And the eldest pushed her sister in
Ah the grain the grinding grain
Pushed her sister into the stream
Ah the grain a-grinding

Pushed her in and watched her drown
Ah the grain the grinding grain
Watched her body floating along
Ah the grain a-grinding

She floats ‘till she comes to the miller’s pond
Ah the grain the grinding grain
“Father dear, here swims a swan”
Ah the grain a-grinding

So they’ve laid her out on the bank to dry
Ah the grain the grinding grain
A fool with a fiddle come riding by
Ah the grain a-grinding

He’s made fiddle pegs from her long finger bones
Ah the grain the grinding grain
Made fiddle strings from her long yellow hair
Ah the grain a-grinding

He’s made a fiddle out of her breastbone
Ah the grain the grinding grain
Who’s sound would pierce a heart of stone
Ah the grain a-grinding

So the fool’s rode away to the King’s high hall
Ah the grain the grinding grain
There was music dancing and all
Ah the grain a-grinding

He’s laid the fiddle down all on the stone
Ah the grain the grinding grain
It played so loud it played all alone
Ah the grain a-grinding

But the only tune that the fiddle would play
Ah the grain the grinding grain
The only tune that the fiddle would play was
Ah the grain a-grinding
Ah the grain a-grinding
Ah the grain a-grinding

Belle Hirondelle
Ah toi belle hirondelle qui vole ici
As-tu vu dans ces îles mon Alexis
Va-t'en lui parler à l'oreille de mes amours
Je resterai sage et fidèle a son retour

L'oiseau qu'est tout aimable prit sa volée
Dans son léger plumage s’en est allé
En traversant les mers et les terres sans y lasser
Tout droit sur le mât du navire s'est reposé

Aperçoit dans la hune du bâtiment
Alexis se lamente en le voyant
Ne pleure pas amant fidèle écoute-moi
J'ai des compliments de ta belle qui sont pour toi

L'amant plein de surprise l'entend parler
Reçoit bonne nouvelle la salué
Elle t'a donné son cœur en gage et ses amours
Elle restera sage et fidèle pour ton retour

Salut a toi la belle salut à toi
Ton petit cœur en gage garde le moi
Je suis parti pour un voyage dans les longs cours
Je t’enverrai de mes nouvelles à mon retour

Ah toi belle hirondelle qui vole ici
As-tu vu dans ces îles mon Alexis
Va-t'en lui parler à l'oreille de mes amours
Je resterai sage et fidèle a son retour

Abi Gezunt
A bisl zin a bisl regn
A ruik ort dem kop tzu legn
Abi gezunt ken men gliklukh zayn

A shukh a zok a kleyd on lates
In keshene a drei fir zlotes
Abi gezunt ken men gliklukh zayn

Di luft is frey far die yeden gleikh
Di zin zi shaynt far die yeden einem orem oder raych raych raych

A bisl frayd a bisl lakhn
A mol mit fraynt a shnepsl makhn
Abi gezunt ken men gliklukh zayn

Einer zukht ashires einer zukht gevires
Aynemen die gantze velt
Einer meint dos gantze glik heingt nor up in gelt
Zoln ale zikhen zoln ale krikhen
Nor ikh trakht bay mir
Ikh darf dos oyf kapures

Weil dos gluck shtayt bei mein tir.

Lady Franklin’s Dream

T’was homeward bound one night upon the deep
Swinging in my hammock I fell asleep
I dreamed a dream and I thought it true
Concerning Franklin and his gallant crew

With a hundred seamen he sailed away
On the frozen ocean in the month of May
To seek a passage around the pole
To trade in silver and sometimes gold

Through cruel hardships they remained strong
The ship on mountains of ice was drawn
Only the Eskimo in his skin canoe
Was the only one that ever came through

In Baffin Bay where the whale-fish blow
The fate of Franklin no man may know
The fate of Franklin no tongue may tell
Lord Franklin, I love him well

And now my burden it gives me pain
To find my Franklin I’ve crossed the main
Ten thousand pounds would I freely give
To know on earth, my Franklin lives

Leather Wing Bat
“I” said the little leather wing bat
“I’ll tell you the reason that
The reason that I fly by night
Is ‘cause I lost my heart’s delight”

“I” said the red bird on the fence
“I once loved a handsome wench
She got saucy and from me fled
Ever since my head’s been red"

“I” said the bluebird as he flew
“I once loved a young girl too
She got saucy and wanted to go
So I got a new string for my bow”

“Hoot” said the owl with her head all white
“Lonesome day, lonesome night
I once heard a pretty girl say
Court all night, sleep all day”
“Oh no” said the turtle dove
“That’s no way to win his love
If you want your heart’s delight
Keep him awake both day and night”

“I” said the little leather wing bat
“I’ll tell you the reason that
The reason that I fly by night
I s ‘cause I lost my heart’s delight”