Just where the song 'Alouette' originated is unknown but there are thoughts it could be French-Canadian stemming from the Frenchfur trade with paddlers singing it as they transported the goods.
It was first published in the 1879 A Pocket Song Book for the Use of Students and Graduates of McGill College (Montreal.
Today it is used to teach French and the the names of body parts to children all around around the world, with the singers pointing to their body parts corresponding to the word being sung.
What is the song about?
The song is about the plucking of a horned lark, a bird French colonists considered a game bird