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AbbAffiffiSfor Songs Learners of Englishcompiledby

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Programs Division EnglishLanguage Agency UnitedStates Information Washington, 20547 D.C.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thissongbook began takeshape first ro inatown of Bandirma,Turkev,thanks to *re Sincethat time a decadeago, many odter in Polandhavealso contributedto the colleagues Washington, in D.C. Our thanksto them all.

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

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"Old Favorites All Ages"are truly well-lovedmelodies for As the title reflects, that represent mosaicof Americanculturein music.Youngchildrenin the a 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" probablythe first tune that comesto mind for most is when thev think of lullabies. Americans tell The folk music historians us that someof thesesongsdate back several of hundredyearsor more. Manyoriginated, course,in GreatBritainand in settlers the traveledto the NewWorld with the Englishand Scotch-lrish evenolder of Othermelodies, perhaps 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 generation more easilythan do their lyrics,which havea way of to of being adaptedto suit the whim or circumstance the singer. You will norethat someof the songsin this book havebeenslightlyadapted Please note alsothat all of the for or expanded Englishteachingpurposes. are in the "public domain."Soif you, too, enjoyadaptingand creating songs you may experiment with thesetunesto your heart's your own verses, content-none are copyrighted. to of this collection musicalAmericana you in the hope We are presenting lessons. will enlivenand enrichyour Englishlanguage that thesesongs Happysingingl

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G@ @ffiPREFACE 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 6 . F o rH e 's Jo l l yC o b aFellow 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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H. byJessie Bancroft,NewYork, in 1909'The melody,similar to Firstpublishedin the United States "folly, eut the KettleOn," probablyoiiginateAas "Ach,Du LieberAugustin,"byJ'F' Kirmair in Mainz' Germanyin 1788.

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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 golmelody. Of unknownorigin, this tune is believedto be basedon a French-Canadian

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the farmer in the dell: Heigh-o, derry-o, the the farmer in the dell. 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 dog takesa cat. Heigh-o, derry-o, the the dog takesa cat.7 . The cat takesa rat,

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

the rat takesthe cheese.

Heigh-o, derry-o, thethe 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, derry-o,the nursetakesa dog. theword, used in the refrainsof old ballads derry-o....a meaningless heigh-o....an exclamation attractnotice,show pleasure, to 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," EdwardFiedler, by publishedin Dessau, Germanyin 1847.

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2 . When the blazingsun is set,and the grasswith dew is wet. all little light, rwinkle,trruinkle the ni$ht. Thenyou showy-our how I wonderwhat you are. Twinkle,twinkle,little star, 3 . Thenthe travelerin the dark thanksyou for your tiny spark. so? How could he seewhere to go if you did not nruinkle you are. Twinkle,twinkle,little star,how I wonderwhat4 . As your bright and tiny sparkli$htsthe travelerin the dark,

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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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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 And they"all marcfiingdown to the groundto get out of the rain, 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 And they"all marciing down to the $roundto get out of the rain, 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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in in this songmay haveoriginated England the 1780sAccording one source, to

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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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it' to it' vou want show know liftr* [ij[ffi]". vou Hno* and reallvfeetl it' siamp yourIf 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' want it' voureallv toshow vou $ifl';itfff$y and know and your fingersl it' shapIf you're happy ;d (snap)-(snaq) y"; ttno* OK!(O-KI) 5. If you'rehappyandyou ltnowll' :uu oKI(o-KD il happy il fng* il' t"i' Ifyou're lt' and lf vou'rehaPPY You.Know to snowlt' want andYoureallY (O-l(0 happyandyou knowit' sayOKI If you're all fivel 6. If you'rehappyandyou ["9Y].1-9o (o' (snap)' Rl) (snap)' (stanwi'1starytP) (slap.)' (slop (clap), -' )(clap)' all fivel If you'rehappyuilOyou kngwit' do -(snap)'(o-R|) - tttamp)' Ot fnap) to showit' (ctap)(clap),Glap) (stap.), oyil want you'really If you'renappyaii you knol" it' and fivel you knowit' do all iiirou'rurl"bbi'anA ' (o' - 6t $nap) (snap), RI) -tstap), (starnpi4 amp1, iri;;: (r;6i (shp>

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4. Head, Shoulders,Knees,and Toesanonymous

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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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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 workswith three. 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$eanonymousold Englishmelody

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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 ladyl6 . 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 UnitedStates NurserySongs

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8. Ninety-Nine Miles from Homeanonymous

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miles from home. l . 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 Louarnonymous

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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'lThe origin of this earlyAmericansquaredanceis unrecorded

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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, on mY clothes. Put 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 ,.Here Go Roundtne"fufuf#rryBush,"which is said to haveoriginatedin Londonin l74O' We as

40

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h sviVa

I 1. This Old Manold Irishmelodv

tT fu"t.

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llvs.5 old- ma-rL)

ll

Ln7lo1"l onu1

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= 'o-tft1.

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L/iLl

&

knr"k kno"k f.l'Q97

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.

tt

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dll,

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one, 1 . This old man, he PlaYed

He playedknick knackon mY thumb, 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.

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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 Tasketar"0nymous

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A LLs- Krt, a,

tas' ftaf,, a,

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

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orJ7"t 'l cLme o'lon1

av l"er 7o"k -

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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 Pennsylvania 1879. Philadelphia, tungs and Gqmes,

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1. Auld Lang Syneloben Burnsold Englishmelody be Shouldauld acquaintance forgot, neverbroughtto mind? And be Shouldauld acquaintance forgot, And daysof auld lang syne? For Chorus: auld lang syne,mY dear 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, lslne, lzy dear,

For

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for For

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f unaJ

stlrce.J

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DAG

DlanqIJ

L ol? a- ,of of k;nl- orrtyt2 Forauld lang syne....olddaysgone by

-

Sqne.

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

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2. The Bear Went Over the Mountainanonymousold 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 The bearwent OVer mountain,the bearwent overthe mountain, 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, "We Won't Go L{ometill in parts,sometimebetween 1762-1778.fiis is tfresametune as streetsongs GoodFellow"(NewYork'1842). 1841) n4ornirrg'"iLondon, and "ForHe'saJolly

48

3. Billy Boyrelody

anonvmous

melody old English

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01,

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

oL

fru

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have

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

Sh{s

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/'t' -ttLt?L1a" "l

can- not

/eor e

A", not/r- I "r

rntain, r nt ain , r nt ain ,

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

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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 She's young thing 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 standing her head. While she's a young thing 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- *

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sr)

For- tJ tlltnE

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ftnd-

lit

E

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cleru'e*-/;o"lgz

Yoa ore E

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

for |. In a cavern,in a canyon,excavating a mine, 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 music, popularizedthe Californiagotd rush of 1849. Thewords and in musicwere first publishedby PercyMontrosein Boston,1884.

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2 . Light shewas and like a fairy, were number nine. And her shoes without topses 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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F

roll rqLt fu tLo'"

LJJ

r"or/- ,1 q utut . XCLorus

ain'l

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mj

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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 Herea quack,therea quack,everywhere quack,quack, had a farm, E-l-E-l-O. Old MacDonald

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rlH gJ 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 Herea gobble,therea gobble,everywhere gobble,gobble, had a farm. E-l-E-l-O. Old MacDonald

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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 Herean oink, therean oink, everywhere oink, oink, had a farm, E-l-E-l-O. 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 Herea meow,therea meow,everywhere meow,meow, had a farm, E-l-E-l-O. Old MacDonald

I

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

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18. On Top of Old Smokyanonvmous.1 't n 4

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I

/t

ln

rn

On tor -t

ol

"ld

| m o - ltz 1 - a t \qJ-

tl

cov-

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I

lost ?/z! t r u e

lov

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"on"d-

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

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

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Al

, n

please listento mel youngmaidens, So,listen, on Don'thangyour affections a greenwillow tree. 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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1 9 . Over the River and Throu$h the Woodso

LydiaMariaChild

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tlroulL

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to

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

74

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,

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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 Valleyanonvmous

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

Ue

L//Lu

mlsst-

.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'

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

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

d[eu2 Bb

I

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Et r'a7

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F

Lnl-/"j)

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

qon so Lruu.

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

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

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

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I

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 Mountainanonvmous

l.

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

{f2 . She'll drivin'sixwhite horses be when shecomes, when shecomes. She'll drivin'sixwhite horses be when shecomes, when shecomes. She'll drivin'sixwhitehorses, be She'll drivin'sixwhite horses, be She'll drivin'sixwhite horses be when shecomes. when shecomes.) . Oh,we'll all go out to meether when shecomes, when shecomes.v

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

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rouol

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

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comes)

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rou-n/-

t/re

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come'l ,/\7

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,

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be

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co trtes)

moLLn-tor'rz,

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b" com-cn, rourc/- tle

notzn-h.inr Sle'll [e

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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 Laredoanonvmousold Irishmelody

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c

Streets r'7

lt/

ol

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o?Le

/."1 t 67

wra77e/" tn ulile

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an/

co//

as

/Le

c/a1.

1. As I was out walking the streets Laredo, of Out walking the streets Laredoone day, of 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 dieThis "old Westerncowboysongfrom the bordertown of Laredo,Texas"is a variationof a much older English balladaboutthe deathand burialof a Britishsoldier. Somehistorians believe may have it originated lrelandin 1790. in

80

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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. and dashing. We lovedthis ybung cowboy,so handsome We lovedthis young cowboy,althoughhe'd donewron$l

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

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 /tol", T/rur" L LJ"

"o

tle

mtL/./e

of Ll"

sea-.

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

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

4\*

++'\.- -^ry

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

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

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:

Originunknown.

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

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There's fly on the hump on the frog on the stump a on the log in the hole in the middle of the sea,(repel.t) There's fly, a 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 7. There's 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 lump, a There's lump, a 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.

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

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9. There's bump on the fleaon the lump on the fly a on the hump on the frog on the stump on the log =.=-:-. in the hole in the middle of the sea,(repeat) There's bump, a There'sa bump, \/+._^futW-rA1*J 6bWhite coralbells,upon a slenderstalk; Liliesof the valleygracemy $ardenwalk' Oh, don'tyou wish that you could hearthem ring? Thatwill happenonly when the fairiessing.Origin unknown

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1. Brahms' LullabyFritzSimrock Brahms Johannes

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L1

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

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

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2. Golden Slumbersanonvmous

melody old English

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smt les

a- woLt

!o'L

Am

c

ulzeru !o,/ T t s e ,tt

5lee7yr"t-fu lovd one; /t 2

not .ry

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