Various - The Popular Folk Music Of France

French folk songs made work go faster, kept workers in a steady rhythm and helped voyageurs keep time when paddling long distances. They were also sung by children and provided simple forms of entertainment for the lower classes. Ah! si mon moine voulait danser is a simple folk song that came from France. It is written about a pun on the word "moine" which in France meant monk. In Quebec during the 17th Century it also meant spinning top. The song is a the story of a young lady offering a monk m