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I Had a Little Nut Tree

"I Had a Little Nut Tree" Lyrics, Text Format

Intermediate syncopation, two arpeggios,
and melodic rhythm patterns.

 

Description

  • Grade: Second
  • Origin: England – Nursery Rhyme, melody: Traditional
  • Key: E Flat Major and C Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABAC
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ta ta |
    | ti ti ti ti ta/a | ti ti ti ti ta/ ti | syncopation,
    | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti | ti ti ta ta/ ti | syncopation
  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
  • Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, La/Do8, Do8\So, So\Mi, Re/Fa, Fa\Re\Tidescending arpeggio (dvii-diminished seventh, Dd), Mi/La, La\Fa, syncopation, tonic (I) and leading tone (vii) arpeggios
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, melodic rhythm patterns
  • Key Words: world geography: England, Spain; earth science, nut tree, bearing fruit, nutmeg, golden pear, king, daughter, sake, crimson, coal black, princess, fruit, never


“I Had a Little Nut Tree” 
1.
 I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear,
But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear.
The king of Spain’s daughter came to visit me,
And all for the sake of my little nut tree.
2.
 Her dress was all of crimson, coal black was her hair,
She asked me for my nut tree and my golden pear.
I said, “So fair a princess never did I see,
I’ll give you the fruit of my little nut tree.”
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