Chiefly traditional songs, including song texts and melodic transcriptions in tonic solfa and rhythmic stick notation. Cover title. Reprint. Previously published as: Folksongs, singing games, and play parties. Vol. IV. Dripping Springs, Tex. : Jill Trinka, c1996 Accompanied by sound cassette. Includes song histories and comparative source information. Includes metric index, rhythmic motivic index, melodic content index and melodic motivic contour index.
Contents:
When I first came to this land. Buffalo gals -- Charlie over the ocean -- Devil's questions -- Goin' down to Cairo -- Great big house -- Here sits a monkey -- Hop along, Peter -- How old are you? -- I wonder where Maria's gone = Maria's gone -- It rained a mist -- Little black bull = Hoosen Johnny -- Mister rabbit -- Naughty kitty cat -- Nobody's business -- Old brass wagon -- Over in the meadow -- Pizza, pizza -- Shady grove -- Sourwood mountain -- Suliram -- Teddy bear -- Three jolly rogues of Lynne -- Up, down -- We like spinach -- When I first came to this land.
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