Frere Jacques
Frere Jacques,
Frere Jacques,
Dormez vous?
Dormez vous?
Sonnez les matines,
Sonnez les matines.
Ding Ding Dong,
Ding Ding Dong.
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Frere Jacques Alternative Lyrics
Brother John.
Brother John.
Are you sleeping?
Are you sleeping?
Morning bells are ringing.
Morning bells are ringing.
Ding, Ding, Dong.
Ding, Ding, Dong.
Parody Version
Dance like a snowflakes
Dance like a snowflakes
In the air
In the air
Whirling twirling, snowflakes
Whirling twirling, snowflakes
Here and there
Here and there
Information About Frere Jacques
The song is also spelled as "Frere Jaques".
‘’Frere Jacques’’ is a famous French nursery melody and is known as "Brother John " in English. According to the earliest known printed version of this song, this song was actually first called Frere Blaise.
Apparently, the song was first recorded in a French manuscript circa 1788 and the words & music weren"t published together until 1866.
There have been more than one potential source of its origin and many different people have been conjectured to be the subject of this song.
It has been suggested that ‘’Frère Jacques’’ might have been written to mock the Dominican monks, known in France as the Jacobin order, for their perceived comfortable lifestyles.
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