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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman,
Ce qui cause mon tournment?
Papa veut que je raisonne,
Comme une grande personne;
Moi, je dis que les bonbons
Valent mieux que la raison.

Translation:

Ah! Can I tell you, Mother,
What's the cause of my torment?
Papa wants me to reason
Like a grown-up.
Me, I say that candy has
Greater value than reason.

Song of the Wind

(1) (Adapted from Christina Rossetti)

Who has seen the wind go wand'ring?
Neither I nor you;
Neither I nor you.
When the leaves hang trembling, the wind is passing through and through,
When the leaves hang trembling, the wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind go whisp'ring?
Neither you nor I;
Neither you nor I.
When the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by and by,
When the trees bow down their heads, the wind is passing by.

or (2)

Up the river we will go a-sailing in the wind, sailing in the wind,
Wind is blowing, water is flowing, boats are rowing through the foam,
Wind is blowing, water's flowing, boats are rowing home.

Go Tell Aunt Rhody

Go tell Aunt Rhody, John is very sick,
Please tell the doctor, John is sick in bed.
He had some popcorn, then some candy-floss,
then peanut-butter on his bread.
Go tell Aunt Rhody, John is very sick,
Please tell the doctor, John is sick in bed.

O Come Little Children

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
If windmills had windows we'd all peer inside.
If ponies could speak and if blind men could see,
If dreams could come true then how happy we'd be.

The original Christmas-carol words

May Song

Birds are singing, winter is gone;
fish are in the river.
Up above the clouds sail right by,
like big banks of snow in the sky,
Birds are singing, winter is gone;
fish are in the river.

The version Nancy used in group class, Fall 2006:

Long, Long Ago

Allegretto - NEW January 2007!

In a place far away
On a hot summer's day
The three bears' cabin stood
On the edge of a wood.
In that place far away
On that hot summer's day
The three bears went away
For a walk.

First the big papa bear
Then the kind mama bear
Far away with his chair
Came the small baby bear...
In that place far away
On that hot summer's day
The three bears went away
For a walk.

Etude

Henrietta Popoletta
Had a special friend to play called
Wilhelmina Windowcleaner
She had brought along her football,
Henrietta Popoletta
Picked it up and threw it back to
Wilhelmina Windowcleaner
And it CRASHED right through the window.
Mother came right down the stairs and called to Father,
Father came right down the stairs and quickly picked up
Henrietta Popoletta,
Picked her up and scolded her
And sent her off to bed.