Zippy song of early America

Subject: Zippy song of early America
From: erwanda55
Date: 08 Mar 02 - 12:45 AM

We do a show every year of early American life: sea shanties, revolutionary war songs, shaker tunes. We need a zippy (sorry for the lame way of describing it) tune that kids would enjoy.Any ideas? Thanks

Subject: RE: Zippy song of early America
From: Genie
Date: 08 Mar 02 - 12:53 AM

I believe that Polly Wolly Doodle is from the Revolutionary War era.

Genie

Subject: RE: Zippy song of early America
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Mar 02 - 01:35 AM

Ever heard of one called Yankee Doodle?

In a play of 1787 (by Royal Tyler) one of the characters said he only knew 120 verses of Yankee Doodle, but his Granam knew all of them. The only copy of the play still extant is the one that George Washington bought (by subscription) after seeing a performance in Baltimore in 1788.

Subject: RE: Zippy song of early America
From: Dani
Date: 08 Mar 02 - 07:40 AM

I like "MacNally's Row of Flats" from Dan Milner's "Irish in America" CD. It has a bouncy tune, and lyrics that are poignantly funny in an sad-but-true Irish sort of way. That's only one reason to get this fabulous CD from Folk-Legacy!!

Dani

Subject: RE: Zippy song of early America
From: Lucius
Date: 08 Mar 02 - 07:22 PM

The Derby Ram has a great chorus and was (allegedly) G. Washington's favorite. Make sure that you get the "clean" Version. I can post it if you need words.

Lucius

Subject: RE: Zippy song of early America
From: Haruo
Date: 09 Mar 02 - 02:07 AM

Just wondering, does a pedantic thirst for authenticity dictate pronouncing "Derby" "Durby" or "Darby"?

Liland
authentic pedant

Subject: RE: Zippy song of early America
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 09 Mar 02 - 03:15 PM

"Darby"

Dave Oesterreich