O, beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain.
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good
With brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
2. O, beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years,
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears.
(Refrain)
Fifty Nifty
Fifty Nifty United States
From thirteen original colonies;
Fifty Nifty stars in the flag
That billows so beautif’ly
In the breeze.
Each individual state
Contributes a quality that is great.
Each individual state
Deserves a bow,
We salute them now.
Fifty Nifty United States
From thirteen original colonies,
Shout ‘em, scout ‘em,
Tell all about ‘em
One by one.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas
California, Colorado, Connecticut;
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana;
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan;
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada;
New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota,Ohio;
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas;
Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
North, south, east, west,
In our calm, objective opinion,
Massachusetts is the best of the
Fifty Nifty United States
From thirteen original colonies,
Shout ‘em, scout ‘em,
Tell all about ‘em
One by one.
(Four Part Round)
Half notes
Quarter notes and
Eight eighth notes will add up to a
Whole
What Did Delaware?
What did Delaware, boys?
What did Delaware? :ll (3x)
I ask you now as a personal friend
What did Delaware?
She wore her New Jersey, boys
She wore her New Jersey. :ll (3x)
I tell you now as a personal friend
She wore her New Jersey.
2. What did Idaho…etc.
She hoed her Maryland…etc.
3. What did Ioway….
She weighed a Washington….
4. How did Wisconsin….
She stole a New-bras-key….
5. What did Tennessee….
She saw what Arkansaw….
6. How did Flora-die….
She died in Missouri….
7. Where has Oregon….
She’s gone to Oklahom’…
8. What did Mississip…
She sipped her Minnesota
1. Almost heaven, West Virginia,
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees,
Younger than the mountains,
Growing like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama,
Take me home, country roads
2. All my memories, gather round her,
Miner’s lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky,
Misty taste of moonshine,
Teardrop in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama,
Take me home, country roads
3. I hear her voice
In the morning hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my
Home far away
And driving down the road I get a feeling
That I should have been home
Yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama,
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain mama,
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, country roads.
Peach Picking Time In Georgia
When it’s peach picking time in Georgia,
Apple picking time in Tennessee,
Cotton picking time in Mississippi,
Everybody picks on me.
When it’s roundup time in Texas
The cowboys make whoopee
Then down in old Alabama
It’s gal picking time to me.
Yodel ay-hee o, olay-hee o, olay-hee.
There’s the bluegrass down in Kentucky;
Virginia’s where they do the swing
Carolina, now I’m coming;
To you to spend the Spring.
Arkansas, I hear you calling;
I know I’ll see you soon
There’s where I’ll do a little picking
Underneath the Ozark moon.
Yodel ay-hee o, olay-hee o, olay-hee.
Treble Clef Poem
(Improvise with a bluesy scale: D E G A Bb)
If a note is on the line think:
Every Good Boy Does Fine.
If a note is in the space:
FACE, face.
Above the staff is G,
Below the staff is D,
Below D is middle C,
The Doh of Doh Re Mi.
Line, space, line, space,
A through G,
The notes move up and down
Alphabetically.
New England
(play; sing; play w/harmony)
B A G B A G GGGGAAAA B A G
G F#E G F#E EEEEF#F# G F#E
New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont,
Connecticut.
Hear My Flute
(play; sing; play w/harmony)
D D C D D C D D C C B
B B A B B A B B A A G :II
Hear my flute play a song
Music in the air.
Play it soft, play it sweet
Music everywhere.
B A G A B B B A A A B D’ D’
B A G A B B B B A A B A G
G G D G
G G C D G