Down in the Valley

 This song is often written in 3/4 time, and indeed it is played as a waltz, so this is understandable.  I have notated it in 9/8 because of the undeniable feeling that the first 3 notes are pickups, and the clear 2-bar phrasing that is only made clear when written in compound meter.  

Appropriate Age: 
8-10
11 and up
Scale: 
Major diatonic
Rhythmic Element: 
3 eighths (compound)
Meter: 
Compound meter
Song Type: 
Ballad
Chord Progression: 
I & V