This collection of Section III songs represents a variety of styles and cultures and some are suitable for many special occasions. All songs from the model experiences are included, plus additional ones that can substitute for songs used in the models. In the upper left hand corner of many songs, a curricular theme, integrative area, or holiday that may be appropriate for its use is identified. Chord symbols are provided so that accompaniments can be performed on Autoharp®/Chromaharp®, QChord®, guitar, or keyboard. Many songs can be used for recorder and keyboard study. Some feature American Sign Language signs, movement/singing game directions, or barred or mallet instrument accompaniments while others provide a note about the song.
Ensemble accompaniments specify with abbreviations which mallet and percussion instruments may be appropriate for each part. The following abbreviations are used:
SG = soprano glockenspiel (sounds two octaves higher than written)
AG = auto glockenspiel (sounds one octave higher than written)
AM = alto metallophone (sounds as written)
AX = alto xylophone (sounds as written)
BM = bass metallophone (sounds one octave lower than written)
BX = bass xylophone (sounds one octave lower than written)
HD = hand drum
Note: The lyrics are a combination of Spanish and nonsense words.
Instrumental Accompaniment: Add mallet instruments for an accompaniment such as soprano metallophone and alto xylophone to play block and alternating borduns.
Culture/Social Studies
3. Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
4. The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
Note: Newton was an English seaman who, at one point in his life, was captain of a ship used in the slave trade. When he renounced slavery, he became a Christian minister and expressed his feelings through the many hymns he wrote. His words for "Amazing Grace" were used with this early American melody.
2. My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills,
My heart with rapture thrills, like that above.
3. Let music swell the breeze. And ring from all the trees. Sweet freedom's song;
Let mortal tongues awake. Let all that breathe partake,
Let rocks their silence break. The sound prolong.
4. Our father's God, to Thee author of liberty. To Thee we sing;
Long may our land be bright, with freedom's holy light.
Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King!
Note: A children's choir performed "America" (then called "My Country 'Tis of Thee") for the first time on July 4, 1831 in Boston. Samuel Smith wrote these patriotic American words to the same melody as Great Britain's national anthem "God Save the Queen."
2. O beautiful for pilgrim feet. Whose stern impassioned stress.
A thoroughfare of freedom beat, across the wilderness.
America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw.
Confirm thy soul with self control, thy liberty in law.
3. O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife;
Who more than self their country loved and mercy more than life.
America! America! May God thy gold refine.
Till all success be nobleness, and ev'ry gain divine.
4. O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years.
Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears.
America! America! God shed His grace on thee.
And crown thy good with brotherhood, From sea to shining sea!
Note: Inspired by a visit to the big country of the American West, Katharine Lee Bates wrote the poem that would later be set to an existing hymn tune, written by Samual A. Ward. The song was first published in 1910. B. Younger's book Purple Mountain Majesties: The Story of Katharine Lee Bates and "America the Beautiful" (New York: Dutton, 1998) beautifully shares paintings, poems, and a history of the song.
English version:
Arirang, Arirang, Ahrariyo,
Arirang hills are calling to me.
All my trials I know can be overcome.
Daily I go to cross Arirang hills.
Note: Arirang is one of Korea's oldest and most famous folk songs. It refers to chasing an imaginary hill.
Note: The words for this famous Civil War song were written by Julia Ward Howe after she witnessed a battle at an army camp near Washington, DC. These new words replaced those of a popular marching song of Civil War soldiers, "John Brown's Body." Published in 1862, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" quickly became a favorite with the Union army.
Note: Children can play a singing game with this song because the actions match the words. Form two lines with partners facing each other and perform the song's actions concluding with the last verse and everyone joining hands in a circle.
Singing Game:
Formation: Circle with children seated.
Instrumental Accompaniment: Add mallet instruments for a song accompaniment such as alto xylophone, alto metallophone, and bass metallophone. Perform two measures as an introduction and coda.
Note: Dayenu is a Hebrew phrase meaning "It would have been enough."
2. He has given us the Sabbath, given us the holy Sabbath,
He has given us the Sabbath, dayenu. Refrain
3. He has given us the Torah, given us the blessed Torah,
He has given us the Torah, dayenu. Refrain
3. Oh, Don Gato jumped so happily,
He fell off the roof and broke his knee,
Broke his ribs and all his whiskers, meow, meow, meow,
And his little solar plexus, meow, meow, meow.
¡"Ay carramba!" cried Don Gato!
4. Then the doctors all came on the run
Just to see if something could be done,
And they held a consultation, meow, meow, meow,
About how to save their patient, meow, meow, meow,
How to save Señor Don Gato!
5. But in spite of ev'rything they tried,
Poor Señor Gato up and died,
Oh, it wasn't very merry, meow, meow, meow,
Going to the cemetery, meow, meow, meow.
For the ending of Don Gato!
Sing verse 6 slowly
6. When the funeral passed the market square,
Such a smell of fish was in the air,
Though his burial was slated, meow, meow, meow,
He became reanimated! meow, meow, meow.
He came back to life, Don Gato!
Social Studies
* One group of singers can echo each phrase.
Note: For information about bays, share the books Down by the Bay adapted by Raffi (Crown Book, 1988) and I Went to the Bay by R. Miller (Kids Can Press, 1999).
3. Roses love sunshine, violets love dew.
Angels in heaven, know I love you.
4. Know I love you, dear, know I love you.
Angels in heaven, know I love you.
5. If you don't love me, love whom you please.
Throw your arms 'round me, give my heart ease.
6. Give my heart ease, dear, give my heart ease.
Throw your arms 'round me, give my heart ease.
7. Build me a castle forty feet high.
So I can see her, as she goes by.
8. As she rides by, love, as she rides by.
So I can see her, as she goes by.
Science: Insects
2. Git up there, Sal, we passed that lock, Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal!
And we'll make Rome by six o'clock, Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal!
Just one more trip and back we'll go, Through the rain and sleet and snow,
'Cause we know every inch of the way, From Albany to Buffalo. Refrain
Note: The Erie Canal connects Lake Erie to the Atlantic Ocean via New York State’s Hudson River. It was a main route for transporting goods during the period of westward expansion. Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal is 363 miles long, 150 feet wide, and 12 feet deep. Flatbottomed barges used on the canal were hauled by canalers: men who drove mules on the towpaths along the banks. “Erie Canal” is the most famous of many canalers’ songs.
Culture
French text:
Fais dodo, colas mon p'tite frère,
Fais dodo, t'auras du lo lo.
Maman est en haut, Qui fait du gâteau.
Papa est en bas, qui fait du chocolat,
Fais dodo, colas mon p'tite frère,
Fais dodo, t'auras du lo lo.
Holiday
* Drrr and Pyao are words imitating the drum and gong sounds.
Note: This folk song is about street vendors selling their wares and singing as they walk and sell. It probably comes from the Feng Yang area in China. Join the vendors in singing and adding a drum and gong accompaniment
English version
Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping?
Brother John? Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing, morning bells are ringing.
Ding, ding, dong! Ding, ding, dong!
Christmas text
Like a choir of angels singing
O'er the dells, o'er the dells.
Comes the sound of ringing, comes the sound of ringing.
Christmas bells! Christmas bells!
Culture/Social Studies
2. I hear the train a-comin', She's comin' 'round the curve,
She's loosened all her steambrakes, And strainin' ev'ry nerve. Refrain
Culture/Holiday
Note: On the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year celebration there is a Lantern Festival, in which people carry lanterns into the street to join the great parade.
Note: The eight-day celebration of Hanukkah occurs in December. During this Festival of Lights, the menorah, a candelabra, is lighted. The menorah holds eight candles, plus a larger one from which the others are lighted. On the first night, the candle on the far right is lighted, followed on the second night with that candle and the one beside it lighted. This continues until, on the eighth night, all are burning. These candles are lighted as a reminder of the miracle that occurred in the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem in 165 BC. When the holy lamp was lighted, there was enough oil for only one day, but the lamp kept burning for eight days.
DANCE
Formation: Dancers kneel and sit low on their heels. To begin, they stretch both arms high to the left, with fingers pointing up and palms facing out. Each motion is smooth and flowing and is performed slowly, so it extends through two measures. Eyes should follow the hands.
SINGING GAME
Formation: Partners stand across from each other. Verses 1–5: Partners do the motions suggested by the words and together do the pat-a-cake clapping on the "one," "two," "three" part.
Culture
2. He's got the wind and rain in His hands. (Sing 3 times)
He's got the whole world in His hands.
3. He's got both you and me in His hands. (Sing 3 times)
He's got the whole world in His hands.
Instrumental Accompaniment: Add mallet instruments for a song accompaniment such as soprano glockenspiel, alto metallophone, and bass xylophone. Create an introduction and coda for the performance.
2. Does your horse carry double, Uncle Joe, Uncle Joe?
Does your horse carry double, Uncle Joe?
Does your horse carry double, Uncle Joe, Uncle Joe?
Don't mind the weather if the wind don't blow. Refrain.
3. Is your horse a single-footer, Uncle Joe, Uncle Joe?
Is your horse a single-footer, Uncle Joe?
Is your horse a single-footer, Uncle Joe, Uncle Joe?
Don't mind the weather if the wind don't blow. Refrain.
3. If that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass.
4. If that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat.
5. If that billy goat don't pull,
Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull.
6. If that cart and bull turn over,
Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover.
7. If that dog named Rover don't bark,
Mama's gonna buy you a pony cart.
8. If that pony cart falls down,
You'll be the saddest little (boy/girl) in town.
Science
From Hispanic Music for Arizona Children (1993). Barbara Andress (Ed.). The Arizona Early Childhood Music Collaborative Project. Used by permission.
Spanish text and pronunciation:
| ¡Qué llueva, | qué llueva! | La chiquita | diciendo; |
| kay yway-vah | kay yway-vah | lah chee-kee-tah | dee-see-en-doh |
| Los pajaritos | cantan, | Las nubes | se levantan. |
| lohss pah-hah-ree-toess | kahn-tahn | lahss noo-behss | say lay-vahn-than |
| ¡Qué si! | ¡Qué no! | ¡Qué caiga | el chaparrón! |
| kay see | kay noe | kay kahee-gah | ehl chah-pah-rrohn |
| ¡Qué si! | ¡Qué no! | ¡Qué caiga | el chaparrón! |
| kay see | kay noe | kay kahee-gah | ehl chah-pah-rrohn |
2. Hi, walk along, walk along, Josie! Hi, walk along, walk along, Joe!
Hi, walk along, walk along, Josie! Hi, walk along, walk along, Joe!
3. Hi, hop along, hop along, Josie! Hi, hop along, hop along, Joe!
Hi, hop along, hop along, Josie! Hi, hop along, hop along, Joe!
4. Hi, swing along, swing along, Josie! Hi, swing along, swing along, Joe!
Hi, swing along, swing along, Josie! Hi, swing along, swing along, Joe!
5. Hi, jump along, jump along, Josie! Hi, jump along, jump along, Joe!
Hi, jump along, jump along, Josie! Hi, jump along, jump along, Joe!
6. Hi, tiptoe, tiptoe, Josie! Hi, tiptoe, tiptoe, Joe!
Hi, tiptoe, tiptoe, Josie! Hi, tiptoe, tiptoe, Joe!
Culture
2. He came here with forty links of chain,
(sing 2 times) He left me here to sing this song.
3. Johnny wants a pair of skates, Susie wants a toy.
Nancy wants a storybook—ne to bring her joy.
As for me, I'm not too sure, So I'll say "oodnight."
Choose for me, dear Santa Claus, What you think is right.
Note: December 6 is celebrated in many European countries as St. Nicholas Day. Children put out a boot on a windowsill the night before and leave the window open a bit, hoping St. Nicholas will fill the boot with special treats.
Arr. by Abraham Kobena Adzenyah from Let Your Voice Be Heard! by Abraham Kobena Adzenyah, Dumisani Mariare and Judith Cook Tucker; ©1996 World Music Press/ ©2009 Assigned to Plank Road Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. www.MusicK8.com
Translation: The words have no particular meaning.
Formation: A circle of children with a leader in the center The leader sings each "call" and performs the following motions in time with the beat. Children in the circle repeat the "call" and imitate the motions in time with the beat.
| Calls: | Motions: |
| 1. Kye kye kule: | Hands pat the head four times on the beat. |
| 2. Kye kye kofisah: | Hands tap shoulders four times while twisting upper torso from side to side. |
| 3. Kofinsa langa: | Hands on waist while twisting torso as in step 2. |
| 4. Kaka shilanga: | Hands tap knees four times. |
| 5. Kum aden nde: | Bend to touch ankles on "kum" and waist on "aden nde." (Repeat this step if desired.) |
| 6. Kum aden nde: | Leader and group touch ankles and waist in unison, then shout "Hey!" |
Translation: In the night of the posadas the piñata is the best, even the shyest girls are excited. Hit, hit it, hit it, don't lose your aim, because if you lose it, you lose the path.
Note: Los Posadas is a part of the Christmas celebration in Mexico. It begins on December 16 and ends on December 24. Each night children go through their neighborhood searching for a room at the "inn" (posada), just as Mary and Joseph did. Once one of the neighbors opens a door to indicate there is room at the "inn," the party begins, with the breaking of a piñata, usually made of papier-mâche and filled with candy and toys.
2. Take the key and lock her up, lock her up, lock her up,
Take the key and lock her up, My fair lady-O.
3. Build it up with silver and gold, silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold, My fair lady-O.
Note: London Bridge was a very old bridge in London, England. After 150 years of use, it began sinking into the River Thames so a new bridge was built. The old one was bought by Americans, taken apart, and shipped to the United States. It was rebuilt, stone by stone, and is now the central attraction at Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
2. I'm up in the mornin' before daylight,
And before I sleep the moon shines bright. Refrain
3. Oh, it's bacon and beans 'most every day,
I'd as soon be a-eatin' prairie hay. Refrain
4. My feet are in the stirrups and my rope is on the side,
Show me a horse that I can't ride. Refrain
Note: This was probably a song cowboys sang as they moved cattle from places like Texas to market places in the north and east. Their days and nights were long. As the cowboys sat around the fire or the chuck wagon after the evening meal, someone in the group probably started singing and before long they were entertaining themselves with songs like this one to ease the loneliness of life on the trail.
Holiday
Spanish verses with pronunciation:
1. ¿Qué quiere usted? Matarile, rile, rile.
Kay kyay- ray oo- sted mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, ree- leh
¿Qué quiere usted? Matarile, rile, ron.
Kay kyay- ray oo- sted mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, rone
Quiero saltar, Matarile, rile, rile.
Kyay- roh sahl- tar, mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, ree- leh
Quiero saltar, Matarile, rile, ron.
Kyay- roh sahl- tar, mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, rone
2. ¿Qué quiere usted? Matarile, rile, rile.
"Kay kyay- ray oo- sted mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, ree- leh
¿Qué quiere usted? Matarile, rile, ron.
Kay kyay- ray oo- sted mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, rone
Quiero marchar, Matarile, rile, rile.
Kyay- roh mahr- char, mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, ree- leh
Quiero marchar, Matarile, rile, ron.
Kyay- roh mahr- char, mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, rone
3. ¿Qué quiere usted? Matarile, rile, rile.
Kay kyay- ray oo- sted mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, ree- leh
¿Qué quiere usted? Matarile, rile, ron.
Kay kyay- ray oo- sted mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, rone
Quiero correr, Matarile, rile, rile.
Kyay- roh koh- rare, mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, ree- leh
Quiero correr, Matarile, rile, ron.
Kyay- roh koh- rare, mah- tah- ree- leh, ree- leh, rone
Culture
MICHAEL, ROW THE BOAT ASHORE
2. Jordan River is deep and wide, Halleluia!
Jordan River is deep and wide, Halleluia!
3. Gabriel, blow the trumpet horn, Halleluia!
Gabriel, blow the trumpet horn, Halleluia!
4. Trumpet sounds the world around, Halleluia!
Trumpet sounds the world around, Halleluia!
5. Michael, haul the boat ashore, Halleluia!
Michael, haul the boat ashore, Halleluia!
Cultural/Animals
Note: At Hanukkah, a holiday celebrated by Jewish people, children play games. One is a spin-the-dreydl game. A dreydl is a top with four sides. A Hebrew letter is printed on each side. The letters are: Gimmel — all, Nun — nothing, Heh — take half, and Shin — add to the pot. Each player has a certain number of "coins" (pennies, peanuts, etc.) and places one in the center. The game is played by spinning the top and following the directions on the letter on the end that faces up. The winner is the child with all of the "coins."
Translation: Oh, Gramma, I just hurt my finger on a rock.
SINGING GAME
Formation: Children sit in a tight circle, each holding a pebble in the right hand. Players pass (and pick up) a pebble while singing and keeping steady beats.
Beat 1: Each child places a pebble in front of the player on his/her right.
Beat 2: Each child picks up the "new" pebble in front of him/her.
Last beat: Children who have no pebble (or several) are out of the game and leave the circle.
Note: "Oh, Susanna" was the first big hit of this very popular American songwriter, Stephen Foster. Foster may have come from the South, but his songs traveled across the country. In fact, "Oh, Susanna" became the theme song of the forty-niners who headed west for the California gold fields.
2. Circle to the right, old brass wagon, Circle to the right, old brass wagon,
Circle to the right, old brass wagon, You're the one, my darlin'!
3. Swing, oh, swing, old brass wagon, Swing, oh, swing, old brass wagon,
Swing, oh, swing, old brass wagon, You're the one, my darlin'!
4. Skipping all around, old brass wagon, Skipping all around, old brass wagon,
Skipping all around, old brass wagon, You're the one, my darlin'!
Note: In the 1800s, many pioneers moved west to seek a better life. They often traveled in covered wagons. These wagons were sturdy and could carry the travelers' food, clothing, tools, etc. At night, the wagons provided a protected place to sleep. This song might have been the kind that pioneers sang and danced to as a way to entertain themselves on the long journey.
FOLK DANCE
Formation: A single circle of partners, girls on boys' right
Verse 1: All circle left.
Verse 2: All circle right.
Verse 3: Partners face each other, join hands, and swing once around.
Verse 4: Girls stand on boys' right, forming an inner circle; partners link arms and skip clockwise around the circle.
* One group of singers can sing the smaller notes.
2. They've plowed and fenced my cattle range,
And the people there are all so strange.
3. I'll take my horse, I'll take my rope,
And hit the trail upon a lope.
4. Say adios to the Alamo,
And turn my head toward Mexico.
5. I'll make my home on the wide, wide range,
For the people there are not so strange.
6. For the hard, hard ground shall be my bed,
And my saddle seat shall hold my head.
Note: No one is certain just how cowboy songs originated or whether the tunes were composed by the men themselves. Most likely they were based on existing melodies, borrowed from popular ballads, railroad songs, or mountain songs of the late nineteenth century. After the cowboys' evening meal, the most musical of the group might strike up a solo as the men sat around the fire or chuck wagon. Hardly any one singer remembered all the verses, so other men might add stanzas to keep things going. Singing songs like this was a great way for cowboys to entertain themselves and ease the loneliness of their life on the trail.
Culture
Have a group echo back each phrase, sing in harmony, or improvise upon the three-note melody.
2. In my feet there is dancing in the street, (Sing 3 times)
There must be joy somewhere.
3. In my heart there's a play about to start, (Sing 3 times)
There must be joy somewhere.
4. In my eyes there's a rainbow of surprise, (Sing 3 times)
There must be joy somewhere.
From "All the Best," Music Educators Journal, July 1995. Copyright © 1995 by Music Educators National Conference. Reprinted with permission.
2. Over the river and through the wood, And straight to the barnyard gate;
We seem to go so very slow, And it's so hard to wait.
Over the river and through the wood, Now grandmother's cap I spy.
Hurrah for the fun, the pudding's done, Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!
3. Over the river and through the wood, Now soon we'll be on our way;
There's feasting and fun for ev'ryone, For this is Thanksgiving day.
Over the river and through the wood, Get on, my dapple grey.
The woods will ring with the songs we sing, For this is Thanksgiving day.
Note: "Over the River and through the Wood" is part of a poem by Lydia Child called "A Boy's Thanksgiving Day." Child was one of the most prominent women of her day. Born Lydia Maria Francis at Medford, Massachusetts, she spent most of her life in Boston, where she worked to promote women's right to vote, temperance, and the abolition of slavery. Child had strong moral convictions, and with her husband, she opened her home as a link in the Underground Railroad that aided enslaved African Americans.
Culture/Social Studies
Note: This is a peace dance, but "peace" is not in the lyrics. (Sauk Fox singers cannot explain the mismatch.) The words are: "nee-kah-na-way" (takes care of horses' feet), and "twee-ah-way-ha" (my friend).
DANCE
Formation: Spectators form a circle. Inside are 1 or 2 dancers holding a peace pipe, stem outward and waist high. Also inside the circle are 2–4 drummers who are the (only) singers. 1. On the opening drum roll, dancers stand in place quivering and swaying. 2. On the steady beats, dancers begin toe–heel dance steps and symbolically offer the pipe to different spectators—as a gesture of peace and solidarity.
2. Oh, what can you do, Punchinella, Punchinella!
What can you do, Punchinella from the zoo!
3. Oh, we can do it too, Punchinella, Punchinella!
We can do it, too, Punchinella from the zoo!
4. Oh, who do you choose, Punchinella, Punchinella!
Who do you choose, Punchinella from the zoo!
SINGING GAME
Formation: A circle with a child selected to be "Punchinella" in the center
Verse 1: "Punchinella" walks inside the circle while class claps and sings.
Verse 2: "Punchinella" creates and performs a motion while class sings.
Verse 3: Class copies "Punchinella" motion and sings.
Verse 4: "Punchinella" closes eyes, spins and points to the next "Punchinella" on last word "zoo."
Note: A chimney pot is a pipe at the top of a chimney (to increase the draft).
3. Swing, oh swing in sandy land, (Sing 3 times)
Ladies, fare you well.
4. Right and left in sandy land, (Sing 3 times)
Ladies, fare you well.
5. Promenade in sandy land, (Sing 3 times)
Ladies, fare you well.
PATTERNED DANCE
Formation: Dancers choose a partner and form a single circle. Girls are on the right so that dancers alternate boy, girl, boy, girl, and so forth. All join hands.
Verse 1: All walk to the left.
Verse 2: All walk to the right.
Verse 3: Partners swing, linking right arms, and skip in a small clockwise circle.
Verse 4: Partners face each other and begin grand right and left. (In grand right and left, players clasp right hands and quickly pass their partner on the right. Then they clasp left hands with the next dancer and pass on the left, alternating right and left hands throughout.) Repeat verse 4 until original partners meet again.
Verse 5: The boy promenades around the circle with the girl on his left.
Shalom, good friends, Shalom, good friends
Shalom, Shalom!
Till we meet again, till we meet again,
Shalom, Shalom!
Note: "Shalom" is the Hebrew word for hello, goodbye, and peace.
FOLK DANCE
Formation: Circle, facing center; designate two students who are standing next to each other as "leaders" and two standing opposite leaders as the "arch" (arms raised) for the verse part.
Refrain: Hands joined, step four steps in toward center (arms raised), four steps back (arms lowered). Repeat.
Verse: 1. Two leaders walk across the circle with the others following them, pass under the arch, separate, and return to place.
2. When all have passed under the arch, hands are joined, and the refrain repeats.
2. Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight!
Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing "Alleluia!"
Christ, the Savior, is born, Christ, the Savior is born.
3. Silent night, holy night! Son of God, love's pure light!
Radiant beams from Thy holy face. With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.
German version, verse 1:
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht!
shtihl-luh nahkht hye-lee-guh nahkht
Alles schläft, einsam wacht
ahl-luhs shlayft eye-zahm vahkt
Nur das traute hochheilige Paar
noor dahs traw-tuh hohkh-hye-lee-guh pahr
Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,
hohl-dehr knah-buh eem loh-kee-guhn hahr
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!
shlaf ihn him-lih-shehr roo
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh.
shlaf ihn him-lih-shehr roo.
Note: "Silent Night" was composed on the day before Christmas, 1818, at Oberndorf, Austria. The organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken down and could not be repaired before the Christmas Eve services. So Franz Grüber, the church organist, composed "Silent Night" and presented it on Christmas Eve, with guitar accompaniment. The poem was provided by Josef Mohr, the church pastor and local schoolmaster.
Note: The Shakers were a group of dissenting English Quakers who separated from its church in the 1800s. In search of religious freedom, they emigrated to the United States. This is one of their most famous folk songs.
Note: Play as a round on resonator bars with second group (2) starting after the first two notes of the first group (1).
Note: The Star-Spangled Banner became the national anthem of the United States in 1931. The lyrics (or poem) were written when Francis Scott Key learned the United States had defeated the British in a dramatic sea battle during the War of 1812. Key's poem was set to a popular melody attributed to John Stafford Smith.
2. Two little witches, flying through the air, (Sing 3 times)
For this is Halloween.
3. Three little pumpkins, walking in a row, (Sing 3 times)
4. Four little goblins, stepping down the street, (Sing 3 times)
For this is Halloween.
5. Five little children, playing trick or treat, (Sing 3 times)
For this is Halloween.
Note: Singing games or play parties were favorites in rural America in the pioneer days.
SINGING GAME
Formation: Players stand in a circle with hands joined and arms raised to form arches (windows). One player ("it") stands outside the circle.
Measures 1– 8: "It" walks into the circle under one window and out under another, continuing until the word "Tideo." "It" then stops in front of a player in the circle.
Measures 9–12: The two players link elbows and swing. On the song's repeat, the player from the circle becomes "it."
Instrumental Accompaniment: Add a mallet-instrument accompaniment using, for example, a soprano glockenspiel, alto glockenspiel, and alto metallophone.
Note: This is a favorite children's song in the Dominican Republic about the little donkey ("burrito") named Tinga Layo.
2. First comes the stocking of little Nell,
Oh, dear Santa, fill it well;
Give her a dolly that laughs and cries,
One that will open and shut her eyes.
3. Next comes the stocking of little Will,
Oh, just see what a glorious fill!
Here is a hammer and lots of tacks,
Also a ball and a whip that cracks.
ÜSKÜDAR
Note: Üsküdar is a suburb of Istanbul, a city in Turkey.
2. There are cities of importance that are reached along the way,
Chicago and St. Louis and Rock Island, Santa Fe,
And Springfield and Decatur and Peoria, Montreal,
On the Western combination called the Wabash Cannon Ball. Refrain
2. Wake me! Shake me!
Don't let me sleep too late.
Gonna comb my hair so early in the mornin',
Gonna swing on the Golden Gate.
3. Wake me! Shake me!
Don't let me sleep too late.
Gonna wash my face so early in the mornin',
Gonna swing on the Golden Gate.
2. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining His kingdom divine,
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, was at our side, all glory be Thine.
3. We do all extol Thee. Thou leader triumphant,
And pray that Thou still our defender will be,
Let Thy congregation escape tribulation,
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord make us free!
Social Studies
2. Please bring us some figgy pudding, please bring us some figgy pudding,
Please bring us some figgy pudding, please bring it right here.
3. We won't leave until we get some, we won't leave until we get some,
We won't leave until we get some, please bring it right here.
Note: A tie 
connects two identical pitches. Sing/play the first note only, and hold it through the time value of the second note. A tie is often used to connect notes across a bar line.
2. Oh, when the sun refuse to shine, Oh, when the sun refuse to shine;
Oh, Lord I want to be in that number, When the sun refuse to shine.
3. Oh, when I hear that trumpet blow, Oh, when I hear that trumpet blow;
Oh, Lord I want to be in that number, When I hear that trumpet blow.
4. Oh, when the stars have disappeared, Oh, when the stars have disappeared;
Oh, Lord I want to be in that number, When the stars have disappeared.
5. Oh, when the day of judgment comes, Oh, when the day of judgment comes;
Oh, Lord I want to be in that number, When the day of judgment comes.
Instrumental Accompaniment: Add mallet instruments for an instrumental accompaniment, such as soprano glockenspiel, also xylophone, and bass metallophone.
SAILOR DANCE
Formation: Large circle with two "sailors" in the center
Verse: As the "sailors" in the circle sing, the two "sailor" dancers swing in the center, with elbows linked. On "come along with me," the two "sailors" drop hands and each selects one circle member to stand in front of.
Refrain: As the class sings, the two sets of partners face each other with arms outstretched and hands joined. Partners then shift weight from one leg to the other and move arms back and forth in the same direction as the feet, in a "sawing" motion. On the final "come along with me," the four dancers change places—he new dancers move to the center and become the new "tailors" while the original "sailors" take their places in the circle.
The dance continues until every "sailor" has had an opportunity to dance!
Note: The song "Yankee Doodle" is over 200 years old. During the French and Indian War, a British army doctor, Dr. Richard Shuckburgh, created verses poking fun at the ragtag attire of the Colonial fighters. No one knows the origin of the tune or of the term "Yankee doodle." But the scruffy "Yankees" were as amused by the satire as the British, and the song was adopted by the Colonials—o almost become their battle march during the Revolutionary War.
Note: This folk song is about the group of people who worked together to build a country where they could make a better life for themselves. The present day state of Israel was created in 1948 as a homeland for Jews from around the world.
PATTERNED MOVEMENT—GRAPEVINE
Formation: A circle, facing inward, with hands joined, arms up, moving to the right on each beat.
Four steps: 1. Side step with right foot
2. Cross left foot in front of right
3. Side step with right foot
4. Cross left foot behind right
