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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Let It Snow

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:45
     "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!", also known as "Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Jingle Bells

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:43
    JINGLE BELLS is one of the best-known and commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont and published un...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Jingle Bell Rock

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:42
    RE lyrics: I've chosen to use the lyrics as recorded by Bobby Helms in 1957 as it was the most popular recording and is the recording most commonl...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:37
    "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is a Christmas novelty song written by John Rox and performed by Gayla Peevey (10 years old at the tim...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, December 2017, Dec 2019, December 2020 (0 Comments)
  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Home for the Holidays

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:35
    "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays" is a popular song published in 1954, commonly associated with the Christmas and holiday ...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - A Holly Jolly Christmas

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:34
    "A Holly Jolly Christmas" is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and most famously performed by Burl Ives. It was the title song of the...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Here Comes Santa Claus

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:33
       
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:32
    "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", a song written by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane, was introduced by Judy Garland in the 1944 MGM musi...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Frosty the Snowman

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:30
    "Frosty the Snowman" (or "Frosty the Snow Man") is a popular Christmas song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve N...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Feliz Navidad

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:28
    "Feliz Navidad" was written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer and songwriter José Feliciano. With its simple Spanish chorus (the traditiona...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - The Christmas Ukulele Songbook

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:25
         
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Christmas in Prison

    Mike Cox posted on November 15, 2011 17:24
    YOU CAN PLAY ALONG IN GCEA TUNING! A John Prine Christmas is the 11th studio album by American folk singer John Prine, released in 1994. ****REV...
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  • Christmas in Killarney

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:22
         
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Baby It's Cold Outside

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:21
    YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING, IF YOU PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE 1ST FRET (except for the last two lines). Two parter:  One group si...
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  • CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY - Auld Lang Syne

    Sue Rogers posted on November 15, 2011 17:19
    "Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud # 6294). It is well kn...
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  • Sixteen Tons

    Sue Rogers posted on November 14, 2011 23:22
    Advance players can try [F7] instead of [F].  I've used the Tennessee Ernie Ford lyrics for the group. "Sixteen Tons" is a song ...
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  • BUG at the Mayfair Theatre

    Sharon Baird posted on November 14, 2011 07:24
    Unfortunately, the recorder was way up in the balcony but regardless as to how small we all appear, the enthusiasm and our performance was huge!&...
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  • They're Red Hot

    Sue Rogers posted on November 11, 2011 00:25
    THE SONGSHEET IS IN THE SAME KEY AS THE VIDEOS! The first video is by our friend, honorary BUG, and uke player extraordinaire Manitoba Ha...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, Nov 2011 Some BUG favourites, January 2015 Anything Goes, May 2015 BUG jam, May 2018, July 2019 (1 Comments)
  • I'll Be There For You

    Sue Rogers posted on November 11, 2011 00:17
    Theme Song from "Friends" - WE'LL BE USING THE SHORT VERSION IN C "I'll Be There for You" is a song recorded by the Ame...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, Nov 2011 Some BUG favourites, August 21, 2013, January 2014 - Old and New BUG Event Songs, September 16 2015 BUG Jam, January 2017 - BUG Event songs, January 2018 - BUG Event Songs, Jan 2019, April 29 2020 (0 Comments)
  • Blame It On The Bossa Nova

    Sue Rogers posted on November 10, 2011 23:23
    "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" is a song written by Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gormé, reaching...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, Nov 2011 Some BUG favourites, February 2014 - Love, Feb 2018 - They love me, they love me not, April 2019 (0 Comments)
  • Smile

    Sue Rogers posted on November 09, 2011 22:44
    YOU CAN PLAY IN THE SAME KEY AS NAT KING COLE IN GCEA TUNING, IF YOU PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE 3rd FRET! It's a great, slow exercise in diminished chor...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, Nov 2011 Some BUG favourites, February 2016 - Anything Goes (0 Comments)
  • Did I Shave My Legs For This?

    Sue Rogers posted on November 06, 2011 15:41
    To play along with the video in GCEA tuning, put your capo on the 2nd fret! I've modified slightly for BUG - the instrumental is different. &qu...
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  • Yes! We Have No Bananas!

    Sue Rogers posted on November 06, 2011 15:23
    A 1922 gem by Frank Silver & Irving Cohn! You can try playing it with the video!
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  • My Rifle, My Pony and Me

    Sue Rogers posted on November 03, 2011 23:48
      Judicael shared this song with us! We're going to miss him and Aurelie when they head back to France!    
    Posted in: Individual Songs, June 2011, Nov 2011 Some BUG favourites, April 2012, July 2014 (0 Comments)
  • Big Rock Candy Mountains, The

    Sue Rogers posted on November 03, 2011 19:59
    "Big Rock Candy Mountain", first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928, is a folk music song about a hobo's idea of paradise. McClintock ...
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  • Wild Rover, The

    Sue Rogers posted on November 03, 2011 19:50
    Historically, the song has been referred to in Irish folklore and, since the late sixteenth century, it has been noted in written records—althou...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, March 2011 Irish etc., March 2012 Irish, East Coast, etc..., March 2013 Celtic influences, March 2014 - Kitchen Party, Celtic, East Coast, March 2015, March 2016 Kitchen Party, BUG Hooley March 2017, March 2018 Kitchen Party, March 2019, March 2020 (0 Comments)
  • When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

    Sue Rogers posted on November 03, 2011 19:45
    "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. Its lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr....
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  • Hallelujah

    Sue Rogers posted on November 02, 2011 18:17
    You can play along with the first video! "Hallelujah" is a song written by Canadian recording artist Leonard Cohen, originally released o...
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  • Tennessee Waltz

    Carla Beaton posted on November 02, 2011 17:43
    We'll be singing the song in G at the BUG jam. July 2014, new songsheet added by Mike Cox. This is more or less the Leonard Cohen version, it i...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, Nov 2011 Some BUG favourites, July 2014 (2 Comments)
  • It's A Heartache

    Sue Rogers posted on October 31, 2011 21:32
    There are two files for this song - one with the opening and closing tab riffs, and the other is the main songsheet with chords that will be proj...
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  • Song For A Winter's Night

    rajiv kalsi posted on October 31, 2011 21:28
    "Song for a Winter's Night" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot, and first recorded for his 1967 album, The Way I Feel. Lightfoot actu...
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  • Gypsy Rover, The

    Gordon Thomas posted on October 31, 2011 18:14
      The Whistling Gypsy, sometimes known simply as The Gypsy Rover, is a well-known ballad composed and copyrighted by Dublin songwriter Leo M...
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  • Keep on the Sunny Side

    Sue Rogers posted on October 30, 2011 18:32
    Keep On the Sunny Side is a popular American song originally written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn (1858–1927) with music by J. Howard Entwisle (1866...
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  • Sunrise, Sunset

    Sue Rogers posted on October 16, 2011 12:14
       
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  • Those Were the Days

    Sue Rogers posted on October 16, 2011 11:28
    "Those Were the Days" is a song credited to Gene Raskin, who put a new English lyric to the Russian romance song "Dorogoi dlinnoyu"...
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  • O New England

    Dominique Joly posted on October 15, 2011 11:08
    I hope I posted this correctly. It's my first time. Please be gentle!  
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  • Purple People Eater, The

    Gordon Thomas posted on October 14, 2011 21:48
    "The Purple People Eater" is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached no. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 fr...
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  • Werewolves of London

    Gordon Thomas posted on October 14, 2011 21:25
    "Werewolves of London" is a rock song composed by LeRoy Marinell, Waddy Wachtel, and Warren Zevon and performed by Zevon. Included on Zevon&...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, October 2019 (0 Comments)
  • Rain

    rajiv kalsi posted on October 07, 2011 20:34
    You can play along with The Beatles in GCEA tuning! "Rain" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was first released in May ...
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  • Have You Ever Seen The Rain

    Mike Cox posted on October 03, 2011 20:49
      The songsheet is in the same key as the video! You can throw in a [Csus4] here and there instead of just playing [C]. And if you don&...
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  • Who'll Stop The Rain

    Sue Rogers posted on October 03, 2011 20:31
      TO PLAY ALONG WITH THE VIDEO IN GCEA TUNING, PUT YOUR CAPO ON THE 2nd FRET AND USE THE FULL VERSION! I've put some counts underneath som...
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  • Moondance

    rajiv kalsi posted on October 02, 2011 17:26
    THE SONGSHEET IS IN THE SAME KEY AS THE RECORDING! "Moondance" is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison...
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  • Turn! Turn! Turn!

    Gordon Thomas posted on October 01, 2011 12:39
    The songsheet is in the same key as the video! The timing is fluid, switching from 4/4 to 2/4 at times - ya just gotta listen to the recording, play a...
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  • Witch Doctor

    Gordon Thomas posted on September 30, 2011 10:13
    "Witch Doctor" is a song performed by Ross Bagdasarian Sr., and released in 1958 by Liberty Records under the stage name David Seville. The ...
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  • Kokanee Canary Canoe

    Bytown Ukulele Group posted on September 24, 2011 11:50
    If you tune your uke up to A-D-F#-B, you can play along with Ross Douglas recorded version from the terrific CD Canoe Songs Volume 2. Gives it a nice ...
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    Posted in: Individual Songs, July 2014 (0 Comments)
  • Try to Remember

    Sharon Baird posted on September 23, 2011 10:41
    This song has been done by many artists, but the Kingston Trio was one of my Dad's favorites.  The song was written by Tom Jones (no, not tha...
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  • BUG jam Sept 21 2011 - Wukulele Songbooks 1 through 10!

    Sue Rogers posted on September 12, 2011 22:22
    Fiona Rutherford and Gord Hawkshaw have kindly offered to host the evening - leading songs from the Wukulele Songbooks 1 through 10 which can be found...
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  • Long Black Veil

    Gordon Thomas posted on September 11, 2011 11:52
    Long Black Veil (Burl Ives)
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  • Circle Game, The

    Sue Rogers posted on September 10, 2011 15:00
    According to Wikipedia article: Joni Mitchell bought herself a ukulele in 1957 (she would have been around 14). She had wanted a guitar, but her mothe...
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  • PDF's of September BUG Jam (5) songs

    Claude Lacelle posted on September 09, 2011 13:33
    Thanks Gord for the lyrics and chords for this month's BUG meeting. iPad users have problems with .doc and .docx documents, they can see the files whe...
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    Posted in: September 2011 (0 Comments)