Oh, Dear What Can the Matter Be? -

Introducing 6/8 time and running eighth notes.
This one is just for the girls.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: English Folk Song, Traditional
Key: E Flat Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABACDEDC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ta/ | ti ti ti ti ti ti |
| ta/a ta | ta/a/a | running eighth notes
Pitches: intermediate: La Do Re Mi Fa So Do – adding Fa to the pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi, Mi/Do, Do\So, Mi\Do, Do/Fa, Fa\Re, Re/So, Do\La, La/Do
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth, running eighth notes; refrain/verse, extending the vocal range, D.C. al Fine, Fine
Key Words: Valentines, courting song, English rhyme song, trinket, matter, tease, promised, ribbons, bonnie brown, flowers, posies, lilies, roses, straw, tie

**“Oh, Dear What Can the Matter Be?”**

			Refrain:

			Oh, dear, what can the matter be? Oh, dear, what can the matter be? Oh, dear, what can the matter be? Johnny’s so long at the fair.

		1.	He promised to bring me a trinket to please me, And then for a smile, oh, he vowed he would tease me. He promised to buy me a bunch of blue ribbons, To tie up my bonnie brown hair.

			Refrain

		2.	He promised to bring me a basket of posies A garland of lilies, a gift of red roses, A little straw hat to set off the blue ribbons, That tie up my bonnie brown hair.

			Refrain

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