Hey, a thought came up on a BS thread that made me wonder - I know several songs where, for instance, each final line of verse is also repeated as the first line of the next verse. There are times I skip the repetition and sing the song "short" and times I do all the repetitions, and sing it what I think of as "the long way around." I am trying to think of examples and they are all coming up in French, but I am sure I know English songs this happens with also.

For instance: A la claire fontaine m'en allant promener / J'ai trouve l'eau si belle que je m'y suis baignee
then the next verse is supposed to be "J'ai trouve l'eau si belle que je m'y suis baignee / Sur la plus haute brance le rossignol chantait" and then that second line would be repeated as the first line of verse 3, but I sometimes just don't repeat it and the next verse just starts with the rossignol and goes on.

Why can't I think of any examples in English? Are there any? Is there a term for this type of song?