Syncopation on the second half of the 4th beat (& of 4), intervals of the tonic arpeggio, long tied notes and crazy words sung quickly!
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- Grade: Third
- Origin: USA - Folk Song
- Key: F Major
- Time: 2/2 (counted in 4/4)
- Form: AB
- Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ta ta ti ti |
| ta ti ti ta (ti) ti | syncopation,
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ti ti ta ti ti ti ti | ta/a ti/ ti | syncopation,
| ta ta ta ti ti | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti |
| ta/a/a/a_|_a ti ti ta ta | tied,
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ta/a/a/a_|_a/a/a ti ti | tied
- Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La - pentatonic scale
- Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi\Do, Mi\So, So/Do, Mi/So, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio, Do\La
- Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, eighth; tied notes, vocal slur
- Key Words: colors, white, bright, blue, true, red, head, black, back, purple, turtle, green, seen, shame, wear; contraction: won't (will not)
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"Jennie Jenkins"
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Will you wear white, my dear, oh my dear
Oh, wear you white, Jennie Jenkins?
I won't wear white the color's too bright, |
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I'll find me a foldy-roldy, tildy-toddy,
Seek-a-double roll, Jennie Jenkins, roll. |
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Will you wear blue, my dear, oh my dear
Oh, wear you blue, Jennie Jenkins?
I won't wear blue the color's too true, |
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Will you wear red, my dear, oh my dear
Oh will you wear red, Jennie Jenkins?
I won't wear red it's the color of my head, |
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Will you wear black, my dear, oh my dear
Oh will you wear black, Jennie Jenkins?
I won't wear black it's the color of my back, |
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Will you wear purple, my dear, oh my dear
Oh will you wear purple, Jennie Jenkins?
I won't wear purple it's the color of a turtle, |
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Will you wear green, my dear, oh my dear
Oh will you wear green, Jennie Jenkins?
I won't wear green for it's a shame to be seen, |
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