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"Barges," Lyrics, Text Format

Excellent for beginning grade level expectations.

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: USA – Traditional
  • Key: C Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: staves: ABABaBaB – phrases: AAaa – song: Aa
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ta ta ta | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti |
    | ta ta ta ta | ta/a ta ti ti | ta ta ta/a |
  • Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
  • Intervals: intermediate: Re/So, Do/Mi, Fa\Re, So\Mi Mi/Do8
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; verse/refrain, stepping down the staff Do-Re, each phrase begins on the third (Mi), or dominate (So), always ending with the repeated tonic (Do, Do, Do)
  • Key Words: USA history, boating rules, boating signals, nautical words, boat captain, ship captain, wishing song, starboard (right), port, left, sail the ocean blue, treasures, river barge, pirates, brave, bold; abbreviation: flick’ring (flickering), what will you be when you grow up?
  • Recorder: intermediate: Excellent for students who have completed the Beginning Recorder Songs

“Barges” 

1. Out of my window looking in the night,
I can see the barges’ flick’ring light.
Silently flows the river to the sea,
And the barges, too, go silently.
Refrain
Barges, I would like to go with you;
I would like to sail the ocean blue.
Barges, have you treasures in you hold?
Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?
2.
Out of my window looking in the night,
I can see the barges’ flick’ring light.

Starboard shines green and port is glowing red,
You can see them flick’ring far ahead.
Refrain
Barges, I would like to go with you;
I would like to sail the ocean blue.
Barges, have you treasures in you hold?
Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?
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