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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThissongbookirstbegan otakeshapenatownof Bandirma,Turkev, hanks o *reSince hat time a decadeago, manyodterin Polandhavealsocontributed o thecolleaguesn Washington, .C.Our thanks o themall.

Musicalnotations y Wnn RipkaIllustrationsby DeeSeadler,TeresaWilbtkand SuscnA. I-araPrintecl y the UniteclStates nformationAgenqy.First ublishecl 991 Thiseclition rinted c)93.

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As he title reflects, OldFavoritesor All Ages"are rulywell-lovedmelodiesthat represent mosaicof American ulture n music.Youngchildren n theUnitedStates odaystill memorize hesewordsandmelodies rom 18th-centuryMotherGoosehymes.Adultsstill sing heseold-time avorites ntraditional ccasions-"AuldLangSyne"on NewYear'sEve, or instance, nd"ForHe/She's JollyGoodFellow" n honorof someone pecial. GoodNight,Ladies" s a well-knownmusicalsignal o end an evening's ocialevent,and"Rock-a'bye-Baby"s probably he first une hat comes o mind for mostAmericanswhen thev hink of lullabies.The olk musichistorians ell us that someof thesesongs atebackseveralhundredyearsor more.Manyoriginated, f course,n GreatBritainandtraveled o the NewWorldwith the English nd Scotch-lrish ettlersn theeighteenth nd nineteenth enturies.Othermelodies, f perhaps venolderorigin, are reported o have comefrom Germany,France,or otherpartsofEurope. hese ollt unesare ike familiarproverbs hat appear n manycultures; hey arestill recognizable ven n their different anguage ersions.Melodies,n fact, seem o travel rom region o regionand pass rorngenerationo generationmore easily han do their yrics,which havea way ofbeingadapted o suit hewhim or circumstance f thesinger.Youwill nore hat someof thesongs n thisbookhavebeenslightlyadaptedor expandedor English eaching urposes. lease otealso hat all of thesongsare n the"publicdomain."So f you, oo,enjoyadaptingand creatingyourownverses, ou may experimentwith these unes o your heart'scontent-none are copyrighted.We arepresentinghis collection f musicalAmericanao you in thehopethat hesesongswill enlivenand enrichyour English anguageessons.Happysingingl

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@ffi @PREFACECHILDREN'S ONGS1. AlphabetSong,The2. DidYou EverSeea Lassie/Laddie?3. Down at the Station4. Farmer n the Dell,The5. GoodMorning o You6. HickoryDickoryDock7. I'm a Little TeapoVSnowman8. MaryHad a Little Lamb9. MoreWe GetTo$ether,The10. MuffinMan,The11. One,Two,BuckleMy Shoe12. Polly,Put heKettleOn ..........13. Twinkle,Twinkle,LittleStarACTIONANDCOUNTING ONGS1. AntsGoMarching, he2. Bingo3. HappySong,The4, Head,Shoulders, nees, ndToes5. HokeyPokey

6. JohnnyWorkswith OneHammer7. LondonBrid$e8. NinetyNineMiles rom Home9. Skip o My Lou10. This s theWay11. ThisOld Man12. Tisket,A TasketGENERALGROUPSONGS1. Auld LangSyne .......2. BearWentOver heMountain, he ........3. BillyBoy4. Clementine5. Down n theVallev6. ForHe's Jol lyCobaFel low -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1. TheAlphabet Son$anonymous old Frenchmelody

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This melody s thought o haveoriginated n France uring the 18thcentury.The spellin! rhymeFirst ppearedn theUnitedStates s"The,schoolmaster"y C. Bradlee,Boston.Massachusetts, 34.

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2. Did You EverseeA Lassie? Did You EverseeA Laddie?

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Firstpublished n the UnitedStates yJessieH. Bancroft,NewYork, n 1909'The melody,similar o"folly, eut theKettleOn,"probablyoiiginateA s "Ach,Du LieberAugustin," yJ'F' Kirmair n Mainz'Germany n 1788.

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3. Down at the Stationanonvmous

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4. The Farmer n the Dellanonvmous old Germanircle ame

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Thedog akesacat,the dog akesa cat.Heigh-o, he derry-o,the dog takesa cat.The cat takesa rat,the cat takesa rat.Heigh-o, he derry-o,the cat takesa rat.The rat takes hecheese,the rat takes he cheese.

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the farmer n the dell.Thefarmer takesa wife,the farmer takesa wife.Heigh-o, he derry-o,the farmer takesa wife.3. Thewife takesa child,the wife takesa child.Heigh-o, he derry-o,thewife takesa child. Heigh-o,hederry-o,

Thechild takesanurse, he child takesa nurse.Heigh-o,the derry-o, hechild takesa nurse.5. Thenurse akesa

dog, he nursetakesa dog.Heigh-o, he derry-o, he nurse akesa dog.derry-o....a meaningless ord,used n the refrainsof old balladsheigh-o.... n exclamation o attractnotice,showpleasure, tc .Thewordsand melodyare a variationof the old English Farmer'sDen," irstprinted n NewYork n'1885. t is thought o havederived rom a children's ame, DerKirmenbauer," y EdwardFiedler,published n Dessau,Germanyn 1847.

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anonymous1. The Ants GoMarching effiwatrickGilmore

1. Theantsgo marchingoneby one,hurrah,hurrahlTheantsgo marchingone by one,hurrah'hurrahlTheantsgo marchingoneby one, he ittleonestops o eata crumb'And hey;ll go marchingdown o theground o get out of the rain,Boom,boom,booml2. Theants$o marching wo by rwo,hurrah,hurrahlTheantsgo marching wo by wo, hurrah,hurrahlTheantsgo marchingn'rro y two, he ittleonestops o tie his shoe,Andrhey;ll go marchingdown o theground o getout of the rain'Boom,boom,boom!3. Theantsgomarching hreeby three,hurrah,hurrahlTheants o marching hreeby three'hurrah,hurrah!Theantsgo marching our by four, he ittleone stops o $yt thedoor,And heyill go marchingdown o theground o getout of the rain,

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Theantsgo marching our by four,hurrah'hurrahlTheants o marching our by four,hurrah,hurrahlTheants o marchin! fout by four,.theittleonestops o shut hedoor,nnd theyill go marcfring own o theground o getout of the rain,Boom,boom,boomlTheants$o marchin$ iveby five,hurrah,hurrahlTheants o marching iveby five'hurrah,hurrahlTheants o marching iueby five, he ittleone stops o roba hive,And hey"all o marcfiingdown o theground o get out of the rain,Boom. oom,boomlTheants$o marchin$six by six,hurrah,hurrahlTheants o marchingsix by six,hurrah,hurrahlthe ants o marchin! sixby six, he ittleone stops o pick up sticks,ana tfreyill go marcflingdbwn o theground o getout of the rain,Boom,boom,boomlTheantsgo marchingsevenby seven, urrah,hurrahlTheants o marchin! sevenby seven, urrah,hurrahlTheants$o marchingsevenbYseven,the ittleonestops o pray o Heaven,And heyall go marchingdown o the$round o getout of the rain,Boom, oom,boomlTheantsgo marchingeightby ei$ht,hurrah,hurrahlTheantsgo marchingeightby ei$ht,hurrah,hurrahlTheantsgo marchin! eiltrt ny eigtrt, he ittleonestops o lock hegate,And heylll go marc[inf aown o theground o getout of the rain,Boom, oom,boomlTheantsgo marchingnineby nine,hurrah,hurrahlTheantsgo marchingnineby nine,hurrah,hurrahlTheantsgo marchin! nineby nine, he ittleone stops o check hetime,And they"all o marciing down o the$round o getout of the rain,Boom.boom,boomlTheantsgo marching enby ten,hurrah,hurrahlThe ants o marching en by ten,hurrah,hurrahlTheants o marchin! t"n Uy en, he ittleone stops o say'TheEndl"And heyill go marcfiingdown o theground o getout of the rain,Boom.boom,boom,booml

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3. Therewas a farmerhad a dog,AndBingowashis name,AndBingowashis name,ol(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O,(clap)-(clap)-N-G-o,(clap)-(clap)-N-G-O,AndBingowashis name,o!4. Therewasa farmerhada dog,AndBingowashis name,AndBin$owashis name,ol(clap)-(clap)(claP)G-O,(clap)-(clap)(claP)-G-O,(clap)(clap)(claP)-G-O,And Bingowashis name,ol

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3. If You'rehaPPY nd You@tamP)-(stamP)if you're haPPY nd You

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Hokey Pokeyanonvmous

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5. Putyourwholeself n, takeyourwhole selfout.Putyour whole self n, andyou shake t all about.Do the HokeyPokeyandyou turnyourselfaround.That'swhat it's all aboutl

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6. JohnnyWorks with One Hammeranonvmous

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Johnnyworkswith one hammet,onehammer,onehammer;Johnnyworkswith onehammer.Nowhe workswith two.

2. Johnnyworkswith nruo ammers,nvo hammers, vvo ammers;Johnnyworkswith naro ammers.Nowhe workswith three.

Johnnyworkswith threehammers,threehammers, hreehammers;Johnnyworkswith threehammers.Nowhe workswith four.

4. Johnnyworkswith four hammers,four hammers, our hammers;Johnnyworkswith four hammers.Nowhe workswith five. \

Johnnyworkswith fivehammers,fivehammers, ivehammers;Johnnyworkswith fivehammers.Nowhe goes o sleeP.

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Silverand goldaremuch too dear,much too dear,much toodear.Silverandgoldaremuch too dear,my fair adylBuild t up with sticksandstones,sticksand stones, ticksandstones.Build it up withsticks andstones,my fair adyl

Sticks andstones il lwashaway,washaway,wash away.Sticks nd stoneswil lwashaway,my fair ladyl8. LondonBridge s fallingdown,fallingdown, allingdown.LondonBridge s fallingdown,my fair ladyl

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LondonBridge s fallingdown,fallingdown, allingdown.LondonBridge s fallingdown,my fair adylBuild t up with ironbars,iron bars, ronbars.Build t up with ronbars,my fair lady!Ironbarswil lbendandbreak,bendandbreak,bendandbreak.Iron barswi l lbendand break,my fair ady!Build t up with si lver ndgold,silverandgold,silverandgold.Build t up with silverand gold,my fair adyl

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8. Ninety-NineMiles

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,.rt a ,L;lr. ft/e'rc irw-fu-e"qll mi/es om n^"'l . We'reninery-ninemiles rom home.We'reninety-ninemiles rom home.Wewalk a mile;werestawhile.We'reninety-eightmiles rom home.

We'reninery-eightmiles rom home.We'reninety-eightmiles rom home.Wewalk a mile;we restawhile.We're'ninery-seveniles rom home.We'reninety-seven iles rom home.We'reninety-seven iles rom home.We walka mile;weresta while.We'reninety-sixmiles rom home.We'reninety-sixmiles rom home.We'reninety-sixmiles rom home.We walk a mile:we resta while.We'reninety-fivemiles from home.

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arnonymous9. Skip to My Lou

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2. You'll ind another, r maybenvolYou'll find another,or maybe nruo!You'll ind another, r maybenvolSkip o my Lou,my darlin'l

Thecat's n thebuttermilklWhat shall do?Thecat's n thebuttermilklWhatshall do?Thecat's n thebuttermilklWhatshall do?Skip o my Lou,my darlin'!Flies n the sugarbowl!Shoo, ly , shoo!Flies n the sugarbowll Shoo, ly, shoolFlies n the sugarbowll Shoo, ly, shoolSkip o my Lou,my darlin'l

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10. This Is the WaYAsaFitz

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1 . This s thewaY washmYface,Washmy face,washmYface'This s thewaY washmYface,Soearly n the morning.This s theway I brushmY eeth'Brushmy teeth,brushmYteeth'This s thewaY brushmY eeth,Soearly n the morning.This s thewaY combmYhair,Combmy hair, combmYhair.This s thewaY combmYhair,Soearly n themornin$'

This s theway I Put on mYclothes,Puton my clothes,Puton mYclothes.This s theway I Puton mYclothes,Soearly n themornin$.5. This s thewaywe go to school,Go o school,go to school'This s thewaywe go to school,Soearly n themorning.

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I 1. ThisOld Manold rishmelodv

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Ln7lo1"l onu1 H" ylo,a"l Knt"k Knonk

o,/L mq lL"^/, L/iLl knr"k kno"kf.l'Q al'ock2A*7

. t t / I IqLle tlLe doq a- Donet TL;sol/ merl ca-rL" oll-inq Lo**'

Thisold man,he PlaYed ne,Heplayedknickknackon mY humb,With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ive hedoga bonelThisold mancame oll inghome.Thisold man,he PlaYed vo,He playedknickknackon mY shoe,With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ive he dog a bonelThisold man came ollinghome.

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Thisold man,he played hree,He playedknickknackon mYknee,With a knick knackpaddywhack,give he doga bone!Thisold man came ollinghome.Thisold man,he played our,He playedknickknackon mYdoor,With aknick knackpaddywhack,give he dog a bonelThisold man came ollinghome.Thisold man,he played ive,He played knick knackon mY hive,With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ive hedoga bonelThisold man came ollinghome.Thisold man,he PlaYed ix ,He playedknickknackon mY sticks,With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ive he doga bonelThisold man came ollinghome.Thisold man,he plaYed even,He playedknickknackuP n heaven,with aknick knackpaddywhack,give he doga bonelThisold man came ollinghome.Thisold man,he PlaYed i$ht,He playedknickknackon mYgate,With aknick knackpaddywhack,give he doga bonelThisold mancame oll inghome.Thisold man,he plaYed ine,He playedknick knack n a line,With aknick knackpaddywhack,give hedog a bonelThisold man came ollinghome.Thisold man,he PlaYeden,He playedknickknackoncdagain,With aknick knackpaddywhack,$ive he doga bone!Thisold mancame oll inghome.

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A Tisket, A TasketM ,&-rnar"0nymous

A LLs Krt, a, tas' ftaf,,a, SreelLnl yl'lo' los' k"t1 I

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lct ' t le j tr l cLme ' lon1 rJ7"t ' l av l"er 7o"k - "t 'A tisket,a tasket, greenandyellowbasket,I wrote a letter o my love,and on theway I dropped t.I dropped t, I dropped t, andon theway I dropped t.A littlegirl camealongandput it in her pocket.A tisket,a tasket, greenandyellowbasket,I wrote a letter o my love,and on theway I dropped t'I dropped t, I dropped t, andon theway I dropped t.A little boycamealongandput it in his pocket.

(Thechildwho is "lt" walks around he circleof childrenanddropsthe letter in front of anotherchild,who is now "lt' ")The irst recordof thisvariationof "Drop he Handkerchief'was ublishedby W. F. Shaw n Nurserytungsand Gqmes, hiladelphia, ennsylvanian 1879.

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loben Burns1. Auld LangSyne

Shouldauld acquaintance e forgot,Andneverbrought o mind?Shouldauld acquaintance e forgot,And daysof auld ang syne?Chorus: orauld angsyne,mYdearForauld angsyne.We'l l akea cupo'kindness etForauld ang syne.

old Englishmelody

o"/l ac-ftaein-lor"e n for'yot, *l n"r-u, lr^3/l lo

Sl,oolJ orr// *-rnoro-lun", l, foryot2 oolADD

,"!' "f ""1/ /":j tIf, l For oo//-- lozj' For o"l/- f una- stlrce.lne, lzy dear, for arcld- J JDAG

Lol? a- ,of of k;nl- orrtyt2 For - lanq- Sqne.I Jauld lang syne....old aysgonebyThewords aregenerally ttributed o the Scottish oetRobertBurns,1759-1796,butmay haveoriginared s"Old LongSyne"byJamesWatson,Edinburgh,Scotlandn 17ll. Themelody s believedto havecome rom "TheDukeof Bucclugh's une,"London,1687.

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2. The BearWent Over the Mountainanonymous old FrenchmelodY

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

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

see ot/rolL" "oold see; t o see l-L /,n "oull sea)1. Thebearwent over he mountain,Thebearwent over he mountain,Thebearwent over he mountain,To seewhat he couldsee.

chorus:To seewhat he couldsee, o seewhathe couldsee,Thebearwent OVerhemountain, he bearwentover hemountain,Thebearwent over he mountain, o seewhat he couldsee,2. Theothersideof the mounmin,Theothersideof themounain,Theothersideof the mountain,Wasall thathe couldsee.Chorus: as al l thathe couldsee,wasall thathe couldsee,Theothersideof themountain, heothersideof the mountain,Theothersideof the mountain,wasal l thathe couldsee.

Theearliest ecordof thismelody s the Frenchhuntingsong, Malbrouk,"printed n a collection fstreetsongs n parts, ometimebetween1762-1778.fiis is tfresame uneas "WeWon'tGoL{omeil ln4ornirrg'"iLondon,841) nd "ForHe's JollyGoodFellow"

NewYork'1842).

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t I l t . . rBL l - l u?wtlere lLa-velou- Deerl2 cnaTnL-L^rl JG-^

01, uLere /tareoo lr,r2 Bil-\1 Bolt Bil-\1 Bq ! oL

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' / ' t ' " l can-not /eoretoury -ttLt?L1a"Oh,wherehaveyou been,BillyBoy,BillyBoy?Oh,wherehaveyou been,CharmingBilly?

I havebeen o seeka wife;She'she oy of my life.She's young hingAnd cannot eaveher motherlDid sheaskyou o come n;BillyBoy,Billy Boy?Did sheaskyou to come n,CharmingBilly?

Yes.sheaskedme to come n;There's dimple n herchin,She's young hingAnd cannot eaveher motherlThemelody s said o haveoriginated rom theEnglish olk song LordRandall," rought o America nthe early1600s.

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3. Canshebakea cherryPie,BillyBoy,BillyBoY?Canshebakea cherryPie,CharmingBilly?Shecanbakea cherryPie,Quickasyou canwink an eye.She's young hingAnd cannot eaveher motherl

5. Howold s she,BillyBoy,BillyBoy?Howold s she.Charming il ly?She s three imessix Plusseven,Four imesei$htand \,vice leven.She's young hingAnd cannot eaveher motherl

Canshemakea featherbed,BillyBoy,BillyBoy?Canshemake a featherbed,Charming il ly?Shecanmakea featherbed,Whileshe's tanding n herhead.She's young hingAnd cannot eaveher motherl

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PercyMonffose

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4. Clementine

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lort on/ qorr" or-ever) Dr"rlf"l sor-TtltClr*-"o-d"o".

|. In a cavern,n a canyon, xcavatingor a mine,Liveda miner,Forry-Niner,Andhisdaughter, lementine.Chorus:Oh, my darlin',oh, mYdarlin',Oh,my darl in'ClernentinelYou are ost andgone orever.Dreadful orry,Clementine.

'Clementine,"a tragi-comedyn music,popularized heCalifornia otdrush of 1849. hewords andmusicwere irstpublishedby PercyMontrosen Boston,1884.

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2. Lightshewas and ike a fairy,Andher shoeswerenumbernine.Herringboxeswithout topsesSandals ere or Clementine.(Chorus)

Drovesheducklings o the millpond,Everymorning ust at nine;Stubbed er toeupona sPlinter,Fell nto the foamingbrine.(Chorus)

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Ruby ips above hewaterBlowingbubblessoftand ine.Butalas, hewasno swimmer,AndI lostmy Clementinel(Chorus)And he miner,FortY-Niner,He began o peakand Pine;Thoughthe oughteroin his daughter-Nowhe'swith hisClementine.(Chorus)How missedher,how I missedher,How missedmy Clementine-Til l I kissed er it lesister,Andforgotmy Clementinel(Chorus)

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FrankJones k-snUo utft Lnl\U

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Down n thevalley, hevalleyso ow,Hangyour headover,hear hewind blow.Chorus:Hear hewind blow,dear;hear hewind blow.Hangyour headover;hear hewind blow. ,-Rosesovesunshine; iolets ovedew.

Angels n heaven nowI loveyou.Chorus:Know I loveyou, dear; know I loveyou. FAngels n heaven nowI loveYou.Thesewordswerewritten by FrankJones,West Plains,Missouri n l9Earlier ariations f the samemelody nclude Bird n a Cage,""BirminghamJail" nd "Downon the Levee."Of unknownorigin, hispopularAppalachianmountain une datesback o the ate 1700s.

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Jollyanonymous old Frenchmelody

1. Forhe'sa olly good ellow, or he'sajolly good.fellow,Forhe'saiol$ good ellow,which nobodycandenylChorus:Whichnobodycandeny,whichnobodycan deny'Forhe'sa oliy good ellow,which nobodycandenylForshe'sa olly good ellow, or she's olly $ood ellow,Forshe's iolly good ellow,whichnobodycandenylChorus:Whichnobodycan deny,which nobodycandeny'Forshe'sa;dttygood ellow,which nobodycandenyl

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E"FChristy

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elody

Goodnight, adieslGoodnight, adieslGoodnight, adieslWe'regoing o leave ou now.Chorus:Merrilywe roll along,roll along, ollalong,Merrilywe roll alon$,o'er hedeepbluesea.

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Thewordsand melody or the firstversewere composed y E.P.Christyn NewYork n 1847.Theoriginof rhechorus, Merrily...,"s not known but the tune s thesameas "Mary Hada LittleLamb."(See otepage 18.)

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anonvmous

TL"r* u a.s t ree, tLere lras a Lr .e2

tn a /rol"2 Jour, L?L a- l-o/e2 Tl " ?re{-ti-est Lr"e, tl-ecyr.t-t"-est tr"", tlot jou t lev-eT &L& se" l t lot !o& etrer ld t .u7F

tree LrL a- /r"/e, L ?L t/teG

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1. Therewasa tree(repeaf)down in a hole (repeat),Theprettiest ree (repeat) hatyou ever did see repeat),The ree n a hole,and he hole n theground,Chorus:And he greengrassgrewall around,all around,Andthegreengrassgrewall around.

Old records tate hat a l9th centuryversionof this,"TheTree n theWood,"waspopular n theAppalachianmountain egion,andotherversionswere amiliar n France,Germany, nd Denmark.

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roarc/, oll n-roon/-1 nn/. Lbe green- jr-a-ssSreD all a--ronnl.

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\N.2 . And on that tree (repeat) ATherewas a limb (repeat). d$UThe rett iest l imbit"f SThatyou ever did see repea4.SThe imb on the tree.And he tree n thehole,And hehole n theground, Chorus)3. And on tha t imb (repeat)herewas a branch repeat),Theprettiestbranch(repeat) hatyou everdid see repeat),Thebranchon the imb, and he imb on the tree,And he tree n a hole,and hehole n theground, Chorus)

And on that branch(repeat) herewasa nest(repeat),Theprettiestnest(repeat) hatyou everdid see repeat),Theneston the branch.andthe branchon the imb,And he imb on the tree,and the tree n a hole,And thehole n theground, Chorus)And in that nest(repeat) herewasan egg(repeat),Theprettiestegg (repeat) hatyou everdid see repeat),Theegg n thenest,and theneston thebranch,And he branchon the imb. and he imb on the tree,And he tree n a hole,and he hole n theground, Chorus)And in that egg (repeat) herewas a bitd (repeat),Theprettiestbird (repeat) hatyou everdid see repeat)'fhe bird n theegg,and heegg n thenest,and henestonthebranch,And the branchon the imb, and he imb on the ree,And he ree n a hole,and hehole n theground, Chorus)

7. And on that bird (repeat) herewas a wing (repeat),Theprettiestwing (repeat) hatyou everdid see repeat),Thewing on the bird, and thebird in the egg,andtheegg n thenest,And the neston the branch.and the branchon the imb,And he imb on the tree,and the tree n a hole,And he hole n theground, Chorus)

8. Andon that wing (repeat) herewas a feather(repeat),Theprettiest eather(repeat) hatyou everdid see repeat),

And he branchon the imb,and he limb on the tree,And the tree in a hole,and the hole n theground, Chorus)

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The featheron thewing, and thewing on the bird,And hebird in theegg,and he egg n the nest,andtheneston thebranch,

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Brewster .Higley DanielE. Kelly

1"", artlt.L" an-te-/op"plo,, lJlure ,.1'L*, /r.n l o Jit'n 0^ ,

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BrewsterM. Higley,a pioneerdoctorborn n Ohio,wrote hesewords n SmithCounty,Kansasn 1873.DanielE, Kelly,a musicalentertainerrom Rhode sland,set he words o music.Theircompositionbecameso popular hat t wasvoted he Kansas tateSong---andt remains he statesong oday.

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Kelly

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Oh,giveme a homewhere hebuffalo oam,Where he deerand he antelope lay,Whereseldom s hearda discouraging ordAnd the skiesare notcloudyall day.Chorus:Home,homeon the range,Where he deerand the antelope lay,Whereseldom s hearda discouraging ord,And he skiesare not cloudyal l day'

2. Howoftenat nightwhere heheavens rebri$htWith the ight from theglitteringstars,Have stood here amazedand askedas I $azedIf theirgloryexceedshat of ours(Chorus)

3. Oh,$iveme a landwhere he bri$htdiamondsandFlows eisurely own he stream,Where hegracefulwhite swan$oes$lidingalongLikea maid in a heavenlv ream.(Chorus)

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Martin .Dennis

+ \ | t l t . l / l l t t I t /T've b"u* uorkcry ort the rail-road-, all {h'e liue-lonqdaLl'J J?

work-irr1 t d/r" rall-roa/7 just LoTots //'. l;ne a' -A;7 D:- - G

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DL-noL,utorc'toa llou, Di-nol.7o,too'doo //oryou, Lorrc?-

D - ool, won't yan //o, 2 N / n l / /l )c -nai7 taon'O qoL bloa)Thewordsand melody or themainversewerewrittenandcompose!by MartinR. Dennis n Newark,NJ. in I g94,andpublishedunder he ritle"LeveeSong."Theorigin of thechoruswords s unknown,but the chorus une s themelody rom "GoodNight,Ladies." See ote')

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D;oolr, uon'lyo llo, you,Loro

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tuu fc frl-Jl't oyu,oA Slrn^-niy lle ol/- l"ni"!IVebeenworkingon therailroad,all the ivelongday.I'vebeenworkingon the railroad,ust to pass he time away.Don'tyou hear hewhistleblowing?Riseup, soearly n the mornlDon'tyou hear he captainshouting?Dinah,blowyour hornl

Chorus: Dinah,won'tyou blow,Dinah,won'tyou blow,Dinah,won'tyou blowyour horn?Dinah,won'tyou blow,Dinah,won'tyou blow,_.Dinah, on't oublowyourhorn?i9^ Someone's n the kitchen with Dinah,

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Someone'sn the kitchen, knowlSomeone'sn thekitchenwith Dinah,srumming the old banjo,Fee i fiddley aye,oh!Fee i fiddley aye,ohlFee i fiddley aye,ohlStrumming he old banjol

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JohnS.Pierpont

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1. Dashinghrough he snow, n a one-horsepensleigh'O'er he fieldswe go, aughingall theway.Bells n Bobtail ing,makingspirits ri$ht,What fun it is to ride andsinga sleighing ong onightlChorus: ingle ells,inglebells,ingleall theway.OhlWhat un it is to ride n a one-horse pensleighlJingle ells,inglebells,ingleall theway.OhlWhat fun it is to ride n a one-horse pensleighlA day or two ago, thought I'd take a ride,And soonMissFannieBrightwassittingby my side.Thehorsewas eanand ank.misfortunewashis ot.He got nto a snowdriftbank-and we?We got upsotl(Chorus)Sonow themoon s bright,enjoy t whileyou'reyoung.Inviteyour friends onigh t o sing his sleighing ong.Justget a bob-tailed agand givehim extra eed.Thenhitchhim to an opensleigh-and cracklYou'll ake he ead!(Chorus)

o'er. . . . . . . . . . .oetic or mof overBobtail.... a nickname or a horsewith a short,or "bobbed" ai lupsot........ ld-fashioned18thcentury) orm for thepast enseof upset(to rhymewith got)na$.. . . . . . . . . .orseJohnS.Pierpont ublishedhewordsan dmusic or hissong n Boston, 857.

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anonvmous

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z._-7 l n ( t lT o o d t - b e - f o r e L l o u L r * v e l o r L .Lookdown, ookdown hat onesome oadBefore ou travelon.The sun s down, he shadowsall,Thedaywill soonbe gone.True ove, rue love,what have done?Thatyou should reat me so?Look down, ook down that lonesome oadI prayyou'll nevergo.

.PAlthough he originsof this melancholy une are unrecorded,it isbelieved o havederived rom an old spiritual,and s sung n that sryle.

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1. Therewasan old man namedMichael inni$anWho hadsomewhiskerson his chinnigan.He shaved hemoff, but theygrew n a$ain.Poor ld Michael innigan.2. Therewasan old man namedMichaelFinniganWhowentoff f ishingwith a pinnigan.

He caughta fish,but it fell n again.Poor ld Michael innigan. v L !3. Therewas an old man namedMichaelFinniganWho had a wife calledMissusFinni$an.She irstgrew at,and thengrew hin again.Poor ld Missus inni$an.4. Therewas an old man namedMichaelFinni$anWhohadan old dogcalledRinTin Tinni$an.He hrew t out, but thewind blew t in again.Poor ld RinTinTinnigan.5. Therewasan old mannamedMichael inni$anWho caughta coldand couldn'tgetwell again.Thenhe died,andhad o beginagain.Poorold MichaelFinni$an.

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Bring bn"K, riry b'ck, 0h, brinS i,.ok ! fionnie to me'1. MyBonnie iesover heocean,my Bonnie iesover hesea,Uy eonnie iesover heocean, h, bringbackmy Bonnie o mel

Chorus:Bringback,bringback,oh, bringback-myBonnie o me, to melBr ingback ,bringback ,oh ,bringbackmyBonn ie tomel2. Lastnightas layon my pil low, astnightas layon my bed'iiit nilrrt as I riy on rnypillo*, I dreamed hat my Bonniewasdeadl

(Charus)5. Oh,blow,youwindsover heocean, h,blow,youwindsover hesea,oh, blow,youwindsover heocean, ndbringbackmy Bonnie o mel

(Chorus)Th e irstknownprintingof hi ssongwas nsfudents'songs,ambridge,Massachusetts'881' uttheorigin s older,an dunknown.

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15. Oh, Susanna!


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Stephen oster

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come {rom fl/**-\"^-u all l m/ ]onjo olL m// kree.

Oh, come romAlabama,with my banjoon my knee,And I'm going oLouisiana,my true love or to see.Chorus:Oh,SusannalNowdon'tyou cry for me,For come romAlabama,Wirhmy banjoon my knee.Oh, t rainedall night heday I left,the weatherwasso dry.Thesunsohot, froze o death.Susanna, on'tyou cryl(Chorus)

Stephen oster omposedhewordsand music or hissong n Pittsburgh, ennsylvanian 1848.tbecame he "themesong" or weswvard-boundioneers nd "Forty-Niners" n thegoldrush oCalifornia.

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'causeyou'd oll ri$htby thosepearlygates.I ain'tgonnagrievemy Lordno more.l o=

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Oh,you can'tge t o heaven repeat)n a rockin$chair(repeat),'causea rockingchair (repeat)won't get you there(repeat)Oh,you can'tget o heaven n a rockin$chair'causea rockingchairwon'tget you there.I ain'tgonna$rievemy Lordno more.(Chorus)

3. Oh,you can'tget to heaven repeat)n a limousine(repeat),'causethe Lordwon't sell(repeaf)any$asoline repeat)-,Oh,you can'tget o heaven n a limousine'causethe Lordwon't sellany$asoline.I ain'tgonnagrievemy Lordno morel(Chorus)

4. Oh,you can'tget o heaven repeat)n a motorcar repeat),'causea motorcar (repeat)won't go that far (repeat).Oh,you can'tget o heaven n a motorcar, 'causea motorcarwon'tgo that far.I ain'tgonnagrievemy Lordno more.(Chorus)

5. Now, f you get to heaven repeat)before do (repeat),just dig a hole (repeat)and pull me throu$h (repeat).If you get to heaven efore do,just dig a hole andPullme through.I ain'tgonnagrievemy Lordno more.(Chorus)

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17. Old MacDonaldanonvmous old Englishmelody


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1. Old MacDonaldhad 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, everywherea chick, chick,Old MacDonald ad a farm, E-l-E-l-O.

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2. Old MacDonald ad a farm, E-l'E-l-O.Andon this farm he hadsomeducks,E-l-E-l-O.With a quack,quackhere,and quack,quack here,rrlv


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Herea quack, herea quack,everywhere quack,quack,Old MacDonald ad a farm, E-l-E-l-O.

3. OldMacDonald ada farm. E-l-E-l-O.And on this farm he had some urkeys,E-l-E-l-O.with a gobble,gobblehere,and a gobble,gobble here,Herea gobble, herea gobble,everywhere gobble,gobble,OldMacDonald ada farm. E-l-E-l-O.

4. Old MacDonaldhad a farm, E-l-E-l-O.And on this farmhe had somepi$s,E-l-E-l-O.With anoink,oinkhere,andan oink,oink here,Herean oink, herean oink,everywhere noink,oink,Old MacDonald ad a farm,E-l-E-l-O.Old MacDonald ad a farm,E-l-E-l-O.And on this farmhe had a cat,E-l-E-l-O.With a meow,meowhere,anda meow,meow here,Herea meow, herea meow,everywhere meow,meow,Old MacDonald ad a farm,E-l-E-l-O.

(Fora morechatlenging ersion,add the animal sounds-lines 3 and 4-fromeachprevioLts erse o thenewyerse, umulativety beforeendingwith line5 Addotherversesor otheranimals.) QeAccordingo historians,hissongmay havederived rom a songaboutcountry ife thatappeared nacomicoperacalled Wondersn theSun',n London.1706.

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Snoa ? I lost ?/z! t r ue lovcfo r "on"d- i?L3 too tlo*.

l . On top of Old Smoky,all coveredwith snow,I lostmy true over or courting ooslow.Now,courting spleasure, ut parting sgrief ..andA false-heartedover s worse hana thief.A thiefonlyrobsyou,and akeswhatyou save.'.butA false-heartedoverdrives ou to thegrave.Thegravewil l decay ou,and urnyou to dust. '. forA false'heartedover hata poorgirl can't rust.

An old folk songpopular n theAppalachianmountain egion,probablybrought o America rom GreatBritain n theearly1700s.

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So, isten, oungmaidens, leaseisten o melDon'thangyouraffections n a greenwillow tree.Thewillow's eaveswither,thewillow's ootsdie.You'llsoonbe forsaken,and neverknowwhy.On topof Old Smoky,all coveredwith snow,I lostmy true overfor courting ooslow.

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Over the Riverand Throu$h the Woods


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1l . Over he riverand hrough hewoodsTo Grandmother'sousewe go.Thehorseknows hewaYTo carry he sleighThrough he white anddriftedsnow.Over he riverand hrough hewoods,Oh,how thewind doesblowlIt stings he noseAndbites he toesAs over hegroundwe go.Over he riverand hrough hewoods,Trot ast,my dapPlegraYlSpringover he groundLikea huntinghound,For his s Thanks$iving aYIOver he riverand throu$h hewoods,Now Grandmother'sace sPY.Hurrah or the fun!Is hepuddingdone?Hurrah or the pumPkinPiel

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anonvmous20. RedRiverValley


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va-l-le7 t/r"y sa-! o& are Jo-roJ. Uerom LrsF. tmlss (/our brijh.t eles

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Lnl-/"j) a,/L/ tl.e oze alo Las /orel qon so Lruu.Somehistorians elieve his songoriginally eferred o the RedRiver hat flows ntoLakeWinnipeg nManitoba, anada, ndwa ssung n theCanadian orthwest erritoriesuring he Rebellion f 1869.Migrating o the westernpartof the UnitedStates,t becamea popularAmerican owboy une.

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1. From hisvalley heysayyou aregoing.We wil l missyourbri$hteyesandsweet mile'Whenyou go,you will takeall the sunshineThathasbrightened ur pathwayawhile.

Comeandsitby my side, itt ledarl in'.Do not hasten o bid me adieu,But remember heRedRiverValleY,And heonewho has ovedVouso rue.2. In thisvalley hatnowyou are eaving,Oh,how onely, owsad twil l belForso many ondheartswill be broken,Sheddingeardrops hatyou'll neversee.

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21. She'llBe Comin' Roundthe Mountainanonvmous


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l . She'l l e comin'round he mountainwhenshecomes,whenshecomes.She'l l e comin'round he mountainwhenshecomes.whenshecomes.She'l l e comin'round he mountain.She'l l ecomin'round he mountain.She'l l e comin'round hemountainwhenshecomes.whenshecomes.She'l l edrivin'sixwhitehorseswhenshecomes,whenshecomes.She'l l e drivin'sixwhitehorseswhenshecomes,whenshecomes.She'l l edrivin'sixwhitehorses,She'l l edrivin'sixwhitehorses,She'l l e drivin'sixwhitehorseswhenshecomes.whenshecomes.Oh,we'l lal l goout to meetherwhenOh,we'l lal l goout to meetherwhenOh,we'l lal l goout to meether,Oh,we'l lal l goout to meether,Oh,we'llal l go out to meether when

shecomes,whenshecomes.shecomes,whenshecomes.

shecomes,whenshecomes.

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Thisol dmelodyappeared s"When he Chariot omes," ublishedn OI dPlantation ymns,Bosron,1899. t rvas dapted nd popularized y railroad or kgangsn theAmericanMidwest uring he1 90s.

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Slte'll L. cort-irt rou-n/- t/re rtoun-La[rt u/n* s/tecomes)pz

c o m e ' l , ,(a lLeiL slLe/ \ 7S l t e ? | |co t r t es ) be cohL - a7L1 roan/- */re

conL-t:n? foLL?L/ tLe +notcn-toin u/zem sAe coilLes.(uhen s/te comes)

Thenwe'll kill the old red roosterwhenshecomes.whenshecomes.Thenwe'll kill the old red roosterwhenshecomes.whenshecomes.Thenwe'll kill the old red rooster,Thenwe'll kill the old red rooster,Thenwe'll kill the old red roosterwhenshecomes.whenshecomes.

Andwe'l lal l have hicken nddumplingswhenshecomes,whenshecomes,Andwe'l lal l have hicken nddumplingswhenshecomes,whenshecomes.Andwe'l lal l have hicken nddumplings,Andwe'l lal l have hicken nddumplings,Andwe'l lal l have hicken nddumplingswhenshecomes.whenshecomes.

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22. The Streetsof Laredoold Irishmelodyanonvmous


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ualK tn1 tl"cl t /

Streets olr ' 7 L* -Te- -d-o(' o?Le /."1 t6 7

wra77e/" n ulile /cn-r*, an/ co// as /Le c/a1.1. As wasout walking he streets f Laredo,Outwalking he streets f Laredoone day,I sawa youngcowboy llwrapped n white inen,

Allwrapped n white inen,andcoldas rheclay.2. "l seeby youroutfit thatyou are a cowboy,"He spoke hesewordssoftlyas passed im by."Comesit downbesideme, and hearmy sadstory.I 'm shot n thechest, nd know mustdieThis"oldWestern owboysong rom theborder ownof Laredo,Texas" s a variationof a mucholderEnglish allad bout hedeathan dburialof a Brit ish oldier. om e istorians elievet mayhaveoriginatedn lrelandn 1790.

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Likeyou, I was handsome. he adiesadoredmelBut then fell deep nto troubleoneday.I spental l my moneyon cardsand onwhiskey-Gotshot n thechest,now I'm dying oday'Please endsixyoungcowboys o carrymy coffin,And sixpretfymaidens o carrymy pall.Sendsweet-smellingoses o lie on my coffin,For oseswill deaden he clodsas hey all.Thenbeat hedrum slowly,and play he fife owly,And sound he deathmarchasyou bearme along.Anddown n thevalley,please aytheearthon me'Oh, 'm a youngcowboy,and I know IVedonewrongl"We beat he drum slowly,andplayed he fife owly,And bitterlyweptaswe borehim along. IWe loved hisybungcowboy, ohandsome nd dashing.We loved hisyoungcowboy, lthoughhe'ddonewron$l

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2. There'sa log in the hole in thein the middle oe of thee'sa log nThere's log,There's log,There's log n the hole n the middleof the sea.++'\.- -^ryThere's stump on the og n the holein the middleof the sea, repeat)There's stump,There's stump,There's stumpon the og n the hole n the middleof the sea.

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4. There's frogon the stump on the og n the holein themiddleof the sea, repeat)There'sa frog,There's frog,There's frogon the stump on the og n theholein the middleof the sea.

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/rol" Ln d/"e miJ-//" of tl-e sea,

's L LJ" "o tle mtL/./e of Ll" sea-.

1. There's hole n the middleof the sea, repeat)There's hole.There's hole,There's hole n the middleof the sea.

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in thehole n the middleof the sea.aia

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There's fly on thehump on the frogon the stumpon the og n thehole n themiddle of the sea, repel.t)There's fly,There'sa fly,here's fly on thehump on the frog on thestumpon the og n thehole n themiddleof the sea.

7. There's lump on the fly on thehump on the frogon the stumpon the og n the holein the middleof the sea, repeat)There's lump,There's lump,There'sa lump on the fly on the hump on the frog\-:*"on the stumpon the og n the holein the middleof the sea.

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h, n f \ There's fleaon the ump on the fly on thehumpon the frogon the stump on the ogin thehole n themiddle of the sea, repeat)There's flea,There's flea,There's fleaon the ump on the fly on thehumpon the fro$on the stumpon the ogin thehole n themiddleof the sea.

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9. There's bump on the fleaon the ump on the flyon thehump on the frog on thestumpon the ogin thehole n themiddle of the sea, repeat)There's bump,There'sa bump, \/+._^-There's bump on the fleaon the ump on the fly


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1. AreYou Sleeping?anonymous

* 1old Frenchmelodv


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Rr, yo* tluuT 1"3) &re y* tl*"7 - 'r.Jt*f l

BroLlr-", Iolrn ? [\orr. bells &T enq*4rLorTL-injlls are rLng- nJ. Dtry, lnryt /-;ry. Dtr1, J'on12J,try'

Areyou sleePing, reYousleePing'Brother ohn,Brother ohn?Morning ellsare inging,morningbellsare inging'Ding,dong,ding.Ding,dong,ding.An adaptarion f "FrereJacques,"irstprinted n Paris n 1811 Thisclassic oundhasbeen ranslatedinto dozens f languages round heworld.

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2. The Clockanonymous


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1. Hark o he sound of the old woodenclock:T ick l . . . . . . . . . .Tock l . . . . . . . . . . . . .T ick l. .Tock lCuck ool. .Cuck-oo1.......uck-ool....Cuck-oolBong l . . . . . ..Bong! . . . . . . . .. . . on91 . . . . . . . . . .ong l . . . . . .2. It tells he time foreachminuteand hour:T ick l . . . . . . . . . .Tock l . . . . . . . . . . . . .T ick lock lCuck ool..Cuck-oo!......Cuck- o1.....uck-oolBong! . . . . . ..8on91. . . . . . . .. . . on91 . . . . . . . ..Bong l . . . . . .

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B,,Fol lo, me.

Origin unknown.

Fol lo, me.

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aa! 2 f,rst rt-y.&t com * 7lete.

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One s silver,and the othergold.gakenew riends,but keep he old;3Tla

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anonymous5. Oh, How Lovely Is the Evening

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

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Oh, how ovely s the evening, s the evening,When he bellsare sweetly inging,sweetly inging.Ding,dong!Ding,donglDing,dongl

An adaptation f "EveningBells," rom an old German une"O.Wie Wohl Ist Mir Am Abend."

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sev-erz-ot - l les o' ,or rP0Pl/ J ' ' Don'{ "Jloo maTL'1

p[ck - l"s utLL lro-^' Aurq er sarc/-- ,o.L- letl. .)

Don't "ot too ?tLerl-cl lus or tlr" qouwlll P)P Iv

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H,-^-|ry-.rt onl o77leTtet ar-plepLe.ordP)P IJ. I I

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

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An adaptation f "Fishand ChipsandVinegar," n old English partsong."


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I . Onebottleo'pop,naro ottleso'pop,Threebottleso'pop, our bottleso'pop,Fivebottleso'pop,six bottleso'pop,Seven ottleso'pop,POPI

Don't eat too manyDon't eat too manv pickleswith hamburger andwiches,pickles, r else ouwill POPII I .

I I I . Hamburgers nd appleHamburgers ndapplepie,applepie,applepie,pie,applepieandPOPI

(ln this three-part song,eachgroup takesonepart and sings only thatpart. Thethreegroupsall begin together,and end togetheron theword POPI)

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Rosel Rosel Rose! RoselWill I ever see ou bloom?Yesl Youwi l lseeme bloom,I f . . . . . . . . .vou . . . ..w i l l. . . .wa i t ..

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s eeRot"l Ror"l Kot.l Ro'u Utll I

Y"rl Yonwil l see^" l loo*, fi ! ou wi l wolt.

An adaptation f a romanticAppalachianmountainmelody,believed o beof l Tth-centuryEnglish rigin.

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8. RowYour Boatanonymous R.Sinclair


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fr ler-rt-131 mer-ri-/y) mer-ri-b, L,fu , ' lu/ n /-rtorr1.

Row,row, rowyour boat,Gently own he stream.Merrily,merrily,merrily,merrily,Life s but a dream.

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9. Scotland'sBurninganonvmous


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Scotland's urninglScotland's urninglLook outl Look outlFirelFirelFirelFirelPouronwaterl Pouron waterl

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foo,

This ound,with obvious rigins n CreatBritain,s alsoknownas "London's urning."

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10. Starlight,StarbrightHarryB..Smith VictorHerbert


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Star - l4Lt, stn -l"LgLt, FLrtt-sto, f've seez to-n!If,, f

wLrL may I wi,L I nllt Hor" l" ,uL X a;sl h-nglt.

One source atffibutes the words to Harrv B. Smith and the mtl sic to Victor Herbert, as published inI 895.

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Starli ht ,starbright,Firststar Ve seen onight.I wish I may, wish I mi$htHave he wish I wish tonight.Starlightl

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t tnaa t t t I tl l ee ltad I t t t t t t t t t l / l ) 1H ee hau I Hee haot Hee lzaa t

Sweetly ings he donkey,at the breakof day.If you do not feedhim, this s what he'llsay:"Heehawl HeehawlHeehawl Heehaw!Heehaw!"

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

cnt off Llr"tr t"ils u;l/ o cart/.- cng ,frtit'e. D;/- lon*4

ev -er see sueL a- sQLt in-lour l'fu nudlrr" l/i"L ^rt*?Three lind mice, hreeblindmice.Seehow they run, seehow theyrun.Theyall ranafter he farmer'swife;Shecut off their ailswith a carvingknife.Didyou everseesucha sight n your ifeAs hreeblind mice?

Sourcesndicate har he wordsand musicwere irstpublished n Deuterameliaor theSecond art oflMusicksMelodie n London.1609.

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Lullaby ndgoodnight,sleep n roses'deli$ht.Le t heirsweetness e spread roundyourwee ittlebed.Go o sleepnow andresi,mayyour slumberbe blessed.Go o sleepnow and rest, nayyour slumberbe blessed.

FritzSimrockwrote he yric s o accompanyBrahms' omposition, ublishedn Berlin n 1868.(The raditional ranslation f the yrics s slightlyadaptedn thisversion.)

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Of unknownorigin,somesources elieve hat this melodydatesback o 17th-century ngland

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Goodnight o you all, andsweetbeyour sleep.Mayangelsaroundyou theirsilentwatchkeep'Goodnigfrt,goodnight,goodni$ht,goodnight.

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2. Hush, itt lebaby,don'tsayaPapa's oing o buyyou a mockingbird.

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A 3. If rharmockingbird on,t ing,g/ papa's oing J nuyyou a golien ring.4. If thatgold ring turns o brass,Papa's oing o buyyou a lookingglass.

If thatglassbegins ocrack,Papa's oing o buyyou a umping ack.6. If rharumping ack s broke,Papa's oing o buy you a velvetcloak.

If thatvelvetcloth s coarse,Papa's oing o puy you a rockinghorse.8. If that rockinghorsewon'r ock,Papa's oing o buyyou a cuckooclock.

If thatcuckooclockwon't ick,Papa's oing obuy you a walkingstick.10. If rharwalkingstick allsdown,You'llstill be thesweetestittlebabv n rownl

This ullaby,which probablycame rom England, asmanyversions nd s especiallywell-known nth eAppalachian ountain egion.

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This ullaby first appeared n print as "Hush-a-bye, aby" n MotherGoase's elody'publishedbyJohnNewbury n London,1765.Theaccompanyingmusicwas composed y Effie . crockett n Boston,1872.

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2. Sleepand rest,sleepand rest,Fatherwill come o theesoon.Rest, est,on Mother's reast,Fatherwill come o theesoon.Fatherwill come o hisbabein the nest,Sil-ver ailsall out of thewest.Under he silvermoon,Sleep,my l i tt leone,sleepmy prettyone,sleep.

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RATIONALE ORUSINGSONGSIf you arean experiencedeacher, ou already nowwhatan mportant"contributionmusicandsingingcanmake o ihe foreign anguage.learnin$process. ongs re regulart! rictuOedn foreign angua$eextbooksor manyreasons:


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-;to aaO arieryandenjoyment o the anguageesson.to change he paceoi the esson.to provide istening omprehension ractice.to reinforce earnedan$uage atterns.roenrichculruralundeitandiirg andprovidenew nsi$hts.to motivate he earnerwith a feelingof achievementEveryone il l a$ree hatmusichasa universal ppeal. in-ging elpsbringtf," Jing*rsclosi together, nd c,reates harmonious ndhappyatmospherein which an$uageearning an lourish'SELECTING ND PREPARINGHE SONGSChoose our songsnotonlyaccordingo thea$eand evelof your students'Uu iucc,irOingoifre classroom urpJse, hangeof pace,grammarpractice,useof idioms n context, einforcement f vocabulary' tc 'Calculateheamountof time you have o spendon thesong'andhow ongthe ntroduction ndpracticewill take'Practicehe songat home. f you arenota "bornsinger"or musician, hooseoneof your sudlnts witha good,strong oice o helpyou lead he singing'(Or ook or a recording f themusic.)Checkon rhepronunciation f thewordsand he generalmeaningof .thelines.Remember,o*. wonderfulsongs ren't otallycomprehensible-theymayhavesomenonsense ordsor sytlibles. t is still possibleo enjoy herotig "u.n thou$hyou don'tundersnndeveryword'PRESENTINGHE SONGSVarytheWayyouintroduceyoursong, intheSaTgwaythatyoutrydi f ferenr*iyr of intr6ducing ewt"uOingpasiages.Considerhe purpose f thelesson,he typeof raterial, thetiass le-vel,tudents'interest'our mood'andsoon. V"ariety lwayshelps o spiceup the esson'

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The ollowingsuggestions re echniquesor introducingnew songs. lf youare more nterestedn reviewing ld familiarsongs, kip this section ndgoon to General anguage ractice.)1. What Can You Guess rom the Title? From the Key Words?Write the title on the board.Seewhat the students anguessabout he


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meaningand the contextof the song.Read orwrite out on the board,or dictate) he keywords,and seewhat thestudents anguess rom thesewords.Have he studentswrite them down and study them for activemastery,or forpassiveeading ocabulary.2. Vanishing LinesWrite the inesof the songon the board oneverseat a time) andpracticewith the students,ineby lineor phraseby phrase.Firsterase he astword ofthe ine,and have he students epeat he whole ine.Thenerase he firstwordsof the line, and so on. Have he students epeatbeforeand afteryouerase, ntil you haveerased ll thewordsof all the ines,and he studentscanrepeat he whole song orverse) rom memory.3. Sharing he VersesIf the song s longand ratherdifficult,work on oneverseat a time, andintroduceonly oneverseduring a lesson.If the song s long but easy,divide heclass nto groups,and assignoneverseto eachgroup.Eachgroupcanwork on itsown verse,and hen sing t in turnto the others.If the song s both onganddifficult,and t hasa chorus, et the studentspractice nly the chorusat first.Youcan singor play he verses, nd he classcan oin in singing he chorusaftereachverse.Later, he studentswill wantto learnall theverses f they ike the song.Again,depending n whether he melody s easyor difficult,you may want towork on ust the melodyand rhythm irst,and ask he students o simplyhum alongwith you.Gradually,hey can it thewords o the music and singalongwith you.

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In order o keep he stress nd ntonation onsistent,t' s? gooA dea.tomarktheword anOsentenceit."rr"t before ou begin he backwardbuildup'Example: "MichaelFinni$an" (page6flTeacher:Students:Teacher:Students:Teacher:Students:Teacher:Students:Teacher:Students:Teacher:Students:Teacher:Students:Teacher:Students:

Therewasan oldTherewas an old

Finni$an.Finni$an.Michael Finni$an.MichaelFinni$an.

named MichaelFinni$an'named Michael Finni$an'man named Michael Finni$an'man named MichaelFinni$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'man named Michael Finni$an'man named Michael Finnigan'

5. Creatin$a StoryAnother tried'and-true" echnique hat'sgoodpreparationor a newsong sto choose numbeioi t "y word's,mix the-m p in iandomorder'anddictatethem to thestudents,whowillwork in groups.Eachgroupgetsa differentsetof six o eightkeYwords.

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Eachgroupcreates storyout of theirwords,usin$ hem in anyorder heywish.Theothergroupsmustguesswhat thekeywordsare.Later,as a follow-upactivity,whenyou introduce he song, hestudents anlistenand rearrangeheirkeywords n the order n which theyactuallyhearthem n the song.


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PRACTICINGISTENING OMPREHENSIONSongs re oneof the bestwaysof stimulating istening omprehensionprac-tice.he ollowingsuggestionsre echniquesrom musical eacherswho enjoyusingsongs or language ractice.1. Listening and Writin$Singor play he songseverai imes,while the students working n pairsorgroirps;'write ownls many of thewordsas heycan.Depending n thetime,you maywant to playor sing he songa numberof times,until at leastone pairlgrouphassuccessfullyranscribed ll thewords.Ask he srudentso read heir ines, hen play hesongagainsoeveryone ancheck heirwords.This echniques suitable or introducing song o moreadvanced tudents,or as a reviewof a song ntroducedn a previousesson.2. Filling in the BlanksTo nffoducea Song,ry writing thewordson theboard, eavingout certainkeywordsor rhymingwords,or dictate he inesand ndicate he bianks.Working n pairs, he studentsistenand fill in theblankswith words heythink may be approPriate.Read he songagainso hestudents an check heirworK'Exarnple: "On Top of Old Smoky"(page72)

1. On op of OIdSmoky, l l covered ith snow,I lost my 11us-fer courting oo-.2. Now,courting s pleasure,u1-is grief,And a false-hearfscl-i5 worse 1ft3n --.

3. A thief only-you, and-------whatou save,But a false-hearted--drives Vou1e hg-.

4. Thegravewill decay ou,and turnyou to dust,For a false-hsaftscl-that a poorgirl can't-.5. So, isten, oungmaidens,please isten o rnelDon'thangyouraffections n a greenwillow-.6. Thewillow's eaveswither, hewillow's ootsdie.You'llsoonbe forsaken ndneverkns\ -- .


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7 On top of Old Smoky,all coveredwith snow,I lost my 11us-fer courting oo-_,Rqt Words n random order;grave Partingrobs thieflover (5x) slow(2x)takes whytree trust

3. Numbering the Key WordsThis echniquemay be usedas a listening omprehensionxerciseointroduce hewordsof a songbefore ntroducin$hemelody,or to reviewasong hat he students avealreadypracticed.First,write the keywordson theboard n randomorder,or dictate hem nrandomorder.Ask he studentsf they canguess he meaningof thewords nthe contextof the song.Discusshe meaningof thewords.Thensingor play hesongwhile the studentsistenandnumber he words ntheorder heyhear hem.Singor play he songagain,so he students ancheck heiranswers.This sgoodpair practice echnique or anyson$.)Example: "Over he Riverand throughtheWoods"(page74)a. dapple ray f. sleighb. driftedsnow g. spring

c. huntinghound h. spyd. Hurrahl i. stinge. pumpkinpie j. trot(Answers: l-f, 2-b,5-i,4-i,5-a,6-!,7-c, 8-h,9-d,10-e)

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4. Listening for the Rhyming WordsMostsongs,ike poems,havebuilt-in rhymesat the endof each ine,or insome egularorder.Depending n the evelof your students, ou can ry thisexercise ith any song hat has hyming ines.Working n pairsor groups, he studentsmust istenasyou read/sing/playhesong.Their ask s to identify hepairsof rhymingwords.


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After he groupshavechecked heirwork andmadesure he spelling scorrect, hey should ry to find as many words aspossible hat have he samerhymingsounds.Thisactivitymay be carriedout like a game, o seewhoselist of rhymingwords s the ongest. heword listsshouldbe readaloud,sothat all groupscancheck heir ists.Exarnple: "Homeon theRange" (page58)home-roam (comb,dome, oam)heard-word (bird,Kurd,purred, hird)play-day (bay, lay, ay,may,pay,pray, ay,say, tay,way,wei$h)

GENERAL ANGUAGE RACTICERemember,you can changeyour presentation echnique dependingonwhether the song s shorVlong, asy/difficult, eWold.Now here are someadditional uggestionso addmorevariery o your songsessions.1. Alternating the LinesOne simpleway to practice new songor reviewan old one s to assign inesto differentgroupsor rowsof students. orexample,askGroupA to singlines1 3, 5, and7 (the"odd" ines),and GroupB to sing ines2, 4, 6, 8 (the"even" ines).Oryou can ry somechoral eadinggroup?rran$mfltS:.RowA / RowB / Row C, andso on.Girls Boys.HighVoices LowVoices

.Teacher Students simple epetition).Teacher ings erses Students ingchorus..Solostudentsings erse Class ingschorus Studentsake urns)..Teacher eginssong,points o differentstudentso continue he song.

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2. Unscramblin$the LinesPerhaps ou alreadyknow the "StripStory" echnique:*.delectan inteiesting necdote r shortnarrative..Writeout the inesdn individualstripsof paper orwrite themout'thencut the sentencesnto separate trips).Giveone strip (onesentence)o eachstudent pair $roup'(Do allow


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.Allow he studenFone minute o memorize heir ine' notthemto write t down.).Ask hestudentsoworkwith theothers n theirgroup o decide heorderof the story.The discussion hat takesplace:which line is thebeginning?which line is theend.?What are the transition clues?etc., is excellent interactive anguagepiu.ti." in English. Some eachers llow heirstudentso discussn theirowniunguug",but-to eport heirconclusionsn English')

This echnique houldworkwellwith ballads, ndothersong! hat ella story'When the student, huu" worked out the correctorder of the lines' anddiscussedhe clues hat ed them to thisconclusion,hlV can.practiceingin$rh;;;i. (if Uotfr he wordsand the melodyareunfamiliar,ask he students olisten to the melody several imes, humming along,before trying out thewords.)Examples:Any repetitivesong hat followsa recognizable atternand/or el l astory,suchas he followin$:"Clementine""OnToPof OldSmokY"

"She'llbe Comin'Round he Mountain""TheAntsGoMarching""TheFarmer n the Dell""TheGreenGrassGrowsAll Around""TheStreetsof Laredo""There's Hole n the Middleof the Sea"

*bv RobertE. Gibsonn TESOL uarterly, ol ' 9' No' 2,June1975

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(This s anotherway to reviewold songs nd reinforceearnedpatterns ndvocabulary.)LiningThis echnique s a traditional allingout of the inesof a spiritualor othergroup olk song.The eader or n thiscase, he teacher) hantsone ineorphraseat a time,andwaits or theaudience o sing he ine, ike a musicalecho.Lining s especially ffectivewith groupsongs hathavesimplemelodiesandpredictablehymeschemes.t is an easyway to introducesongs, nd to review hem.Picture CuesFor epetitiousypesof songs hat are basedon simplesubstitutions,rymakingpicturecards hat llustrate he key deaor word in each ine. Thechildren's AlphabetSong," or instanee, anbeenlivened nd reinforcedwith cuecards.Oneway to do this s to makea card or each etterof thealphabetand handthemout to thechildren,after heyhavepracticedhesong n a group.Eachchild, ollowing he melody,sings he etteron his/hercardwithoutbreakingthe rhythm.A special ypeof picturecues,called ebuses, ansubstitute or thekeywords.Thesehelp og thememoryand are oftenused n picturepuzzles.Exampleof rebuses.'Red River Valley" Qage 76)

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Simple Percussion nstrumentsToadda livelynote,especiallyorveryyoungchildren,ask hem to bringsimple temsirom home,or make heseeasy musical nstruments" whichare not verynoisy) n the classroom:

.smallbells.triangles frompieces f metalsuspended n a string).shakers smalljarsor boxes illedwith beans/pebblesletc.).rattles driedgourd/squash/otheregetableilledwith its seeds)Thechildrencan ake urnsbeingmusicians r theconductor. heycankeepthe empo,or mark thebeatof the musicwith their "instruments,"o help hesingers.

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BrgrtocRApHrcRernRENcEsBotkin,Benjamin lbertAmerican Play-Partysong, The: with a collection of oklahoma Texts andTunes.University f Nebraska, 937.Emrich.Duncan

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Folklore of the American LandLitt le,Brown,1972.Enrich,Marianand George orsonThe Child's Book of FolkloreDialPress, 947.Fuld, ames .American Popular Music: 1875-1950MusicalAmericana, 955.Fuld, ames .Book of World-FamousMusic:Classical,Popularand FolkDoverPublications,985.Lomax, ohnA. and AlanLomaxAmerican Balladsand Folk SongsMacmi l lan, 951 11th r int ing) .

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Aoorrroner RrrcuncesByrd,DonaldR.H.andLaurieWellmanHard to Learn That English-As-A-second-Lan$ua$eBluesCollier-Macmillannternational. 97 .Graham,Carolyn


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JazzChantsOxford,1979.Graham,CarolynSmallTalk: More JazzChantsOxford.1986.Graham,CarolynThe Carolyn Graham Turn-of-the-Century SongbookRegents, 982.Grenough,MillieEnglish: Sing It!McGraw-Hill, 976.Osman, l iceandJeanMcConochieIf You FeelLike SingingLongman, 979.Schneider, obSharing a SongAddison-Wesley,986.Wellman,Laurieand DonaldR.H.ByrdESLExpressCollier-Macmillannternation l. 197 .

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