♪♪♪ SING ALONG ♪♪♪ as a piano plays the chords and melody (from the SOLO Edition of the Secular Hymnal). Singing along to a simple, chorded melody like this is an ideal way to develop your harmonizing skills!

Lyrics:

"What are we doing here on planet earth?"
Chirps the little chicken, pondering its birth
Oinks the little piglet, snorts the caribou
Even Misses Cow asks: "Moo, moo, moo, moo-moo?"

"What are we doing here on planet earth?"
Questions from us creatures, pondering our birth

"What are we doing here on planet earth?"
Buzzes the mosquito, pondering its birth
Croaks the father bullfrog, hoots the wise old owl
Even Cousin Cat asks: "Meow, meow, meow, meow-meow?"

"What are we doing here on planet earth?"
Questions from us creatures, pondering our birth

 


Here's the same hymn in 4-part harmony (from the SATB Edition of the Secular Hymnal). If you and your choir prefer to print out your own score of this hymn, click here to access a beautiful PDF file.


To research the history of this hymn tune: http://www.hymnary.org/hymnal/SH2014