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The folk song abecedary
Title:
The folk song abecedary
Author:
Leisy, James F., compiler, arranger.
Physical Description:
xix, 391 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
General Note:
Unacc. melodies, with chord symbols, each preceded by a historical note and discography.
Language:
English
Contents:
Abilene -- Acres of clams -- Old rosin the beau -- Lincoln and liberty -- God's children got shoes -- All my trials -- All the good times -- Anne Boleyn -- A-Roving -- The Ash Grove -- Bailiff's daughter of Islington -- Banks of the Ohio -- Barbara Allen -- Beautiful beautiful brown eyes -- Betty and Dupree -- The big rock candy mountain -- Billy Barlow -- Billie Magee Magaw -- Billy Boy -- Black is the color of my true love's hair -- Blow the candles out -- Blow the man down -- The boll weevil -- Boll weevil blues -- Brennan on the moor -- Buffalo boy -- Bury me beneath the willow -- The butcher boy -- The cambric shirt -- Can the circle be unbroken -- Careless love -- The cat came back -- The cherry tree carol -- Cindy -- Clementine -- Cockles and mussels -- Coplas -- Copper kettle -- Corena -- The cowboy's lament -- The crawdad song -- Cripple Creek -- The Danville girl -- Darlin' Corey -- Deep blue sea -- Delia's song -- The derby ram -- Don't you weep after me -- Down in the valley -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill -- The drunken sailor -- Early one morning -- East Virginia -- Easy rider -- Eggs and marrowbone -- Every night when the sun goes in -- The farmer who went out for beer -- Farther along -- Florella (the jealous lover) -- The foggy, foggy dew -- Follow the drinking gourd -- The four maries -- Four night drunk -- The fox -- Frankie and Johnny -- Gently, Johnny, my jingalo -- Go down, Moses -- Go tell Aunt Rhody -- Go tell it on the mountain -- Goin' down the road feelin' bad -- The golden vanity -- Good news -- Gospel train-- Great silkie of Sule Skerry -- The great speckled bird -- Green grow the lilacs -- Green grow the rushes -- Greenback dollar -- Greensleeves -- What child is this? -- The gypsie laddie -- Gypsy Davey -- The wraggle-taggle gypsies -- The gypsy rover -- Hangman, hangman -- Haul away, Joe -- Haul on the bowline -- Henry Martin -- He's got the whole world in his hands -- Hey Lidee -- The holly and the ivy -- Home on the range -- The house carpenter -- Hush, little baby -- I am a pilgrim -- I know where I'm goin' -- I never will marry.; I ride old paint -- I wish I was single again -- I wish I was a single girl -- I'm a rambler -- In the pines (Black girl) -- Jacob's ladder -- Jesse James -- Joe Bowers -- John Henry -- Johnny has gone for a soldier (Butterlmilk Hill) -- Johnny, I hardly knew ye -- When Johnny comes marching home -- Johnny, fill up the bowl -- Joshua fit the Battle of Jericho -- The jug of punch -- Just a closer walk with thee -- The keeper of the Eddystone Light -- The keeper of the Asteroid Light -- The keeper of the London zoo -- The keeper would a-hunting go -- Knaves will be knaves -- Kuma ba ya -- Landlord, fill the flowing bowl (Three jolly coachmen) -- Let smy little light shine -- The Lincolnshire poacher -- Little Maggie -- Lolly too dum -- Lord Lovel -- Lord Randall -- Mama don't allow -- Man of constant sorrow -- Maryanne -- Michael, row the boat ashore -- Midnight special -- Miss Bailey -- The hunters of Kentucky -- Mister Froggie went a-courtin' -- Must I go round -- New river train -- Nine hundred miles -- Nine-round hammer -- Nobody knows the trouble I've seen -- Oh Mary, don't you weep -- Oh, no, John -- The old ark's a-moverin' -- The Old Chisholm Trail -- The old maid's song -- Old mountain dew -- Old stormalong -- Omie wise -- On top of old smoky -- Paper of pins -- Pat works on the railway -- Pick a bale of cotton -- Putting on the style -- Railroad Bill -- Raise a ruckus -- Red apple juice -- The red light saloon -- The Red River Valley -- Reuben ranzo -- The riddle song -- Rock about my Saro Jane -- The Rock Island Line -- 'Round the Bay of Mexico -- The roving gambler -- Rye whiskey -- Saint James in firmary blues -- Sally, let your bangs hang down -- Shenandoah -- The ship that never returned -- Silver dagger -- Sinner man -- Skip to my lou -- The sloop John B. -- Soldier, soldier, will you marry me? -- Springfield Mountain -- Stagolee -- Steal away -- Sweet Betsy from Pike -- Vilikins and Dinah -- Swing low, sweet chariot -- Talking blues -- Tell old Bill (this morning, this evening, so soon) -- There's ahole in my bucket -- This train -- The Titanic -- Tom Dooley -- The twelve days of Christmas -- The two sisters -- The Vicar of Bray -- The Courtier -- The Wabash Cannonball -- The wagoner's lad -- Wanderlin' -- The water is wide -- We wish you a Merry Christmas -- The wee Cooper of Fife -- Where are you going, my good old man? -- Whistle, daughter, whistle -- Whens the Saings go marching in -- When the Saints go marching home -- Whiskey Johnny -- Whiskey in the jar (Kilgary Mountain) -- Who's gonna she your pretty little foot? -- Whoopee ti yi yo -- Wildwood flower -- Willie the weeper -- Cocaine Lil -- The Willow Garden -- The Willow Tree -- The Winnsboro Cotton Mill blues -- Worried man blues -- Young Charlotte.
Format :
Musical Score