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Oh, My Aunt Came Back

"My Aunt Came Back" Lyrics, Text Format


Introducing the ascending dominant octave skip, So/So.

 

Description

  • Grade: Kindergarten
  • Origin: USA – Traditional
  • Key: F Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABAC
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta ta |
    | ta/a/a/a |
  • Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
  • Intervals: advanced: So/Do, So/So ascending dominant octave skip, Re\So, So\Mi, So/Ti, So/Mi, Do\So
  • Musical Elements: notes: whole, quarter, beamed eighths; rest: quarter; echo song, ascending dominant octave skip
  • Key Words: world geography: Japan, Holland, Algiers, Guadeloupe, New York; City Zoo, waving fan, shears, rocking chair, monkey, fair, wooden shoe

 

“Oh, My Aunt Came Back”
1. Oh, my aunt came back, from old Japan.
And she brought with her a waving fan.
2.
 Oh, my aunt came back, from Holland too.
And she brought with her a wooden shoe.
3.
 Oh, my aunt came back, from old Algiers.
And she brought with her a pair of shears.
4.
 Oh, my aunt came back, from Guadeloupe.
And she brought with her a Hula-Hoop.
5. Oh, my aunt came back, from the New York fair.
And she brought with her a rocking chair
6. Oh, my aunt came back, from the City Zoo.
And she brought with her a monkey like you!
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