Four Songs (for children) - Geoff Allan

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"Four songs for children written in 1996/7. Number 4 has two equal parts. Written for Milborne Port Primary School in 1997. performed at the South Somerset (Schools) Extravaganza and Tanglin School, Singapore. Words by 1. W. B. Rands, 2. Robert Herrick, 3. C Allan (aged 8), 4. Anon."

⌛ Period → Contemporary ◈ Genre → Children's songs

♯ Key C major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → S

◆ Difficulty

Intermediate

↕ Range G1 – C#6

¶ Language → English

Measures 149

Texture mixed texture

Parts 4

Instruments Piano

Pages 11

CPDL # 43420

Editor Geoff Allan

Posted 2017-03-05

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

Voices

B3 – E5

Voices 2.

B3 – E5

Piano

G1 – E4

¶Lyrics / Text

'''1. The Pedlar's Caravan''' I wish I lived in a caravan, With a horse to drive, like a pedlar man! Where he comes from nobody knows, Nor where he goes to, but on he goes. His caravan has windows two, With a chimney of tin that the smoke comes through, He has a wife and a baby sweet And they go riding from street to street. Chairs to mend and pots to sell, He clashes the basins like a bell. Teatrays, baskets ranged in order, Plates with the alphabet round the border. The roads are brown and the sea is green, But his house is just like a bathing machine, The world is round, but he can ride, Rumble and splash to the other side. With the pedlar man I should like to roam, And write a book when I come home. And where we've been then you will know, I've told you all, so it must be so! ---- '''2. Night Piece''' Her eyes the glowworm lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee, And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow, Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. No willo'thewisp mislight thee, Nor snake or slowworm bite thee; But on, on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there's none to affright thee. Let not the dark thee cumber What though the moon does slumber! The stars of the night, Will lend thee their light Like tapers clear, without number. ---- 3. '''My Black Cat''' My black cat, Is always on my knee He's so dopy he catches a bumblebee. My black cat, Is always on my knee He's so dopy he catches a bumblebee. He doesn't stop purring But he plays with string My black cat is a darling. My black cat, Is always on my knee He's so dopy he catches a bumblebee. He doesn't stop purring But he plays with string My black cat is a darling. My black cat! ---- '''4. Whether the Weather''' Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be hot, Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be not, We'll weather the weather, whatever the weather, Whether we like it or not. Or not ! ----