Singing in sections; boys, girls.
Description
- Grade: Second
- Origin: USA – Dialogue Song
- Key: G Major
- Time: 3/4
- Form: Aa
- Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta ta ti ti | ta/a |
- Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi
- Intervals: intermediate: Mi\So, Do\So, La/Do
- Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, singing in sections
- Key Words: dialogue song, camp song, bucket, mend, straw, cut, knife, sharpen, stone, wet stone; contraction: there’s (there is)
boys: | There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole. |
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girls:
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Mend the hole, then, Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, Mend the hole, then, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, the hole. |
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boys: | With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what shall I mend it, dear Liza, with what?, |
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girls: | With a straw, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, With a straw, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, a straw. |
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boys: | The straw is too long, dear Liza, dear Liza, The straw is too long, dear Liza, too long. |
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girls: | Cut the straw, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, Cut the straw, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, the straw. |
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boys: | With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what shall I cut it, dear Liza, with what? |
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girls: | With a knife, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, With a knife, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, a knife. |
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boys: | The knife is too dull, dear Liza, dear Liza, The knife is too dull, dear Liza, too dull. |
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girls: | Then sharpen it, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, Then sharpen it, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, then sharpen it. |
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boys: | With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what shall I sharpen it, dear Liza, with what? |
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girls: | With a stone, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, With a stone, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, a stone. |
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boys: | The stone is too dry, dear Liza, dear Liza, The stone is too dry, dear Liza, too dry. |
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girls: | Then wet it, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, Then wet it, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, then wet it. |
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boys: | With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, dear Liza, With what shall I wet it, dear Liza, with what? |
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girls: | With water, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, With water, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, with water. |
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boys: | In what shall I get it, dear Liza, dear Liza, In what shall I get it, dear Liza, in what? |
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girls: | In a bucket, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, In a bucket, dear Georgie, dear Georgie, in a bucket. |
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boys: | There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza, There’s a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, a hole! |
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