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You Shall Reap

"You Shall Reap," Lyrics, Text Format


Advanced triplet syncopation, tonic arpeggios,
in a pentatonic scale’s extended range.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: USA- African American Spiritual
  • Key: G Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABCA
  • Rhythm: advanced: | ta/a/ ti ti ti | syncopation,
    | ta/a/a ti ti | ta ti-ti-ti ta ti ti | triplet syncopation, | ta ti ta/ ti ti | syncopation, | ta/a ti ti ti ti |
  • Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La – extended pentatonic scale
  • Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi (M3), Mi\Do (M3), So/Mi/So ascending tonic (I) arpeggio (G), So8\Mi (m3), Do\La (m3), So/Do/Mi ascending tonic (I) arpeggio (G), So8\Do (P5)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, tied notes, arpeggios, first and second endings, repeat signs, triplets in 4/4 time, vocal slur
  • Key Words: USA – history; African American history, African American Spiritual, sacred, Bible verse, Bible stories; reap, what you sow, mountain, valley


“You Shall Reap”
 

You shall reap just what you sow,
You shall reap what you sow;
On the mountain, in the valley,
You shall reap just what you sow,
(Brother you shall)

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Yankee Doodle Boy – NEW

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Raised tonic (Di), repeated rhythm patterns, and an unusual descending minor third Mi\Di.

 

Description

Grade: Fourth (4)

Origin: George M Cohan – 1904

Key: G Major

Time: 2/4

Form: ABAC

Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ti | ti ti ti ti | ta/a | ta/ (ti) | ta ta | ta (ta) | ti/ ri ti ti | syncopation, | ti ta ti | syncopation

Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Di Re Mi Fa So

Intervals: intermediate: Re\La/Re (P4), Re\Ti (M3), So/Do (P4), Do/Mi (M3), Mi\Di (m3), Do\La\Do (m3), Re\So (P5),

Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rests: eighth; tied notes, syncopation, repeated rhythmic patterns, running eighth notes, raised tonic Di,

Key Words: United States history, Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Broadway Musical: “Little Johnny Jones” (Tod Sloan, jockey), English Derby, Uncle Sam, Fourth of July, sweetheart, London, England, ponies, nephew

 


“Yankee Doodle Boy”
 
I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy,
A Yankee Doodle, do or die;
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam,
Born on the Fourth of July.
I’ve got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart,
She’s my Yankee Doodle joy.
Yankee Doodle came to London, just to ride the ponies;
I am the Yankee Doodle Boy.
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The Wren Song

"The Wren Song," Lyrics, Text Format


Variations in rhythm patters to match syllables for changing verses, recognizing the interval So\Re as perfect fourth (P4) and Re/So and a perfect fifth (P5), and a tonic arpeggio.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: Ireland – Folk Song
  • Key: G Major
  • Time: 6/8
  • Form: ABab
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ta ti | syncopation,
    | ti ti ti ta ti | ti ti ti ti ti ti |
  • Pitches: beginners: So Do Re Mi So partial pentatonic scale
  • Intervals: intermediate: So/Do/Mi/So ascending tonic (I) arpeggio (G) with repeated pitches; So\Re (P4), Mi\Do (M3), Re\So (P5), Fa\Re (m3)
  • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, syncopation, tonic arpeggios, recognizing So\Re and a P4 and Re\So as a P5, variations in rhythm patterns to match lyric syllables
  • Key Words: world geography: Ireland, United Kingdom; Saint Stephen’s Day: St. Stephen’s Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christian saint’s day to commemorate Saint Stephen, celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church; Wren, king of birds, although, honor, great, me lads, treat, followed, three miles, through, hedges, ditches, leaps of snow, six o’clock, morning, hunt upon, wattle brought, show up all, box, under, tuppence, penny, no harm, boys, St. Stephens’s Day; abbreviation: ‘ll (will), possessive: Stephen’s

“The Wren Song” 
1. The wren the wren, the king of all birds,
Saint Stephen’s Day was caught in the tree;
Although he was little, his honor was great,
Jump up, me lads, and give us a treat!
2.
We followed the wren three miles or more,
Three miles or more, three miles or more,
Through hedges and ditches and leaps of snow,
At six o’clock in the morning.
3.

As I went out to hunt and all,
I met a wren upon the wall,
Up with me wattle and give him a fall,
And brought him here to show you all.

4. I have a little box under me arm,
A tuppence or penny ‘ll do it no harm,
For we are the boys that came you way
To bring in the wren on St. Stephen’s Day.
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Worried Man Blues

"Worried Man Blues," Lyrics, Text Format

Melodic and rhythmic variations to match changing verse syllables.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: USA – Traditional Folk Song
  • Key: F Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABAC
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ti ta ta | syncopation,
    | ta/a/a ta | ta/a/a ti ti | ta/a/a/a | – rhythm changes with each verse
  • Pitches: beginners: So La Ti Do Re Mi
  • Intervals: beginners: La/Do (m3), Do\La (m3)
  • Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, syncopation, tied notes, melodic and rhythmic variations to match verse syllables
  • Key Words: USA – history, prisoner’s song, worry, worried man, across, river, laid, sleep, twenty-one links, chain, around, judge, fine, asked, Rocky Mountain Line, Rocky Mountain Railroad, should, ask, anyone, composed, song, blues, shackles, woke up, chain link, chain, initials, day; contractions: won’t (will not), what’s (what is)

“Worried Man Blues” 

Refrain
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
It takes a worried man to sing a worried song.
I’m worried now, but I won’t be worried long.
1. I went across the river and I laid down to sleep.
I went across the river and I laid down to sleep.
I went across the river and I laid down to sleep.
When I woke up, there were shackles on my feet.
Refrain
2.
Twenty one links of chain around my leg.
Twenty one links of chain around my leg.
Twenty one links of chain around my leg.
And on each link, the initials of my name.
Refrain
3. I asked the judge what’s gonna be my fine.
I asked the judge what’s gonna be my fine.
I asked the judge what’s gonna be my fine.
Twenty-one years on the Rocky Mountain Line.
Refrain
4. If anyone should ask you who composed this song.
If anyone should ask you who composed this song.
If anyone should ask you who composed this song.
Say it was me and I sing it all day long.
Refrain
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When the Train Comes Along

"When the Train Comes Along," Lyrics, Text Format


Recognize Do8\So as perfect fourth (P4) and So\Do as a perfect fifth (P5), tonic arpeggios, a major sixth (M6), and a tonic octave skip.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
  • Key: D Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: staves: ABCB – song: ABA, refrain/verse/refrain
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation,
    | ta ta ta ta | ta ta/a ta | syncopation, | ta/a/a ta |
    | ta/a ta ta |
  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi So La Do – pentatonic scale
  • Intervals: intermediate: Do8\La (m3), La/Do8(m3), Do8\So (P4), So\Do (P5), Do/Mi/So ascending tonic (I) arpeggio (D), So\Mi\Do descending tonic (I) arpeggio (D), Do/So (P5), Do\Do descending tonic octave skip, La\Do (M6)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beats, syncopation, two double barlines, tonic arpeggio, tonic octave skip, pentatonic scale, D.C. al Fine, Fine
  • Key Words: USA history, African American history, Underground railroad, railroad song, spiritual, snowing, cold, train station, blind, cannot see, lame, cannot walk; contraction: I’ll (I will); abbreviation: an’ (and)

“When the Train Comes Along” 

Refrain:
When the train comes along,
When the train comes along,
I’ll meet you at the station
When the train comes along.
1.

It may be snowing,
It may be cold,
But I’ll meet you at the station,
When the train comes along.

Refrain
2.
I may be blind,
An’ cannot see.
But I’ll meet you at the station,
When the train comes along.
Refrain
3. I may be lame,
An’ cannot not talk,
But I’ll meet you at the station,
When the train comes along.
Refrain
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home," Lyrics, Text Format

Minor tonality, pitched in relative major, where the sixth
(La) represents the tonal center.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: Patrick Gilmore, 1863 (pseud. Louis Lambert)
  • Key: G minor, pitched in B flat Major
  • Time: 6/8
  • Form: through composed
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ta ti | syncopation,
    | ta ti ta ti | syncopation, | ta/a ti | syncopation,
    | ta/a ti ri | syncopation | ta ti ti ti ti | syncopation
  • Pitches: intermediate: Mi So La Ti Do Re Mi
  • Intervals: intermediate: Mi/La (P4), Do\La (m3), So\Ma/So (m3), Mi8/Do/Mi8 (M3), Re\Ti (m3), Ti\Mi(P5)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth, sixteenth; pickup beat, tied notes, vocal slur, minor tonality where the sixth (La) of the major scale is the tonal center (relative Major B flat), syncopation
  • Key Words: Louis Lambert is a pseudonym for Patrick Gilbert, USA history, American Civil War, “Johnny I Hardy Knew Ye,” war between the sates, marching song, camp song, hurrah, hearty welcome, men cheer, boys shout, ladies all turn out, feeling gay, church bell peal, joy, welcome home, darling, village lads, lassies, roses, strew away, Jubilee, hero, three times three, laurel wreath, place, upon, loyal brow; contraction: we’ll (we will)

“When Johnny Comes Marching Home” 

1. When Johnny comes marching home again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We’ll give him a hearty welcome then,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout,
The ladies they will all turn out,
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
2.
The old church bell will peal with joy,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The village lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way,
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
3. Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We’ll give the hero three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow,
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," Lyrics, Text Format


Sharped fourth (Fi, F#), extended range, advanced intervals:
tonic and subdominant arpeggios, and tempo markings:
ritardando, caesura, and a tempo.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: words: Chauncey Olcott & George Graff, Jr.
    music: Ernest R. Ball, 1912
  • Key: C Major
  • Time: 3/4
  • Form: phrases: ABAC
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta/a ta | ta ta/a_|_ a ta ta | syncopation, | ta/a/a_|_ a ta ta | syncopation,
    | ta ta ta | – (_=tie)
  • Pitches: advanced: Do Re Mi Fa Fi So La Ti Do Re Mi – raised/sharped fourth (Fi) – extended range
  • Intervals: advanced: So\Mi (m3), Do/Mi/So ascending tonic (I) arpeggio (C), So\Mi\Do descending tonic (I) arpeggio (C), Do/Fa/La/Do8ascending subdominant (IV) arpeggio (F), Do8\La (m3), Mi/La (P4), La\Re (P5), Re/So (P4), Ti/Re8(m3), Do8/Mi8 (M3), Mi8/So (M6), So\Fi (m2)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter; pickup beat, tied notes, vocal slur, fermata, ritardando, caesura (railroad tracks/grand pause) – a complete stop in music time, a tempo
  • Key Words: USA – history: “The Isle O’ Dreams,” world geography: Ireland; USA holiday: St. Patrick’s Day, Irish people, lilt, laughter, angels sing, Irish eyes, Irish hearts, bright and gay, steal, away

 


“When Irish Eyes Are Smiling”
 

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, sure ’tis like a morn in spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy, all the world seems bright and gay,
And When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, sure, they steal your heart away.


Chorus of “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.”

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The Whale

"The Whale," Lyrics, Text Format
"The Whale," Lyrics, Text Format


Intermediate syncopation, tonic arpeggio,
and changing rhythms to match lyric syllables.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: Whaling Song
  • Key: G Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: through composed
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ti ti ti ti ti | syncopation, | ta ta ta ti ti | ta ta ti ti ti ti |
    | ta/a/a ti ti | ti ti ti ti ta ti/ ri | syncopation,
    | ta ta ta ti/ ri | syncopation, | ti ti ta ti ti ta |
  • Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
  • Intervals: intermediate: So/Do (P4), Mi/So8(m3), Do/Mi/So ascending tonic (I) arpeggio (G), Fa\Re (m3), Re\So (P5)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth; pickup beat, tonic arpeggio, vocal slurs
  • Key Words: USA history, whaling song, sea song, world geography: Greenland; world history 1853, gallant, ship, anchor, weighed, bore, brave, lookout, crosstrees, stood, spy glass, telescope, whale blow, span, captain, stood, quarterdeck, overhaul, davit tackles, launch boats, aboard, full view, resolved, seaman, steer, blew, struck, paid out, flourish, tail, capsized, drowned, caught, grieves, heart, full score, dreadful, place, daylight, seldom; earth science – Greenland is not green; contractions: that’s (that is)

“The Whale”
also known as:
“Greenland Whale Fisheries”
 

1. ‘Twas in eighteen hundred and fifty-three
And of June the thirteenth day
That our gallant ship her anchor weighed,
And for Greenland bore away, brave boys,
And for Greenland bore away.
2.
The lookout in the crosstrees stood
With his spy glass in his hand;
“There’s a whale, there’s a whale, there’s a whale fish!” he cried.
“And she blows at every span, brave boys,
She blows at every span!”
3. And the captain stood on the quarterdeck,
And a fine little man was he;
“Overhaul, overhaul! Let your davit tackles fall,
And launch your boats for sea, brave boys,
And launch your boats for sea!”
4. Now the boats were launched and the men aboard,
And the whale was in full view;
Resolved was each seaman bold
To steer where the whale fishes blew, brave boys,
To steer where the whale fishes blew!
5. We struck that whale and the line paid out,
But she gave a flourish with her tail;
And the boat capsized and four men were drowned,
And we never caught that whale, brave boys,
And we never caught that whale!
6. “To lose the whale,” our captain cried,
“It grieves my heart full sore!
But, oh to lose four gallant men
It grieves me ten times more, brave boys,
It grieves me four times more!”
7. Oh, Greenland is a dreadful place,
A land that’s never green;
Where there’s ice and snow, and the whale fishes blow
And the daylight’s seldom ever seen, brave boys,
And the daylight’s seldom ever seen.
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We Shall Overcome

"We Shall Overcome," Lyrics, Text Format


Syncopation with a triplet, repeating melodic rhythms,
and intervals for beginners.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: USA – Civil Rights Song
  • Key: C Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: through composed
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta ta | ta/ ti ta/a | syncopation, | ta/a ta/a | ta/a ti-ti-ti | triplet syncopation, | ta/a ta ta | ta/a/a/a | ta (ta) (ta/a) |
  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do Re
  • Intervals: beginners: Mi/So (m3), Re\Ti (m3), So\Do (P5), Do/Fa (P4)
  • Musical Elements: notes: whole, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: half, quarter; triplet, repeating melodic rhythms
  • Key Words: USA history, African American history, USA holiday: Martin Luther King’s Birthday, civil rights movement, protest song, freedom song, civil rights marching song, USA geography; Selma, Alabama, Montgomery, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia; overcome, shall, today, deep, heart, believe, hand in hand, not afraid

“We Shall Overcome” 

1. We shall overcome,
We shall overcome,
We shall overcome some day;
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
We shall overcome some day.
2.
We’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand,
We’ll walk hand in hand some day.
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
We’ll walk hand in hand some day.
3. We are not afraid,
We are not afraid,
We are not afraid today.
Oh, deep in my heart I do believe,
We are not afraid today.
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We’re Sailing Down the River

"We're Sailing Down the River," Lyrics, Text Format


Advanced syncopation in 6/8, tempo change to 2/4, and a distinct sounding interval So\Ti (minor 6th).

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: USA – Sea Chantey, Play Party*, Folk Song
  • Key: F Major
  • Time: 6/8 and 2/4
  • Form: staves: ABCDCE – song: ABA
  • Rhythm: advanced: 6/8: | ta ti ta ti | syncopation, | ti ta/a ti | syncopation, | ta/a ti | ti ta/ ti ti | syncopation, | ta/ ta/ | ta/a (ti) |
    2/4: | ti ti ri ti ri ti ri | syncopation, | ti ti ti ti |
  • Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi So
  • Intervals: intermediate: Mi/So8\Mi (m3), Do\So (P4), La/Do\La (m3), So\Ti (m6), Ti/Re (m3), So8\Do (P5)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth, sixteenth, pickup beat, time signature change from 6/8 to 2/4 (tempo increase), three eight notes equal one dotted quarter note, syncopation, D.C. al Fine, Fine
  • Key Words: USA – history, play party song, social dancing, sea chanty, USA geography: Ohio River; sailing, down below, jump, over, middle; contraction: can’t (cannot), we’re (we are)

* Play-party: social event for singing and dancing, when dancing was banned by religion in the southern and mid-western United States.

 


“We’re Sailing Down the River”
 

We’re sailing down the river,
We’re sailing down below,

We’re sailing down the river,
On the Ohio.


Two in the middle and you can’t jump over!
Two in the middle and you can’t jump over!
Two in the middle and you can’t jump over!
Oh, Miss Susan Brown!
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