Johnny Schmoker is a Pennsylvania Dutch folksong and therefore was originally in German. Here is the English version.
Johnny Schmoker, Johnny Schmoker,
Can you sing? Can you play?
I can play on my drum.
Boom, boom, boom goes my drum.
Johnny Schmoker, Johnny Schmoker,
Can you sing? Can you play?
I can play on my triangle.
Ting, ting, ting goes my triangle.
And boom, boom, boom goes my drum.
Johnny Schmoker, Johnny Schmoker,
Can you sing? Can you play?
I can play on my flute.
Deedle deedle dee goes my flute
Ting, ting, ting goes my triangle.
And boom, boom, boom goes my drum.
Keep adding verses with other instruments, singing them in reverse order each time. This can be a good memory and sequencing challenge.
my grandmother, a Greek refugee from Asia Minor (she was born in 1888) had taught us to sing this song in German. She must have been taught it by German or Swiss German missionaries?
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