If I Had a Hammer by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays (C F & G7)

C– F- G7 C–F-G7

(C) If I had a hammer, (F) I’d hammer in the (C) morning,

I’d hammer in the evening. All over this (G7) land.

I’d hammer out (C) danger; I’d hammer out a (F) warning,

I’d hammer out love be(C)tween my (F) brothers and my (C) sisters,

A(G7)ll over this (C) land.

C– F- G7 C–F-G7

(C) If I had a bell, (F) I’d ring it in the (C) morning.

I’d ring it in the evening, all over this (G7) land;

I’d ring out (C) danger; I’d ring out a (F) warning,

I’d ring out love be(C)tween my brothers and my(C) sisters,

A(G7)ll over this (C) land.

C– F- G7 C–F-G7

(C)If I had a song,(F) I’d sing it in the (C) morning.

I’d sing it in the evening. All over this (G7) land.

I’d sing out (C) danger. I’d sing out a (F) warning.

I’d sing out love be(C)tween my brothers and my(C) sisters,

A(G7)ll over this (C) land.

C– F- G7 C–F-G7

(C)Well I’ve got a hammer,(F) and I’ve got a (C) bell.

And I’m going to sing all over this (G7) land.

It’s the hammer of (C) justice; it’s the bell of (F) freedom.

It’s the song about love be(C)tween my(F) brothers and my (C) sisters.

A(G7)ll over this (C) land.

A Christmas Spiritual: Ukulele Arrangement For Mary Had A Baby

(Only Two Chords F & C)

C                         F     C

Mary had a baby – Yes Lord

C                         F            C

Mary had a baby – Yes my Lord

C                        F     C

Mary had a baby – Yes Lord

C                                                       F          C

The people keep a coming and the train done gone

C                                  F     C
Where did she lay Him – Yes Lord

C                                  F         C

Laid Him in a manger – Yes my Lord

C                                      F       C

Wrapped Him in swaddling – Yes Lord
C                                                           F       C

The people keep a coming and the train done gone

C                             F     C
Star kept a-shining – Yes Lord

C                                  F          C

Moving in the elements – Yes my Lord

C                                 F        C

Stood above the stable – Yes Lord
C                                                       F        C

The people keep a coming and the train done gone

C                                   F    C
What did she name Him – Yes Lord

C                                  F            C

Named Him King Jesus – Yes my Lord

C                                   F      C

Wonderful Counsellor – Yes Lord
C                                                       F         C

The people keep a coming and the train done gone

PAINTBOX

A Ukulele Arrangement For This Well Known School Harvest Song (C,F&G7)

C                          F

Cauliflowers fluffy and cabbages green,

C                                    F

Strawberries sweeter than any I’ve seen

F                          C

Beetroot purple and onions white,

G7

All grow steadily day and night

Chorus

C                             F

The apples are ripe, the plums are red,

G7                                       C

Broad beans are sleeping in a blankety bed

C                        F

Blackberries juicy and rhubarb sour,

C                                     F

Marrows that are fattening hour by hour.

F                              C

Gooseberries hairy and lettuces fat

G7

Radishes round and runner beans flat

C                       F

Orangey carrots and turnips cream,

C                                 F

Reddening tomatoes that used to be green,

F                       C

Brown potatoes in little heaps,

G7

Down in the darkness where the celery sleeps.

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Blank Ukulele Outline – For naming parts or designing your own uke

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The History of the Ukulele

The ukulele comes from the island of Hawaii – the largest of a group of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The ukulele was invented after Portuguese sailors brought stringed instruments to the island in 1879. The local Hawaiians saw these instruments and made their own version which they called the ukulele.

Ukulele is Hawaiian for “Jumping Flea” and describes the movement of your fingers when playing the ukulele.

By the 1920s the ukulele’s popularity had spread to the American mainland with a Hawaiian music craze in San Francisco. The craze then swept across America. It is sometimes called “uke” for short.

In the 1940s and 1950s tens of thousands of ukuleles were sold and many songs were written for the instrument.

The craze soon came to Britain and stars like George Formby played ukulele songs on a ukulele banjo or banjolele. Instead of the ukulele’s wooden box, the ukulele banjo had a sound box made out of a skin stretched over a metal hoop.

The ukulele has become popular again in the twenty-first century and is played in many countries around the world. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain have become very popular in Britain and have made several CDs of all kinds of music played on the uke.

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The History of the Ukulele ( Cloze Procedure )

The ukulele comes from the island of ________ – the largest of a group of islands in the middle of the ________Ocean.

The ukulele was invented after Portuguese sailors brought stringed instruments to the island in 1879. The local Hawaiians saw these instruments and made their own version which they called the ________.

Ukulele is Hawaiian for “________ _____” and describes the movement of your fingers when playing the ukulele.

By the 1920s the ukulele’s popularity had spread to the American mainland with a Hawaiian music craze in ____ __________.

The craze then swept across America. It is sometimes called “_____” for short.

In the 1940s and 1950s tens of ___________ of ukuleles were sold and many songs were written for the instrument.

The craze soon came to Britain and stars like ________ Formby played ukulele songs on a ukulele banjo or banjolele. Instead of the ukulele’s wooden box, the ukulele banjo had a _______ ____ made out of a skin stretched over a metal hoop.

The ukulele has become popular again in the ______________ century and is played in many countries around the world. The Ukulele Orchestra of _______ ___________ have become very popular in Britain and have made several ____ of all kinds of music played on the uke.