Up Like a Rocket

Here are the words to Up Like a Rocket as performed in our studio. Our cello version differs slightly from the violin version I hear around Toledo. The "chin and nose" refers to our studio bow fox.

Up like a rocket,
down like the rain.

Back and forth like a choo choo train.

Round and round and round it goes.
Stop on your hand; check his chin and his nose.

French Folk Song

This lovely tune is the anthem of the Suzuki cello world. I don't know that there are official words, so last Saturday we created some in group class. The rhyme scheme we used closely follows the music.

D Ann and E Ann they went out to play,
D Ann and E Ann they had a good day.

Firefly, firefly, firefly green.
Firefly, firefly, firefly bean.

D is the key of my favorite folk song.