Beginner Tune

Boil Them Cabbage Down

with Ann Whitley Singleton

Song Book & Tune
Fiddle Tab
Ukulele
Additional Lyrics

What’s it all About?

“Boil Them Cabbages Down” is a song that is sometimes called “Bile Them Cabbages Down”. “Bile” is an older way of saying “boil”. The tune comes from an English country dance called “Smiling Polly”, which was first printed in 1765. Some of the verses are sung in other traditional songs as well. It is usually the first song taught in Pick & Bow.

Boil Them Cabbage Down 45 bpm

Boil Them Cabbage Down A/B 45 bpm