Category: English
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There Was a Crooked Man (0161 of 1000)
https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/there-was-a-crooked-man.mp3 There was a crooked man, who walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a crooked little house. Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven, c 1580 – 1661. Soldier, Diplomat. The “crooked man”…
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Robin Adair (0015 of 1000)
In the key of the sheet music, Bb. https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Robin-Adair.mp3 Transposed into the key of F. https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Robin-Adair-F.mp3 Robin Adair 1. What’s this dull town to me? Robin’s not near: What was’t I wish’d to see? What wish’d to hear? Where’s all the joy and mirth, Made this town a heaven on earth? Oh! they’re all fled…
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As I was Going to St. Ives (0153 of 1000)
A Rhyming Riddle Set to Music A Riddle that Invites a Solution https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/As-I-Was-Going-to-St-Ives.mp3 As I was going to St Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks; Each sack had seven cats; Each cat had seven kits. Kits, cats, sacks and wives: How many were going to St Ives? Solution…
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Sweet and Low (0318 of 1000)
Key of C https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sweet-and-Low.mp3 Key of Bb https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sweet-and-Low-Bb.mp3 Sweet and Low Alfred, Lord Tennyson Sir Joseph Barnby 1. Sweet and low, sweet and low, Wind of the western sea, Low, low, breathe and blow, Wind of the western sea. Over the rolling waters go; Come from the dying moon, and blow; Blow him again to…
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Here We Come a Wassailing (0369 of 1000)
Here We Come a Wassailing 1 Here we come a-wassailing Among the leaves so green, Here we come a-wandering, So fair to be seen. Refrain Refrain: Love and joy come to you, And to you your wassail, too, And God bless you, and send you A happy new year, And God send you a happy…
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The Christ-Child Lay on Mary’s Lap (0370 of 1000)
In G https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chesterton-Christmas-Carol—Praetorius-Ach-Gott-Von-Himmelreiche.mp3 In C https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chesterton-Christmas-Carol—Praetorius-Ach-Gott-Von-Himmelreiche-C.mp3 The Christ-Child Lay on Mary’s Lap Gilbert Keith Chesterton Michael Praetorius The Christ-child lay on Mary’s lap, His hair was like a light. (O weary, weary were the world, But here is all aright.) The Christ-child lay on Mary’s breast His hair was like a star. (O stern and…
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The First Noel (0363 of 1000)
Key of D https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-First-Noel.mp3 Key of Bb https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/The-First-Noel-Bb.mp3 1 The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay, in fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Refrain: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel.…
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O Christmas Tree (0368 of 1000)
https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/O-Christmas-Tree.mp3 O Christmas Tree 1) O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How green thy branches ever! O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How green thy branches ever! Thou still art green when summer wanes And wintry winds sweep o’er the plains. O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, How green thy branches ever! 4) O Christmas…
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (0361 of 1000)
https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/God-Rest-Ye-Merry-Gentlemen.mp3 This shortlink https://1000-good-songs.org/p/830
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Lead, Kindly Light (0035 of 1000)
https://1000-good-songs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/LeadKindlyLightPianoOnly3.mp3 This shortlink https://1000-good-songs.org/p/567