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Lullaby Songs

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I think it's actually "Edistoe Light".

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and the crawdad song definitely had some racial epithets in it, though I don't think Dad sang those to us as kids.

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Hep! We have this too.

Down in the meadow (Palms together--out flat)
In an iddy biddy pool, (hands now cup together)
Swam three little fishes (show three fingers while swinging
hand back in forth a little bit)
And a momma fishy too! (now swing out the thumb)
Swim, said the Momma,
Swim as fast as you can! (now pointing and shaking
your hand as if you're the mama)
And they swam and they swam (wiggling fingers in the air,
while swinging back and forth)
Right over that dam (while wiggling fingers in the air,
sweep them to up and then over -- make a motion of them going
from one side to the other, followed by a downward sweep -- you
are showing the 3 little fishes swimming over that dam)
Boop Boop (slap your knees twice with the words)
Diddim Daddum (snap fingers in the air twice with the words,
or with real young children clap clap)
Waddum (roll hands over each other in front of you
without touching each hand)
Choo! (jerk both hands up, with thumbs leading
and like they're going over your shoulders,
with fingers closed together)
Boop Boop (slap your knees twice with the words)
Diddim Daddum (snap fingers in the air twice with the words,
or with real young children clap clap)
Waddum (roll hands over each other in front of you
without touching each hand)
Choo! (jerk both hands up, with thumbs leading
and like they're going over your shoulders,
with fingers closed together)
Boop Boop (slap your knees twice with the words)
Diddim Daddum (snap fingers in the air twice with the words,
or with real young children clap clap)
Waddum (roll hands over each other in front of you
without touching each hand)
Choo (jerk both hands up, with thumbs leading
and like they're going over your shoulders,
with fingers closed together)
And they swam and they swam
Right over the dam! (same motions as above for this)

Whee! yelled the fishes
Oh here's alot of fun
To swim in the sea
Till the day is done
So they swam and they swam
And it was all a lark
Till all of a sudden
They met a shark

Help cried the fishes
Oh look at the whale!
Quick as they could
They turned on their tails
Back to the pool
In the meadow they swam
And they swam and they swam
Back over the dam

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it was a source of self loathing that i didnt know any proper lullabies to sing to my children leave christmas carols, two french songs i remember from when i was little (frere jacques and one about a dead rooster) and this one:


Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling, Clementine
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

In a cavern, in a canyon,
Excavating for a mine,
Dwelt a miner, forty-niner
And his daughter Clementine.

Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling, Clementine
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Light she was and like a fairy,
And her shoes were number nine,
Herring boxes without topses
Sandals were for Clementine

Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling, Clementine
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Drove she ducklings to the water
Every morning just at nine,
Hit her foot against a splinter
Fell into the foaming brine.

Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling, Clementine
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Ruby lips above the water,
Blowing bubbles soft and fine,
But alas, I was no swimmer,
So I lost my Clementine.

Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling, Clementine
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

Then the miner, forty-niner
Soon began to peak and pine,
Thought he ought to join his daughter,
Now he's with his Clementine.

Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling, Clementine
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

In my dreams she still doth haunt me,
Robed in garments soaked in brine;
Though in life I used to hug her,
Now she's dead, I draw the line.

Oh my darling, oh my darling
Oh my darling, Clementine
You are lost and gone forever,
Dreadful sorry, Clementine.

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I would sing whatever I could think of to my kids--Broadway showtunes, Christmas carols, pop, classical...Kieran went to sleep to "Kiss From a Rose", by Seal, quite a bit.
These days, they both seem to like "Into the West", by Annie Lennox, a lot.

Lay down your sweet and weary head
Night is falling, you have come to journey's end
Sleep now, and dream of the ones who came before
They are calling from across a distant shore
Why do you weep? What are these tears upon your face?
Soon you will see, all of your fears will pass away
Safe in my arms, you're only sleeping

What can you see on the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea, a pale moon rises
The ships have come to carry you home
And all will turn to silver glass
A light on the water, all souls pass.

Hope fades into the world of night
Throuh shadows falling out of memory and time
Don't say we have come now to the end
White shores are calling, you and I will meet again
And you'll be here in my arms
Just sleeping

What can you see on the horizon?
Why do the white gulls call?
Across the sea, a pale moon rises
The ships have come to carry you home
And all will turn to silver glass
A light on the water, grey ships pass
Into the West

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I used to sing Led Zeppelin and Croaby Stills and Nash lyrics to my kids.
Sometimes 'Floyd and Journey.
My parents sang these weird Tangalog music but I would instantly recognize it if heard again.
Then it would take me back.
Then I would giggle.
Like a baby.
Strange..

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4B I should have had Clementine on my list too--I just forgot it.

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Oxsan, or anyone else who might be able to help me out,

I'm playing Pearl (and a few other characters) in "Greater Tuna", and Pearl sings the first part of "The fox went out one stormy night". I've searched in vain to find a recording of this song and would like to hear it. Even if your vocal rendition won't get you past Simon on American Idol, I'd like to contact you somehow to get an idea of what it should sound like, If that's alright with you. If so, please send me a PM so we can talk about it more.

Thank you, thank you, thank you...

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I think Mugtoe misunderstood that Frankie and Johnnie one.

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Took me about 30 seconds on google. Here you go "The fox went out..."

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Originally posted by SimpleSimon
Took me about 30 seconds on google. "[/url]

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Registered: Mar 2008
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Thanks for you help.

I guess I need to stop relying on Yahoo searches so much and forgetting there are other search engines out there.

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are you, like, the last yahoo user?

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DNA tests indicate that they weren't related to anatomically modern humans.

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i bet he has a mac.

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me/ grunt

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