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"Big Bunch, A Little Bunch" Lyrics, Text Format

Introducing syncopation while mastering the intervals of the tonic arpeggio.

 

Description

  • Grade: Second
  • Origin: Bahamian Folk Song
  • Key: E Flat Major
  • Time: 2/4
  • Form: ABAB
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ta ti | ti ti ta | ta ta |
  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
  • Intervals: beginners: Mi/So, Mi\Do, So\Mi, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio
  • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; intervals of the tonic arpeggio, syncopation
  • Key Words: Bahamas, geography, Caribbean, lard-stand, bunch, wagon team, Valentine’s Day, bunch, stand, darling, roses

 

 


“Big Bunch, a Little Bunch”

 

Big bunch, a little bunch,
Big bunch o’ roses,
Big bunch, a little bunch,
Big bunch o’ roses.
Here stands my wagon team,
Here stands my lard-stand,
Here stands my Valentine,
Here stands my darling.

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