These are the songs that are sung and played in Road to Avonlea.
After the Ball is Over
by: Charles K Harris
from: After the Ball is Over
A little maiden climbed an old man's knee
Begged for a story - "Do, uncle, please!"
"Why are you single, why live alone?
Have you no babies, have you no home?"
"I had a sweetheart, years, years ago
Where she is now, pet, you will soon know
List to the story, I'll tell it all
I believed her faithless, after the ball"
Click here to see the lyrics and hear the music.
All Through the Night
from: Thursday's Child
Sleep my child and peace attend thee,
All through the night
Guardian angels God will send thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
I my loved ones' watch am keeping,
All through the night
Angels watching, e'er around thee,
All through the night
Midnight slumber close surround thee,
All through the night
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and dale in slumber sleeping
I my loved ones' watch am keeping,
All through the night
You can find the song in different languages and words here. You can listen to it here.
Amazing Grace
from: Old Lady Lloyd
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
was blind, but now I see
For more music and a midi click here.
Annie Laurie
Maxwelton's braes are bonnie,
Where early fa's the dew,
And it's there that Annie Laurie
Gave me her promise true.
Gave me her promise true,
Which ne'er forgot will be,
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay me doon and dee.
You can find more words and music here.
Are You Weary of Me, My Darling?
from: King of the Great White Way
Are you weary of me my darling
Do you mean those words you said
That have made me yours forever
Since the day that we were wed
Tell me could you live life over
Would you make it otherwise
Are you weary of me my darling
Answer only with your eyes
Do you ever rue the springtime
When we first each other met
How we spoke in warm affection
Words my heart can ne'er forget
Do you think the bloom's departed
From the cheeks you thought so fair
Do you think I've grown cold hearted
'Neath the load of toil and care
Artist's Life
by Johann Strauss
This music plays in several episodes, but people find it easiest to trace it to How Kissing Was Discovered. This plays when Felicity tries to return David's "nose-wipe". ;) You can listen to it here.
Ave Maria
from: Old Lady Lloyd
To listen to a midi click here.
Barbara Allan
In Scarlet town where I was born,
There was a fair maid dwellin'
Made every youth cry Well-a-day,
Her name was Barb'ra Allen.
All in the merry month of May,
When green buds they were swellin'
Young Willie Grove on his death-bed lay,
For love of Barb'ra Allen.
He sent his servant to her door
To the town where he was dwellin'
Haste ye come, to my master's call,
If your name be be Barb'ra Allen.
You can find the words and music here. You can find the sheet music here.
Because
in Enter Prince Charming
Because God made me thine
I'll cherish thee.Through light and darkness,
through all time to be,
And pray His love may make our love divinea
Because God made thee mine.
Bonnie Banks of Loch Lommond
in King of the Great White Way
Oh ye'll tak' the high road An’ I'll tak' the low road
And I'll be in scotland afore ye
For me and my true love will never meet
Again on the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond
For more verses clickhere. For a mp3 click here.
Did you Ever See a Lassie?
from: Old Lady Lloyd
Did you ever see a lassie,
A lassie,
A lassie?
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?
Go this way and that way,
And that way and this way,
Did you ever see a lassie
Go this way and that?
For more stanzas and music go here.
Farewell to Nova Scotia
from: Return to Me
Farewell to Nova Scotia, you sea-bound coast
Let your mountains dark and dreary be
For when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed
Will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me?
You can find more stanzas and music here
Fresh Hills Cein Mhic Cainte
This is an Irish song that John Welsman used to create Gus's theme. To hear it click here.
The Glow Worm
from: Fools and Kings
Glow little glowworm glimmer, glimmer
Shine little glowworm, glimmer glimmer
Lead us lest too far we wander
Love's sweet voice is calling yonder
Shine little glowworm glimmer glimmer
Shine little glowworm glimmer glimmer
Light the path below, above
And lead us on to love.
You can find more stanzas and music here.
God Save the Queen
God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious,
Happy and Glorious,
Long to reign over us;
God save the Queen!
You can find more stanzas and music here.
Greensleeves
from: Old Lady Lloyd
Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.
Chorus:
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity.
You can listen to the music here.
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
played in: Conversions
For lyrics and a midi click here.
He's a Jolly Good Fellow
from: Memento Mori
For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
Which nob'dy can deny.
Which nob'dy can deny.
Which nob'dy can deny.
For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
For he's a jolly good fellow,
Which nob'dy can deny.
For more stanzas and to hear the music click here.
The Holly and the Ivy
in King of the Great White Way
The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown:
O, the rising of the sun,
And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.
For more verses and a midi click here.
I's the B'ys
from: Modern Times
I's the b'y that builds the boat
And I's the b'y that sails her
I's the b'y that catches the fish
And takes them home to Lizer.
You can find more stanzas and music here.
Just a Closer Walk With Thee
from: Enter Prince Charming
Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
For more stanzas click here and for a midi click here.
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
from: King of the Great White Way
Let me call you Sweetheart
I'm in love with you
Let me hear you whisper that you love me too
Keep the lovelight glowing in your eyes so true
Let me call you Sweetheart
I'm in love with you
You can find dulcimer sheet music and listen to the song here. You can hear the song and find more stanzas here. You can find guitar cords here.
Marche Militaire
from: The More Things Change
by: Franz Schubert
To listen to the midi click here.
The Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo
from: The More Things Change
As I walk along the Bois Boolong
With an independent air
You can hear the girls declare
"He must be a Millionaire."
You can hear them sigh and wish to die,
You can see them wink the other eye
At the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo.
For sheet music and more lyrics click here.
Moonlight Sonata
from: After the Honeymoon
composed by Brahms
To listen to the midi clip click here.
My Heart's in the Highlands
by Robert Burns
The music is what composer John Welsman used to create Malcolm's music. I haven't been able to find the music, but I have found the words.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer -
A-chasing the wild deer, and following the roe;
My heart's in the Highlands, wherever I go.
Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North
The birth place of Valour, the country of Worth;
Wherever I wander, wherever I rove,
The hills of the Highlands for ever I love.
Farewell to the mountains high cover'd with snow;
Farewell to the straths and green valleys below;
Farewell to the forrests and wild-hanging woods;
Farwell to the torrents and loud-pouring floods.
My heart's in the Highlands, my heart is not here,
My heart's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer
Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe;
My heart's in the Highlands, whereever I go.
Oh, My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
Words by: Robert Burns
from: Old Lady Lloyd
Oh, my love is like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June
Oh, my love is like a melody
That's sweetly played in tune
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in love am I
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till all the seas gang dry.
Till all the seas gang dry, my dear,
Till all the seas gang dry
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till all the seas gang dry.
'Til all the seas gang dry my, my dear
And the rocks melt with the sun
And I will love thee still, my dear
While the sands of life shall run
But faretheewell, my only love
Oh, faretheewell a while
And I will come again, my love
Tho' 't were ten thousand mile
Tho' 't were ten thousand mile, my love
Tho' 't were ten thousand mile
And I will come again, my love
Tho' 't were ten thousand mile.
This site has the words and music and you can buy the sheet music here.
Oh Tannenbaum
from: Christmas in June
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
Thou tree most fair and lovely!
Oh Christmas tree, O Christmas tree!
Thou tree most fair and lovely!
The sight of thee at Christmastide
Spreads hope and gladness far and wide
Oh Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
Thou tree most fair and lovely!
For a midi and more lyrics click here.
O, No, John, No
from: Evelyn
On yonder hill there stands a creature,
Who she is I do not know
I will court her for her beauty,
She must answer yes or no
Oh no John, No John, No John, No!
For more lyrics and a midi click here.
Onward Christian Soldiers
from: Another Point of View and Enter Prince Charming
Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war,
with the cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe;
forward into battle see his banners go!
For more lyrics and a midi click here.
Praise God Whom All Blessings Flow
from: Aunt Abilgail's Beau and Home is Where the Heart is
Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
For lyrics and midi click here.
Ring Around the Rosies
from: Malcolm and the Baby
Ring around the rosies
Pockets full of posies
Ashes, ashes,
We all fall down.
For a midi click here.
Rock of Ages
from: Enter Prince Charming
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
let me hide myself in thee;
let the water and the blood,
from thy wounded side which flowed,
be of sin the double cure;
save from wrath and make me pure.
For more lyrics and a midi click here.
She's Like the Swallow
This song is based on a tradition east coast Canadian song.
She's like the swallow that flies so high; like the river that never runs dry.
She's like the sunshining on the lee shore. She loves her love but she love no more.
Down the meadow the fair maid went, gathering primroses as she went.
The more she picked, the more she pulled until she had an apron full.
She climbed up yonder hill above to give a rose unto her love.
She gave him one she gave him three she gave her heart for company.
As they set down on yonder hill; his heart grow hard harder still.
He has two hearts instead of one she says, "Young man what have you done."
She took the roses and made a bed a stony pillar was o'er her head.
She lay her down; no more did see. She let her roses fade away.
She's like the swallow that flies so high; like the river that never runs dry.
She's like the sunshining on the lee shore. She loves her love but she love no more.
You can listen to the music here and here. There are some slight changes in the words.
Scotland the Brave
from: Happy Christmas, Miss King
Hark when the night is falling,
Hear! hear the pipes are calling,
Loudly and proudly calling,
Down thro' the glen.
There where the hills are sleeping,
Now feel the blood a-leaping,
High as the spirits of the old Highland men.
You can find more stanzas and music here.
The Sidewaks of New York
from: Christmas in June
Down in front of Casey's
Old brown wooden stoop,
On a summer's evening,
We formed a merry group;
Boys and girls together,
We would sing and waltz,
While the "ginnie" played the organ
On the Sidewalks of New York.
East side, west side,
All around the town,
The tots sang "Ring-a-Rosie,"
"London Bridge is Falling Down."
Boys and girls together,
Me and Mamie O'Rourke,
Tripped the light fantastic,
On the sidewalks of New York.
For a midi and more lyrics click here.
Song of the Fishes
from: Aunt Hetty's Ordeal
Come all ye bold fishermen, listen to me
I'll sing you a song of the fish of the sea.
chorus:
So blow, ye winds westerly, westerly blow
We're bound to the south'ard, so steady we go.
You can find more stanzas and music here.
Wedding March
from: The More Things Change
by Mendelssohn
To listen to a midi click here.
Wild Rover
from: All that Glitters
I've been a wild rover for many a year
And I spent all my money on whiskey and beer,
And now I'm returning with gold in great store
And I never will play the wild rover no more.
You can find more stanzas and music here.