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She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain - Song Page

Background

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This popular children's song has interesting beginnings.  It was a popular "partner stealing dance" form the American frontier.  A  group of couples would dance in a circle holding hands with one boy in the middle, "lost my partner, what'll I do?".  He would "find a partner prettier 'n you" and take the hand of a girl in the circle.  Her partner would then go to the center of the circle.  According to Wikipedia, the "lou" in the chorus comes from "loo", the Scottish word for love. 

This energetic song can be used as a warmup as a circle dance, much as it was originally used.  It can also be used with individuals skipping in place and singing along with the chorus, "skip, skip, skip to my lou."

UNITS:  This song is a great accompaniment to lessons on dancing and exercise and on American history.

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THE SONG:  

ALICE BACKER - vocals and fiddle
JEFFREY FRIEDBERG - vocals, banjo and acoustic guitar
JOE ANGELORI - vocals and bass

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photo by Myles Aronowitz/lushphotography.com

Video - intro
(full video coming soon)

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'Round the MT"

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Lessons, Lyrics and More

"She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mt" - guitar lesson

Activity Suggestions

1. Children form circle - each has a partner
2. One child is in the middle of the circle
3. On the "find another one prettier 'n you" verse the child in the center takes the hand of someone in the circle and joins them.  Their partner goes to the middle of the circle.

Alternate Activity: During chorus, children skip in place and sing along. During the "flies in the buttermilk, shoo fly shoo" verse, children wave hands side to side, pretending to shoo flies.  Children can sing along with other verses or tap tambourines.

guitar chords

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This song is so much fun to play!  Gotta love the G, C, D progression.

Lyrics

She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes
She'll be coming 'round the mountain 
She'll be coming 'round the mountain 
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes

She'll be driving six white horses when she comes
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes
She'll be driving six white horses 
She'll be driving six white horses 
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes

Oh we'll all go out to meet her when she comes...

Oh we'll all eat chicken and dumplings when she comes...


Oh we'll all wear pink pajamas when she comes...
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