Goes the weasel. A particular version of a song may become well known when a popular artist records it—or when versions are collected by archivists and historians in the field, such as Alan Lomax in the 1930s and 1940s, and those recordings are released. The song was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus circa March 1979 and was taken from the group's 1979 album, Voulez-Vous. Oh, give me a land where the bright diamond sandFlows leisurely down the stream;Where the graceful white swan goes gliding alongLike a maid in a heavenly dream. All throughout the week we will be posting interviews, reviews, lists, and blog posts relating to Scotland and in particular Scottish music. Baa, baa, black sheep,Have you any wool?Yes sir, yes sir,Three bags full.One for the master,One for the dame,And one for the little boyWho lives down the lane. ALEXANDRA SHULMAN: We have a lock on our bathroom door that is rarely used, if ever, because somehow it has become ingrained into the culture of the house that we don't lock it. Composers such as Percy Grainger, Zoltan Kodaly, and Bela Bartok were avid collectors of folk songs. It was featured on side one of the group's sixth studio album Voulez-Vous and released as a single in December 1979. The words are by Brewster Higley, and the music is from Daniel Kelley. 2 in the UK over the Christmas week of 1979. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang the lead vocals. Finally, a third mix was included on ABBA Live issued in 1986. Thus, these folk songs may have lyrics that are slightly different from those you are familiar with.Music education methods such as Orff and Kodaly use folk songs to teach important concepts, foster musicianship, and to respect musical heritage. In many instances, the lyrics to folk songs came from existing nursery rhymes or poems, and some of the nursery rhymes had variations, depending on region or time. The inner gatefold made use of the pyramid/mountain/iceberg designs similar to those used in the inner sleeve of Greatest Hits Vol. In 1981, American country-gospel music singer, In 1985, Croatian singer Tereza Kesovija recorded a cover of the song entitled "Pronađi put" with lyrics in Croatian by Željko Sabol for her album of the same name, Swiss chef/singer Dan Daniell recorded a cover as a duet with original ABBA member, In 2005, a duet version was recorded by German celebrity, It is featured in the trailers for both the, This page was last edited on 6 February 2021, at 13:48. A-tisket a-tasketA-tisket a-tasketA green and yellow basketI wrote a letter to my loveAnd on the way I dropped it,I dropped it, I dropped it,And on the way I dropped it.A little boy he picked it upAnd put it in his pocket. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. The front cover used the same live photo of ABBA as the worldwide release, but artwork and fonts were different. We need to build a proper industrial base in Scotland to get everything going properly. "I Have a Dream" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. Build it up with wood and clay,Wood and clay, wood and clay,Build it up with wood and clay,My fair lady. The song has received a Platinum sales certification in the UK for over 680,000 copies sold across physical, digital, and streaming equivalent sales. The release was a double A-side with "Seasons in the Sun" in UK and Ireland and "Flying Without Wings" in the Netherlands, and a triple A-side in Australia with both "Seasons in the Sun" and "Flying Without Wings" included. A very slightly extended version, featuring spoken introductions from the group, was used as the B-side in Australia. Contact us if you wish to use more words on larger sizes. The French lyrics and English translation follow. In the UK, "I Have a Dream" was held off the No. The meaning of the song translates to "pop away suddenly.". "The eager children cried. Wood and clay will wash away,Wash away, wash away,Wood and clay will wash away,My fair lady. One of the most popular nursery rhymes, the song for kids "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" is about a farmer and his animals and uses the sounds of animals in it. To play, kids hold hands and move around in a circle to alternating verses. The music video for the Westlife version of "I Have a Dream" features the band exiting out of a car and into a dark street where a group of children are. In the UK, the single was issued in a lavish gatefold sleeve, intended as a souvenir for UK fans who had attended the Wembley concerts (the live recording of "Take a Chance on Me" being from one of them). Instruments commonly used in the genre include accordions, banjos, and harmonicas. Here are 19 well-loved children's folk songs, along with their lyrics and sheet music, for learning and singing along. Westlife's remix version of "I Have a Dream" was later included on their second studio album Coast to Coast in 2000. "Baa Baa Black Sheep" was originally an English nursery rhyme that, in spoken form, may date back as early as 1731. The song is from 1852, and the contemporary recording was created in 1881. 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Take me out to the ball game,Take me out with the crowd.Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,I don't care if I never get back,Let me root, root, root for the home team,If they don't win it's a shame.For it's one, two, three strikes, you're out,At the old ball game. Irish boy band Westlife released a cover of "I Have a Dream" in December 1999, twenty years after ABBA's original release. Falling down, falling down.London Bridge is falling down,My fair lady! Alouette, gentille AlouetteAlouette je te plumeraiAlouette, gentille AlouetteAlouette je te plumeraiJe te plumerai la teteJe te plumerai la teteEt la tte, et la teteAlouette, AlouetteO-o-o-o-ohAlouette, gentille AlouetteAlouette je te plumeraiLark, nice (or lovely) LarkLark, I am going to pluck youI am going to pluck your head,I am going to pluck your head,And the head, and the head,O-o-o-o-oh. London Bridge is broken down,Broken down, broken down.London Bridge is broken down,My fair lady. The album was preceded by the Top 10 single "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" on the 18th. A far more reliable poll is the old common or garden betting shop, these establishments follow the money. And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,And he played upon a ladle,and his name was Aiken Drum.And his hat was made of good cream cheese, of good cream cheese, of good cream cheese,And his hat was made of good cream cheese,And his name was Aiken Drum.And his coat was made of good roast beef, of good roast beef, of good roast beef,And his coat was made of good roast beef,And his name was Aiken Drum.And his buttons made of penny loaves, of penny loaves, of penny loaves,And his buttons made of penny loaves,And his name was Aiken Drum.And his waistcoat was made of crust pies, of crust pies, of crust pies,And his waistcoat was made of crust pies,And his name was Aiken Drum.And his breeches made of haggis bags, of haggis bags, of haggis bags,And his breeches made of haggis bags,And his name was Aiken Drum. The recording is notable for being the only ABBA song to include vocalists other than the four band members; the final chorus features a children's choir from the International School of Stockholm. It is the band's second best selling single of all-time on both paid-for and combined sales categories.[20][21]. ""Why does the lamb love Mary so? I think it is about a struggle with the self (which, by the way, is what I've always thought about "The Stranger" by Camus). Wherever these polls were taken it was not Scotland, it must have been in Poonacandy or some such place. The live version of "Take a Chance on Me" on the B-side was one of three mixes of the same recording to be issued. He's got the whole world in His handsHe's got the whole world in His handsHe's got the whole world in His handsHe's got the whole world in His hands, He's got the itty bitty baby in His handsHe's got the itty bitty baby in His handsHe's got the itty bitty baby in His handsHe's got the whole world in His hands. Carl Sandburg published "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain" in 1927. It was released as a single in December 1979 with a live version of "Take a Chance on Me" as the B-side. The English nursery rhyme lyrics that became "London Bridge Is Falling Down" may date back to the 17th century, but the current tune and lyrics were first published together in 1744. Mary had a little lamb, little lamb,little lamb, Mary had a little lambwhose fleece was white as snow.And everywhere that Mary wentMary went, Mary went, everywherethat Mary wentThe lamb was sure to go.He followed her to school one day,school one day, school one day,He followed her to school one day,Which was against the rules,It made the children laugh and play,laugh and play, laugh and play,It made the children laugh and play,To see a lamb at school.And so the teacher turned it out,turned it out, turned it out,And so the teacher turned it out,But still, it lingered near,He waited patiently about,ly about, ly about,He waited patiently about,Till Mary did appear. Popular folk song "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" takes its lyrics from a poem by Jane Taylor, which was published in song form in 1806. Since the very beginning, Belle and Sebastian ‘s records have been populated by a wide assortment of characters; from Judy, Sukie, and Jane all the way through “Suicide Girl” on Write About Love . This is the way we wash our clothesWash our clothes, wash our clothesThis is the way we wash our clothesSo early Monday morning. We Want No irish Here We Will Rise Again Wearin Weatherman Weila Waile Welcome Paddy Home West's Awake (The) Whack Fol the Diddle When I Dream O When Irish Eyes are Smiling When New York was Irish When Peggy O'Dea Came to Mullenalee When You Were Sweet 16 When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New Where My Eileen is Waiting Where the **** is Alice? Dormez vous?Sonnez les matines, Sonnez les matinesDing Ding Dong, Ding Ding DongAre you sleeping, are you sleeping?Brother John, Brother John?Morning bells are ringing,Morning bells are ringingDing Ding Dong, Ding Ding Dong. The lyrics that most people sing as the entire song are actually the chorus of a much longer song. Jim from Glasgow, Scotland I have every Rafferty recording in my collection.Whilst City to City is his biggest commercial and critical success, there are many many superb songs on his other recorded works.The guitar solo at the end of bBaker St. was chosen by Slash as one of his favourite guitar pieces in a poll in "Guitar " magazine. ", She'll be coming round the mountain when she comesShe'll be coming round the mountain when she comesShe'll be coming round the mountain, she'll be coming round the mountain,She'll be coming round the mountain when she comesShe'll be driving six white horses when she comesShe'll be driving six white horses when she comesShe'll be driving six white horses, she'll be driving six white horses,She'll be driving six white horses when she comes. We've rounded up 46 different lines and lyrics from the biggest shows on Broadway that would look great next to your yearbook picture! Of 19th-century origin, American nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was originally a poem called "Mary's Lamb" and was first published in Boston by Sarah Josepha Hale. Theorized as a song rising out of American minstrelsy, children's song and nursery rhyme "Row Row Row Your Boat" is often sung as a round and sometimes includes the play action of rowing. Later, I actually listened to the song itself. Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam,and the deer and the antelope play,Where seldom is heard a discouraging wordAnd the skies are not cloudy all day. This is the way we put on our clothes,Put on our clothes,Put on our clothes.This is the way we put on our clothesSo early in the morning. The children start singing with the band members and play with toys lying nearby before the band head back to the car and drive away. It is often sung and played by musicians who may or may not be trained professionally. He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands,He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands,He's got my brothers and my sisters in His hands,He's got the whole world in His hands. 1 spot by Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall", which also features a children's choir. Twenty years later, Irish pop group Westlife released a version that reached No. First recorded in the late 19th century, this song has been a children's rhyming game sung while kids danced around in a circle. love Mary so? Folk music comprises traditional songs that have been handed down from generation to generation and represents a country's heritage. Oh, I love these wild prairies where I roamThe curlew I love to hear screamAnd I love the white rocks and the antelope flocksThat graze on the mountain tops green. Round and round the cobbler's bench(or all around the mulberry bush)The monkey chased the weasel,The monkey thought 'twas all in funPop! In some variations, the last two lines read "A little girlie picked it up/and took it to the market.". Here we go round the mulberry bush,The mulberry bush,The mulberry bush.Here we go round the mulberry bushSo early in the morning. "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was a Tin Pan Alley song from 1908 that later became an anthem sung at baseball games as well as a children's folk song. Instruments commonly used in … "love Mary so?" For other songs with the same title, see, Spanish title: "Estoy soñando" ("I'm Dreaming"), Gimme! It was a major hit, topping the charts in many countries and peaking at No. This traditional folk song is also used as a children's song and originally comes from the Christian song, "When the Chariot Comes. It is often sung and played by musicians who may or may not be trained professionally. Gimme! Individual songs may not have been written down immediately when first composed, and the author may be lost to time, making for many versions of long-loved tunes. The thought that it was written about three men who tried to plot against Queen Mary may just be a myth, because the earliest published lyrics from 1609 don't have the mice being harmed. Three blind mice,Three blind miceSee how they run,See how they run!They all ran afterThe farmer's wifeShe cut off their tailsWith a carving knifeDid you ever seeSuch a sight in your lifeAs three blind mice? In 2001, as part of a UNICEF fund-raising campaign, the song was re-recorded with additional vocals by Indonesian child singer, Sinna Sherina Munaf. This is the way we brush our teeth,Brush our teeth,Brush our teeth.This is the way we brush our teethSo early in the morning. "Why Mary loves the lamb, you know,"lamb, you know," lamb, you know,""Why Mary loves the lamb, you know,"The teacher did reply. The inner gatefold was effectively an advert for ABBA's existing albums released in the UK, but the back cover featured a message from ABBA themselves regarding the Wembley concerts, together with their signatures. "Why does the lamb love Mary so? Gimme! As of 2019, the video has reached 34 million views on YouTube. [18] The release became the UK's Christmas number-one single of 1999, beating Cliff Richard's charity single "The Millennium Prayer" into the No. Complete the lyric: “In my dreams I have a plan/If I got me a wealthy man” 3. Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-OAnd on his farm, he had a cow, E-I-E-I-OWith a "moo-moo" here and a "moo-moo" thereHere a "moo" there a "moo"Everywhere a "moo-moo"Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O, (repeat with other animals and their sounds), The original version of "Pop Goes the Weasel" was composed in the 1850s, but the published version was done in 1914 in New York City. Scottish perspective on news, sport, business, lifestyle, food and drink and more, from Scotland's national newspaper, The Scotsman. [19] The song was the 26th best-selling single of 1999 in the UK and it was also the final number one single of the 1990s. Released soon after the concerts, this version is thought to be the genuine recording. Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques,Dormez vous? A penny for a spool of threadA penny for a needle,That's the way the money goes,Pop! Where the air is so pure, the zephyrs so free,The breezes so balmy and light,That I would not exchange my home on the rangeFor all of the cities so bright. I wouldn’t dream of encouraging anyone to gamble but i like a wee punt. This was only Epic's second picture sleeve for an ABBA single. There was a man lived in the moon, lived in the moon, lived in the moon,There was a man lived in the moon,And his name was Aiken Drum.Chorus. "I Have a Dream" is included on the ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits album as well as in the Mamma Mia! Today it is a nursery rhyme and musical round. Row, row, row your boatGently down the stream.Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,Life is but a dream. Similar to "The Wheels on the Bus," the nursery rhyme "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" is also a singing game for children. We aim to use 200 words for A4 size. Famous French nursery rhyme "Frere Jacques" is traditionally played in a round and translates to "Brother John" in English. Now the cameras are finally set to start rolling as the long saga over a film studio in Edinburgh is brought to an end – and a new screen era for the … "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" is a traditional American spiritual that was first published in 1927, though the song is older than that. Editors recorded their second album An End Has a Start with producer Jacknife Lee in Grouse Lodge, Ireland over a two-month period beginning in late November 2006. "Aiken Drum" is a Scottish folk song and nursery rhyme that probably comes from "Aikendrum," a Jacobite song about the Battle of Sheriffmuir. "I Have a Dream" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA.