Folk and popular songs. Piano or guitar acc.; includes chord symbols. Includes indexes.
Contents:
Yankee Doodle. Barnyard song (I had a cat) -- Beans in my ears -- Buffalo gals -- Casey Jones -- The cat came back -- City of New Orleans -- Clementine -- The cowboy's lament (The streets of Laredo) -- The crawdad song -- Down by the riverside (Ain't gonna study war no more) -- Down in the valley -- The Erie Canal (I've got a mule) -- Follow the drinking gourd -- The fox (went out on a chilly night) -- Freight train -- The frozen logger -- Git along, little dogies -- Go tell Aunt Rhody -- Go tell it on the mountain -- Going to the zoo -- Good night, Irene -- Home on the range -- I ride an old paint -- I was born about ten thousand years ago -- If I had a hammer (The hammer song) -- I've been working on the railroad -- Jesse James -- Joe Hill -- John Henry -- Little boxes -- Mama don't allow -- Michael, row the boat ashore -- The mockingbird song (Hush, little baby) -- The motorcycle song -- Oh, Susanna! -- Old Joe Clark -- On top of Old Smoky -- Red River Valley -- The riddle song (I gave my love a cherry) -- Rock Island Line -- Shall we gather at the river? -- She'll be coming round the mountain -- Shenandoah -- Shiloh, Liza Jane (Scraping up sand in the bottom of the sea) -- The sloop John B. -- So long, it's been good to know you (Dusty old dust) -- Stewball -- Sweet Betsy from Pike -- Take me out to the ball game -- Tell me why -- There's a hole in the bucket -- This land is your land -- This little light of mine -- 'Tis a gift to be simple -- Turkey in the straw -- Turn, turn, turn (To everything there is a season) -- We shall overcome -- What have they done to the rain? -- Will the circle be unbroken -- Yankee Doodle.
Summary:
A collection of American folk songs for children, including "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," "Sweet Betsy from Pike," "This Land is Your Land," and "The Mockingbird Song."
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.