Words for Suzuki Pieces
Go tell Aunt Rhody, John is very sick.
Go tell Aunt Rhody, John is sick in bed.
MONKEY SONG
He had some popcorn and a candy bar,
Then lots of jelly on his bread
I’m a little monkey,
Climbing up the tree to
Fetch my pink banana
I’m a little monkey,
Climbing down the tree to
Eat my pink banana.
Lightly Row:
Quick quick slow, quick quick slow,
Up the string to E we go.
Quick quick bowing, quick quick bowing,
Up to E and back just so.
O Come, Little Children:
Up big little big little big little slow (stop)
Up big little big little big little slow (stop)
Allegretto:
Up the scale, skip around, skip around,
now go down, skip around
now go down, skip around,
now go down.
LIGHTLY ROW
Lightly row, quick quick slow
Up the river we will go.
Mississippi, Mississippi,
That’s the place to row, row, row.
On our violins we’ll play,
One, two, three, four, five (Hur-ray!)
Mississippi, Mississippi,
That’s the place to row, row, row.
SONG OF THE WIND
Fox you stole my goose last night
You picked the fattest one!
(echo: picked the fattest one!)
Now the hunter’s going to get you
With his horse and gun gun gun!
Now the hunter’s going to get you
With his horse and gun!
GO TELL AUNT RHODY
Go tell Aunt Rhody, John is very sick.
Go tell Aunt Rhody, John is sick in bed.
O COME LITTLE CHILDREN
O come little children!
O come one and all!
(Repeat for all verses)
(Up bow on the words “O” and “all”)
MAY SONG
Birds are singing, winter is gone.
Hear the happy chorus.
Flowers blooming, sun shining bright.
Breezes blowing, clouds fluffy white.
Birds are singing, winter is gone.
Hear the happy chorus.
LONG, LONG AGO
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear,
Long, long ago. Long, long ago.
Sing me the songs I delighted to hear,
Long, long ago, long ago.
Now you are come, all my grief is removed.
Let me forget that so long you have roved.
Let me believe that you love as you loved,
Long, long ago, long ago.
ALLEGRO
Popcorn! Popcorn! Can you hear the popcorn!
Popcorn! Popcorn! Flying in the air! (repeat)
Then we’ll cover it with butter;
Salt it ‘till it tastes just right!
Popcorn! Popcorn! Can you hear the popcorn!
Popcorn! Popcorn! Flying in the air!
ALLEGRO (another idea)
Fast and short bows make the music peppy
As we play this happy marching song. (repeat)
ALLEGRETTO
Now we play more smooth and sweet
Grow softer as we slow down here...
In a place far away on a hot summer day
The three bears cottage stood
On the edge of a wood.
Fast and short bows make the music peppy
As we play this happy marching song.
In that place far away on a hot summer day
The three bears went away for a walk.
ALLEGRO (yet, another idea)
David’s singing, Margo’s playing hopscotch, Nancy’s
skipping, John is sick in bed. (repeat)
Father’s weeding, Mother’s reading,
Grandma’s baking gingerbread...
David’s singing, Margo’s playing hopscotch, Nancy’s
skipping, John is sick in bed.
PERPETUAL MOTION
Have you seen an alligator,
Riding up an escalator?
Have you seen an alligator,
Riding down an elevator?
Once I saw a bear go riding,
In an airplane he was gliding.
Once I saw a bear go riding
Down a hiss his sled was riding.
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 a hot summer day
The three bears went away for a walk.
ANDANTINO
Running and jumping and playing outside
In the house hunting for places to hide.
Running and jumping and playing outside
In the yard swinging or sliding the slide.
Roller skate and go to the zoo.
I like all the same things you do...
Running and jumping and playing outside
In the house, up to bed...shh...shh
(Whisper) Time for a rest.
ETUDE
Did you see that armadillo
Carried high upon a pillow?
Did you see that armadillo
Wave at us from on his pillow?
Have you seen an alligator,
Riding up an escalator?
Have you seen an alligator,
Riding down an elevator?
Henrietta Poppoletta had a special
friend to play called
Wilhemina Windowcleaner, she had
brought along her football.
Henrietta Poppoletta picked it up and
threw it straight to
Wilhemina 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 Poppoletta, picked her up
and scolded her
And sent her off to bed!