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"You Turn for Sugar and Tea" Lyrics, Text Format

Intermediate syncopation using the pentatonic scale and
mastering the descending tonic arpeggio Mi\Do\So.

 

Description

  • Grade: Second
  • Origin: USA, Oklahoma – Play Song (square dance)
  • Key: G Major
  • Time: 2/4
  • Form: AB – verse/refrain
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ta ti | syncopation,
    | ti ri ti ti (ti) | syncopation, | ta ti (ti) |
    | ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti (ti) |
  • Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi – pentatonic scale
  • Intervals: intermediate: Mi\So\Do descending tonic arpeggio (x6), La/Do, Do/Mi, Mi\Do
  • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; rest: eighth; syncopation, descending tonic arpeggio, adding square dance movements to song, moving to steady beat, verse/refrain
  • Key Words: USA geography: Oklahoma; square dance, sugar, tea, candy, chocolate, cake, ice cream, strawberry cake, popcorn, boys, girls, promenade


“You Turn for Sugar and Tea”
 

1.
You turn for sugar and tea,
I turn for candy;
Boys all love that sugar and tea,
Girls all love that candy.
Refrain:
You turn, I turn,
You turn, I turn.
2.
You turn for chocolate cake,
I turn for ice cream;
Boys all love that chocolate cake,
Girls all love that ice cream.
Refrain
3. You turn for strawberry cake,
I turn for popcorn;
Boys all love that strawberry cake,
Girls all love that popcorn.
Refrain
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