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"You Turn for Sugar and Tea"
       
     
"You Turn for Sugar and Tea"
 


"You Turn for Sugar and Tea" Lyrics, Text Format



Intermediate syncopation using the pentatonic scale and
mastering the descending tonic arpeggio Mi\Do\So.

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Description
 
  • Grade: Second

  • Origin: USA, Oklahoma - Play Song (square dance)

  • Key: G Major

  • Time: 2/4

  • Form: AB - verse/refrain

  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ta ti | syncopation,
    | ti ri ti ti (ti) | syncopation, | ta ti (ti) |
    | ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti (ti) |

  • Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi - pentatonic scale

  • Intervals: intermediate: Mi\So\Do descending tonic arpeggio (x6), La/Do, Do/Mi, Mi\Do

  • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; rest: eighth; syncopation, descending tonic arpeggio, adding square dance movements to song, moving to steady beat, verse/refrain

  • Key Words: USA geography: Oklahoma; square dance, sugar, tea, candy, chocolate, cake, ice cream, strawberry cake, popcorn, boys, girls, promenade

 
 

"You Turn for Sugar and Tea"


       
 
1.
You turn for sugar and tea,
I turn for candy;
Boys all love that sugar and tea,
Girls all love that candy.
 
    Refrain:  
    You turn, I turn,
You turn, I turn.
 
 
2.
You turn for chocolate cake,
I turn for ice cream;
Boys all love that chocolate cake,
Girls all love that ice cream.
 
    Refrain  
  3. You turn for strawberry cake,
I turn for popcorn;
Boys all love that strawberry cake,
Girls all love that popcorn.
 
    Refrain  
       

 

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