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Oh, My Aunt Came Back

"Oh, My Aunt Came Back?" Lyrics, Text Format

Introducing the ascending dominate octave skip So/So.

 

Description

  • Grade: First
  • Origin: USA – Traditional
  • Key: F Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABAC
  • Rhythm: beginners: | (ta) ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta ta |
    | ta/a/a/a |
  • Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi So
  • Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Mi\So, So/So ascending dominate octave skip, Re\So, So\Mi, Re\So, So/Ti, So/Mi, Do\So
  • Musical Elements: notes: whole, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; call and response, echo song
  • Key Words: echo song, call and response, geography, Japan, Holland, Algiers, Guadeloupe, New York, city, zoo, waving fan, wooden shoe, shears, Hula-Hoop, rocking chair, monkey


“Oh, My Aunt Came Back” 
CALL
RESPONSE
1.

Oh, my aunt came back,

 Oh, my aunt came back,
from old Japan from old Japan

And she brought with her

 And she brought with her
a waving fan. a waving fan.
2. Oh, my aunt came back, Oh, my aunt came back,
from Holland too from Holland too
And she brought with her And she brought with her
a wooden shoe. a wooden shoe.
3. Oh, my aunt came back, Oh, my aunt came back,
from old Algiers from old Algiers
And she brought with her And she brought with her
a pair of shoes. a pair of shoes.
4. Oh, my aunt came back, Oh, my aunt came back,
from Guadeloupe from Guadeloupe
And she brought with her And she brought with her
a Hula-Hoop. a Hula-Hoop.
5. Oh, my aunt came back, Oh, my aunt came back,
from the New York fair from the New York fair
And she brought with her And she brought with her
a rocking chair. a rocking chair.
6. Oh, my aunt came back, Oh, my aunt came back,
from the City Zoo from the City Zoo
And she brought with her And she brought with her
a monkey like you! a monkey like you!
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