Rounds
| The letter names of the notes have been given, in case the tunes are unfamiliar to you. Hopefully, one leader will be able to learn the tune to teach it to the girls. | |
| A is a quarter note | If there are two notes with
the same letter but an octave apart, one will be labeled
as higher (h) or lower (L) than the other This symbol | divides the measures, if necessary A=A=A are triplets A=A=A=A are sixteenth notes A_A are tied notes A*^A are dotted eighth notes, the first note longer than the other |
| A-- is a half note | |
| A--/-- is a dotted half note (three counts) | |
| A--/--/-- is a whole note | |
| A^A are eighth notes | |
| Rose (start a new group at each line) | (in 4/4--in minor) |
| Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose, | A-- G B | A-- E-- |
| Will I ever see thee wed? | A A B B | C D^C B-- |
| I will marry at thy will, Sire, | (h)E (h)E (h)D (h)D | C D^C B E |
| At thy will. | A-- B G | A--/--/-- |
| Hey-ho, nobody home. | |
| Meat or drink or money have I none. | |
| Still, I will be happy, hey-ho, | |
| Nobody home. | |
| America, America, | |
| Let us tell you how we feel. | |
| You have given us your treasures | |
| We love you so. | |
| Love, Love, Love, Love, | |
| Love thy neighbor as thyself. | |
| This is one of God's great commandments. | |
| God is love. | |
| Make New Friends | (in 4/4) |
| Make new friends | C (L)G C- |
| But keep the old. | ^D | E^G F^E E D |
| One is silver | G G G^A |
| And the other's gold. | G^F | E D C-- |
| A circle's round | |
| It has no end. | |
| That's how long | |
| I want to be your friend. |
| Fish and Chips and Vinegar (Three part round) | |
| (Part one) | (in 3/4) |
| One bottle a pop, two bottle a pop | C C=C=C C | C C=C=C C |
| Three bottle a pop, four bottle a pop | G G=G=G G | C C=C=C C |
| Five bottle a pop, six bottle a pop | C C=C=C C | C C=C=C C |
| Seven bottle a pop, POP! | G G=G=G G | C (three rests) |
| (Part two) ** | |
| Don't put your muck in my dustpan | C C^D E^F | G E E |
| My dustpan, my dustpan | F D D | G E E |
| Don't put your muck in my dustpan | C C^D E^F | G E E |
| My dustpan's full. | F D D | C--/-- |
| (Part three) | |
| Fish and chips and vinegar | C- ^D E^F | G^A G-- |
| Vinegar, vinegar | G^A G-- | G^A G-- |
| Fish and chips and vinegar | C- ^D E^F | G^A G-- |
| Pepper, pepper, pepper pot. | F^D D^D D^D | C--/-- |
| **(You may substitute "trash in my campground" in the second part) | |
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