Traditional Irish This is a popular campfire song with funny, nonsense lyrics.
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Michael FinniganPD
Song tags
- Accessibility/SEN: Braille scores
- Accompaniment: Accompanied
- Key Stage: Foundation, KS1, KS2
- Musical Element: arpeggios, verse and chorus
- Style: Folk song
- Subject: English
- Vocal Format: Unison
- Vocal Range: an 8ve
- Year Group: 1, 2, 3, 4, Reception
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Lyrics
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Lyric/Song sheets (3)
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Teaching song guides (1)
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Audio Tracks (4)
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Accessibility / SEN (3)
There was an old man named Michael Finnigan,
He grew whiskers on his chin-i-gan.
The wind came out and blew them in again,
Poor old Michael Finnigan! (Begin again)
There was an old man named Michael Finnigan
He went fishing with a pin-i-gan.
Caught a fish and threw it in again,
Poor old Michael Finnigan! (Begin again)
There was an old man named Michael Finnigan
He grew fat and then grew thin-i-gan.
Then he died and had to begin again,
Poor old Michael Finnigan!
Michael Finnigan (melody line)
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Michael Finnigan (full arrangement)
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Michael Finnigan (full arrangement)
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Audio and copyright information
Audio Information
The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by St Paul's Girls' School, mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Simon Rogers.
Copyright Information
All copyright music in the Sing Up programme is used by permission. The songwriters and/or copyright holders have been remunerated under due licensing arrangements. Find out more about copyright by visiting the UK Music and Sound Rights websites.
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