OLEANNA

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Song Title
OLEANNA
Writers
Seeger
Publisher
LUDLOW MUSIC, INC. (BMI)
% Publisher Controls
100%
Territory Controlled
WORLD
Themes/Keywords
Beer, Chain, Cow, Free, Milk, Plant, Slavery, Streets
Lyrics
Oh, to be in Oleanna!
That’s where I’d like to be,
Than be bound in Norway, and drag the chains of slavery.

Chorus:
Ole, Oleanna, Ole, Oleanna;
Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Ole, Oleanna.

In Oleanna land is free,
The wheat and corn just plant themselves,
Then grow a good four feet a day,
While on your bed you rest yourself.

Chorus

Beer as sweet as Munchener
Springs from the ground and flows away,
The cows all like to milk themselves
And hens lay eggs ten times a day.

Chorus

Little roasted piggies
Just rush about the city streets,
Inquiring so politely if
A slice of ham you’d like to eat.

Chorus

Aye, if you’d begin to live,
To Oleanna you must go,
The poorest wretch in Norway
Becomes a duke in a year or so.

Chorus

Recordings

Recording Artist Genre Mood Arrangement Era iTunes
PETE SEEGER Singer/Songwriter Cheerful, Fun Banjo, Live Performance, Sing Along, Vocal 1950's Buy >

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