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Otherwise, a loom might be set up during the cold winter months, when women had more time to weave, and disassembled and stored during the summer months. Weavers used cotton, flax and wool to weave fabric for clothing. As manufactured cloth became available, weavers used their looms to make decorative items for the home, such as coverlets. Weaving almost became a lost art by the 1890s due to the vast availability of manufactured cloth. Fortunately, weaving has become prevalent again and there are many weaving guilds today proving the resilient popularity of this ancient craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe development of the frame loom meant that a weaver could have a portable tool that could be taken almost anywhere. Frame looms are also a wonderful piece of inexpensive equipment that can be used to teach weaving to children. A floor loom is not always available for demonstrations, but with the availability of small frame looms, children can have their very own and learn this ancient technique.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 4.25 x 5.5\"\u003cbr\u003ePages: 32\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Historical Folk Toys, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12583427178573,"sku":"BOOK1HF101","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/products\/BOOK1HF101.jpg?v=1537125520"},{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-book-childrens-card-games","title":"Historic Folk Toys: 'Children's Card Games'","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChildren's Card Games\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Children's Card Games Book includes the history of cards and many fun facts about face cards, the deck and card games. 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Even today, when the phrase \"according to Hoyle\" is used, it means \"to play strictly by the rules.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFun Fact:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Did you know that there are over 350 versions of Solitare?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimentions: 4.25 x 5.5\"\u003cbr\u003ePages: 32","brand":"Historical Folk Toys, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12583427244109,"sku":"BOOK1HF103","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/products\/BOOK1HF103.jpg?v=1769700878"},{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-book-childrens-song-sing-play","title":"Historic Folk Toys: 'Children's Song-Sing \u0026 Play'","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eChildren's Song-Sing \u0026amp; Play\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Children's Songs to Sing and Play music book contains the following songs: Baa, Baa Black Sheep; Bye, Baby Bunting; Do You Know the Muffin Man; Eensy, Weensy Spider; Go Tell Aunt Rhody; Frere Jacques; Go 'Way from My Window; Golden Slumber; Here We Go Looby Loo; Hickory, Dickory Dock; Hot Cross Buns; Jack Sprat; Lightly Row, London Bridge; Michael, Row the Boat Ashore; Old McDonald Had a Farm; On a Farm; Pat-a-Cake, Pease Porridge Hot; Pop! Goes the Weasel; Raisins and Almonds; Ring Around a Rosy; See-Saw Marjoire Daw; and, Where is Thumbkin? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Children's songs are sung in every culture. The songs in our collection feature American songs, an English dance tune, other English songs, a French round, a Nigerian song, plus Mother Goose rhymes in song,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Row the Boat Ashore is an American Folk Song which was written before the Civil War and sung by slaves in the Georgia Sea Islands. The Michael in the song might be the archangel Michael being called upon to help row during tough times. Attributed to the Gullah people along the coastal islands in South Carolina, the song became popular in the 1950s and 1960s and has been an easy song for children to learn by rote and sing. It has also been a great campfire song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe origin of the tune used with Go Tell Aunt Rhody is from a 1750 opera by Jean Jacques Rousseau titled \"Le Devin du Village.\" The tune became known as \"Rousseau's Dream, an Air with Variations for the Piano Forte\" and was published in 1881 by J. D. Cramer in Philadelphia. The words to Go Tell Aunt Rhody were first published together in a Black Americana book, \"Play Songs of the Deep South\" by Altona Trent-Johns with illustrations by James Porter in 1944 by Associated Publishers. The 15 songs in dialect included in this book feature directions for dancing the folk dances that go with a particular song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePop! Goes the Weasel is a dance tune that was used in England. As a dance tune, it had no lyrics other than the title, which was used as the catch line of the dance. A couple would shout out the words as they went under the arms of other dancers. The tune was used for a country dance called The Haymakers and published in Gow's Repository sometime between 1799 and 1820. After the song lyrics appeared, other words emerged. A March 1860, issue of the Southern Literary Messenger (Richmond Virginia) published these words about the Queen of England:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQueen Victoria's very sick,\u003cbr\u003ePrince Albert's got the measles.\u003cbr\u003eThe children have the whooping cough,\u003cbr\u003eAn pop! Goes the weasel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are other other versions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHalf a pound of tuppeny rice,\u003cbr\u003eHalf a pound of treacle.\u003cbr\u003eThat's the way the money goes,\u003cbr\u003ePop! Goes the weasel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUp and down the city road, (or the London Road)\u003cbr\u003eIn and out the Eagle,\u003cbr\u003eThat's the way the money goes,\u003cbr\u003ePop! Goes the weasel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery night when I go out\u003cbr\u003eThe monkey's on the table.\u003cbr\u003eTake a stick and knock it off,\u003cbr\u003ePop! Goes the weasel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObviously, the rhythm of this song makes it perfect for writing your own lyrics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the songs in our book are familiar Mother Goose rhymes set to music. The origin of Mother Goose is not exact. A collection titled, \"Tommy Thumb's Song Book\" featuring the first collection of nursery rhymes was published in 1744. In 1697, Charles Perrault's book, \"Histories and Tales of Long Ago, with Morals\" featured a frontispiece with the words, \"Tales of My Mother the Goose.\" John Newbery published \"Mother Goose's Melody: or Sonnets for the Cradle\" about 1765 which featured children's rhymes. 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They were called chapbooks because they were sold by peddlers or \"chapmen.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Children's Songs to Sing and Play book contains ten Mother Goose nursery rhymes: Baa, Baa Black Sheep; Bye, Baby Bunting (also a lullaby); Hickory, Dickory Dock (action song or finger play); Hot Cross Buns (an English street vendor song); Jack Sprat; London Bridge (action song); Pat-a-Cake (action song); Pease Porridge Hot (hand clap rhythm song); Ring Around a Rosy (action song); and See-Saw Marjorie Daw.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSongs for finger play and action play include: Eensy, Weensy Spider; Where is Thumbkin; and, Old McDonald Had a Farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included in our collection is \"Here We Go Looby Loo,\" a song from the British TV show \"Andy Pandy.\" Looby Loo was a rag doll who sang this song on the show. She would only come to life when Andy Pandy and Teddy weren't around. Looby Loo swept and dusted and she would sing her special song while she danced and played. This song became popular and found its way into American song books for children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrere Jacques is a traditional French round. The melody first appeared in print in 1811 and in 1869 with words. Rounds are the easiest way to teach children part singing, and this one is also fun for children to learn to sing in other languages as well as in English. :\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese children's songs have origins in varied times and places. Their simple, catchy rhythms, melodies, and words have stood the test of time for generations. 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This best-selling book includes many nostalgic illustrations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eBooks on manners, morals, courtesy, behavior, and etiquette were being printed as early as 1701. These books included certain rules and instructions for proper behavior for all young children who were to grow up in society. Examples of good and bad behavior were written out and illustrated in these books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildren learned at an early age what was considered appropriate conversation and what should be avoided. Table manners were very important, as were classroom rules. Students were expected to learn the art of writing letters with the very best handwriting. Proper behavior even carried over into a child's pastimes. Mrs. L Maria Child states in \"The Girl's Own Book,\" published in 1834, \"girls who are habitually lady-like, will never allow themselves to be rude and vulgar, even in play.\" Children's manners from the 1700s and 1800s show how strict parents were. The morals of today's children are certainly less stringent than those of the Victorian era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFun Fact:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e In 1858, Florence Harley wrote \"The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness. A complete hand book for the use of the lady in polite society. Containing full directions for correct manners, dress, deportment, and conversation; rules for the duties of both hostess and guest in morning receptions, dinner companies, visiting, evening parties and balls; a complete guide for letter writing and cards of compliment; hints on managing servants, on the preservation of health, and on accomplishments. And also useful receipts for the complexion, hair and with hints and directions for the car of the wardrobe.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFun Fact:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1873, Professor Thomas E. 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This collection is filled with nostalgic line drawings and interesting fun facts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade dolls in early America were created from household items such as scraps of fabric, old clothing, handkerchiefs, bits of yarn, cornhusks, corncobs, wooden spoons, and other items that were no longer needed. Mothers and daughters have made these cherished dolls for generations. Store-bought dolls were not always readily available and, if they were, were oftentimes too expensive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rag doll was probably the most beloved doll a little girl could have. She could dress it, kiss it, cuddle it, scold it, confide in it, rock it, and learn to make clothes for it as she learned to sew. Other simple cloth dolls that were made to entertain a child when the mother had little time or supplies were the handkerchief doll, leavings doll, and knot doll.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDolls were also made from natural items such as cornhusks, corncobs, nuts, sticks, and braided grasses when yarn was not available. Dolls can be either a best friend for a little girl or a collectible for adults. When making your own doll, you can give it your special touch with a favorite fabric, and make it to match your décor (everyday or holidays). Just as it was centuries ago, a handmade doll will make a special gift and a memorable piece of a little girl's childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe making of folk dolls is encouraged by the Girl Scouts, youth organizations, education programs at museums, and mothers who home school. By making the same kind of dolls our ancestors made, the crafting of old-fashioned folk dolls will not be forgotten. 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The letter \"s\" appears to today's reader as an \"f\" in some places on many pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Newbery, who wrote \"A Little Pretty Pocket Book\" and \"The History of Goody Two-Shoes,\" advertised his books for \"all his little friends who are good, but those who are naughty are to have none.\" Newbery used Dutch paper, richly embossed with bright colors and gold foil. His appealing little books were the forerunners of the \"The Age of Flowery and Gilt,\" or the \"The Golden Age in Children's Books.\" Newbery's books attracted and held children's attention, and he included enough instruction to please their parents. He was one of the first English publishers who believed that children had a right to good books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFun Fact: The Newbery Medal was named for John Newbery and was created in 1922 by Frederic Melcher, publisher of Publishers Weekly. 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This book also contains the following weaving games: Weaver's Relay, Shuttle Relay, Pass it Relay, Yarn Ball Relay, Shuttle Slap, Pass the Yarn Ball, Weaving Motion Ditto, Yarn Collecting Game, Weaver in the Middle, Count-out Rhymes, Yarn Catch-it Ball, Yarn Guess Ball, Weaver's Knot Game, Hunt the Thimble, and Thimble Game. Book includes nostalgic illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Weaving songs are considered \"work songs\" (or \"labor songs\") that people would sing while working. Spinning and weaving were often solitary and time-consuming work. Children also worked at some of these chores and learned the songs. Later, when the tasks of weaving and spinning were not necessities, the songs still lingered on for the next generation to sing for fun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Scotland, weaving and spinning were hard work, but there was time for play and social gatherings such as \"spinning bees.\" During these gatherings, young girls would demonstrate their skills along with songs and stories. One humorous verse is \"The Weaver o' the North.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere was a weaver o' the north\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd oh but he was curel,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe very nicht that he got wed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe sat an' grat for gruel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe text to another weaving song is:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf it wisna for the weavers, what would we do?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe wadna hae claith made o' oor woo',\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe wadna hae a coat, neither black nor blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGin it wisny for the wark o' the weavers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were also many Irish weaving and spinning songs that were developed. One of the main characteristics of these artistic folk songs is their simplicity. They were easily sung or played on a fiddle. There are songs about flax, spinning, the spinner, the spinning wheel, shearing the sheep, weaving, the weaver, loom, and shuttle. Much of this music falls into the category of Irish jigs and reels. Some of the earliest Irish music was notated in 1792. Another collection of Irish music was published between 1902 and 1905.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGames and songs associated with weaving are easy enough for kindergarten children to play and sing. While the games are being played, a song with a familiar or simple tune can be sung. The kinds of games associated with weaving include relay games, hunting games (like \"I spy\"), guessing games, and counting games. The lyrics of these songs may have repetitious phrases, show the importance of weaving, or just be fun to sing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 5.5 x 8.5\"\u003cbr\u003ePages: 32","brand":"Historical Folk Toys, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12583427604557,"sku":"BOOK1HF113","price":5.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2187\/2175\/products\/BOOK1HF113.jpg?v=1537125983"},{"product_id":"historic-folk-toys-book-traditional-melodies-in-c","title":"Historic Folk Toys: 'Traditional Melodies in C'","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTraditional Melodies in C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Traditional Melodies in C music book includes the following songs: A Hunting We Will Go; As Flies the Partridge from the Brake; Aura Lee; Cuckoo's Song; Did You Ever See a Lassie?; Down by the Station; Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes; Go Tell Aunt Rhody; Goodbye Ol' Paint; Log Cabin Days; Long, Long Ago; Merrily We Roll Along; Now the Day is Over; Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow; Ode to Joy; Oh, How Lovely is the Evening; Oh, Susannah; Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In; St. Anthony's Chorale; Simple Gifts; Sourwood Mountain; Spanish Steps; The Green Grass Grew All Around; and, There's No Place Like Home. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Historical Background: Some of the best-loved American traditional songs are actually from England, Germany, and other countries. 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Goes the Weasel; Portsmouth; Rigadoon; St. Anthony's Chorale; Shepherd's Hey; The Banks of the Ohio; and, The Streets of Laredo. Book size is 8-1\/2 inches by 5-1\/2 inches and contains 32 pages plus one page with music manuscript for writing your own song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Background:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e These easy-to-play songs are all written in the key of D, especially for the pennywhistle, but can also be played on other instruments like a recorder, flute, violin, or a piano. This wide variety of melodies covers many kinds of music so there should be something for everyone in this book. From the nursery rhymes and folk songs to the Renaissance tunes, these are musical pieces that will either be familiar or become endearing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll Through the Night is a Welch folk song that was first printed in 1784 with a different set of words than those normally sung. Harold Boulton, an English lyricist, wrote the lovely words below which have made this song so popular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSleep my love and peace attend thee,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuardian angels God will lend thee,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoft the drowsy hours are creeping,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHill and dale in slumber steeping.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove alone his watch is keeping,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThough I roam a minstrel lonely, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy true harp shall praise thee only,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove's young dream alas is over, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYet my strains of love shall hover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNear the presence of my lover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHark! A solemn bell is ringing,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eClear through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThou, my love are heav'nward winging,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHome through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarthly dust from off thee shaken,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoul immortal thou shalt waken\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith thy last dim journey taken,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHome through the night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sea chanties\" (or \"shanties\") are songs of the sea sung by the shantyman (or chantyman) and were used during the era of tall sailing ships in the mid-19th century. The word \"chanty\" is probably derived from the French word \"chanter\" (to sing). As these hardworking square-riggers labored, they sang rhythmic songs to provide a steady rhythm to work in cadence. There were different kinds of chanties, depending on the work: Capstan shanties for raising the anchor, Halyard shanties for raising and lowering the sails, Short Drag shanties for difficult tasks like trimming sails or raising the masthead, Short Haul shanties for lighter tasks like setting the sails, Bunt shanties for furling the square sails, Windlass and Pumping shanties for pumping bilge water, and Ceremonial shanties for when a sailor paid off his debt to the ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCape Cod Girls is a humorous sea chanty describing what can be done with the different parts of a codfish. It is ditty song that is sung while raising anchors and pumping water out of ships. It is thought to have been written by a Yankee sailor on route to Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCape Cod Girls they have no combs,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeave away! Heave away!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey comb their hair with codfish bones,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are bound for California.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChorus:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeave away, my bully, bully boys,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeave away! Heave away!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeave away and don't you make a noise,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are bound for California!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCape Cod boys they have no sleds, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeave away! Heave away!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey slide down dunes on codfish heads.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are bound for California.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCape Cod doctors they have no pills,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeave away! Heave away!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey give their patients codfish gills.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are bound for California.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCape Cod cats they have no tails,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeave away! Heave away!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThey lost them all in sou'east gales.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe are bound for California.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrink to Me Only with Thine Eyes was first published in America in 1789 but the lyrics are from the 3rd-century Greek poet, Philostratus the Athenian, whose words were translated from his \"Letters\" by Ben Johnson, England's great dramatist. The music has been credited to either Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or a Colonel Mellish, but exactly who is not certain. What is certain is that this song has been sung since the birth of the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrink to me only with thine eyes, \u003cbr\u003eAnd I will pledge with mine\u003cbr\u003eOr leave a kiss within the cup\u003cbr\u003eAnd I'll not ask for wine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe thirst that from the soul doth rise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoth ask a drink divine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut might I of Jove's nectar sip\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI would not change for thine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI sent the late a rosy wreath\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot so much hon'ring thee\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs giving it a hope that there\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt could not withered be\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut thou there-on did'st only breathe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd sent'st it back to me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSince when it grows and smell, I swear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNot of itself but thee.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEensy, Weensy Spider is a children's song for finger play.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Eensy, Weensy spider went up the water spout.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown came the rain and washed the spinder out.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut came the sun and dried up all the rain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd the Eensy, Weensy spider went up the spout again.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe origin of the tune used with Go Tell Aunt Rhody is from a 1750 opera by Jean Jacques Rousseau titled \"Le Devin du Village.\" The tune became known as Rousseau's Dream, an Air with Variations for the Piano Forte\" and was published in 1881 by J.D. Cramer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The words to Go Tell Aunt Rhody were first published in a Black Americana book, \"Play Songs of the Deep South\" by Altona Trent-Johns with illustrations by James Porter in 1944 by Associated Publishers. The 15 songs in dialect included in this book feature directions for dancing the folk dances that go with a particular song.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGo tell Aunt Rhody, go tell Aunt Rhody.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGo tell Aunt Rhody the old gray goose is dead.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe one she's been saving, the one she's been saving,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe one she's been saving to make a feather bed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe died in the mill pond, she died in the mill pond,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShe died in the mill pond standin' on her head.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe goslins are cryin', the goslins are cryin',\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe goslins are cryin' because their mommy's dead.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHot Cross Buns is an old English street vendor's song.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHot cross buns! Hot cross buns!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you have no daughters, give them to your sons.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJingle Bells was written in 1857 by J.S. Pierpont.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDashing through the snow,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn a one horse open sleigh,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eO'er the fields we go,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLaughing all the way,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBells on bobtail ring,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMaking spirits bright,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat fun it is to ride and sing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA sleighing song tonight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChorus:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, Jingle bells, jingle bells,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJingle all the way.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, what fun it is to ride \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a one horse open sleigh. Hey!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJingle bells, jingle bells,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJingle all the way.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, what fun it is to ride \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn a one horse open sleigh.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA day or two ago,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI thought I'd take a ride,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd soon Miss Fannie Bright,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWas seated by my side.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe horse was lean and lank,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisfortune seemed his lot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe got into a drifted bank,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd we, we got upsot.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow the ground is white,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGo it while you're young,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake the girls tonight,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd sing this sleighing song,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust get a bob-tailed nag,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo-forty for his speed,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen hitch him to an open sleigh,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd crack! You'll take the lead.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLa Volta, by William Byrd, is from the \"Fitzwilliam Virginal Book of 1625,\" a most important source for 16th-century English music. This tune was written for a virginal (a smaller version of the harpsichord) but is well adapted for many other instruments such as guitar, flute, recorder, or violin. This song was very popular during William Shakespeare's time. A little percussion in the form of a triangle, hand drum, or tambourine is a nice addition to this sprightly tune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLightly Row is an old English tune.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLightly row, lightly row,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eO'er the shining waves we go!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSmoothly glide, smoothly glide,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the changing tide.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet the winds and waters be,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill and calm and clear to see.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrift and float, drift and float\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn our little boat.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong, Long Ago was originally titled The Long Ago and was written by Thomas Haynes Bayly, an English songwriter-dramatist, in 1833. After Rufus Griswold replaced Edgar Allen Poe as editor of a Philadelphia magazine, Bayly's collection of poems was printed and the new title was used. This song became immensely popular in America in 1843 and was featured in the 1942 movie \"Calling Wild Bill Elliot.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTell me the tales that to me were so dear,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSing me the songs I delighted to hear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eNow you are come, all my grief is removed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet me forget that so long you have roved\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet me believe that you love as you loved,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo you remember the path where we met? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAh, yes, you told me you ne'er would forget, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen to all others, my smile you preferred\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove when you spoke gave a charm to each word\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill my heart treasures the praises I heard, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThough by your kindness my fond hopes were raised.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou, by your kindness my fond hopes were raised,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou, by more eloquent lips have been praised,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut by long absence your truth has been tried\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStill to your accents I listen with pride\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlest as I was when I sat by your side,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLong, long ago, long, long ago.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOde to Joy is from Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770-1827) Hymn to Joy, the finale to the Ninth Symphony. He wrote this choral finale to go with Friedrich von Schiller's hymn, An Die Freude (circa 1816). The Ninth Symphony was first performed on May 7, 1824, but Ludwig van Beethoven, being completely deaf by then, never heard it. The Hymn to Joy was adapted by Edward Hodges (1796-1867) and is found in many church hymnals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry van Dyke (1852-1933) wrote the words that are normally associated with this tune, which is found as number 376 in the Episcopal hymnal, The Hymnal 1982. Tertius van Dyke relates that his father, Henry, placed a manuscript before U.S. President James Garfield in 1881 and said, \"Here is a hymn for you. Your mountains (the Berkshires) were my inspiration. It must be sung to the music of Beethoven's Hymn to Joy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eJoyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHearts unfold like flowers before Thee, Praising Thee, their sun above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMelt the clouds of sin and sadness; Drive the dark of doubt away;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGiver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eField and forest, vale and mountain, blooming meadow, flashing sea,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eChanting bird and flowing fountain, call us to rejoice in Thee.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThou are giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWellspring of the joy of living, ocean-depth of happy rest!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThou our Father, Christ our Brother: all who live in love are Thine;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTeach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, How Lovely is the Evening is a traditional English round.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, how lovely is the evening, is the evening.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the bells are sweetly ringing, sweetly ringing.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDing, dong, ding; ding, dong, ding.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh, When the Saints Go Marching In was probably developed sometime during the latter half of the 19th century by African-American folk singers. It would begin quietly but build up after each stanza until it was \"a frenzy of excitement,\" as Theodore Raph stated. It became a traditional post-funeral parade march in New Orleans and, later, one of the most recognized Jazz songs in America. It was later Louis Armstrong's signature piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when the saints go marching in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when the saints go marching in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when the saints go marching in.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when they come on Judgment Day, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when they come on Judgment Day,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when they come on Judgment Day,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Gabriel blows that golden horn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Gabriel blows that golden horn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Gabriel blows that golden horn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen they go through them Pearly Gates.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen they go through them Pearly Gates.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen they go through them Pearly Gates.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when they ring them silver bells.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when they ring them silver bells.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when they ring them silver bells.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd when the angels gather' round.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd when the angels gather' round.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when the angels gather' round.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, into Heaven when they go.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, into Heaven when they go.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, into Heaven when they go.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd when they're singing hallelu.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd when they're singing hallelu.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when they're singing hallelu.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd when the Lord is shakin' hands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd when the Lord is shakin' hands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eLord, I want to be in that number,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eOh, when the Lord is shakin' hands.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePop! Goes the Weasel is a dance tune that was used in England. As a dance tune, it had no other lyrics other than the title, which was used as the catch line of the dance. A couple would shout out the words as they went under the arms of other dancers. The tune was used for a country dance called The Haymakers and published in \"Gow's Repository\" sometime between 1799 and 1820. After the song lyrics appeared, other words emerged. A March 1860, issue of the Southern Literary Messenger (Richmond, Virginia) published these words about the Queen of England:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eQueen Victoria's very sick,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrince Albert's got the measles.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe children have the whooping cough,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn pop! Goes the weasel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHere are other versions:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalf a pound of tuppeny rice,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalf a pound of treacle.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat's the way the money goes,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePop! Goes the weasel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eUp and down the city road, (or the London Road)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn and out the Eagle,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat's the way the money goes,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePop! Goes the weasel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery night when I go out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe monkeys on the table.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake a stick and knock it off,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePop! Goes the weasel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRigadoon is by Henry Purcell (1659-1695). It is also a description for a lively dance for couples (or the music for the dance) that has two or four beats per measure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSt. Anthony's Chorale was based on a hymn sung by pilgrims on Saint Anthony's Day. Originally attributed to Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), authorities now believe that St. Anthony's Chorale was actually written by Haydn's favorite student, Ignatz Pleyel, who founded the Pleyel Piano Company in 1807. Johannes Brahms was presented a stack of Haydn's manuscripts by Karl Ferdinand Pohl, a Haydn scholar and biographer, in the Fall of 1870. Brahms was interested in the theme of \"Divertimento mid dem Chorale St. Antoni\" and wrote it in his notebook, but did not produce his two sets of variations based on this theme, Opus 56a and Opus 56b, for three years. These variations have made this theme very popular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe hymn associated with St. Anthony's Chorale is We, Thy People, Praise Thee, written by Kate Stearns Page (1873-1963). It is usually sung at Thanksgiving. Hymn #6 in the 1966 Methodist hymnal, \"The Book of Hymns,\" is a \"unison praise hymn tune\" arranged by Edith Lovell Thomas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe, thy people, praise thee, praise thee, God of every nation!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe, thy people, praise thee, praise thee, Lord of hosts eternal!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDays of wonder, days of beauty, Days of rapture, filled with light;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTell thy goodness, tell my mercies, tell thy glorious might.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe, thy people, praise thee, praise thee, God of every nation!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe, thy people, praise thee, praise thee, Lord of hosts eternal!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor thy blessings, for thy bounty, Joyful songs to thee we sing,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSongs of glory, songs of triumph to our God and King.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eShepherd's Hey is an English Country Dance tune.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Banks of the Ohio is a traditional ballad that originated in Ohio. Its story of love and murder has inspired several popular mystery tales as well as several folk ballads.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI asked my love to take a walk,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo take a walk, just a little walk,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown beside where the waters flow,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown by the banks of Ohio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThen only say that you'll be nine,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd in no other arms entwine,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown beside where the waters flow,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown by the banks of the Ohio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaid I to her, \"Will you be nine?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaid she to me, \"I must decline,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy mother says, too young am I,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo love one many till the day I die.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI held a knife against her breast,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd gently in my arms she pressed,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrying, \"Willie, don't you murder me,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm unprepared for eternity.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI took her by her lily-white hand,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd placed her gently on the sand,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd when the tide was wide and deep,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI pitched her in to rest in sleep.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI started back twist twelve and one,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI cried, \"My god, what have I done?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI've murdered the only woman I love,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecause she would not be my bride.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHad she but said she will be mine,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll would be well, all would be fine,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd now she's there, way down below,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown by the banks of the Ohio.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Streets of Laredo is an Anglo-American ballad. 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