Oberlin College Library - The Folk Song Index

Title	First line of verse	First line of chorus	Composer	Page Number
You'll Like Tacoma	Way Out West In Washington	You'll Like Tacoma	Huntington, S.a. Jr. / Public Domain	162
Social Band, The	Bright Angels On The Water, Hovering By			162
Buoy Bells From Trenton	When My Bouy Bells Keep Ringin'	Bling, Blang, Blong, I Can Hear Them	Guthrie, Woody	162
Ballad Of Marie Sanders	Nuremberg They Made A Law		Brecht, Bertolt / Eisler, Hanns	162
Mrs. Mcgrath	O Mrs. Mcgrath The Sergeant Said	Wid Yer Too-ri-aa Fol-the-diddle-aa	Traditional Irish	162
Mothers, Daughters, Wives	You Can Only Just Remember The Tears	The First Time It Was Fathers	Small, Judy	162
No Man's Land	Well How Do You Do Private William	Did They Beat The Drum Slowly	Bogle, Eric	162
Flowers Are Red	The Little Boy Went First Day Of School	Flowers Are Red Youngman	Chapin, Harry	162
Crow On The Cradle, The	The Sheep's In The Meadow, The Cow's		Carter, Sydney	162
My Old Kentucky Home	The Sun Shines Bright In The Old	Weep No More, My Lady, O Weep No More	Foster, Stephen C.	162
Understand Your Man	Don't Call My Name Out Your Window		Cash, Johnny	162
Cross The Fence	N/a		Traditional	162
O Do Not Cry	O Do Not Cry, My Little Treasure			162
Why Was The Darkie Born?	Mommy, Why Was The Darkie Born?		Traditional / Bevel, James / Reagon, Bernice	162
Dulcina Version Ii	From Oberon In Fairy Land The King Of			162
Lovely Nancy	Can Nothing Sir Move You			162
John Of Hazelgreen, Child No. 293, Version C	As I Gaed Out In A May Morning		Traditional	162
John Of Hazelgreen, Child No. 293, Version D	As I Went Forth To Take The Air		Traditional	162
Mister President	Mijnheer De President Welterusten		Groot, Boudewijn De / Nijgh, L / Schreiber, Ron / Ruijg, N. De	162
Knight And The Wizard, The	A Warring Knight From A Far Country		Mcdonnell, Margaret	162
Shepherd's Pipes	The Springtime Is Coming O'er Valley			162
Shuckin' Of The Corn	I'm A-goin' To The Shuckin' Of The Corn			162
Vicar Of Bray, The	In Good King Charles's Golden Days	And This Is Law, That I'll Maintain	Traditional English	162
Ring Around Her Finger, A	Azure And White Is The Endless Sky			162
Ocean Burial, The	Oh, Bury Me Not In The Deep, Deep Sea			162
Rejoice, The Lord Is King	Rejoice, The Lord Is King		Emerson, L.o.	162
Rabhlail Ins An Leaba	Chaitheas Seal Ag Obair Sa Chathair		Tuama, Diarmaid O	162
Noble Fleet Of Sealers, A	There's A Noble Fleet Of Sealers Being	For The Ice Is Drifting	Traditional	162
Willie Has Gone To The War	The Blue Bird Is Singing	Willie Has Gone To The War, Willie	Foster, Stephen C.	162
Song Of The Guaranteed Wage	I'll Tell You The Story Of Jonathon		Mcdonald, Ruby / Glazer, Joe	162
Bread And Jam	All Soldiers Live On Bread And Jam			162
Bloody Darwin	No Use Looking Bloody Coy			162
Isn't It Grand, Boys?	Look At The Coffin With Golden Handles	Let's Not Have A Sniffle		162
Thirty Cents A Day	In A Dim-lighted Chamber A Dying Maiden	No More The Work-bell Calls The Weary		162
Long, Long Ago	Where Is The Freedom Which Once We			162
Man's A Man For A' That, A	Is There For Honest Poverty		Burns, Robert	162
My Daddy	Flies A Ship In The Sky		Guthrie, Woody	162
Die Gedanken Sind Frei	Die Gedanken Sind Frei			162
Roll Down The Line	Way Back Yonder In Tennessee They Leased	Buddy Won't You Roll Down The Line?		162
Those Dogs Of Mine	Famous Cornfield Blues		Ma Rainey	162
Doney Gal	We're Alone Doney Gal In The Wind			162
So Long It's Been Good To Know You	Well The Dust Storm Came It Came Like	So Long It's Been Good To Know You	Guthrie, Woody	162
Lavinia's Parlour	Once When I Was Six Or Seven	Drinkin' Pink Lemonade	Edmonson, Travis	162
J'ai Fait Une Grosse Erreur	I Made A Big Mistake			162
Maids Of Downhill, The	One Evening As I Chanced For To Roam			162
Dungiven Priory Church	One Fine Summer's Evening As Flora			162
My Lord, What A Morning	My Lord What A Morning			162
Daniel Saw The Stone	Daniel Saw The Stone			162
Cumberland Gap	Me An' My Wife An' My Wife's Pap	Cumberland Gap, Cumberland Gap		162
Cumha An Eich-uisge	A Mhor-ag Dhonn!	Aho Hi		162
El-a-noy	'way Down Upon The Wabash	Then Move Your Family Westward	Unknown	162
Ship's Carpenter, The	'twas In Lisburgh Of Late A Fair Damsel Did Dwell		Unknown	162
Hullaballoo-balay	Me Father Kept A Boarding House	Hullaballoo-balay	Unknown	162
Old Betty Larkin	Hop Around, Skip Around, Old Betty Larkin		Unknown	162
Villikins And His Dinah	A Wealthy Old Merchant Who In London Did Dwell	Singing Too Ral Lal Loo Ral Lal Loo Ral Lal Lay	Unknown	162
Father Sent Me Here A-courting	Father Sent Me Here A-courting			162
Whoopee Ti-yi-yo	As I Was A-walkin' One Mornin' For Pleasure	Whoopee Ti-yi-yo, Git Along Little Dogies		162
Young Edmondale	Young Edmondale Sat Drinking Till Time To Go To Bed		Unknown	162
Mr. Frog Went A-courtin'	Mister Frog Went A Courtin' And He Did Ride	Um-hum		162
Dalmur Ploughing Match	Come Listen A Tale I Will Tell		Unknown	162
Time To Be Made A Wife	As I Roved Out One Morning In The Lovely Month Of May		Unknown	162
Ring Around Her Finger, A	Azure And White Is The Endless Sky		Unknown	162
Sweethearts I've Got Plenty	As I Went A Long By Yon Clear Crystal Fountain		Unknown	162
Sacramento	Sing And Heave, And Heave And Sing, Doo Da	Then Blow The Winds, Hi Ho, For Californio	Unknown	162
Country Dance, A	When Lambkins Skip, And Apples Are Growing		Unknown	162
Errol On The Green	Errol It's A Bonnie Place		Unknown	162
Tren O'r Bala I Ffestiniog (the Bala-ffestiniog Train)	Mi Welodd Y Peiriant Yn Cychwyn O'r Green (he Saw The Old Engine Start Off From The Green)	Mewian Mae'r Cathod A Chyfarth Mae'r Cwn (the Screeching Of Cats And The Barking Of Dogs)	Unknown	162
While Gazing On The Moon's Light.	While Gazing On The Moon's Light, A Moment From Her Smile I Turn'd		Moore, Thomas	162
Rosin The Bow			Unknown	162
Take Them Away! They'll Drive Me Crazy!	Riding In The Park, Or Downtown Shopping	How My Heart Thumps, And How My Head	Henry Clay Work	162
Gypsy Laddie, The	O Why Will You Leave Your Houses And Land			162
Wraggle Taggle Gypsies, The	O Why Will You Leave Your Houses And Land			162
When I Was An Angel	When I Was An Angel, An Angel An Angel			162
What'll I Do With The Baby-o	Every Time The Baby Cries, I Stuck My Finger In The Baby's Eyes		Unknown	162
Poor Old Uncle Rufe	Oh! When I Was A Little Piccaninny	So Muffle Up De Banjo, Put Away De Bones	Maas, James / Bloodgood, Harry	162
Young British Rancher, The	When The Half-baked Remittance Man Comes To The West	Role, Role, Role Of A Rancher	Unknown	162
Tren O'r Bala I Ffestiniog (the Bala-ffestiniog Train)	Mi Welodd Y Peiriant Yn Cychwyn O'r Green (he Saw The Old Engine Start Off From The Green)	Mewian Mae'r Cathod A Chyfarth Mae'r Cwn	Unknown	162
Wild Geese, The			Unknown	162
Eynzam (lonely)	Keyner Veys Nit Vos Ikh Zog (no One Knows What I Speak)			162
De Cirilo Arenas	-vuela, Vuela, Palomita			162
Rite, Bade, Rösseli (ride On, Swim On, Little Horse)	Rite, Bade, Rösseli (ride On, Swim On, Little Horse)		Unknown	162
Desde México He Venido (from Mexico Have I Come)	Desde México He Venido (from Mexico Have I Come)		Unknown	162
A La Virgen De Las Nieves	La Virgen De Las Nieves La Aurora Señora		Unknown	162
Oh, Death	What Is This That I Can See	Oh Death Oh Death	Boggs, Dock	162
Forfar Sodger, The (ba)	In Forfar I Was Born And Bred		Unknown	162
Forfar Sodger, The (bb)	In Forfar I Was Born And Bred		Unknown	162
Lass O' The Licht, The (c)	Ye Cromdale Lads, Baith Old And Young		Unknown	162
I Will Set (e)	I Will Set My Good Ship In Order		Unknown	162
Garden Gate, The (i)	The Night Was Fair, The Moon Shone Clear		Unknown	162
Roll Down The Line	Way Back Yonder In Tennessee		Unknown	162
Abranse Las Puertas (galisteo, 1)	Abranse Las Puertas Rompanse Los Velos		Unknown	162
Caminando Va Jose (galisteo)	Caminando Va Jose Caminando Va Maria		Unknown	162
Sam Bass	Sam Bass Was Born In Indiana		Unknown	162
Mrs. Mcgrath	"o Mrs. Mcgrath" The Sergeant Said	Wid Yer Too-ri-aa	Traditional Irish	162
Mothers, Daughters, Wives	You Can Only Just Remember	The First Time It Was Fathers	Small, Judy	162
No Man's Land	Well How Do You Do Private William Mcbride	Did They Beat The Drum Slowly	Bogle, Eric	162
Malach Misulam Ya'akov	Baboker El Deshe Beti Haratov		Hirsh, N.	162
Lady Of Carlisle, The	Down In Carlisle There Lived A Lady		Traditional Old-time Love Song	162
Idahoe-down	Well Ya Heard A That Texas Two Step And Old Cotton-eyed Joe	And Do The Idahoe-down, Take A Look And You'll See	Mattoon, Kathy / Mattoon, Chane	162
Woodland Schottische				162
Old-fashioned Schottische				162
To God His Portion, Too	So Naked And Bare We're Born To Wander	Be Using The World, But Not Abusing.	Dickey, Lotus	162
Sholem-aleykhem! (peace Unto You!)	Sholem-aleykhem!		Traditional Yiddish Folksong	162
Away Over On Jordan	O Glorious Hope Of Perfect Love,		Unknown	162
Wondering World	The Wond'ring World Inquires To Know		Unknown	162
Chrystler's Field	My Brethren All, On You I Call,		Unknown	162
Gallagher's Frolic			Unknown	162
Rite, Bade, Rosseli / Ride On, Swim On, Little Horse	Rite, Bade, Rosseli		Unknown	162
En Liten Visa	Jag Vet En Gosse, Och Han Ar Min		Hallstrom, I.	162
Gura H-e Mo Ghaol An T-iain	Gura H-e Mo		Unknown	162
's Mise Bhean Bhochd	's Mise Bhean Bhochd		Unknown	162
In Odes Bin Ix Geborn Gevorn	Yn Ades Byn Ix Gebojrn		Unknown	162
Oj, Najn Xaodsim Hot Mix Majn Mame Getrogn	Oj, Najn Xadusim Hot Mexmajn Mame Getrugn		Unknown	162
Noble Man, The	The Noble Man Here Exetern		Unknown	162
Little Musgrave And Lady Barnard	The First Come Down Was A Raven White		Unknown	162
Bear In The Hill, The	There's A Bear In Yon Hill		Unknown	162
William Of Nassau	Of Nassau And Orania		Unknown	162
All God's Children Got Shoes	I Got A Shoe		Dydo, Stephen / Kirshbaum, Randa	162
Beautiful Is This Land	Beautiful Is This Land, I Can Not Deny It		Unknown	162
Desde Mexico He Venido	Desde Mexico He Venido		Unknown	162
Desde Mexico He Venido	Desde Mexico He Venido		Unknown	162
Moses	Now, Moses, What Makes You So Strange And Forgetful?	Now, Moses, Don't Touch It!	Unknown	162
Sweet William	A Sailor's Life Is A Merry Life		Sharp, Cecil K.	162
Busy Curious Thirsty Fly	Busy, Curious, Thirsty Fly		Oldys, William / Green, Dr.	162
Railway, The	You Folk I Will Tell You Although I'm No Clown	You May Travel By Steam As I Hear The Folks Say	Unknown	162
Version Of The 28th Division	We'll Be Over There To Get You, Fritzie		Unknown	162
Where Do You Get That Stuff?	I've Got Some Good News, Emil	Why There'lll Be Girls To Ride Us Round In Taxies, Honey	Scott, Walter	162
Gumbo Chaff	On The Ohio Bluff In De State Of Indiana		Unknown	162
Ocean Burial, The	"oh, Bury Me Not In The Deep, Deep Sea."		Unknown	162
Light Of Memory, The	I Wander Far From Thee		Rotoli, A.	162
I Hear You Calling Me	I Hear You Calling Me		Marshall, Charles / Harford, Harold	162
Follow The Drinking Gourd	When The Sun Comes Back	Follow The Drinking Gourd	Unknown	162
Daisy Deane	'twas Down In The Meadows, The Violets Were Blowing	None Knew Thee But To Love Thee, Thou Dear One Of My Heart	Unknown	162
Solola	En Herde Spelar Pa Sin Flojt Om Kvallen		Soderstrom, Nils B.	162
Day Of Judgment	Oh! The Amazing Pomp		Unknown	162
Young Beichan (c)	In India Lived A Noble Lord		Unknown	162
Wife Of Usher's Well, The (aa)	There Is A Lady, Lady Gay		Unknown	162
Wheels On The Bus	The Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round		Traditional	162
Bad Brahma Bull	I Was Snappin' Out Broncs For The Old Flying U		Unknown	162
Anchor's Aweigh	Stand Navy Down The Field		Zimmerman, Chas. A.	162
Knoxville Gal (c)	Oh! Little Town Of Knoxville		Unknown	162
Madel, Willst Du Mit Mir Gehn	Madel, Willst Du Mit Mir Gehn		Unknown	162
John Brown's Body	John Brown's Body Lies A Moulderin' In The Grave		Seeger, Ruth / Seeger, Charles	162
La Mare De Deu	La Mare De Deu Quan Era Xiqueta		Unknown	162
Good King Wenceslas	Good King Wenceslas Look'd Out		Unknown	162
Good King Wenceslas	Good King Wenceslas Look'd Out		Unknown	162
Leanabh An Aigh	Leanabh An Aigh, An Leanabh Aig Mairi		Macdonald, Mary	162
Cumha An Eich-usige / Lamentation Of The Water-horse	A Mhorag Dhonn!		Unknown	162
Charlotte The Harlot I	Down In The Cunt Valley Where Gizzum Does Flow	Charlotte The Harlot, The Girl I Adore	Unknown	162
Bridal Party On The Hardanger Fjord, A / Brudefaerden I Hardanger	There Quivers A Glittering Summer Air / Der Aander En Tindrende Sommerluft		Kjerulf, Halfdan / Anderson, Rasmus B. / Munch, Andreas	162
Billy Boy	Oh Where Have You Been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?		Unknown	162
Remember Sinful Youth / Solemn Thought	Remember, Sinful Youth, You Must Die, You Must Die		Unknown	162
Oh! Where Do Fairies Hide Their Heads?	Oh! Where Do Fairies Hide Their Heads		Bishop, Henry R. / Bayly, Thomas H.	162
By The Gaily Circling Glass	By The Gaily Circling Glass		Arne, Dr.	162
Andro And His Cutty Gun	Blithe, Blithe And Merry Was She		Unknown	162
Poor Tom	Then, Farewell! My Trimbuilt Wherry		Dibdin	162
Minstrel Boy, The	The Minstrel Boy To The War Is Gone		Unknown	162
Cushlamacree	Dear Erin! How Sweetly Thy Green Bosom Rises		Unknown	162
The Thiggin' Song	The Aul' Year's Deen An' The New's Begun,		Isaac Troup	162
New Colossus, The	Not Like Brazen Giant Of Greek Fame, With Conquering Limbs Astride From Land To Land,		Lazarus, Emma / Silverman, Jerry	162
Ana El Owerka (i Am The Leaf)	A'la El H'wa Rayha (traveling Through The Air)	Ana L'warqa L'miskeena (i Am A Poor Leaf)	Kechekoul, Mustafa / Skandrani, Mustafa	162
They Tell Us To Wait	In This Land Of The Brave And Home Of The Free	Wait, Wait, Wait, That's All We Can Hear	Gunning, Sarah Ogan	162
Did You Ever See A Lassie?	Did You Ever See A Lassie		Unknown	162
Sha! Shtil!	Sha! Shtil! Macht Nisht Keyn Gerider!	Un Az Der Rebe Tantst	Bikel, Theodore	162
Skye Boat Song	Loud The Winds Howl, Loud The Waves Roar	"speed, Bonnie Boat, Like A Bird On The Wing	Macleod, Annie / Boulton, Sir Harold	162
Mr. Frog Went A-courtin'	Mister Frog Went A-courtin' And He Did Ride		Unknown	162
O C'aite 'm Bheil U Rhuin/ O Caite A Bheil Thu, Ruin?/ Oh Where Are You, My Love?	Melody Only		Ross, Elizabeth Jane	162
Chunachdas Bate Laidir Darrich/ Chunnacas Bata Laidir Daraich/ A Strong Oaken Boat Was Seen	Melody Only		Ross, Elizabeth Jane	162