This is an 18th-century French song. Au Clair de la Lune, or translated as By the Light of the Moon is very easy to learn and nowadays sang as a lullaby.
From violin to fiddle -- Bowings -- Fiddle tunings -- Old times -- Liza Jane and railroads -- Dry and dusty -- Idy Red -- Old tunes -- Miscellany -- Brush Arbor revivals -- Some place names -- Easy ...
This song was composed by Joseph Winner in 1869. As a drinking song it became very popular during the Prohibition, so the thematic might not be the most appropriate one for children. Nevertheless, the ...