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Subject: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: Jerry Friedman Date: 18 Oct 97 - 05:15 PM And here's another one that I was amazed not to find in the DT:
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. It's not like there's any American who doesn't know these songs (maybe Alan or someone can tell us whether "Kookaburra" is actually sing in Australia), but I thought I'd submit them for completeness. |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: Helen Date: 18 Oct 97 - 07:42 PM Yes Kookaburra is sung in Australia. I first sang it in the Brownies, i.e.junior Girl Guides a loooooooong time ago :-) Helen |
Subject: Lyr Add: KOOKABURRA From: Shula Date: 18 Oct 97 - 11:19 PM Dear Jerry, KOOKABURRA
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Shula |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: dani Date: 20 Oct 97 - 09:32 AM From one of my daughter's tapes: Kookaburra up on the 'lectric wire better watch out or you'll catch on fire OUCH Kookaburra OUCH Kookaburra sore your tail must be... |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: Susan of DT Date: 20 Oct 97 - 03:11 PM verse 3 for Kookabuura:
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: Nonie Rider Date: 21 Oct 97 - 07:42 PM Variant last line from Shula's Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Counting all the monkeys he can see. Stop, Kookaburra; stop, Kookaburra; Don't you dare count me. |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: Marjorie Date: 27 Aug 99 - 05:31 AM I know this is a very old thread, but I'm desperate. Somewhere on the net is there a midi of Kookaburra? I can send you a photo of the bird and a wav. of his laugh. My brother and I have searched for way too long! Why do we want it? Good memories, pretty melody, and mostly because we can't find it! |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: alison Date: 27 Aug 99 - 05:44 AM if no one beats me to it I'll do it tomorrow... heading out to the folk club slainte alison |
Subject: Tune Add: KOOKABURRA From: alison Date: 27 Aug 99 - 05:51 AM Ah well 5 minutes late won't hurt..... here's the tune in MIDI and ABC.. let me know if you want a GIF.
MIDI file: KOOKAB~1.MID Timebase: 480 Name: KOOKABURRA This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X:1
slainte alison |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: alison Date: 27 Aug 99 - 05:53 AM I should have checked it's in the database.. you can hear it played KOOKABURRA slainte alison |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: Marjorie Date: 30 Aug 99 - 03:18 PM Alson, My post was a stab in the dark. I didn't check back earlier because I never expected any response, especially to an outsider. And such a response!! Thanks! What sort of gif? I have two kookaburras if you'd like them. How would I send them? Anything else I can do, name it. |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: Marjorie Date: 30 Aug 99 - 03:21 PM Alison --sorry I mistyped your name above. Leave it to me. |
Subject: RE: Lyrics addition: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: alison Date: 30 Aug 99 - 10:45 PM No problem..... I was talking about a GIF of the sheet music.... (all 4 bars of it!!)*grin* slainte alison |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: mousethief Date: 04 Feb 10 - 07:55 PM I don't hear that Kookaburra and Frere Jacques are the same tune. They share some notes, but FJ lacks the up-and-down bit to the words "old gum tree" and "bush is he" -- there's nothing in FJ at all like that. Are they related in the annals of the folk process™? O..O =o= |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: Joe_F Date: 04 Feb 10 - 08:23 PM I don't see where anybody claimed that they had the same tune. They're both here because they're both kids' rounds. I tried playing them at the same time, and they don't even harmonize particularly well. (On the other hand, "Frère Jacques", "Three Blind Mice", and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" can all be sung at once.) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Frere Jacques and Kookaburra From: mousethief Date: 04 Feb 10 - 09:13 PM My bad. I misunderstood their conjoint subjectship of the thread -- under influence of the "Down Under" thread also extant. O..O =o= |
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