Knees Up Mother Brown (sometimes titled as "There Came A Girl From France") is a song about a girl who came from France who didn't know how to dance.
Lyrics[]
There came a girl from France
Who didn't know how to dance
The only thing that she could do was
Knees up Mother Brown
Oh, knees up Mother Brown
Knees up Mother Brown
Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up,
Knees up Mother Brown
Oh, hopping on one foot
Hopping on one foot
Hopping, hopping, never stopping
Hopping on one foot
Oh, knees up Mother Brown
Knees up Mother Brown
Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up,
Knees up Mother Brown
Oh, hopping on the other
Hopping on the other
Hopping, hopping, never stopping
Hopping on the other
Oh, knees up Mother Brown
Knees up Mother Brown
Knees up, knees up, never let the breeze up,
Knees up Mother Brown
And whirling round and round
Whirling round and round
Whirling, whirling, never twirling
Whirling round and round
There came a girl from France
Who didn't know how to dance
The only thing that she could do was
Knees up Mother Brown, HEY!
Song Credits[]
Traditional arrangement by Ken Whiteley and Raffi, published by Homeland Publishing (Administered by Kohaw Music Inc (ASCAP)/Bicycle Music Company Inc II (SOCAN).
- Raffi - Guitar
- Ken Whiteley - Mandolin
- Bob Doidge - Bass
- Daniel Lanois - Banjo
Trivia[]
- The 1979 album version plays in B-flat and C whereas the 1988 video version plays in C and D.
