad, Don'tyou hear the whistleblowing?Riseup, so early in the mornl Dinah,blow your hornl Don'tyou hear the captainshouting? Chorus: Dinah,won't you blow, Dinah,won't you blow, Dinah,won't you blow your horn? Dinah,won'tyou blow, Dinah,won't you blow,
Someone's

#
iaa;2 7G 14

won'tyou blowyourhorn? _. Dinah, i9^ ! in the kitchen with Dinah,

in the kitchen,I knowl Someone's in the kitchenwith Dinah,srumming the old banjo, Someone's Feefi fiddley aye, oh! Feefi fiddley aye, ohl Feefi fiddley aye,ohl Strummingthe old banjol

r,,'ark, n\n.

6l

I 1. JingleBells
S.Pierpont John

DotLr"l tl,o"j/" hLe,sooa,

7
U

LlL a- oz"-/rors"

o-Fev

sl.ijl2
U

n7

A) tJ ef

lL.

fi"lJt ue Jo )

l*ry|- try o// ll."

aaq,
J

B"llt
A*7

B ol-tai l r Lngt o?1-

tl s brglt) il/*t mok- "n1 sTLrG

{"rt tl is {o rile on/. sinj a sl";jl-r"1 sonl lo-n'ylt I

. ,Lt

f,r*-gl. I'lls 7

JLn-3te betts)
t_t

ll

/ l L T Lq - te Arn7

oll tle

ua/'

5-?

f,,n-3le l"llt 2 c

J Lrt-j re
2

tr"lls 2 jcn-3/e *l/

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t/t" ,roq.
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o'cf." Eoh upfis fmg."

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o-I)e?L s/egAf in a onerAorse

3d'J

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opensleigh' 1. Dashing throughthe snow,in a one-horse O'erthe fieldswe go, laughingall the way. Bellson Bobtailring,makingspiritsbri$ht, songtonightl What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing jingleall theway. jingle bells, Chorus: Jinglebells, open sleighl in a one-horse ride fun it is to Ohl What jingle jingle way. the all bells, Jinglebells, open sleighl Ohl What fun it is to ride in a one-horse 2 . A day or two ago, I thought I'd take a ride, And soonMissFannieBrightwas sittingby my side. was his lot. The horsewas leanand lank. misfortune got upsotl We we? got bank-and into a snowdrift He (Chorus) 3 . So now the moon is bright,enjoyit while you'reyoung. Inviteyour friendstonightto sing this sleighingsong. Justget a bob-tailednag and givehim extrafeed. Thenhitch him to an open sleigh-and cracklYou'lltakethe lead! (Chorus)
poeticform of over o'er........... Bobtail.... a nicknamefor a horsewith a short,or "bobbed"tail (18thcentury)form for the pasttenseof upset upsot........old-fashioned (to rhymewith got) na$........... horse 1857. published the wordsand musicfor this songin Boston, JohnS. Pierpont

63

12. LonesomeRoad
anonvmous old spiritual

Look

/.oun, A*"

looft
'7

t,

d-oatu
'7 n Lrm&J'

t/Lt

/on" A

some

z._-7

Toodt-be-fore l.

ln(tl

Llou Lr*v

el

orL.

road Lookdown, look down that lonesome Beforeyou travel on.

fall, 2 . The sun is down, the shadows The day will soonbe gone. 3 . True love, true love,what have I done? That you should treat me so? 4 . Look down, look down that lonesomeroad I prayyou'll nevergo.

.P
Althoughthe originsof this melancholytune are unrecorded, it is believedto havederivedfrom an old spiritual, and is sung in that sryle.

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13. Michael Finnigan

:ual anonymous

T/t.r'

uu, on ol/-

m-a.,L name/D7

/1.t-"/.o"1 Fcn'nl-qon utft-o n

L"/. sovLe ,L;tk-trt

oo /r"s c/ttr-nc-1arc. H" t/*t

oD7

"/

tlr* "{f lnt

/h"1

lrea

cn u'jo"n.

Poor ol/- /Lt'./ro"l

Frr''rt'Jon.

Finni$an 1. There was an old man namedMichael Who had somewhiskerson his chinnigan. He shaved them off, but they grew in a$ain. Finnigan. Poorold Michael 2. Therewas an old man namedMichaelFinnigan with a pinnigan. Who went off fishing He caughta fish,but it fell in again. Finnigan. Poorold Michael vL! 3. Therewas an old man named MichaelFinnigan Who had a wife calledMissusFinni$an. Shefirst grew fat, and then grew thin again. Finni$an. Poorold Missus

E-

tzz

4. Therewas an old man namedMichaelFinni$an Who had an old dog calledRin Tin Tinni$an. He threw it out, but the wind blew it in again. Poorold RinTin Tinnigan. Finni$an 5. There was an old man namedMichael Who caughta cold and couldn'tget well again. Thenhe died, and had to beginagain. Poorold MichaelFinni$an.
Origin unknown.

1 4 . My Bonnie
anonymous

ny

Eornielies over t h e o c e a n - y
G

ny Sonnielies orer
A

lle sea2
G

D,t

lies ov.r tlc Bonnie A

ocenttt

oh, bringlnckng So;n lo ne,

Arinj bnckt

to
G

^! fionnie to me' Bring bn"K,lriry b'ck, 0h, brinS i,.ok

my Bonnieliesoverthe sea, 1. My Bonnieliesoverthe ocean, oh, Uy eonnielies over the ocean, bring back my Bonnieto mel Bringback,bring back,oh, bring back-myBonnieto me, to mel Chorus: Bringback,bringback,oh,bringbackmyBonnietomel 2. Lastnightas I lay on my pillow,lastnightas I lay on my bed' iiit nilrrt as I riy on rny pillo*, I dreamedthat my Bonniewas deadl (Charus) oh, blow,you winds overthe sea, 5. Oh, blow,you windsoverthe ocean, to mel and bring backmy Bonnie oh, blow,you windsoverthe ocean, (Chorus)
butthe 1881' Massachusetts' cambridge, The firstknownprintingofthis songwasinsfudents'songs, unknown. and originis older,

66

15. Oh, Susanna!

Stephen Foster

)lL) I GTcJ

conLe lror* Al-o-lo?/L-a.

w,lL

m!

loz-jo

orL m/

kn".,

llnd I'm .r
rv

/1

t'c

t-t/ q o - c n 7 t o Lou'i- s i- art-o 2 ^l-True

v

/ove for r,7

see,
L-

0L,

Su-san-+to! Mou lond

JoL

cr!

for

Tze2

ror

(7

r^7 (-t

come {rom fl/**-\"^-u

alll

m/ ]onjo

olL m// kree.

1 , Oh, I come from Alabama,

with my banjoon my knee, And I'm going ro Louisiana, my true love for to see. Chorus: Oh, Susannal Now don'tyou cry for me, For I come from Alabama, Wirh my banjoon my knee. 2 . Oh, it rainedall night the day I left, the weatherwas so dry. The sun so hot, I frozeto death. Susanna, don'tyou cryl (Chorus)
Foster Stephen composed thewordsand musicfor this songin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1848. lt pioneers becamethe "theme song"for weswvard-bound and "Forty-Niners" on the gold rush to California.

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16. Oh, You Can't Get to Heaven

anonymous

,oll-"r skotes, orr-ro/l-"r skot.s2 bause iou'l

roll rgltll>2causeiodl

roll r4lrt

LAos" 7"o'/-y i"t"s' li tLose 7"orLy goLes2

OL,iou

CLn

'L q"L Lo L"ov'en

o?L rol/-er

skotes

>ca'use

gou-'L

roll rqLt fu tLo'"

LJJ

r"or/- ,1 q utut . X
CLorus

ain'l

gon:?La

grLeve

mj

/or/-'/to

?^-ore,

a-trt'L F

gorL- tua-

Bb
<9 /or/- no ^nr"l I
a.in't jon--ne

lrLeve

*g /.orl no

:rsw r5-"

5T--f:7,

4 TLeVe
-.,)

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J

/orl

no ,*r.!

66

tlo

1. Oh, you can't get to heaven(repeat)on roller skates(repeat), 'causeyou'd roll right by (repeat)thosepearly gates(repeat). Oh, you can'tget to heavenon roller skates 'cause you'd roll ri$ht by thosepearlygates. I ain't gonnagrievemy Lord no more. ain't gonnagrievemy Lord no morel I ain't gonnagrievemy Lord no morel I ain't gonnagrievemy Lord no morel in a rockin$chair (repeat), Oh, you can'tget to heaven(repeat) 'causea rocking chair (repeat) ' won't get you there (repeat) chair Oh,you can'tget to heavenin a rockin$ 'causea rockingchairwon't get you there. I ain't gonna$rievemy Lord no more. (Chorus) 3. Oh, you can't get to heaven(repeat)in a limousine (repeat), 'causethe Lord won't sell (repeaf)any $asoline(repeat)-, limousine Oh, you can'tget to heavenin a 'causethe Lordwon't sell any $asoline. I ain't gonnagrievemy Lord no morel (Chorus) in a motorcar(repeat), 4. Oh,you can'tget to heaven(repeat) 'causea motorcar (repeat) won't go that far (repeat). Oh,you can'tget to heavenin a motorcar 'causea motorcarwon't go that far. , I ain't gonnagrievemy Lord no more. (Chorus) 5. Now, if you get to heaven(repeat)before I do (repeat), just dig a hole (repeat)and pull me throu$h (repeat). If you get to heavenbeforeI do, just dig a hole and Pull me through. grievemy Lord no more. gonna I ain't (Chorus) this traditionalrefrainwould be: " AmericanEnglish, Note: In standard goingto make my Lord unhappyanymorel"
The melodyand the chorus Of unknownorigin, this lively folk tune has many versionsand variations. clearlyderivefrom an old spiritual.

Tu.9
tFl

= ,frrll I IE ,ou-

'a

+
an

69

17. Old MacDonald

anonvmous
1. Old MacDonald had a farm, E-l-E-l-O. And on this farm he had some chicks, E-l-E-l-O. With a chick, chick here, and a chick, chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick, chick,

old English melody

had a farm, E-l-E-l-O. Old MacDonald

#ea
C

0t/" /\o"G

Don-nl/- /r"1. a, forrr,

r\ G

E -I_ E-I- O.
c D'. G

Rnl

on t/rr's for*
G

lr" lrol ,om"

"/rr"kt,

E-L-E-T-0. ('/;dL*

.lrr.k1

cL"ck her"1 en/. a- clr"k, cl-rck tL"r",

jY6

PAT ,lltfi

Hrr" A J-".K7 LLtre o ,l,"ck>

"r"-r,1-rlere

a- tLiek2cl.cft,

0ll

fl".-Dorc-ollL"/ oforro, E-I-E-I-O.

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-l w

had a farm, E-l'E-l-O. 2 . Old MacDonald And on this farm he had someducks,E-l-E-l-O. With a quack,quackhere,and quack,quack there, a quack,quack, Herea quack,therea quack,everywhere had a farm, E-l-E-l-O. Old MacDonald

rl
H g
J sls,

3. Old MacDonald had a farm. E-l-E-l-O. And on this farm he had someturkeys,E-l-E-l-O. with a gobble,gobblehere,and a gobble,gobblethere, a gobble,gobble, Herea gobble,therea gobble,everywhere had a farm. E-l-E-l-O. Old MacDonald

T na
IFI

4. Old MacDonald had a farm, E-l-E-l-O.

And on this farm he had somepi$s,E-l-E-l-O. With an oink,oink here,and an oink,oink there, an oink, oink, Herean oink, therean oink, everywhere E-l-E-l-O. farm, had a Old MacDonald had a farm, E-l-E-l-O. Old MacDonald And on this farm he had a cat, E-l-E-l-O. With a meow, meow here,and a meow,meow there, a meow,meow, Herea meow,therea meow,everywhere had a farm, E-l-E-l-O. Old MacDonald

La'

(For a more chatlenging version,add the animal sounds-lines 3 and 4-from yerse newyerse,cumulativety previoLts to the , beforeendingwith line 5. Add each other verses for other animals.)
. k nt) : =
Accordingto historians, this songmay havederivedfrom a songabout countrylife that appearedrn a comic operacalled"Wondersin the Sun',in London.1706.

Qe

7l

18. On Top of Old Smoky

anonvmous
.1 't n 4

(;

/t

ln

rn

O -t n tor

ol

"ld

| m o - ltz \q1-at
J-

tl

cov-

"r .l

attL

Snoa ?

lost ?/z! t r u e

lov

c
for
i?L3 too tlo*.

"on"d-

with snow, On top of Old Smoky,all covered I lost my true loverfor courtingtoo slow. but partingis grief...and 2 . Now,courtingis pleasure, loveris worsethan a thief. A false-hearted whatyou save.'.but 3 . A thiefonly robsyou, and takes loverdrivesyou to the grave. A false-hearted
l.

you, and turn you to dust.'.for will decay 4 . Thegrave loverthat a poor girl can'ttrust. A false'hearted

mountain region,probablybrought to Americafrom Great An old folk songpopularin the Appalachian Britainin the early 1700s.

72

A6

N n , ' n t h ,' \ M ,
tl .' l,

Al

, n

please listento mel youngmaidens, So,listen, on a greenwillow tree. Don'thangyour affections wither, Thewillow'sleaves the willow'srootsdie. You'llsoonbe forsaken, and neverknow why. On top of Old Smoky, with snow, all covered I lost my true lover for courtingtoo slow.

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73

1 9 . Over the River and Throu$h the Woods

o

LydiaMariaChild

)S^

l!l-

O-ver Ll"" r[,v-er

onl

tlroulL

LLe aools

GronLruotL-er's

ltonse ae Jo.

T/r" Lorstk*'s {he uai

D7 G7

to

Car-r1 tle slejL t/rro1L tlzeal;te on/- J'"{t-"/'

C

sroD'-

U.

VET

dhe riv-er

ortl

tlroyl

tte

,oo lt ,

c
,, I

/toa tLe w"r/.

r Lt /-oes b l o a ,G7

sttnas
J

tlLe

/ I

1-o s e n
v

on/.

Ltttt

tLe to"s

o-ler

tl"

ue lronn /io'

Day song'excepttnat sne Liftle is recordedabout Lydia Mariachild, the composerof this Thanksgiving wrotethe poemduringthe CivilWarperiod,in the 1860s'

74

1 l.

/ : =

Overthe river and throughthe woods housewe go. To Grandmother's The horseknows the waY To carrythe sleigh Throughthe white and drifted snow. Overthe river and throughthe woods, Oh, how the wind doesblowl It stingsthe nose And bitesthe toes As overthe groundwe go. 2 . Overthe river and throughthe woods, Trot fast,my dapPlegraYl Springoverthe ground Like a hunting hound, DaYI For this is Thanks$iving Overthe river and throu$hthe woods, faceI sPY. Now Grandmother's Hurrahfor the fun! Is the puddingdone? Hurrahfor the pumPkinPiel

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20. Red River Valley

anonvmous

F r o m t L r s va-l-le7 t/r"y sa-! jo& are Jo-roJ.

F

Ue

L//Lu

mlss
t-

.t

(/our brijh.t

eles a-nl suteeL smt/e.

Bb

AL"o

qou

lot

loo

atll

tok" u// LLe s&/L-sAine

tLol

l-o'

F
lrollterLe/ allr 7"/L,' ,u! a--rtli/e,
Comt anl

Fsb-E

sct b1 nzl scler liL-l/e /.or-/,n'. Do not l.os-{ez to lt/. lLe a-

d[eu2 Bb

"t

re-- m.ro' 1", tL.

r r(-

,1"/-

Et r
'a7

- eT'

Lnl-/"j)

a,/L/ tl.e oze alo Las /orel

qon so Lruu.

Somehistoriansbelievethis songoriginallyreferredto the Red Riverthat flowsinto LakeWinnipegin Manitoba, Canada, and was sungin the Canadian Northwest Territories duringthe Rebellion of 1869. Migratingto the westernpart of the UnitedStates, it becamea popularAmericancowboytune.

76

1. From this valleythey sayyou are going. We will missyour bri$hteyesand sweetsmile' Whenyou go, you will take all the sunshine our pathwayawhile. That hasbrightened
o.-

Comeand sit by my side,littledarlin'. Do not hastento bid me adieu, But rememberthe Red RiverValleY, And the one who has lovedVouso true.

aa'

2. In this valleythat now you are leaving, Oh, how lonely,how saditwill bel For so many fond heartswill be broken, tear dropsthat you'll neversee. Shedding (Chorus)

1rn r9.

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21. She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain

anonvmous

l.

She'll be comin'roundthe mountain when shecomes, when shecomes. She'll be comin'roundthe mountain when shecomes. when shecomes. She'll be comin'roundthe mountain. She'll be comin'roundthe mountain. She'll be comin'roundthe mountain when shecomes. when shecomes.

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2 . She'll be drivin'sixwhite horses when shecomes, when shecomes. She'll be drivin'sixwhite horses when shecomes, when shecomes. She'll be drivin'sixwhitehorses, She'll be drivin'sixwhite horses, She'll be drivin'sixwhite horses when shecomes. when shecomes.
).
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Oh,we'llall go out to meether when shecomes, when shecomes. Oh,we'll all go out to meether when shecomes, when shecomes. Oh,we'llall go out to meether, Oh,we'llall go out to meether, Oh,we'll all go out to meet her when shecomes, whenshecomes.

Thisold melodyappeared as "Whenthe Chariot published Comes," in OIdPlantation Hymns,Bosron, 1899. It rvasadapted and popularized by railroad work gangsin the American Midwest duringthe 1890s.

7B

]he'll be com-tri

rouol

ul"n she [lte mou.n-tar'n

colrLQS) | / (a/he^- SlLe

comes)

Slte'll

L.

cort-irt

rou-n/-

t/re

rtoun-La[rt

u/n*

s/te

pz

come'l ,
/\7

(alLeiL

Slte?||
slLe

be

cohL - a7L1 roan/-

*/re

co trtes)

moLLn-tor'rz,

9Le'll

b" com-cn, rourc/- tle

notzn-h.inr Sle'll [e

conL-t:n? foLL?L/ tLe

+notcn-toin

u/zem sAe coilLes. (uhen s/te comes)

Thenwe'll kill the old red rooster when shecomes. when shecomes. Thenwe'll kill the old red rooster when shecomes. when shecomes. Thenwe'll kill the old red rooster, Thenwe'll kill the old red rooster, Thenwe'll kill the old red rooster when shecomes. when shecomes. Andwe'll all havechickenand dumplings when shecomes, when shecomes, Andwe'llall havechicken and dumplings when shecomes, when shecomes. Andwe'll all havechickenand dumplings, Andwe'll all havechickenand dumplings, Andwe'll all havechickenand dumplings when shecomes. when shecomes.

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22. The Streetsof Laredo

anonvmous
old Irishmelody

r]

il

ualK- tn1 tl"

Streets r'7

lt/

ol

L*-Te--d-o
('

o?Le

/."1 t 67

wra77e/" tn ulile

/cn-r*,

an/

co//

as

/Le

c/a1.

1. As I was out walking the streets of Laredo, Out walking the streets of Laredoone day, I sawa youngcowboyallwrappedin white linen, Allwrappedin white linen,and coldas rheclay. 2. "l seeby your outfit that you are a cowboy," He spokethesewords softlyas I passed him by. "Comesit down besideme, and hear my sadstory. I'm shotin the chest, and I know I must die
This "old Westerncowboysongfrom the bordertown of Laredo,Texas"is a variationof a much older English balladaboutthe deathand burialof a Britishsoldier. Somehistorians believe it may have originated in lrelandin 1790.

80

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t,

ll

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The ladiesadoredmel 3 . Likeyou, I was handsome. But then I fell deep into troubleone day. I spentall my moneyon cardsand on whiskeyGotshot in the chest,now I'm dying today' send six young cowboysto carry my coffin, 4 . Please And six pretfymaidensto carrymy pall. rosesto lie on my coffin, Sendsweet-smelling For roseswill deadenthe clodsas they fall.
c.

Thenbeat the drum slowly,and play the fife lowly, And soundthe deathmarch as you bear me along. And down in the valley,pleaselay the earthon me' Oh, I'm a young cowboy,and I know IVe donewrongl" 6 , We beat the drum slowly,and playedthe fife lowly, I And bitterlywept as we bore him along. dashing. and We lovedthis ybung cowboy,so handsome We lovedthis young cowboy,althoughhe'd donewron$l

B1

23. There'sa Hole in the Middle of the Sea

anonvmous

Tl"ru's a- Lol" t'n tLe nc/-//"

of tLe sea-, Tl-rr""

/rol" Ln d/"e miJ-//"

Lhere's o of tl-e sea, T/r"rr's o Aole,

gr
's L LJ" /tol", T/rur"

"o

tle

mtL/./e

of Ll"

sea-.

_;.|tr:;*,* 1. There's a hole in the middle of the sea,(repeat) There's a hole. *..l"ltlrD-*aaThere's a hole, \--1-There's a hole in the middle of the sea. _;_

*-}}$-.4
__
-AL

2. There's re'sa log log in the hole e in the middle le of o the sea,(repeat)

4\*

++'\.- -^ry

There's a log, There's a log, There's a log in the hole in the middle of the sea.

3 . There's a stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea,(repeat) a stump, There's There's a stump, There's a stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea. 4. There's a frog on the stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea, (repeat) There'sa frog, There's a frog, There's a frog on the stump on the log in the hole in the middleof the sea.

+-r--*
zf*.',^-

Originunknown.

82

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a hump on the frog on the stump on the log 5 . There's in the hole in the middle of the sea,(repeat) There's a hump, There's a hump, There's a hump on the frog on the stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea.

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.-1

.-\--

=t

+
,< l

4=-.'^\'4-.+.*
J J

4\+,

-_\.^

There's a fly on the hump on the frog on the stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea,(repel.t) There's a fly, There'sa fly, here'sa fly on the hump on the frog on the stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea.

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a lump on the fly on the hump on the frog 7. There's on the stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea,(repeat) There's a lump, There's a lump, There'sa lump on the fly on the hump on the frog\-:*" on the stump on the log in the hole in the middleof the sea.

4==5a.*
!-f

v ,2r..-a--

,n f\

4\-{1+'/-\../-t

&

There's a fleaon the lump on the fly on the hump on the frog on the stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea,(repeat) There's a flea, There's a flea, There's a fleaon the lump on the fly on the hump on the fro$ on the stump on the log in the holein the middleof the sea.

oie

ole

9. There's a bump on the fleaon the lump on the fly on the hump on the frog on the stump on the log =.=-:-. in the hole in the middle of the sea,(repeat) There's a bump, There'sa bump, \/+._^<^v There's a bump on the fleaon the lump on the fly on the hump on the frog on the stump on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea.

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1. Are You Sleeping?

anonymous
*1

old Frenchmelodv

Rr,

-", IoLn2 yo* tluuT 1"3) &re y* tl*"7 'r.Jt Brodlr

*fl

Iolrn ? BroLlr",

[\orr.

inq *4

bells

&Te

rLnq JJ

LTzq >

rLorTL-inj hlls are rLng-rnJ. Dtry, lnryt /-;ry. Dtr1, J'on12J,try'

are YousleePing' Areyou sleePing, Brother John? John,Brother Morningbellsare ringing,morningbellsare ringing' Ding,dong,ding.Ding,dong,ding.
first printed in Parisin 1811. This classicround has been translated of "Frere An adaptarion Jacques," around the world. into dozensof languages

87

2. The Clock
anonymous

1. Harkto the sound of the old woodenclock: T i c k l . . . . . . . . . . T o c k l . . . . . . . . . . . . . T i.c l ockl .k .T Cuck-ool... ..Cuck-ool Cuck-ool...Cuck-oo1....... . on91.....B B o n g l . . . . .B . ong!.... ...B . .o . .n . gl...... 2. It tells the time foreachminuteand hour: Tickl..........Tockl.............TicT k lo c k l -ool.. oo1..... Cuck-ool Cuck . Cuck-oo!.... ...Cuck.. o n 9 1 . . . ....B ..o . ngl...... B o n g ! . . .....8 . o n 9 1 . . . .......B

f;"1 qf
(ts

//"rk Lo L/,- sonol ol h,

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ol/

,ooJ' erL clo"k t

*3

f irk

I T"ck

f'"K l
tc{

'.

lock I

LacK - oo I L-u.cKoo I

t.

t.

CucK-

oo I LqcK' oo I

l^tl

8""3 !

Boo3I

BoogI

Bongl

Originunknown.

88

3. Follow Me
anonvmous

Fol - lo,

me.

A, B,

Fol- lo, me.

Origin unknown.

Eve- r,1 /-aJt

eLs-j

a-s !on

se*l

ve-r1 bj,

Tn ltr"s

aa! 2

f,rst rt-y.&t

com * 7lete.

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4. Make New Friends

anonymous

3
*1

T -l

(ln0.

neu)

{rinn/,s 7

Lnl E""y-t,Lu-"1d,

sil - verl ort/ LAt

"LL

ytJ.

Make new friends,but keep the old; One is silver,and the other gold.

Origin unknown

91

5. Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening

anonymous
old Germanmelodv

0lr,

lro, lov.- 11

t/re eve -

"LLns,

cs

-/1 VL"n {b l"llt are saeet-/i rrry - cn-J)sue"l

*3

Drrr3, /.orr3t
-*]r"
-ifu

Dtry,

Jon3! Dunl) loryl

--\Jt-+:=-* -.--.?\

--*_*

.=>

Oh, how lovelyis the evening,is the evening, When the bellsare sweetlyringing,sweetlyringing. Ding,dong!Ding,donglDing,dongl

An adaptation of "EveningBells,"from an old Germantune "O. Wie Wohl Ist Mir Am Abend." I
t
d\--^'\-t'i

tt"

J 1/

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6. One Bottle o'PoP

ir

anonvmous

melody English

two l"t-lbs o' 7o7tL/o". lol'tl"s o'yo7t

six lot-tl"t o'?o?, fonr Lod'tl"so' ?of ) Ftle loL-dl"s01 f T)

,tII
-l

lo sev-erz - t - l l e s o ' /, o J r 'r P 0 P l

'

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"J

loo maTL'1

."-.-.

l.

p[ck - l"s

utLL

lro-^'

- er Aurq .)

sarc/-- ,o.L- let

Don't
*III

"ot

too ?tLerl-cl

tlr" qou wlll P)P I Trck lus or

v

Hn^-burg-"rs on/-.?-?L ?'",

ay'y/e Tiet

a7-7le t 7ie

H,-^-|ry-.rt onl o77le Ttet

ar-plepLe.ordP)P I
J. I I

An adaptationof "Fishand Chipsand Vinegar,"an old English"part song."

93

I . One bottleo'pop,naro bottleso'pop,

Threebottleso'pop,four bottleso'pop, Fivebottleso'pop,six bottleso'pop, Seven bottleso'pop,POPI

I I . Don't eat too many pickleswith hamburgersandwiches, Don't eat too manv pickles, or elseyou will POPI

I I I . Hamburgers and apple pie,applepie,applepie,

Hamburgers and applepie,applepie and POPI

(ln this three-partsong,eachgroup takesone part and sings only that part. The threegroups all begin together,and end togetheron theword POPI)

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Rose!Rose!
anonymous melody old English

Rosel Rosel Rose! Rosel Will I ever seeyou bloom? m e bloom , Yesl Youwillsee I f . . . . . . . ..v . o u. . . .... w i l.l . .'.' .w a i t . .I

Rot"l Ror"l Kot.l Ro'u ! Utll I

ev-er
tcll

s e e goniloo^?

Y"rl

Yonwill

see ^" lloo*,

fi

ou

wi ll

wolt.

mountain melody,believedto be of l Tth-century An adaptationof a romanticAppalachian English origin.

95

8. RowYour Boat
anonymous
R. Sinclair

Ro, , roa )
*$

Toa

4our booty

I/

G.nt- /1 d,outt- tlLe

*4

tt

stream,

me r-ri -/1 7 mer-ri-/y) mer-ri-b, L,fu ,' lu/ n /-rtorr1. frler-rt-131

Row, row, row your boat, Gentlydown the stream. Merrily,merrily, merrily,merrily, Life is but a dream.
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Thoughtto havederivedfrom Americanminstrel music, the words and melodywere copyrighred by R. Sinclair in Newyork, t 88l .

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9. Scotland'sBurning
JT

anonvmous

fl

S.ot-\""/'s luro'in3$*t-1""1\ln "-iy! Lookont I

Look o*t I

l-cre I J'cre I

f.

F.

l-ore I f cre I

p.

v-

four

a7L u)a--ter I foo,

ozt u)a-'l"r I

burningl burningl Scotland's Scotland's Look outl Look outl FirelFirelFirelFirel Pouron waterl Pouron waterl

Burning." is alsoknownas "London's originsin CreatBritain, Thisround,with obvious

97

10. Starlight,Starbright
Harry B..Smith
VictorHerbert

Star - l4Lt,

stn -l"LgLt, FLrtt-sto,

f've seez to-n!If,, f

wLrL/ may tI

wi,L I nllt

Hor"il" ,uL X a;sl h-nglt.

r'\

\\ l\\

ght, starbright, Starli Firststar IVe seentonight. I wish I may, I wish I mi$ht Havethe wish I wish tonight. Starlightl

Arfi

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One source atffibutes the words to Harrv B. Smith and the mtlsic to Victor Herbert, as published in I 895.

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11. Sweetly Sin$s the DonkeY

T

anonvmous

.es'
tl" /nn- k"y
oL lle, br"nK LLrt Ls

tt
*t

lou /-o not !""J- L,*1

"L"4 L.'ll

naa t

tt

ll ee

tt

ltad I

H ee

tt

hau I

H e e h a o tI

tt

l)1 Hee lzaa t

tl

singsthe donkey,at the breakof day. Sweetly you If do not feedhim, this is what he'll say: "Heehawl Heehawl Heehawl Heehaw! Heehaw!"

Origin unknown

99

Brind Mice rhree "'*"k{F:

lnu tl-e1

'1F
see ltoudl"j ron. T/r.1 *// rar of-/nrll" Fa-rm'er'swife; sl'e

ffi

#
f't\ <er

\Af1

cnt off Llr"tr t"ils u;l/

*4

cart/.- cng ,frtit'e. D;/- lon

@ 'in
-{
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e v - e r s e e s u e L a - sQLt in-lour l'fu nudlrr" l/i"L

Threeblind mice,threeblind mice. Seehow they run, seehow they run. wife; Theyall ran after the farmer's knife. carving tails with a cut off their She Did you ever seesucha sightin your life As threeblind mice?

,@^rt*?

(or theSecond Part ofl indicaterhar the words and music were first publishedin Deuteramelia Sources MusicksMelodiein London.1609.

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13. White Coral Bells

anonymous

nl L"lls, UL,I" cor*cl

u-? ' o7L a- sl"o- 1",

stolk;

Ltl-i",

ol tL' vnl-|1 ya'e nt! 3o' - J"r'

u*lk'

3
i

_WWgM
t- 4C."_- oa>e saga>futW-rA1*J 6b
White coralbells,upon a slenderstalk; Liliesof the valleygracemy $ardenwalk' Oh, don'tyou wish that you could hearthem ring? Thatwill happenonly when the fairiessing.
Origin unknown

101

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t03

1. Brahms' Lullaby
FritzSimrock Brahms Johannes

LtLll - & r7 \t

L1

*l

jool--nt1Lt, tl"y

Lt ros

J"-

lclltx ; Lrt a

tt be sTread 'T)tr7L&louT Wee eeL-nLets tlrutt s u)

/,1-t/"

F.

\-:r'

a'f

l/ De&.

enlrutt2 G" { o ,l"ry %ou) F_c

nL41

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I

5/u7tL- l"r
a

L^

.^7

ll"ru"J.

Go Lo ,lruy noa *r,/ rurt,

mL{ Llour,/u^- b"r [" A/.tt*J..

Lullabyand goodnight,sleepin roses'deli$ht. be spread'roundyour wee little bed. Let their sweetness Goto sleepnow and resi, may your slumberbe blessed. Goto sleepnow and rest,rnayyour slumberbe blessed.

FritzSimrockwrote the lyricsto accompany published in Berlinin 1868. Brahms' composition, (Thetraditionaltranslation of the lyrics is slightly in thisversion.) adapted

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2. Golden Slumbers
anonvmous

melody old English

G"IJ- - e?Ls/u* - l"rt K"ss Sour eSesi pt A7 D

G

smt les

a- woLt

!o'L

Am

ulzeru !o,/ T t s e ,
tt

5lee7 yr"t-fu lovd one; /t 2

not .ry

ooJ

nnL

I wt.ll

sLrtq
J

a- l"ll-o
Am

I . Dt'l I

/nl/Cl

"

6u^

L"l l-o- bq., 1 )

L"ll L-utt

o-1,

Goldenslumberskissyour eyes; Smilesawaityou when you rise. Sleep,prettylovedone;do not cry And I will singa lullaby. Lullaby,lullaby,lullaby.
England Of unknownorigin, some sources believethat this melody datesback to 17th-century

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3.

Good Nighr to You All

*unonu*ou,

DT

IJOOCItf

ntjLt Lo 30*
D

a-ll 7

o.rtdsre"t b" lour sl""y.

n
n7

t @"J

D
Gool

a.TLtt

1et5

a - routtJ

qou t/LeLr sL - lroL uol"L tr"T'

pr

nLl/t-tt

SooJ nijLt1

3oo/-r3lL2

3"o/- rryLt'

Goodnight to you all, and sweetbe your sleep. May angelsaroundyou their silentwatch keep' Goodnigfrt,good night,good ni$ht,good night.

This lullaby may alsobe sungas a three-partround.Origin unknown

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4.
anonvmous

Hush, Little Baby

/lu,L , ItL-t t" 1", 11,2

d-on't

o uu I

cr! t

/\a.-TrLds go-Ln1 Lo sLnS

!oo

a- /*ll * &

l. Hush,litrlebaby,don'tyou cry; Mama'sgoing to singyou a lullaby. 2. Hush,littlebaby,don'tsaya goingto buy you a mockingbird. Papa's A 'g/ 3. If rharmockingbird won,tsing, papa's goingtJ nuy you a golien ring. 4. If that gold ring turns to brass, Papa's goingto buy you a lookingglass. If that glassbeginsro crack, goingto buy you a jumping jack. Papa's 6. If rharjumpingjack is broke, goingto buy you a velvetcloak. Papa's If that velvetcloth is coarse, going to puy you a rockinghorse. Papa's 8. If that rockinghorsewon'r rock, going to buy you a cuckooclock. Papa's If that cuckooclockwon't tick, going ro buy you a walking stick. Papa's 10. If rharwalkingstickfallsdown, You'llstill be the sweetest little babv in rownl
This lullaby,which probablycame from England,has many versions and is especially well-knownin the Appalachian mountainregion.

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5.
anonymous * Y-r tNtF \]' \t .a

Roclca-Bye,Baby
EffieL Crockett

-4t- &W'F

J'

Ro"kA*7

a,'bleT

II

Pa/
l.'7 u

l,t .

OlL

Llte lree t"?.

ULrn
L'

t/'e wtnl llorsT

tLe

cro - //"

ai//

,o"k.
a v

Ulr"n t'LeloqL lr**kt,

Ll.e cro - lle

ail/ to//, P7G

and

/,orn uill comu bn

l q . , cra- - l/e

nol

"//.

babY,on the tree top. Rock-a-bYe, When the wind blows,the cradlewill rock' When the boughbreaks,the cradlewill fall' And down will come baby,cradle,and all'
Melody'publishedby John Baby"in Mother Goase's This lullaby first appearedin print as "Hush-a-bye, l. crockettin Boston,1872. Effie music was composedby Newburyin London,1765.The accompanying

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6.
anonymous

Sleep,Baby, Sleep
old Germanmelodv

F
bo - \,

sl"u7.
G'o

Yonr tn- tL"r l"nJt {Le

sL".7.
GrL

*tn-/s o /""n*

for 3on orrL rce,

51""y,

bu- ll , t/"uy.

Sleep, baby,sleep. Your fathertendsthe sheep. Your mothershakesthe dreamlandtree. And findsa dream for you and me. Sleep, baby,sleep.

An adaptation of the German lullaby,"Schlaf, Kindtein, Schlaf."

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7.
Alfred,Lord Tennyson

Sweet and Low

Barnby Joseph

Vd,Lm.

t.

L,

5 weef,
L'

A-fLdr

lodT Cl;n

SAeeb

or.d laa, l/iol

ol

tle uesl - erTL

gtc

Sea -l-oa7

lout2 trr.od/r' *r/,

C

llor, U"o/- of d/r" west-errL

Cltn. Q

5ea -

0- rer tl.

,oll- Lrq wo-trrs jo ,

A H?71,

Co^"

h,;r"7;;t

l t
i

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,

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l/oa

b low hiru a- S nrn 6z

to nze -

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t t
D

il/"i,lt nj /td-th oTLe) ali/"

l. Sweetand low, sweetand low, Wind of the westernsea. Low, low, breatheand blow, Wind of the westernsea. Overthe rollingwatersgo, Come from the dying moon and blow. Blowhim againto me While my little one, while my prettyone sleeps.

r I

mj 7re/-/1 oTLe,/n"yr.
2. Sleepand rest,sleepand rest, Father will come to thee soon. Rest,rest,on Mother's breast, Father will come to thee soon. Father will come to his babe in the nest, Sil-versailsall out of the west. Underthe silvermoon, my littleone, Sleep, sleepmy prettyone,sleep.

This poem,written by Lord Tennyson, appearedinThe Princess in London,1850. JosephBarnbyset the words to music in Londonin 1863

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FORUSINGSONGS RATIONALE you alreadyknowwhat an important" teacher, If you are an experienced contributionmusic and singingcan make to ihe foreignlanguage.learnin$ for many textbooks in foreignlangua$e are regulart! irictuOed Songs process. reasons: "-;to lesson aaOvarieryand enjoymentto the language .to changethe paceoi the lesson practice .to providelisteningcomprehension patterns .to reinforcelearnedlan$uage .ro enrichculruralundeitandiirg and providenew insi$hts .to motivatethe learnerwith a feelingof achievement helpsbring appeal.sin-ging will a$reethat music has a universal Everyone and happyatmosphere a harmonious and c,reates tf," Jing*rsclosi together, learningcan flourish' in which lan$uage THE SONGS AND PREPARING SELECTING to the a$eand levelof your students' your songsnot only according Choose purpJse,changeof pace,grammarpractice, toifre classroom Uui ucc,irOing etc' of vocabulary' use of idioms in context,reinforcement the amountof time you haveto spendon the song'and how long Calculate will take' the introductionand practice the songat home. If you are not a "born singer"or musician,choose Practice the singing' one of your sudlnts witha good,strongvoiceto help you lead of the music.) (Or look for a recording of the words and the generalmeaningof .the Checkon rhe pronunciation io*. wonderfulsongsaren'ttotallycomprehensible-they lines.Remember, to enjoythe wordsor sytlibles.It is still possible may havesome nonsense thou$hyou don't undersnnd everyword' rotig "u.n THE SONGS PRESENTING Va ryth e Wa yyo u i n tro duceyour song,intheSaTgwaythatyoutr ydi ffer enr the purposeof the Consider *iyr of intr6ducingnew t"uOingpasiages. your mood' students'interest' the type of iraterial, thetiass le-vel, lesson, lesson' alwayshelpsto spiceup the and so on. V"ariety

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for introducingnew songs.(lf you The followingsuggestions are techniques skip this sectionand go in reviewing old familiar songs, are more interested Language Practice.) on to General 1. What Can You Guessfrom the Title? From the Key Words? Write the title on the board.Seewhat the studentscan guessabout the meaningand the contextof the song. Read(or write out on the board,or dictate) the key words, and seewhat the students can guessfrom thesewords. Havethe studentswrite them down and study them for activemastery,or for passive readingvocabulary. 2. Vanishing Lines Write the linesof the songon the board (oneverseat a time) and practice with the students, line by line or phraseby phrase.Firsterasethe lastword of the line, and havethe studentsrepeatthe whole line. Thenerasethe first words of the line, and so on. Havethe studentsrepeatbeforeand after you erase,until you haveerasedall the words of all the lines,and the students can repeatthe whole song(or verse)from memory. 3. Sharing the Verses If the songis long and ratherdifficult,work on one verseat a time, and introduceonly one verseduring a lesson. If the songis long but easy,divide the classinto groups,and assignone verse to eachgroup.Eachgroup canwork on its own verse,and then sing it in turn to the others. If the songis both long and difficult,and it hasa chorus,let the students practiceonly the chorusat first.You can sing or play the verses, and the class join will want in singingthe chorusaftereachverse.Later,the students can to learnall the versesif they like the song. Again,depending on whetherthe melodyis easyor difficult,you may want to work on just the melodyand rhythm first,and ask the studentsto simply hum alongwith you. Gradually, they can fit the words to the music and sing you. alongwith

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4.

Backward BuilduP

Ifthephrasesarelonganddifficult,trybe$inningwith.thelastwordor addinganother.wo.rd. gr the siudentslistenana iepelt. t<eep ;h;#:*f,if" (without easily line whole the repeat can students phraseeachtime, until the the music). it's ? gooAidea.tomark and intonationconsistent, In order to keep the stress buildup' the word anOsentenceit."rr"t beforeyou begin the backward Example: "MichaelFinni$an" (page6fl Teacher: Students: Teacher: Students: Teacher: Students: Teacher: Students: Teacher: Students: Teacher: Students: Teacher: Students: Teacher: Students: 5. Creatin$ a Story for a new songis techniquethat'sgoodpreparation Another"tried'and-true" and dictate order' up in iandom mix the-m a numbeioi t word's, to choose differentset gets a "y willwork in groups.Eachgroup who them to the students, of six to eight keYwords.
Finni$an. Finni$an. Michael Finni$an. Michael Finni$an. named Michael Finni$an' named Michael Finni$an' man named Michael Finni$an' man named Michael Finni$an' old man named Michael Finni$an' old man named Michael Finni$an' an old man named Michael Finni$an' an old man named Michael Finni$an' was an old man named Michael Finni$an' was an old man named Michael Finni$an'

Therewas an old man named Michael Finni$an' Therewas an old man named Michael Finnigan'

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a storyout of their words,usin$them in any order they Eachgroup creates wish. The other groupsmust guesswhat the key words are. Later,as a follow-upactivity,when you introducethe song,the studentscan rheir key words in the order in which they actuallyhear listenand rearrange them in the song. COMPREHENSION LISTENING PRACTICING are one of the bestwaysof stimulatinglisteningcomprehension Songs from musicalteachers are techniques prac-tice. The followingsuggestions practice. who enjoyusing songsfor language 1. Listening and Writin$ times,while the students(workingin pairsor Singor play the songseverai on the groirps;'write downls many of the words as they can.Depending at least until times, time, you may want to play or sing the songa number of all the words. transcribed one pairlgrouphas successfully can to readtheir lines,then play the songagainso everyone Ask the srudents checktheir words. students, This techniqueis suitablefor introducinga songto more advanced or as a reviewof a songintroducedin a previouslesson. 2. Filling in the Blanks try writing the words on the board,leavingout certain To inffoducea Song, key words or rhymingwords,or dictatethe linesand indicatethe bianks. Workingin pairs,the studentslistenand fill in the blankswith words they think may be approPriate. Readthe songagainso the studentscan checktheir worK' Exarnple: "On Top of Old Smoky" (page72) with snow, all covered 1. On top of OId Smoky, I lost my 11us-fer courting too-. grief, [u1-is 2. Now,courtingis pleasure, And a false-hearfscl-i5 worse 1ft3na--. you save, and-------what 3. A thief only-you, But a false-hearted--drives Vou 1ethg-.

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4. The gravewill decayyou, and turn you to dust, For a false-hsaftscl-that a poor girl can't-. 5. So,listen,young maidens,pleaselistento rnel on a greenwillow-. Don'thangyour affections wither, the willow'srootsdie. 6. Thewillow'sleaves and neverkns\ /--. You'llsoonbe forsaken with snow, 7. On top of Old Smoky,all covered I lost my 11us-fer courting too-_, Rqt Words in random order; grave robs lover (5x) takes tree 3. Numbering the Key Words Parting thief slow (2x) why trust

to exercise This techniquemay be usedas a listeningcomprehension review to a or introducethe words of a songbeforeintroducin$the melody, havealreadypracticed. songthat the students First,write the key words on the board in randomorder,or dictatethem in randomorder.Ask the studentsif they can guessthe meaningof the words in the meaningof the words. the contextof the song.Discuss Thensingor play the songwhile the studentslistenand number the words in the order they hear them. (Thisis can checktheir answers. Singor play the songagain,so the students good pair practicetechniquefor any son$.) Example: "Over the Riverand through the Woods" (page74) f. sleigh a. dapplegray g. spring b. drifted snow c. huntinghound h. spy i. sting d. Hurrahl j. pie trot pumpkin e. (Answers: l-f, 2-b,5-i,4-i, 5-a,6-!,7-c, 8-h,9-d,10-e)

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Mostsongs,like poems,havebuilt-in rhymesat the end of eachline, or in you can try this on the levelof your students, someregularorder.Depending with any songthat has rhyming lines. exercise the must listenas you read/sing/play Workingin pairsor groups,the students song.Their task is to identifythe pairsof rhymingwords. Afterthe groupshavecheckedtheir work and made sure the spellingis correct,they should try to find as many words as possiblethat have the same This activitymay be carriedout like a game,to seewhose rhyming sounds. is the longest. Theword listsshouldbe readaloud,so words list of rhyming that all groupscan checktheir lists. Exarnple: "Homeon the Range" (page58) (comb,dome,foam) home-roam (bird,Kurd,purred,third) heard-word (bay,clay,lay,may,pay,pray,ray,say,stay,way,wei$h) play-day PRACTICE LANGUAGE GENERAL Remember, you can change your presentationtechnique depending on neWold. Now here are some easy/difficult, whether the song is shorVlong, to add more varieryto your songsessions. additionalsuggestions 1. Alternating the Lines One simpleway to practicea new songor reviewan old one is to assignlines For example,ask GroupA to sing to differentgroupsor rowsof students. "odd" lines),and GroupB to sing lines2, 4, 6, 8 (the lines 1, 3, 5, and7 (the "even"lines). Or you can try somechoralreadinggroup ?rran$mfltS: .Row A / Row B / Row C, and so on .Girls/ Boys .HighVoices / LowVoices .Teacher (simplerepetition) / Students .Teacher sing chorus. / Students singsverses .Solostudentsingsverse/ Classsingschorus(Students take turns). .Teacher to continuethe song. beginssong,pointsto differentstudents

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2. Unscramblin$ the Lines you alreadyknow the "Strip Story"technique:* Perhaps or shortnarrative. .delectan inteiestinganecdote .Writeout the linesdn individualstripsof paper(or write them out' into separatestrips)' then cut the sentences .Giveone strip (onesentence) to eachstudent/ pair / $roup' .Allow the studenFone minute to memorizetheir line' (Do not allow them to write it down.) .Ask the studentsto workwith the othersin their group to decidethe order of the story. which line is the The discussionthat takesplace:which line is the beginning? language end.?What are the transition clues?etc., is excellent interactive own in their discuss to students allow their (Someteachers piu.ti." in English. in English') iunguug",but-toreporttheir conclusions and othersong! that tella story' This techniqueshouldworkwell with ballads, of the lines' and When the student, huu" worked out the correct order singin$ thlV can.practice the cluesthat led them to this conclusion, discussed to students (if Uotfrthe words and the melody are unfamiliar, ask the rh;;;i. trying out the listen to the melody severaltimes, humming along, before words.) pattern and/or tell a Any repetitivesong that follows a recognizable Examples: story,suchas the followin$: "Clementine" "On ToPof Old SmokY" "She'llbe Comin'Roundthe Mountain" "The Ants Go Marching" "TheFarmerin the Dell" "The GreenGrassGrowsAll Around" "The Streetsof Laredo" "There's a Holein the Middleof the Sea"

*bv RobertE. Gibsonin TESOL vol' 9' No' 2,June 1975 Quarterly,

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Changing the Mood games,they may also enjoycompetingin group language If your students group enjoyseeing can do the following: which .singthe ciearest .sing the fastest .singthe sweetest .sing the softest (Thisis anotherway to reviewold songsand reinforcelearnedpatternsand vocabulary.) Lining This techniqueis a traditionalcallingout of the linesof a spiritualor other group folk song.The leader(or in this case,the teacher) chantsone line or phraseat a time, and waits for the audienceto sing the line, like a musical echo.Lining is especially effective with group songsthat havesimple melodiesand predictable rhyme schemes. It is an easyway to introduce and to reviewthem. songs, Picture Cues For repetitious typesof songsthat are basedon simple substitutions, try making picturecardsthat illustratethe key ideaor word in eachline. The children's"Alphabet Song,"for instanee, and reinforced can be enlivened with cue cards. Oneway to do this is to make a card for eachletterof the alphabetand hand them out to the children,afterthey havepracticedthe songin a group.Each child, followingthe melody,singsthe letteron his/hercardwithout breaking the rhythm. A specialtype of picturecues,calledrebuses, can substitute for the key words.Thesehelpjog the memory and are often usedin picturepuzzles. "Red River Valley" Qage 76 ) Exampleof rebuses.'

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BrgrtocRApHrcRernRENcEs Botkin,Benjamin Albert American Play-Party song, The: with a collection of oklahoma Texts and Tunes. University of Nebraska, 1937. Emrich.Duncan Folklore of the American Land Little,Brown,1972. Enrich,Marianand George Korson The Child's Book of Folklore D i a lPr e ss, 1947. Fuld, James J. American Popular Music: 1875-1950 Musical Americana, 1955. FuldJ , a me s J. Book of World-Famous Music: Classical,Popular and Folk DoverPublications, 1985. Lomax,JohnA. and Alan Lomax American Ballads and Folk Songs (1 1 thp ri n ti n g ) . M a c m i l la n1 , 951

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Byrd,DonaldR.H.and LaurieWellman Hard to Learn That English-As-A-second-Lan$ua$eBlues 197 5. International. Collier-Macmillan Graham, Carolyn JazzChants Oxford,1979. Graham, Carolyn Small Talk: More JazzChants Oxford. 1986. Graham, Carolyn The Carolyn Graham Turn-of-the-Century Songbook Regents, 1982. Millie Grenough, English: Sing It! McGraw-Hill, 1976. AliceandJean McConochie Osman, If You Feel Like Singing 1979. Longman, Schneider, Bob Sharing a Song Addison-Wesley, 1986. Wellman,Laurieand DonaldR.H.Byrd ESLExpress Internation Collier-Macmillan al. 197 5.

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