MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
BA1 - Unit 2
Lyrics: John Roulstone OR Sara J. Hale Melody: Lowell Mason (in the 1830s)
This melody segment is included for the benefit of those of you with young children or grand-children or great-grand children. They may be entertained, perhaps even amused, to hear you playing this famous and familiar children's number, that has been described as "the most famous nursery rhyme of all time."
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Button Accordion Notation
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Although you may be a "beginner" on the button accordion, you already know lots of melodies, perhaps including "Mary had a little lamb".
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Buttons 3 to 5
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Place first finger at button 3, second finger at 4, and third finger at button 5 to cover this melody.
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Verse 1 - Part 1 (Some singers omit the parts in parentheses
at start of lines 1 and/or 3) (.3*) .4 .3* .3 .3* .4 .4 :4 (Oh,) Mar - y had a lit - tle lamb .3* .3* :3* .4 .5 .5 Lit - tle lamb, lit - tle lamb (.5) .4 .3* .3 .3* .4 .4 .4 Oh, Mar - y had a lit - tle lamb .4 .3* .3* .4 .3* .:3 Its fleece was white as snow Verse 1 - Part 2 (the accordion-notation is identical to Part 1) (.3*) .4 .3* .3 .3* .4 .4 :4 (And) ev - 'ry - where that Mar - y went, .3* .3* :3* .4 .5 .5 Mar - y went, Ma - ry went. (.5) .4 .3* .3 .3* .4 .4 :4 (And) ev - 'ry - where that Ma - ry went .4 .3* .3* .4 .3* .:3 The lamb was sure to go. |
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).
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Key: C
Performer: ? Posted by: Lingokids - The playlearning app |
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Key: C
Singer: Posted by: Little Baby Bum - Nursery Rhymes & Kids Songs. |
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Key: D
Performer: ? Posted by: Christmas Songs and Carols - Love to Sing |
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Key: D
Group: ? Posted by: Cocomelon - Nursery Rhymes |
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Background Materials, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
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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. |