PARTNER SONGS

Partner songs are two different songs that have a similar harmonic structure and length, so they may be sung together. A
quodlibet (or quodlibot) is a four-section song (or four songs) that can be sung together. Sometimes the partner songs
work only if one of the songs is sung twice, or slowed. Some are simple tunes that could be played on recorder or barred
instruments instead of sung. Orff accompaniments usually work well. Some combinations of these songs work better than
others. An effective lesson can also be taught analyzing where 2 songs don’t seem to “go together”.

Row, Row, Row, Your Boat Bow Belinda Good Night Ladies
Here Comes a Bluebird Sandy Land Pickalittle, Talkalittle (Music Man)
Frere Jacques/Are you Sleeping? This Old Man When the Saints Go Marching In
Three Blind Mice 10 Little Indians Swing Low Sweet Chariot
London Bridge Skip to My Lou This Train
The Old Grey Mare Paw Paw Patch Nobody Knows the Trouble I've
Mary Had a Little Lamb Mulberry Bush Seen
Merrily We Roll Along Oh, Dear, What Can the Matter Gospel Train
Boola, Boola Be? She'll be Comin' Round the
The Farmer in the Dell Irish Washerwoman Mountain
Here We Go Looby Loo Liza Jane All Night, All Day
Go Tell Aunt Rhody Old Brass Wagon Rock-a My Soul
Hot Cross Buns Michael Finnegan
Where is Thumbkin?
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
Rock-a My Soul
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Juanita Arkansas Traveler
Hey Ho, Nobody Home Santa Lucia Oh, Susanna
When Johnny Comes Marching Home Bicycle Built for Two Turkey in the Straw
Wondrous Love Sidewalks of New York Camptown Races (verse)
Kookaburra In the Good Old Summertime
Wade in the Water
Humoresque Child of God One Bottle of Pop
Old Folks at Home Mary Had a Baby Don't put your Dust
Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet Sing Hallelu Fish and Chips and Vinegar
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean (refrain) Home on the Range Old Texas
Cielito Lindo (refrain) My Home’s in Montana Old Chisholm Trail
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay All Night, All Day I Love the Mountains
Long, Long Ago Swing Low Sweet Chariot Heart and Soul
Bluetail Fly (refrain) Dixie Zum Gali Gali
Shoo Fly (refrain) Yankee Doodle Shalom Chavarim
I am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger Land of the Silver Birch Be Bow Wow Wow
Scarborough Fair My Paddle Hot Cross Buns
Sally Go Round the Sun We Wish You a Merry Christmas Mango Walk
See Saw, Margery Daw O Christmas Tree Sweet Potatoes
Lida Rose (Music Man) Go Tell It on the Mountain Mr. Frog Went A-Courtin’
Will I Ever Tell You? Some Folks Do Goin’ Down to Cairo
Jubilate (Hark! The Vesper Bells are Ringing Haul Away Joe Hush-a-bye
Chumbara Early in the Morning Lullaby
What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor Sing a Song of Peace Little Red Caboose
Sinner Man This is My Country Sourwood Mountain