【歌詞】
The Mulberry Bush

Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we wash our hands,
Wash our hands, wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we wash our clothes,
Wash our clothes, wash our clothes,
This is the way we wash our clothes,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we go to school,
Go to school, go to school,
This is the way we go to school,
On a cold and frosty morning.

This is the way we come out of school,
Come out of school, come out of school,
This is the way we come out of school,
On a cold and frosty morning.

【解説】
here　文頭に置き、人に注意を向けさせる。
mulberry　「桑の木、実」
bush　「低木」
frosty　a) extremely cold:　b) covered with frost:(LDCE)
This is the way [which] we wash our hands
　関係代名詞が他動詞または前置詞の目的語になっているときは、省略できます。
out of …　「…の中から外へ」

　　LDCE＝Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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●Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush

【大意】
さあ行こう、桑の木を周って
寒い凍るような朝に

これが私たちが手を洗うやり方
寒い凍るような朝に

これが私たちが服を洗うやり方
寒い凍るような朝に

これが私たちが学校へ行く行き方
寒い凍るような朝に

これが私たちが学校から出てくるやり方
寒い凍るような朝に

※ ３連目と４連目の way は、「道」と約した方が良いかもしれません。

【別バージョンの歌詞】
Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.
Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,
So early in the morning.

This is the way we wash our clothes,
Wash our clothes, wash our clothes.
This is the way we wash our clothes,
So early Monday morning.

This is the way we iron our clothes,
Iron our clothes, iron our clothes.
This is the way we iron our clothes,
So early Tuesday morning.

This is the way we mend our clothes,
Mend our clothes, mend our clothes.
This is the way we mend our clothes,
So early Wednesday morning.

This is the way we sweep the floor,
Sweep the floor, sweep the floor.
This is the way we sweep the floor,
So early Thursday morning.

This is the way we scrub the floor,
Scrub the floor, scrub the floor.
This is the way we scrub the floor,
So early Friday morning.

This is the way we bake our bread,
Bake our bread, bake our bread.
This is the way we bake our bread,
So early Saturday morning.

This is the way we go to church,
Go to church, go to church.
This is the way we go to church,
So early Sunday morning.

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