EUROPE LYRICS
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FLYING TO EUROPE
Maureen Boudier & Mr. I
COME TAKE A TRIP ON OUR AIRSHIP, FLYING ACROSS THE BLUE SEA
LET’S VISIT THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE, WITH ALL OF THOSE WONDERFUL COUNTRIES.
WALES, ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND AND IRELAND, THE BRITISH ISLES THEY MAKE
IN GERMANY WE’LL EAT SOME STRUDEL IT’S A YUMMY KIND OF CAKE.
THERE’S SPAIN, OLE, AND FRANCE, OO LA LA BELGIUM AND PORTUGAL AND SUCH
THEN WE CAN TRAVEL TO THE NETHERLANDS WHERE WE CAN VISIT THE DUTCH.
IN SWITZERLAND WE’LL LEARN HOW TO YODEL
IT’S AN ALPIAN ART (yodel ay ee oo)
IN AUSTRIA WE’LL GO VISIT SALZBURG
THE HOME OF THE GREAT MOZART
SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, CROATIA AND ALBANIA
HUNGARY , THE CZECH REPUBLIC
RUSSIA AND ARMENIA, GEORGIA AND ANDORRA
AZERBAIJAN, MOLDOVA, CYPRUS
BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, ALSO MACEDONIA
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO . ……………. LET’S GO
UP NORTH TO SCANDINAVIA
IN FINLAND WE’RE FINS
IN DENMARK , WE’RE DANES
IN SWEDEN, WE’RE SWEDES
IN ICELAND, WE’RE ICELANDIC
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IN NORWAY WE’RE ALL NORWEGIAN !
WE’LL SEE ITALY AND GREECE AND BULGARIA ROMANIA UP HERE FROM OUR PLANE
LITHUANIA, ESTONIA AND LATVIA POLAND, BELARUS AND THE UKRAINE
LOVELY LUXEMBOURG AND SWEET LITTLE LIECHTENSTEIN
THEN OFF TO SAN MARINO
STUDY THE HISTORY OF THE VATICAN CITY
THEN SUNBATHE AT THE BEACH AT MONACO
OH, COME TAKE A TRIP ON OUR AIRSHIP
FROM THE ATLANTIC RIGHT TO THE BLACK SEA
ACROSS THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE
WITH ALL OF THOSE WONDERFUL COUNTIES. (Ciao for now!)
EURO DOLLAR
Gary Huntbatch
Chorus:
Euro Euro It’s the Euro dollar
If you don’t have any …..when you go to Europe You’ll be out of luck
If you holiday in Germany you’ll need some euro dollars
In France and Belgium Italy too you’ll need euro dollars
‘Cause whatever you buy…..You’ll pay with euro dollars
No more marks or francs or lira’s only euro dollars
In Spain in Portugal and in Ireland only euro dollars
It makes it simple don’t you think All you need is euro dollars
Euro euro It’s the euro dollar If you don’t have any …..when you go to Europe
You’ll be out of luck
But if you go to England it’s different currency
They’re still using pounds and pence goodness gracious me
Will they go euro too I think so, eventually
The Netherlands, Finland and Austria
Luxumbourg and Greece have the euro dollar
Is it best with one currency
What do you think? I think it’s time for tea!!!!
Euro euro It’s the euro dollar If you don’t have any …..when you go to Europe
You’ll be out of luck. …You’ll be out of luck
SARASPONDA
(Dutch Folk Song)
SARASPONDA, SARASPONDA,
SARASPONDA , RET SET SET
SARASPONDA, SARASPONDA,
SARASPONDA , RET SET SET
AH DOH, RAY OH, AH DOH RAY BOOM DAY OH
AH DOH RAY BOOM DAY , RET SET SET
AH SAY PASAY OH.
Note,
These are all nonsense syllables to convey the sound of the SPINNING WHEEL. We had fun singing it faster and faster with each repetition. On the words RET SET SET the children clapped the wooden spoons. You can use any instrument, or simply clap your hands on these parts.
PARIS
Lyrics by Anise Abdulla (to the tune of BINGO)
D A D
THERE IS A FAMOUS CITY IN FRANCE
A
PARIS IS IT’S NAME-0
D G A D Bm G A D
P A R I S, P A R I S, P A R I S, PARIS IS IT’S NAME-O
THERE IS A FAMOUS TOWER IN PARIS
EIFFEL IS IT’S NAME-O
EIF F E L , EIF F E L, EIF F E L
EIFFEL TOWER IS IT’S NAME-O
THERE IS A FAMOUS MUSEUM IN PARIS
LOUVRE IS IT’S NAME-O
LOU V R E, LOU V R E, LOU V R E
THE LOUVRE IS IT’S NAME-O
THERE IS A FAMOUS CITY IN FRANCE
PARIS IS IT’S NAME-0
P A R I S, P A R I S, P A R I S, PARIS IS IT’S NAME-O
HEY COMPARE
Italian folk song
D
HEY COMPARAY
A
QAY VOICE SONARAY
QAY SAY SOHNA
D
O FISHGOLETTOO
AY COMA SEE SOHNA
A
O FISHGOLETTOO
(whistle)
D
BIB BI DEE, BAB BI DEE , BOO
FISHGOLETTOO – whistle
SAXOPHONAY (saxophone) – toot toot
O MANDOLINA ( mandolin) – plinka plinka
O VIOLINAY (violin)- zinga zinga
LA TRUMPETTA (trumpet) – ba ba
LA TROMBONA (trombone) – booma booma
Note: The Italian words are simply spelled phonetically. They simply mean:
Listen up, my friend, Listen to me play my Instrument.
LEONARDO DA VINCI
(Mr. I)
C G C G C
LEO LEO LEONARDO, LEO LEO LEONARDO, LEO LEO LEONARDO DA VINCI.
HE WAS BORN IN ITALY, HE WAS BORN IN ITALY, HE WAS BORN IN ITALY
IN 1452
LIVED IN FLORENCE AND MILAN, LIVED IN FLORENCE AND MILAN
LIVED IN FLORENCE AND MILAN
DURING THE RENAISSANCE.
PAINTER, SCULPTOR, SCIENTIST, PAINTER, SCULPTOR, SCIENTIST,
PAINTER, SCULPTOR, SCIENTIST,
ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT
MONA MONA MONA, LISA, MONA MONA MONA LISA, MONA MONA, MONA LISA
WAS HIS BEST !
LEO LEO LEONARDO, LEO LEO LEONARDO, LEO LEO LEONARDO
DA VINCI.
UNITED KINGDOM
Anise Abdulla
Bb Eb Bb
OVER IN THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE
F Bb
IS AN INTERESTING COUNTRY WE KNOW
Eb Bb
UNITED KINGDOM IS IT’S NAME
F Bb
THE UNION JACK IS IT’S FLAG
Bb Eb F
UNITED KINGDOM, NORTHEREN IRELAND, ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND WALES
Bb
UNITED KINGDOM
Eb F Bb
SEE THE DOUBLE DECKERS ZOOM AROUND (ZOOM ZOOM)
Eb F Bb
SEE THE DOUBLE DECKERS ZOOM AROUND
THE QUEEN, SHE LIVES IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE
A PALACE RIGHT THERE IN LONDON TOWN
SHE WEARS A JEWELED CROWN ON HER HEAD
THE KOHI NOOR IS IN HER CROWN.
UNITED KINGDOM
HEAR THE BIG BEN STRIKING OUT LOUD
UNITED KINGDOM
SEE THE DOUBLE DECKERS ZOOM AROUND (ZOOM ZOOM)
SEE THE DOUBLE DECKERS ZOOM AROUND
Note: Kohi Noor is a famous diamond from India that is in the crown jewels.
LAVENDERS BLUE
(English Folk Song)
C F
LAVENDERS BLUE, DILLY DILLY , LAVENDERS GREEN
C G7 C
WHEN I AM KING, DILLY DILLY, YOU SHALL BE QUEEN
WHO TOLD YOU SO DILLY DILLY, WHO TOLD YOU SO?
T’WAS MY OWN HEART , DILLY DILLY, THAT TOLD ME SO.
CALL UP YOUR MEN, DILLY DILLY, SET THEM TO WORK
SOME TO THE PLOUGH .DILLY DILLY, SOME TO THE FORK
SOME TO MAKE HAY, ,DILLY DILLY SOME TO REAP CORN
WHILST YOU AND I ,DILLY DILLY KEEP THE BED WARM
ROSES ARE RED, DILLY DILLY, VIOLETS ARE BLUE
BECAUSE YOU LOVE ME, DILLY DILLY, I WILL LOVE YOU
LET THE BIRDS SING, DILLY DILLY, LET THE LARKS PLAY
WE SHALL BE SAFE, DILLY DILLY, OUT OF HARM’S WAY.
LAVENDERS BLUE DILLY DILLY, LAVENDERS GREEN
WHEN I AM KING, DILLY DILLY, YOU SHALL BE QUEEN.
Note: We had the children play the notes, FEDC on the xylophone after each verse
STODOLA PUMPA
Serbia Folk Song
Bb
STODOLA, STODOLA, STODOLA PUMPA
F Bb
STODOLA PUMPA, STODOLA PUMPA
Bb
STODOLA, STODOLA STODOLA PUMPA
F Bb
STODOLA PUMPA PUM PUM PUM
Bb Eb
SLOWLY THE DAYLIGHT FADES ALONG THE HILL
Cm F C7 F
NOW COMES THE DUSK, THE BUSY WORLD GROWS STILL
Bb F Gm
AS THROUGH THE FIELDS YOU STROLL ALONG WITH ME.
Bb F Bb
SINGING ALOUD THIS HAPPY MELODY.
Chorus
MATTERHORN
(Mr. I)
D A
NOTHING’S A-MATTER WITH THE, MATTERHORN
A D
NOTHING’S A-MATTER WITH THE MATTERHORN
G
NOTHING’S A-MATTER WITH THE MATTERHORN
A D
A HIGH, HIGH MOUNTAIN IN THE ALP ALP ALPS.
D
THERE IN SWITZERLAND, RIGHT BY ITALY
A HIGH HIGH MOUNTAIN SITS SO PRETTILY
THERE ON TOP OF IT, LOOKS LIKE A PYRAMID
A D
EVERY YEAR MANY, MANY PEOPLE CLIMB IT.
Chorus
IN 1865, EDWARD WHYMPER,
CLIMBED THE FOUR THOUSAND FOUR SEVENTY EIGHT METERS
FOURTEEN THOUSAND , FOUR NINETY-ONE FEET, SIR
IF YOU’RE GOING TO CLIMB IT, BETTER GO IN THE SUMMER
NOTHING’S A-MATTER WITH THE, MATTERHORN
NOTHING’S A-MATTER WITH THE MATTERHORN
NOTHING’S A-MATTER WITH THE MATTERHORN
A HIGH, HIGH MOUNTAIN IN THE ALP ALP ALPS.
MESTRE ANDRE
Portugese Folk Song (Translation by Dennis Tupman)
F C F
IT WAS FROM MISTER ANDRE I BOUGHT MY TAMBOURINE
C F
TING-A-LING-A-LING MY TAMBOURINE (echo)
C F C F
Chorus: A O LAY, A O LAY, AT THE STORE OF SIR ANDRE
C F C F
A O LAY, A O LAY, AT THE STORE OF SIR ANDRE
IT WAS FROM MR. ANDRE I BOUGHT MY :
VIOLIN – FIDDLE DIDDLE DEE MY VIOLIN
CLARINET– DOODLE DOODLE DET MY CLARINET
NEW FRENCH HORN – SO FORLORN MY NEW FRENCH HORN
MY BIG BASS DRUM – BOOM DEE DEE BOOM MY BIG BASS DRUM
Chorus: O LAY!
CASTLES OF EUROPE
Gary Huntbatch
C F Fm
Castles of Europe, Castles of Europe Remind us of our medieval history
C G C
Castles of Europe, Castles of Europe To find out more come along with me
Dm C Dm C
It took many years to build a castle Built to protect the people from harm
Em F
In case they were attacked by a greedy neighbour
G C
Who wanted what they had and would take it from them
The walls were very tall and very very thick With a draw bridge and port cullis made of iron
Some were built on a hill some had a moat to keep you out
And a dark and dreary dungeon that was used as a prison
Castles of Europe, Castles of Europe Remind us of our medieval history
Castles of Europe, Castles of Europe I’ll name a few sing along with me
E
The Tower of London, Warwick Windsor Nottingham
F
Edinborough Dover Foix and Avignon
G
Villandry Tarascon Falkenstien Grafenstein
Am G F G7
And the fairy tale castle at Neuschwanstein
In Spain where it was flat they had watchtowers
So they could see who was coming far away
The Spanish word for castle was Castillo
But now we call them castles what more can I say
Castles of Europe, Castles of Europe Remind us of our medieval history
Castles of Europe Castles of Europe
Built for war but now we want to live peacefully
Built for war but now we want to live peacefully
CUCKOO
German folk song (Translation by Mr. I)
C F C
CUCKOO, CUCKOO, SING OUT YOUR SONG
G C
EVERYONE SINGING, DANCING AND JUMPING
C G C
FRULING, FRULING, SPRING IS NOW HERE
CUCKOO, CUCKOO, SING OUT YOUR SONG
SING IN THE FIELDS AND SING IN THE FOREST
FRULING, FRULING, SPRING IS NOW HERE
CUCKOO, CUCKOO, SING OUT YOUR SONG
WINTER IS OVER, RUN THROUGH THE CLOVER
FRULING, FRULING, SPRING IS NOW HERE.
Note: The children held up flowers as they sang, ‘SPRING IS NOW HERE’
THE CHURCH
(traditional fingerplay)
HERE IS THE CHURCH
HERE IS THE STEEPLE
OPEN THE DOOR
AND SEE ALL THE PEOPLE
CLOSE THE DOOR
AND HEAR THEM PRAY
OPEN THE DOOR
AND THEY ALL WALK AWAY.
Extra Verse:
HERE IS THE PRIEST
CLIMBING THE STAIRS
SEE HIM IN THE PULPIT
SAYING HIS PRAYERS.
DANKE
German song by Martin Schneider, (adaptation by Mr. I)
G C D
DANKE, for this beautiful morning,
G C D
DANKE, for each new day
G C G D G
DANKE, that I have no worries, they’ve all gone away.
DANKE, for all my good friends.
DANKE, for my family
DANKE, for this joyful music. It makes me happy.
DANKE, for the school I go to.
DANKE, for my teachers there.
DANKE, for the sound of laughter ringing in the air.
DANKE, for the sound of laughter ringing in the air.
DANKE is a German word for ‘Thank you’.
It is pronounced, (dunk-e)
This is the song I heard sung by a class of school children in the magnificent
Cathedral in Trier, Germany.
OLD BEAR
Polish Folk Song
C
THE OLD BEAR IS FAST ASLEEP,
THE OLD BEAR IS FAST ASLEEP
G
WE ARE WALKING CAREFULLY ON OUR TIPTOES
C G
WE DON’T WANT TO WAKE HIM UP
C G C
THE OLD BEAR IS FAST ASLEEP.
Faster: THE OLD BEAR IS WAKING UP,
THE OLD BEAR IS WAKING UP
WE ARE RUNNING VERY FAST TO GET AWAY
WE DON’T WANT TO HEAR HIS GROWL
THE OLD BEAR IS WAKING UP.
Note:
This is a fun children’s game in Poland. It is kind of like our game of “What Time Is It Mr. Wolf?”. The children get closer and closer to the sleeping bear (a parent, or another child), Then the ‘bear’ suddenly wakes up and runs to tag or catch the children, hee hee.
MY AUNT’S GUITAR
Norwegian Folk Song
D A7
I’LL TELL YOU A TALE OF MY FUNNY AUNT BARB
D
THE THING SHE LOVED BEST WAS TO PLAY THE GUITAR
D A7
IN HARD TIMES AND SORROW SHE ALWAYS WAS GAY
D
AS LONG AS UPON THE GUITAR SHE COULD PLAY
G D Bm A D
Chorus: HOLI HEE HOLI HAY, HOLI HEE HOLI HAY
THE HOUSE ONCE WAS BURNING AND ALL FULL OF SMOKE
THE FIREMEN WERE LETTING US DOWN ON A ROPE
MY AUNT WAS THE LAST ONE, SHE SANG A GLAD SONG
AND PLAYED HER GUITAR AS SHE SLOWLY SWUNG DOWN
Chorus
ONE DAY WE WERE SAILING FAR OUT ON THE FJORD
A STIFF BREEZE CAME UP AND BLEW US OVERBOARD
MY AUNT FLOATED BY ON THE END OF A SPAR
AND SANG THIS SWEET SONG AS SHE PLAYED HER GUITAR
Chorus
OH, NOW SHE’S GROWN OLD AND SHE’S WRINKLED AND GREY
BUT STILL SHE CONTINUES TO PLAY EVERYDAY
AND IF YOU SHOULD MEET HER YOU’D KNOW WHAT TO SAY
JUST ASK HER TO GET HER GUITAR AND TO PLAY.
Chorus
MY FINNISH HARP
(Finnish Folk Tune from Helen Juntilla)
C
MY FINNISH HARP IT PLAYS FOR YOU
Am F C
IT’S PLAYING AS YOU SLEEP
C
MY FINNISH HARP IT PLAYS FOR YOU
Am F C
IT’S PLAYING AS YOU SLEEP.
Am F C
THE SONG IT PLAYS IS FROM MY HEART
C Dm C
MY HEART IT SINGS FOR YOU
Am F C
THE SONG IT PLAYS IS FROM MY HEART
C Dm C
MY HEART IT SINGS FOR YOU.
CZECH WALKING SONG
Traditional
Key of C
THE ROLLING PLAINS OF BOHEMIA
ARE IN THE WEST, NORTH OF AUSTRIA
AH HOO YA HOO YA HOO YA YA
AH HOO YA HOO YA HOO YA YA
THE HIGH, HIGH HILLS OF MORAVIA
ARE IN THE EAST BY SLOVAKIA
AH HOO YA HOO YA HOO YA YA
AH HOO YA HOO YA HOO YA YA
(SEE THE ELBE RIVER)
RIVERS OF EUROPE
Gary Huntbatch
Chorus:
C G
Let’s float a boat on a river Yes let’s go on a trip
C F
But I can’t make up my mind which river to choose
G C
Won’t someone help me to pick
F C
The Danube flows through the Black forest
F C
That reminds me of a cake I like to eat
Bb C
Or in Russia there’s a River by the name of Don
Bb C
And the Rhine would be fine such a treat
The Elbe or the Loire will do just as well As long as the weather is nice..a
Or to sail down the Seine then do it again Then the Oder the Rhone or the Volga
CHORUS
C Dm Em F
There’s still many more like the Dnieper or Po I don’t know just which way to go
G G7 C
To sail down the Thames in London town Or the Tagus Shannon or Vistula
Now that I’ve named all these rivers Do you know which country there in?
Do you know just where they end And do you know where they begin
Of all the rivers in Europe I have only named but a few
I wish I had time to see them all And I’m sure that you do to
CHORUS
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GREECE
Gary Huntbatch
On the coast of the Mediterranean sea
Lies the ancient country of Greece
It has a very long history
Let’s explore! Come along with me
Philosophers Many lived there
They talked a lot about life
Pythagoras Plato Aristotle, Socrates
And many many more besides these
A land of many mythological gods
Like the twelve Olympians
Living close to the heavens on Mount Olympus
And head of the Gods was Zeus
Some sporting events of the ancient Greeks
Are carried out to this day
These competitive sports in present times
Are called the Olympic games
So you can see from history
What this country gave to you and me
Our heritage from ancient Greece
On the coast of the Mediterranean Sea
Lies the ancient country of Greece
It has a very long history
And you explored along with me
SILENT CRANE
(Ukraine Folk Song)
F Bb C Dm C
SILENT CRANE BESIDE THE WATER,
WADES IN TO THE COOL GREEN WATER
C F
HERE AMID THE LILIES GAY,
C F
COMES THE CRANE TO FEED EACH DAY
F C F
COMES TO FEED, THEN FLY AWAY.
CRANE SO PROUD OF SUCH GREAT BEAUTY
SPREADS HIS WINGS OF MIGHTY BEAUTY
LORD OF MARSHES STANDING TALL
SOUNDS HIS MIGHTY TRUMPET CALL
CLAIMING TO BE LORD OF ALL.
