MARY  HAD  A  LITTLE  LAMB
Intermediate                        BA2 - Unit 5          (Practice) Song-Melody

  Lyrics:  John Roulstone OR Sara J. Hale   Melody:  Lowell Mason (in the 1830s)
Button Accordion Notation  
Beats per bar = 2
Beat symbol = Period ( . )
Inside treble row (low)  = Buttons 3 to 5
Accompanied by bass-row buttons ob3 & ob4 (push & pull)
Verse 1 - Part 1               


(.3*)    |      .4    .3*        .3     .3*   |    .4     .4        :4         |
(Oh)         Mar - y       had    a          lit  -  tle    lamb___
                 o4   o3*       o3    o3*       o4    o3      o3    o3

                 .3*   .3*       :3*         |    .4     .5         :5         |
                Lit - tle      lamb___,     lit  -  tle     lamb___
                o4*  o3*       o3*  o3*      o4    o3      o3  o3   

                 .4    .3*      .3     .3*   |    .4    .4        .4
                Mar - y      had    a         lit -  tle     lamb
                 o4   o3*     o3    o3*      o4   o3        o3

                .4   |    .3*      .3*     .4      .3*    |      .:3
                Its   fleece  was    white  as        snow_______
                o3      o4*     o3*      o3     o3*         o4    o3    o3


Verse 1 - Part 2   (Notation nearly identical to Part 1.)

  .3*      |    .4    .3*      .3        .3*  |   .4    .4        :4        |
And          ev - 'ry  - where  that    Mar - y     went___,
 o3*          o4   o3*      o3      o3*     o4   o3      o3    o3

                 .3*     .3*      :3*        |    .4    .5        :5    |
                Mar  -  y     went,          Ma - ry      went___.
                 o4*    o3*    o3*  o3*     o4    o3       o3   o3

                 .4     .3*        .3       .3*    |    .4     .4       .4    
                Ev -  'ry  -  where  that        Ma - ry     went
                 o4    o3*      o3       o3*        o4   o3       o3

                 .4    |    .3*       .3*      .4      .3*   |    .:3
                The     lamb   was    sure   to         go___
                 o3        o4*     o3*      o3     o3*       o4   o3   o3
​Embedded youTUBE  VIDEOS
Four videos in the keys:   C=2    D=2
Some videos may differ from the notation above, either in lyrics or rhythm (or both).
​Key:  C

Performer:  ?

Posted by: Lingokids -
                 The playlearning app
Key:  C
​
Singer:

Posted by: Little Baby Bum - Nursery
​                  Rhymes & Kids Songs.
​Key:  D

Performer:  ?

Posted by: Christmas Songs and Carols
                      - Love to Sing
​
Key:  D

Group:  ?

​Posted by:  Cocomelon -
                   Nursery Rhymes
Background Materials, Information & Links
​Lyrics:
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow.

Everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go.

It followed her to school one day, school one day, school one day.
It followed her to school one day, which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play, laugh and play, laugh and play.
It made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school.
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Background Links:
This children's poem was first published in 1830, set to music shortly after, and in 1877 became the instance of recorded English verse by Thomas Edison on his newly invented phonograph.

Click HERE for info about this song.  (Wikipedia)

Click HERE for additional info.