Lyrics and chord roots visual
Shake the Papaya Down lyrics and chord roots visual: you can download the free and editable Microsoft Word is here.
Shake the Papaya Down chord root rhythm worksheet: you can download the PDF for free here.
This is a great song for upper elementary because it has 3 partner songs, and the chord roots have I IV V I. You can have students sing the chord roots, label them as tonic, subdominant, and dominant, improvise rhythms over the chord roots, and even improvise with the chord tones. After my 4th graders did their chord root rhythm composition, they worked with partners on a Garage Band project where they picked an instrument to play the chords, and they recorded themselves singing the partner songs and chord root ostinato they composed.
