Oh, How We Love to Stand
Author: Olga Carlson Brown
Composer: Olga Carlson Brown
Languages (14)
This song text has been indexed at SingPraises.net in the following languages:
- Chinese (Traditional): [Unknown title]
- Danish: Rikke
- Dutch: Janneke
- English: Oh, How We Love to Stand
- Finnish: Pirjetta
- French: J’aime bien
- Japanese: [Unknown title]
- Korean: [Unknown title]
- Norwegian: Vet du hva Jenni kan?
- Portuguese: Mônica
- Samoan: Peni Lu
- Spanish: Me gusta estar de pie
- Swedish: Ann
- Tongan: Seni Lou
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Most common tunes for “Oh, How We Love to Stand”
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Appearances of “Oh, How We Love to Stand” over time
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Copyright status of original text
This text was first published in English, in 1962 or earlier.
In copyright (IRI)
Earliest source indexed at SingPraises.net: The Children’s Friend (1902–1970), Jul 1962.
Representative lyrics
English (Original Language)
1. Oh, how we love* to stand And turn ourselves* around, Shake† the left and shake the right, But, best of all, sit down.
2. Oh, how we love* to stand To smile and not to frown, Lift† the left and lift the right, But, best of all, sit down.
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