I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The Little White Duck
(Song begins at 1:00)
Words by Bernard Zaritzky and melody by Walt Barrows
Rise Up Singing chapter: Play, p.173
D - - A / - - - D / G - D - / E - A - / D - - A / - - D -
There's a little white duck, sitting in the water
A little white duck, doing what he oughter
He took a bite of a lily pad
Flapped his wings and he said, "I'm glad
I'm a little white duck, sitting in the water
Quack! Quack! Quack!"
There's a little green frog swimming in the water...
He jumped right off of the lily pad
That the little duck bit...
Glug! Glug! Glug!
There's a little balck bug floating on the water...
He tickled the frog on the lily pad
That the little duck bit...
Bzz! Bzz! Bzz!
There's a little red snake playing in the water...
He frightened the duck and the frog so bad
He ate the bug...
Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!
Now there's nobody left sitting in the water
Nobody left doing what they oughter
There's nothing left but the lily pad
The and the frog ran away — I'm sad
'Cause there's nobody left sitting in the water
Boo! Hoo! Hoo!
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