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View	Title	First line of verse	First line of chorus	Composer
	I Wonder As I Wander	I Wonder As I Wander Out Under The Sky		Niles, John Jacob
	Barbary Ellen	In Scarlet Town Where I Was Born		Niles, John Jacob
	Black Is The Color	Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair		Niles, John Jacob
	I Wonder As I Wander	I Wonder As I Wander		Niles, John Jacob
	Devil's Questions, The	If You Don't Answer My Questions Well		Niles, John Jacob
	Riddle Song, The	I Gave My Love A Cherry That Hath No Stone		Niles, John Jacob
	Piri-miri-dictum Domini	I Had Three Cousins Over The Sea	Piri-miri-dictum-domini	Niles, John Jacob
	My Father Gave Me An Acre Of Ground	My Father Gave Me An Acre Of Ground		Niles, John Jacob
	Parsley Vine, The	My Uncle Gave Me An Acre Of Ground		Niles, John Jacob
	Shirt Of Lace, The	Oh, Water Where There Is No Well	Viny Flow'r And Rosemay Tree	Niles, John Jacob
	Smart Schoolboy, The	Oh Where Be Ye Going?		Niles, John Jacob
	Lady Ishbel And Her Parrot	He Followed Her Up And He Followed Her Down		Niles, John Jacob
	King William's Son	Of All The Sons King William Had		Niles, John Jacob
	Courting Of Aramalee, The	He Courted Her Above, He Courted Her Below		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord William's Death	Awake, Ye Seven Sleepers		Niles, John Jacob
	William And Ellen	Lord William Fetched Up His Bride		Niles, John Jacob
	Brandywine	Oh Brandywine, My Brandywine		Niles, John Jacob
	Deceived Girl, The	As She Walked Past The Jailhouse Door		Niles, John Jacob
	Sinful Maiden, The	As She Walked By The Jailhouse		Niles, John Jacob
	Sin's Reward	As She Did Pass The Jailhouse		Niles, John Jacob
	Old Lord By The Northern Sea	There Lived An Old Lord By The Northern Sea		Niles, John Jacob
	Bowie, Bowerie	A Lord Once Lived By The Deep Blue Sea	Bow-ie, Bow-er-ie	Niles, John Jacob
	Little Drowned Girl, The	I Know A Lord Who Lived By The Northern Sea	Derry Deryy Down And Around The Old Piney Tree	Niles, John Jacob
	Brother's Revenge	Three Fine Maids Did Play At Ball	Il-e-o-lay And A Lullay Gay	Niles, John Jacob
	Jimmy Randal	Oh Where Have You Been, Jimmy Randal, My Son?		Niles, John Jacob
	Tiranti, My Love	Oh, Where Have You Been, Tiranti, My Love		Niles, John Jacob
	Murdered Brother, The	How Come That Blood On Your Own Coat Sleeve?		Niles, John Jacob
	Bonny Farday	Three Fine Ladies Lived In A Bow'ry	Jury Flow'r And Rosemary	Niles, John Jacob
	Pale Ring, The	When This Ring Is Pale And Wan	Fa-le-la-le Lu-le-la	Niles, John Jacob
	Jeweled Ring, The	My Jeweled Ring Is Pale And Wan		Niles, John Jacob
	Old Bangum	Old Bangum He Did Hunt And Ride	Cario Kimbo Dillie-down-day-o	Niles, John Jacob
	Rurey Bain	Crazy Sal, She Lived In A Wood		Niles, John Jacob
	Bangum And The Bo'	Bangum Come Out Of De Wood		Niles, John Jacob
	Three Little Babies	Three Little Babies Dancin' At The Ball	Down By The Greenwood Side-ee-o	Niles, John Jacob
	Lady Of York, The	A Great Lady Lived All In York	Allay, Allay, And All Alone	Niles, John Jacob
	Seven Years	Seven Years You Shall Atone		Niles, John Jacob
	Judas	'twas In The Merry Month Of May		Niles, John Jacob
	Judas And Jesus	Judas 'trayed Jesus, And Jesus Hung The Cross		Niles, John Jacob
	Oh Judy, My Judy	Oh Judy, My Judy, Hit's Time That I Go		Niles, John Jacob
	Lover's Farewell	My Lover Did Come Ere Evensong		Niles, John Jacob
	Willie Mcgee Mcgaw	Three Old Crows Sat On A Tree		Niles, John Jacob
	Two Old Crows, The	Two Old Crows Sat On A Tree		Niles, John Jacob
	Sir Gaunie And The Witch	King Henry Was A Mighty Man		Niles, John Jacob
	King And The Bishop, The	The King Is Gone To Canters Town		Niles, John Jacob
	Murdered Boy, The	Oh Brother, Dear Brother, Pray Toss Me A Stone		Niles, John Jacob
	Lizzie May	Now Lizzie May Sat In Her Bedroom Door		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord Bateman	In London Town Was Bateman Dwelling		Niles, John Jacob
	Cherry Tree, The	When Joseph Was An Olden Man		Niles, John Jacob
	Dives And Lazarus	There Lived A Man In Ancient Times		Niles, John Jacob
	Patrick Spenser	Oh, The King Stood With His Fighting Men		Niles, John Jacob
	Sweet Maisry	Oh, They Courted Her With Watches		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord Dillard And Lady Flora	Oh Little Boy, Oh Pretty Boy		Niles, John Jacob
	Lady Margot And Love Henry	Lady Margot Sat In Her Bowing Room		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord Thomas And Fair Ellender	The Brown Girl She Hath House And Lands		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord Thomas And Fair Ellen	Oh Riddle Me, Mother, Riddle Me		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord Thomas And Fair Ellen	Oh Mother, Oh Mother, Go Read This Riddle		Niles, John Jacob
	Thomas And Ellen	Oh Thomas, My Thomas		Niles, John Jacob
	Lady Margot And Sweet Willie	Sweet Willie Rose Up In The Month Of May		Niles, John Jacob
	Lady Margot And Sweet Willie	Sweet Willie Rose Up In The Month Of May		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord Lovel	Lord Lovel He Stood In His Stable Door		Niles, John Jacob
	Who's Goin' To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot	Oh, Who's Goin' To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot		Niles, John Jacob
	Who's Goin' To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot	Oh, Who's Goin' To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot		Niles, John Jacob
	Wind Blew Up, The Wind Blew Down, The	The Wind Blew Up, The Wind Blew Down		Niles, John Jacob
	Resurrected Sweetheart, The	The Wind Blew East, The Wind Blew West		Niles, John Jacob
	Green Grave, Or The Restless Dead, The	The Wind Across The Graveyard Blew		Niles, John Jacob
	Little Dead Boys, The	There Was A Woman, She Lived Alone		Niles, John Jacob
	Wife Of The Free, The	Wife, Wife, Wife Of The Free		Niles, John Jacob
	Fine Lady Gay, The	There Was A Fine Lady, A Lady Gay		Niles, John Jacob
	Cartin Wife, The	Old Woman, Old Woman, Come Tell Of Us True		Niles, John Jacob
	Little Mattie Groves	On Holiday, High Holy Day		Niles, John Jacob
	Little Matthey Groves	Oh Holiday, Oh Holiday		Niles, John Jacob
	Tattletale Birdy, The	Little Birdy, Little Birdy		Niles, John Jacob
	Barb'ry Ellen	In Scarlet Town Where I Was Born		Niles, John Jacob
	Barbara Allen	Early, Early In The Spring		Niles, John Jacob
	Earl Colvin	Earl Colvin Rode Home From The Waterside		Niles, John Jacob
	Young Collins	One Morning, One Morning, One Morning In May		Niles, John Jacob
	Lamfin	Young Lamfin Laid A Many A Stone		Niles, John Jacob
	Hangman, The	Hangman, Hangman, Slack Your Line		Niles, John Jacob
	Granny And The Golden Ball	From Over The Hills And Far Away		Niles, John Jacob
	Shepherd's Daughter And The King, The	I Sing Of A Shepherd's Daughter	With A Ring, Dong, Down	Niles, John Jacob
	Fair John And The Seven Foresters	He Went To The Hunt The Running Buck		Niles, John Jacob
	Robin Hood And The Twenty Pound Of Gold	Ne'er Trust A Monk Though He Be Mild		Niles, John Jacob
	Robber Hood's Dyin'	When Robber Hood Came To Church And Hall		Niles, John Jacob
	Potter And Robin Hood, The	There Was A Potter Bold		Niles, John Jacob
	Robin And John	When Robin Hood Was Twenty-one		Niles, John Jacob
	Bold Peddler, The	There Was A Peddler Bold		Niles, John Jacob
	Robin Hood And The Old Maid	What News, What News, My Silly Old Maid		Niles, John Jacob
	Robin Hood And The Old Woman	Oh Why, Oh Why Do You Weep, Old Woman?		Niles, John Jacob
	Dying Queen, The	The Queen Is Sick, And She Will Die		Niles, John Jacob
	Fency King And The English King, The	Oh, King Henry Lay A-musering		Niles, John Jacob
	Tennis Balls, The	'twas Night When Our King Henry	Oh Fol-de-lol, Oh Fol-de-lay	Niles, John Jacob
	Death Of Queen Jane, The	Queen Jane Lay In Labor For Six Days Or More		Niles, John Jacob
	Mary Hamilton	Rised Up, Rised Up, Mary Hamilton		Niles, John Jacob
	Purple Dress, The	Take Off, Take Off My Purple Dress		Niles, John Jacob
	Lady And The Gypsy, The	Last Night She Slept In A Goose-feather Bed		Niles, John Jacob
	Death Of Geordie, The	As I Walked Over London Bridge, One Morning That Was Foggy		Niles, John Jacob
	Lady And The Shepherd, The	There Was A Lady In Our Town		Niles, John Jacob
	Dreary Dream, The	For I Have Dreamed A Dreary Dream		Niles, John Jacob
	In The Lonely Glens Of Yarrow	Oh, Lady Sarah She Was Fair		Niles, John Jacob
	House Carpenter, The	Well Met, Well Met, Well Met, My Own True Love!		Niles, John Jacob
	Sad Courtin', The	Sing Courtin', Sing Courtin'		Niles, John Jacob
	Good Old Man, The	Home Come The Old Man, Buzzing Like A Bee		Niles, John Jacob
	Old Man And The Door, The	With A Heigh-ho For The Dummerie-do		Niles, John Jacob
	Unwilling Bride, The	Oh, I Married A Wife And I Tuck Her To Home	As Gentle Young Jenny, The Rosemary Tree	Niles, John Jacob
	Old Woman And The Devil, The	There Was An Old Farmer Went Out For To Plow	With A Nu Sing Naggle Sing Nu	Niles, John Jacob
	Farmer And The Devil, The	The Farmer Went To Plow		Niles, John Jacob
	Weep-willow Tree, The	Oh, My Father Has A Fine Ship A-sailin' On The Sea		Niles, John Jacob
	Mermaid, The	One Saturday Night, As We Set Sail		Niles, John Jacob
	Mermaid, The	Oh, The Stormy Winds Do Blow		Niles, John Jacob
	John Of Hazelgreen	Oh Early, Early In Sweet May, The Sun Had Not Yet Shone		Niles, John Jacob
	English Lady Gay, The	There Was An English Lady Gay	Tra-la, La, La, La, La, La, La	Niles, John Jacob
	Bugle Britches, The	Oh, She Took Him By The Bridle Rein		Niles, John Jacob
	Soldier And His Lady, The	A Soldier Come From Georgia Way		Niles, John Jacob
	Riddles Wisely Expounded / Devil's Ten Questions, The	If You Don't Answer My Questions Well		Niles, John Jacob
	Wife Of Usher's Well, The	There Was A Woman, She Lived Alone		Niles, John Jacob
	Oh, Who's Going' To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot?	Oh, Who's Goin' To Shoe Your Pretty Little Foot		Niles, John Jacob
	Never Was A Child So Lovely	Never Was A Child So Lovely		Niles, John Jacob
	Twa Corbies, The	My Lover Did Come Ere Evensong		Niles, John Jacob
	Father Grumble	There Was An Old Man And He Lived In The Wood		Niles, John Jacob
	Sweet Jane	Farewell, Sweet Jane, I Now Must Go		Niles, John Jacob
	I Was My Face In A Golden Vase	I Wash My Face In A Golden Vase		Niles, John Jacob
	Cruel Mother, The	Three Little Babies Dancin' At The Ball		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord Thomas And Fair Ellender	The Brown Girl She Hath House And Lands		Niles, John Jacob
	My Little Mohee	As I Went Out Walking		Niles, John Jacob
	I Had A Sister Susan	I Had A Sister Susan		Niles, John Jacob
	Three Little Pigs	Oh, The Farmer Had One		Niles, John Jacob
	I Wonder As I Wander	I Wonder As I Wander, Out Under The Sky		Niles, John Jacob
	Little Willie	I Love Little Willie, I Do, Mama		Niles, John Jacob
	Geordie	As I Walked Over London Bridge, One Morning That Was Foggy		Niles, John Jacob
	Kentucky Wassail Song, The	Wassail, Wassail All Over The Town		Niles, John Jacob
	Down In That Valley	Down In That Valley		Niles, John Jacob
	Carrion Crow, The / Tailor And The Crow, The	A Carrion Crow Sat On An Oak		Niles, John Jacob
	My Horses Ain't Hungry	Oh, My Horses Ain't Hungry		Niles, John Jacob
	One Morning In May / Nightingale, The	One Morning, One Morning, One Morning In May		Niles, John Jacob
	Whistle, Daughter, Whistle	Oh, Whistle, Daughter, Whistle		Niles, John Jacob
	Lord Randal	O Whare Hae Ye Been A' Day, Lord Donald, My Son?		Niles, John Jacob
	Jimmy Randal	Oh, Where Have You Been, Jimmy Randal, My Son		Niles, John Jacob
	Edward	What Bluid's That On Thy Coat Lap		Niles, John Jacob
	Edward	How Come That Blood On Your Own Coat Sleve		Niles, John Jacob
	Wife Of Usher's Well, The	There Lived A Wife At Usher's Well		Niles, John Jacob
	Wife Of Usher's Well, The	There Was A Woman She Lived Alone		Niles, John Jacob
	Bonny Barbara Allan	In Scarlet Town, Where I Was Bound		Niles, John Jacob
	Barbary Ellen	In Scarlet Town, Where I Was Born		Niles, John Jacob
	Death Of Queen Jane, The	Queen Jane Was In Labour Full Six Weeks And More		Niles, John Jacob
	Queen Jeanie	Queen Jeanie, Queen Jeanie Traveld Six Weeks And More		Niles, John Jacob
	Death Of Queen Jane, The	Queen Jane Lay In Labor For Six Days Or More		Niles, John Jacob
	Sweet Trinity, The / Golden Vanity, The	Sir Walter Rawleigh Has Built A Ship		Niles, John Jacob
	Weep-willow Tree, The	Oh, My Father Has A Fine Ship A-sailin' On The Sea		Niles, John Jacob
	Farmer's Curst Wife, The	There Was An Old Farmer In Sussex Did Dwell		Niles, John Jacob
	Farmer's Curst Wife, The	There Was An Old Farmer Went Out For To Plow	With A New Sing Naggle Sing New	Niles, John Jacob
	Two Sisters, The	There Was Twa Sisters In A Bowr		Niles, John Jacob
	Two Sisters, The	There Lived An Old Lord By The Northern Sea		Niles, John Jacob
	Gambler's Lament, The	Oh They'll Hang Me, They'll Hang Me		Niles, John Jacob
	Rovin' Gambler, The	I Am A Rovin' Gambler		Niles, John Jacob