folk song
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John Loberiza
@jrlcentral (2605)
• Roxas, Philippines
17 Apr 20
I was about to work again on my laptop when my 2-year old son came to me and said he wants to watch on my laptop. (Our TV got busted two weeks ago).
I don't know why but the Ilonggo folk /lullaby song popped up into my mind. So I...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
19 Oct 18
A song about a magical friendly dragon and his human friend, Jackie Paper should be a really happy tune but when you pay attention to the lyrics it is actually terribly sad.
Puff lives in a land called Honah Lee, which Jackie...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
4 Mar 18
I love this folk song, regarded as the Yorkshire National Anthem by many.
It is set to a hymn tune composed by a man called Thomas Clark in Kent, and named Cranbrook after the teacher who taught him how to read. The tune first...
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
1 Sep 17
Bahay Kubo means nipa hut. It is a type of stilt house. When I was a small child, my family's house was made of nipa. It was so cool to live in a stilt house.
The song talks about a small nipa hut that variety of plants grow....
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Bojel
@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
4 Aug 17
The song was sung by a woman for his lover named Leron. Leron climbed a papaya tree to harvest a good produce. When he reached the top, the branch broke (is there a branch?).
The song is about a courtship but was popular to...
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Gus Kilthau
@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
14 Jun 16
Song writing is difficult. You have to come up with the tune and then you must provide words. Tunes are tough enough, but words , extravagantly difficult. That's why I decided to provide this post here on the MyLot place....
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
13 Nov 15
A great folk song commemorating the British navy pursuit of the German’s greatest and most feared weapon, the Bismark battleship. The song captures the tragic sinking of the Hood and the pursuit in all its excitement. Very much a...
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ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64172)
• United States
15 Nov 07
Woody Guthrie was one of the major influences on early 20th century music. Probably most of you know at least one of his songs, “This Land is Your Land.”
He was born in 1912 and died in 1967 from complications of a degenerative...
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