cumulative song

A cumulative song is a song whose verses are built from earlier verses, usually by simply adding a new stanza to the previous verse. A simple cumulative song having n verses is structured as

stanza₁

stanza₁ stanza₂

\vdots

stanza₁ stanza₂ ... stanza_n

perhaps with a common chorus included with each verse. When sung, the repeated stanzas are sometimes varied or abbreviated. Cumulative songs are popular for group singing, partially because they require relatively little memorization of lyrics. Well-known examples of cumulative songs are Twelve Days of Christmas, Green Grow the Rushes-Ho, and There was an Old Lady. See also: round

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