Brother John

Song Lyrics & Words

Are you sleeping,
Are you sleeping?
Brother John,
Brother John?
Morning bells are ringing,
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding Ding Dong,
Ding Ding Dong.

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Alternative Lyrics & Words

Morning bells are ringing,
children are a' singing,
why aren't you
why arent you.

A parody of the song sent by a bussong.com visitor

Are you snoring?
Are you snoring?
YES YOU ARE
yes you are!!!
gawd that's so annoying,
gawd that's so anything..
PLEASE WAKE UP!!
please wake up

Short Version

School Dinners,
School Dinners.
Concrete chips
concrete chips.
Semolina pudding,
Semolina pudding.
I feel sick.
Bathroom quick

Lyrics in Spanish

Martinelo, Martinelo
Duermastu? Duermastu? (pronounced DOO- AIR MAS TOO)
Tocan las campanas, Tocan las companas
Din Din Don
Din Din Don

Information About This Song

Originally sung in French as Frere Jacques

Additional insight into the history of this song can be found at "Frere Jacques" probably refers to a playful group of Jacobinic monks who often overslept. We found no direct association between Frere Jacques Beaulieu and the nursery rhyme character. CONCLUSIONS: Beaulieu was an early urologist who was the first to describe the lateral approach to perineal lithotomy. Unlike other lithotomists of the 17th century, he openly shared his surgical techniques and stimulated others to refine the procedure. Regardless of the exact derivation of the nursery rhyme, the name Frere Jacques will always be remembered in song.

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Comments (2)

By Annie Burridge in Limassol Cyprus on 21 January 2009

beautiful song my daughter loves it

By Frances in Dublin on 3 March 2009

do you know the words of brother john in irish go it in 6 lanuages just looking it in irish now please