Description

• Grade: Third
• Origin: USA – Traditional
• Key: F Major
• Time: 2/4
• Form: ABAC
• Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta | ti ti ti ti |
• Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
• Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio, Re\Ti\So descending dominate arpeggio, So/Do, Do/So
• Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth
• Key Words: square dance movements, children’s dance, bow, partner, middle, circle, skip, both hands, round

1.Bow down, O Belinda,
Bow down, O Belinda,
Bow down, O Belinda,
Won’t you be my partner?

Into the middle, O Belinda,
Into the middle, O Belinda,
Into the middle, O Belinda,
Won’t you be my partner?

3.Skip in a circle, O Belinda,
Skip in a circle, O Belinda,
Skip in a circle, O Belinda,
Won’t you be my partner?

4.Both hands round, O Belinda,
Both hands round, O Belinda,
Both hands round, O Belinda,
Won’t you be my partner?