Down The River (Free Download)
This classic sea song has a fun groove that starts off laid back then drives forward creating more energy at the end. Use it to get even your most "too-cool-for-school" students interested.
Teaching sequence
Introduce the song by singing one of the verses for you students.
Use call and response to teach the first verse
when the students have become familiar with the melody teach them the other verses or let them attempt to learn them on their own.
Once your students are familiar with the melody and can sing acapella or accompanied by a single instrument add the GrooveTrack.