Songs and Poetry for ESL

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Songs and Poetry for ESLOn Top of SpaghettiIn the key of CC / / F / / F / / F /On top of spaghe - - tti/ F / / C / / C /All covered in cheese/ C / / G 7 / / G 7 / / G 7 /I lost my poor meat - - ball/ G 7 / / C / / C / /When somebody sneezed.C / / F / / F / / F /It rolled off the ta - - ble/ F / / C / / C /And onto the floor/ C / / G 7 / / G 7 / / G 7 /And then my poor meat - - ball/ G 7 / / C / / C / /Rolled out of the doorNotes:The song is in waltz, or ¾ time. This means you count 1 – 2 – 3 – 1 – 2 – 3 as you play. (Thechord names are marked on the ‘1’ each time). It is quite a slow song – but you can vary thatif you choose.To start the song: Strum a C chord, then pluck the 5 th string (which you are pressing the 3 rdfret with your 3 rd finger) twice, then 4 th string (which you are pressing the 2 nd fret with your2 nd finger), and then the (open) 3 rd string for “On top of spa- …”There are more verses. Practice playing the song until you can do it without looking, andthen try singing all of the verses.Ruth Wickham, Brighton Education Training Fellow55
Songs and Poetry for ESLThere was an old lady who swallowed a flyIn the key of CC / / C / / C / / C / /There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.G 7 / / G 7 / / G 7 / / G 7 /I don't know why she swallowed a fly./ F / / C /Perhaps she'll die./ C / / C / / C / / C /There was an old lady who swallowed a spider,/ G 7 / / G 7 / / G 7 / / G 7 /that wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her./ C / / C / / C / / C / /She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.G 7 / / G 7 / / G 7 / / G 7 /I don't know why she swallowed a fly./ F / / CPerhaps she'll die.Notes:This song is in waltz (3 / 4) time, counting 1 – 2 – 3, but the rhythm can be fairly loose andflowing, and you can add dramatic pauses.To find a starting note: Strum the C chord, and then pluck the (open) 3 rd string, followed bythe 2 nd string (where your 1 st finger is pressing the 1 st fret) twice, then the (open) 1 st string,then the 2 nd string twice again for “There was an old woman …”Ruth Wickham, Brighton Education Training Fellow56
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