Stevesongs - Topic, Nov. 17, 2017
She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain When She Comes · SteveSongs Marvelous Day ℗ 2017 Fast Monkey Music Released on: 2017-10-16
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases two YouTube examples of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain" that have funny cumulative refrains.
A definition of "cumulative" songs is included in this post along with the lyrics for that version of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain".
The content of this post is presented for folkloric and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the unknown composers of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain" and thanks to the writers who are credited for these contemporary cumulative versions. Thanks also to the singers of those contemporary versions that are published on YouTube and are showcased in this pancocojams post. In addition, thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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DEFINITION & SOME TITLES OF CHILDREN'S CUMULATIVE SONGS
From https://www.ashleydanyew.com/posts/cumulative-songs-for-childrens-choir
"17 Cumulative Songs For Children's Choir" published by Ashley Danyew (no publishing date given)
...."a cumulative song is a song that adds a new phrase of text with each repetition.
Usually, the lyrics are a list of some kind, getting
progressively longer as the song goes on.
Cumulative songs are great for children because they:
-feature built-in repetition, which helps with learning and retention, while still being silly and fun to sing
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That article's list of cumulative songs includes such
popular children's songs as "There's a Hole At The Bottom Of The
Sea", "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain", There Was An Old
Lady Who Swallowed A Fly", The Green Grass Grew All Around" and
"The Twelve Days Of Christmas."
All of the lyrics for those songs appear to have become standardized with the exception of "She'll Be Round The Mountain When She Comes".
**** PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain" is usually sung without any cumulative refrains. The lyrics to that song are derived from an African American Spiritual "Who Will Drive The Chariot" also given as "When The Chariot Comes". Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-african-american-spiritual-who-will.html for a pancocojams post entitled "The African American Spiritual "Who Will Drive The Chariot"' "When The Chariot Comes". That Is The Source Of The Song "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain When She Comes" ".
In the examples of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain" that are showcased in this pancocojams post, the cumulative refrains aren't sung until the end of each verses. Each time, the cumulative refrains begin with the latest refrain, then repeats all the other refrains in the order that they were introduced, ending with the first refrain. **** LYRICS FOR CUMULATIVE VERSIONS OF "SHE'LL BE COMING ROUND THE MOUNTAIN" Excerpt #1 [These are the lyrics for the video given as Showcase Video #1 in this post.] (by Joseph K Phillips)
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes
(yee-haw)
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes
(yee-haw)
She'll be coming 'round the mountain
She'll be coming 'round the mountain
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes
(yee-haw)
She'll be ridin' six white horses when she comes (whoa back) She'll be ridin' six white horses when she comes (whoa back) She'll be ridin' six white horses She'll be ridin' six white horses She'll be ridin' six white horses when she comes (Whoa back) (Yee-haw)
And we'll all go out to greet her when she comes (yo, what's up?) Yeah, we'll all go out to greet her when she comes (yo, what's up?) Oh, we'll all go out to greet her Yeah, we'll all go out to greet her We'll all go out to greet her when she comes (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa back) (Yee-haw)
Then we'll all eat purple pizza when she comes (ew, yucky) We'll all eat purple pizza when she comes (ew, yucky) Then we'll all eat purple pizza Oh, we'll all eat purple pizza We'll all eat purple pizza when she comes (Ew, yucky) (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa back) (Yee-haw) And we'll all read books together when she comes (Once upon a time in a far off land) Oh, we'll all read books together when she comes (Once upon a time in a far off land) Yes, we'll all read books together Oh, we'll all read books together We'll all read books together when she comes (Once upon a time in a far off land) (Ew, yucky) (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa back) (Yee-haw) And she'll get to sleep with grandma when she comes (move over) Oh, she'll get to sleep with grandma when she comes (move over) Yeah, she'll get to sleep with grandma Oh, she'll get to sleep with grandma She'll get to sleep with grandma when she comes (Move over) (Once upon a time in a far off land) (Eww, yucky) (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa, back) (Yee-haw)
One last time
She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw) She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (yee-haw) She'll be coming 'round the mountain She'll be coming 'round the mountain She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes (Move over) (Once upon a time in a far off land) (Eww, yucky) (Yo, what's up?) (Whoa back) (Yee-haw)
Source: LyricFind https://www.google.com/search?q=she%27ll+be+coming+round+the+mountain+lyrics&oq=&aqs=chrome.0.69i59i450l8.361250614j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2: She’ll be Coming Around the Mountain
KCLS, Feb 23, 2011
King County Library System
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Here are the lyrics to this cumulative version of "She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain"
She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes (Toot,
toot!)
She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes (Toot,
toot!)
She'll be coming round the mountain,
She'll be coming round the mountain,
She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes (Toot,
toot!)
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes (Whoa
back!)
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes (Whoa
back!)
She'll be driving six white horses,
She'll be driving six white horses,
She'll be driving six white horses when she comes (Whoa
back! Toot, toot!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes (Hi babe!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her when she comes (Hi babe!)
Oh, we'll all go out to meet her,
We'll all go out to meet her,
We'll all go out to meet her when she comes (Hi babe! Whoa
back! Toot, toot!)
Oh, we'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes
(Yum, yum!)
Oh, we'll all have chicken and dumplings when she comes
(Yum, yum!)
Oh, we'll all have chicken and dumplings,
Oh, we'll all have chicken and dumplings,
Oh, we'll all have chicken and dumplings, when she comes
(Yum, yum! Hi babe! Whoa back! Toot, toot!)
She'll be wearing red pajamas when she comes (Scratch,
scratch)
She'll be wearing red pajamas when she comes (Scratch,
scratch)
She'll be wearing red pajamas,
She'll be wearing red pajamas,
She'll be wearing red pajamas when she comes (Scratch,
scratch, Hi babe! Whoa back! Toot, toot!)
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes (She
snores!)
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes (She
snores!)
She will have to sleep with Grandma,
She'll have to sleep with Grandma,
She will have to sleep with Grandma when she comes (She
snores! Scratch, scratch, Hi babe! Whoa back! Toot, toot!)
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