Up to mighty Glasgow
Came a Scottish man, one day
As the avenue are paved with coal
Sure, everyone was happy
Singing songs of shamrock
Strand and loch
Till Paddy got excited.
Then he shouted to them there :
It's a long way to Edinburg.
It's a long way to go.
It'es a long way to Edinburg
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye shamrock
Farewell Loch Ness !
It's a long long way to Edinburg
But my head's right there.
Up to mighty Sydney
Came an Australian man, one day
As the avenue are paved with sun
Sure, everyone was happy
Singing songs of Camberra
Strand and desert
Till John got excited.
Then he shouted to them there :
It's a long way to Tasmania.
It's a long way to go.
It'es a long way to Tasmania
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Kangourous
Farewell Tasmanian devil!
It's a long long way to Tasmania
But my heart's right there.
Up to mighty Baden-Baden
Came a German man, one day
As the avenue are paved with gold
Sure, everyone was happy
Singing songs of war
Strand and straat
Till Hermut got excited.
Then he shouted to them there :
It's a long way to Berlin.
It's a long way to go.
It'es a long way to Berlin
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Nuremberg
Farewell Baden-Baden !
It's a long long way to Berlin
But my heart's right there.
Up to mighty Paris
Came a French man, one day
As the avenue are paved with light
Sure, everyone was happy
Singing songs of Champs-Elysées
Strand and square
Till Marcel got excited.
Then he shouted to them there :
It's a long way to Maubeuge.
It's a long way to go.
It'es a long way to Maubeuge
To the sweetest girl I know!
Goodbye Champs-elysées
Farewell Tuilerie square !
It's a long long way to Maubeuge
But my head's right there.
Up to mighty Dakar
Came an African man one day.
as the streets are paved with gold.
Sure, everyone was happy,
Singing songs of Sedar Senghor,
Strand and paths
Till Mamadou got excited
Then they shouted to them there :
It's a long way to Tombouctou
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tombouctou
To the sweetest children I know !
Goodbye, Dakar,
Farewell, Sedar Senghor
It's a long long way to Tombouctou,
But my heart's right there.
Up to mighty New Delhi
Came an Indian man one day.
as the streets are paved with gold.
Sure, everyone was happy,
Singing songs of elephant,
Strand and Taj Mahal
Till dancers got excited
Then they shouted to them there :
It's a long way to Mumbai
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Goa
To the very kind I know !
Goodbye, Bollywood,
Farewell, Kashmiri Mountains
It's a long long way to Mumbay,
But my heart's right there.
Les élève de la classe de CM2 et les élèves de la classe de 3e euro se sont réunis pour travailler ensemble à la réécriture de la chanson "it's a long way to Tipperary".
Objectif : réécrire la chanson pour rendre compte de la diversité des combattants ayant participé au conflit
Travail préparatoire des 3e euro :
Les élèves de 3e euro avaient déjà étudié les modifications possibles à apporter à la chanson : localisations, noms, adjectifs...
Organisation :
- Division de la classe de CM2 en 6 groupes encadrés par 2 élèves de la section européenne.
- Etude d'une photographie d'un soldat ayant participé au conflit
- Réécriture de la chanson, les 3e aidant les CM2
Les élèves de la 3e euro ont étudié deux chansons :
Chaque texte a été analysé pour en comprendre le sens mais surtout l'esprit.
Chaque texte a été chanté pour permettre aux élèves une réelle appropriation de l'esprit souhaité par l'auteur.