The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #16883   Message #160656
Posted By: Joe Offer
10-Jan-00 - 03:19 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Skin & Bones
Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: THE SCARY SONG (SKIN & BONES)
I guess I learned the song from the Fireside Book of Fun & Game Songs and altered it from there. Here's what the book has:

THE SCARY SONG

1. There was an old woman, all skin and bones, Oo-oo-oo-oo.
There was an old woman, all skin and bones, Oo-oo-oo-oo.

2. And she was full of grunts and groans...

3. One night, she thought she'd take a walk...

4. She walked down by the old graveyard...

5. She saw the bones all lying about...

6. She went to the corner to get a broom...

She opened the door, and EEEEEEK! (Everybody shrieks wildly)
No Barbara, I wasn't around when you were singing this song in the dining hall at camp. Darn.
-Joe Offer-

MIDI file: SKIN&B~1.MID

Timebase: 192

Name: THE SCARY SONG (SKIN & BONES)
Text: By traditional
TimeSig: 6/8 24 8
Start
0192 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 57 110 0094 0 57 000 0002 1 60 110 0160 0 60 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 57 110 0256 0 57 000 0032 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 60 110 0094 0 60 000 0002 1 57 110 0256 0 57 000 0224 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0160 0 65 000 0032 1 67 110 0094 0 67 000 0002 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000 0032 1 69 110 0256 0 69 000 0032 1 67 110 0160 0 67 000 0032 1 65 110 0094 0 65 000 0002 1 62 110 0256 0 62 000
End

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
T:The Scary Song (Skin & Bones)
M:6/8
Q:1/4=120
K:C
A,3CCA,|CCA,C2D|A,3E3|D2CA,3|-A,2DFFD|FFDF2G|
D3A3|G2FD21/8||