If you want to learn the fiddle
You must learn the fingering
For fingering the fiddle
is the most important thing
Pull your instrument in close
Set your fingers to the strings
Only fingering your fiddle
Will make the music sing
(pre-chorus)
You can pull your bow up and down
Stroke the strings for a single sound
But if you want the melody to sing
You’ll need to learn the fingering
(chorus)
Fiddle diddle riddle little die die
Fiddle diddle riddle little die die
Fiddle diddle riddle, fiddle diddle little,
Fiddle riddle die die
If you want to learn the whistle
I'll show you how to blow
To blow upon your whistle
You must purse your lips just so
Set your lips upon the pipe
And Take a breath deep down
Then blow upon your whistle
To hear it's sweetest sound
Chorus
If you want to learn the crumhorn
I'll teach you how to tongue
Tonguing on your crumhorn
Is how the quick notes run
Take your instrument in hand
And give the reed a lick
Then tongue upon your crumhorn
To make the music quick
Chorus
If you want to learn the bohdran
I'll show you how to bang
Only banging on your bohdran
Can make the rhythm clang
Grasp your drum quite firmly
And let your tipper beat
Then bang upon your bohdran
For rhythms loud and sweet
