Oberlin College Library - The Folk Song Index

Title	First line of verse	First line of chorus	Composer	Page Number
What A Trying Time	O Adam, Where Are You?			126
Almost Over	Some Seek De Lord			126
Git Along, Little Dogies	As I Was A Walkin' One Mornin'	Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Git Along	Traditional	126
Comin Thro' The Rye, A	Comin Thro' The Rye, Poor Body	Oh Jenny's A' Weet Poor Body	Burns, Robert	126
Comin Thro' The Rye, B	Gin A Body Meet A Body, Comin Thro	Ilka Body Has A Body, Ne'aer A Ane Hae I	Burns, Robert	126
Air Force, The	When The Navy Floats Its Battle Boats	The Air Force, The Air Force	Traditional	126
Let It Be Me	I Bless The Day I Found You		Curtis, Mann / Becaud, Gilbert	126
Lovely Agnes	O Yes I Will Go With You	O Agnes Won't You Go With Me	Rogers, Sally	126
Mairi's Wedding	Over Hill Ways Up And Down	Step We Gaily On We Go	Traditional Scottish	126
My Girl	I've Got Sunshine On A Cloudy Day	I Guess You Say	Robinson, William Smokey	126
O No, John	On Yonder Hill There Stands A Creature	O No John, No John	Traditional English	126
Go No More A-rushing, Child No. 46, Appendix	Go No More A Rushing, Maids, In May		Traditional	126
Go No More A-rushing, Child No. 46	Go No More A Rushing, Maids, In May		Traditional	126
Song Of The Angel	Fear Not, Fear Not, Good Shepherds All			126
Artza Alenu	We Have Come To Our Land		Traditional Hebrew	126
Suliram	Suliram, Suliram, Ram, Ram, Suliram,		Traditional Indonesian / Carter, C.c.	126
Thorny Cliff, The	One Morning As I Roved Out By The		Traditional Irish	126
Gower Wassail Song	A Wassail, A Wassail Throughout All	Fol-de Doll, Loll-de-doll-de-doll		126
Make Me No Gaudy Chaplet	Make Me No Gaudy Chaplet, Weave It Of		Donizetti	126
Connie O'connell's Jig	N/a		Traditional	126
Frost Is All Over, The	N/a		Traditional	126
Eavesdropper, The	N/a		Traditional	126
Flying Cloud	Come All You Young Sailor Boys		Traditional	126
We've Got A Job	I've Got A Job		Reese, Carlton / Birmingham Choir	126
Jolly Stage Driver, The	A Story, A Story To You I Will Tell		Traditional	126
Noble Shirve, The	N/a			126
Spence Broughton	To You My Dear Companions Accept These		Traditional	126
Jock The Leg And The Merry Merchant, Child No. 282	As Jock The Leg And The Merry Merchant		Traditional	126
Hangtown Gals	Hangtown Gals Are Plump And Rosy	Hang-town Gals Are Lovely Creatures	Stone, J.a.	126
Green Berets	Sing If You Will To America's Best	On Our Way We Bravely Go	Randolph, Leda	126
Fort Hood Three	They Were Called To Fight A War		Newman, Grace Mora	126
Piss On Johnson's War	All You Superheroes Of Peaceful	Piss On Johnson's War	Marrs, Ernie	126
Helpful Horribles	Oh, Those Helpful Little Horribles		Fox, Morgan	126
Apples, Pears, And Oranges	Apples, Pears, And Oranges			126
Ham And Eggs	Ham And Eggs, Ham And Eggs			126
Dame, Lend Me A Loaf	Dame, Lend Me A Loaf		Pammelia / Ane Buik Off Roundell	126
Shark, The	Bright And Early Ev'ry Morning I Would			126
Dreadnought, Version I, The	There Is A Flash Packet			126
Als Kommunist	Heute, Da Lauft's Schon, Das Ging Aber			126
In Omos Do Phaidi O Se	Is Mo Gaiscioch 'riamh Bhi Ar Fhoireann	A Phaidi Ui She Is Tu Ar Laoch	Se, Maidhc Dainin O	126
Spanish Cavalier, The	A Spanish Cavalier Stood In His Retreat	Oh, Say Darling Say When I'm Far Away	Hendrickson, W.d.	126
Come, Let's Sing A Merry Round	Come, Let's Sing A Merry Round			126
Low-backed Car, The	When First I Saw Sweet Peggy		Lover, Samuel / Traditional Irish	126
Johnny's So Long At The Fair	He Promised To Buy Me A Fairing To	O Dear, What Can The Matter Be?		126
New River Train	Leaving On That New River Train			126
Wedding Song	Evening Is Falling And I Ask			126
Hallelujah, I'm A Bum	Oh, Why Don't You Work, Like Other Men	Hallelujah, I'm A Bum		126
Maderine Rue	As I Came Walking Over The Hill I Spied	Maderine Rue, Rue, Rue, Rue, Rue	Traditional / Clancy, Peg / Clancy, Robert	126
Victory, The	The Pittsburgh Boys Have Won The Fight		Yates, S.a. Mrs.	126
Go Work In The Union	Go Work In The Union There's Plenty To	Go Work In The Union		126
Oh Let The Girls Sit Down	I Tell You That 'tis Very Wrong	Then Let The Girls Sit Down, I Pray	J.r.s.	126
New York Rag, Third Section	N/a			126
Get Thee Behind Me Satan	The Boss Comes Up To Me With A Five	Get Thee Behind Me Satan	Seeger, Peter / Hays, Lee / Lampell, Millard	126
Rivers, The	There's A Far Famed Blackwater That Runs		Davis, Thomas	126
Jim Crow	Lincoln Set The Negro Free		Almanac Singers	126
Oh, Joy Upon The Earth	Oh, Joy Upon This Earth To Live And See		Sands, Carl / Holland, Fred	126
Housewife's Lament, The	One Day I Was Walking	O, Life Is A Toil And Love Is A Trouble		126
Schlosser Hot An Gsellen Ghot, A	A Schlosser Hot An G'sellen G'hot			126
Gallows Pole, The	Hangman, Hnagman Slack Your Rope			126
Is Trua Gan Peata 'n Mhaoir Agam	Is Trua Gan Peata 'n Mhaoir Agam			126
Yes, God Is Real	There Are Some Things I May Not Know	Yes, God Is Real	Morris, Kenneth	126
We're Going To Pump Out Old Lake Erie	The Season Is Dry Old Timer	We're Going To Pump Out Lake Erie		126
I Think I Understand	Daylight Falls Upon The Path	I Think I Understand	Mitchell, Joni	126
Hull's Victory	N/a			126
Une Piastre Ici, Une Piastre La-bas	When I Was Twenty One Years Old			126
John Mitchell, Version Ii	I Am A True-born Irishman, John Mitchell			126
Git On Board, Little Children	Git On Board, Little Children			126
I'm Gwine Up To Heaven Anyhow	Anyhow, Anyhow, Anyhow My Lord			126
Ray That Beams Forever, The	There Is A Bloom That Never Fades			126
There Was An Old Miller	There Was A Rich Miller In London Did Well	Gee Whaxey Gee Daxey De Di Do		126
Lover's Lament, The	My Dearest Dear, The Time Draws Near	Oh Hush, My Love, You Will Break My Heart	Unknown	126
Great Speckled Bird, The	What A Beautiful Thought I Am Thinking		Unknown	126
Oh, Watch The Stars	Oh, Watch The Stars, See How They Run		Unknown	126
Young Spanish Lass, The	We Barked Though The Harbour And On To The Shore		Unknown	126
Gypsy's Warning, The	Do Not Trust Him, Gentle Lady		Unknown	126
Kitty Wells, The	You Ask What Makes This Darky Weep And Why	The Birds Were Singing In The Morning		126
Captain Kidd	My Name Was Robert Kidd, As I Sailed		Unknown	126
I Know A Little Pussy	I Know A Little Pussy, Her Coat Is Silver Gray			126
Oh, Come, My Dreydl	Oh, Come, My Dreydl, My Dreydl Of Tin		Coopersmith, H.	126
Sacramento	A Bully Ship And A Bully Crew, Dooda, Dooda!			126
Exile Of Erin, The	There Came To The Beach A Poor Exile Or Erin			126
Sweet Betsy From Pike	Oh, Don't You Remember Sweet Betsy From Pike		Unknown	126
D'ou Viens-tu, Bergere? (whence Come You, Shepherd Maiden?)	Whence, O Shepherd Maiden		Unknown	126
Shark (tarantella), The	Bright And Early Ev'ry Morning I Would Stroll A Long		Unknown	126
Dark Slender Boy, The	When I Go To Market To Make A Purchase		Unknown	126
Schooner Mary Ann, The	You Landsmen Who All Work On Shore, How Little Do You Know		Unknown	126
Painful Plough, The	O Adam Was A Ploughboy, When Ploughin First Begun		Unknown	126
Fit's Come Owre Me Noo, The	My Auld Auntie Marget She Lives Up In A Garret		Unknown	126
My Parents And I Could Never Agree	My Father And I Could Never Agree		Unknown	126
Kenny Wagner	I'm Sure You've Heard My Story From The Kenny Wagner Story		Unknown	126
Had I A Cot Or A Boat			Unknown	126
Shanavest And Caravat, The			Unknown	126
Thro' Grief And Thro' Danger	Thro' Grief And Thro' Danger Thy Smile Hath Cheer'd My Way		Moore, Thomas	126
Bailiff's Daughter Of Islington, The	As She Was Awalking Alonf			126
Adam In The Garden Pinnin' Leaves	Well I Know My God Is A Man Of War	Oh, Eve, Where's Adam	Unknown	126
Little More Cider	I Love The White Girl And The Black	O, Little More Cider Too	Hart, Austin	126
Hafinjan	Haruach Noshevet K'rirah		Wilensky, Moshe / Chefer, Chayim	126
Beann An Fhir Ruaidh / The Red-haired Man's Wife	Trath Theighim-se Thart Sios Bim I Priosun Ceangailte Cruaidh		Unknown	126
Swazi Warriors	O See Them Rise, You Swazi Warriors			126
Kuroda Bushi	Sake Wa Nome, Nome (drink, Drink Sake)			126
Marche Des Hommes De Harlech	Braves Gens De Nos Montagnes		Unknown	126
Dos Lid Fun Der Ayznban (the Train)	Ver Hot Dos Gezen (who Ever Heard Or Saw Fire And Water Drive Like A Horse)	Oy, Hot Er A Fayfer		126
De Pistoleras Y Moronistas	Voy Con Mi Hacha, Companeros			126
Buachaill Caol Dubh, An	Nuair A Theim Ar Aonach A' Ceannach Eadaigh			126
Nacimiento De Moises	Un Pregón Pregonó El Rey Por Todo Su Reinado		Unknown	126
Nix Gedacht Gedenkt Soll's Wer'n (it Happens Whether Or Not One Thinks About It)	Püh! Ward 'sein Dos E Gesserres (pooh! We Were Simply Bored)		Unknown	126
Der Frajhajts: Gajst	Jn Digasn, Cu Dimasn		Unknown	126
Es Rirt Zix	Hert Ir, Kinder,		Unknown	126
La Chiva (nanny Goat, The)	Con Real Y Medio Que Yo Tenía Compré Una Chiva (with A Real And A Half That I Had I Bought A Nanny Goat)		Unknown	126
La Punta De Tacón	La Punta Del Tacón Se Baila Con El Pié		Unknown	126
Juanito Ya Se Ha Muerto	Juanito Ya Se Ha Muerto		Unknown	126
I Wonder When I'll Get To Be Called A Man	When I Was Born Into The World	I Wonder When I Wonder When	Broonzy, Big Bill	126
Sweet Betsy From Pike	Did You Ever Hear Tell Of Sweet Betsy From Pike	Sing Toorali, Oorali, Oorali Ay		126
Sailor Boy, The (e)	By My Indenture I Was Bound		Unknown	126
Apprentice Sailor, The (f)			Unknown	126
Sailor Boy, The (g)	By My Indenture I Was Bound		Unknown	126
Lord Douglas (g)	He's Placed Lady Margret On A Milkwhite Steed		Unknown	126
Lord Douglas (h)	Gone Out, Came Out, Lady Margaret, He Said		Unknown	126
Lord Douglas (i)	Stand Up, Stand Up, Ye Seven Sons Sae Bold		Unknown	126
Hey The Lad, The Bonny Lad (c)	As I Cam' On By Garroch's Lan'	Wi' A Dirrum, Dirrum, Dow Dum Dirrum Dirrum Dow Dum Dee	Unknown	126
There Cam A Laddie Fae The North (b)	There Cam A Laddie Fae The North		Unknown	126
There Cam A Laddie Frae The North (c)			Unknown	126
Oh! To Me't's All One!	Oh! To Oh! To Me't's All One, Oh!	He That Money Has, He Can Married Be	Johann Fuss	126
The Gallows Pole	Hangman, Hangman		Odetta	126
The Snowy-breasted Pearl	There's A Colleen Fair As May.		Unknown	126
Gloria A Dios En Las Alturas (corrales, 1)	Gloria A Dios En Las Alturas Y Al Hombre Paz En La Tierra		Unknown	126
Gloria A Dios En Las Alturas (corrales, 2)	Gloria A Dios En Las Alturas Y Al Hombre Paz En La Tierra		Unknown	126
Hey-man!	He Wanted Ev'rybody To Bow	Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey-man!	Stephen Richards	126
Let It Be Me	I Bless The Day I Found You		Becaud, Gilbert / Curtis, Mann	126
Lovely Agnes	O Yes, I Will Go With You, Leave Wisconsin Behind	O Agnes Won't You Go With Me, We'll Be Married In Style	Rogers, Sally	126
Mairi's Wedding	Over Hill Ways Up And Down, Myrtle Green And Toe For Toe	Step We Gaily On We Go, Heel For Heel And Toe For Toe	Traditional Scottish	126
My Girl	I've Got Sunshine On A Cloudy Day	I Guess You Say, What Can Make Me Feel This Way?	Robinson, William "smokey" / White, R. (bobby Rogers)	126
O, No, John	On Younder Hill There Stands A Creature	O No John, No John, No John, No!	Traditional English	126
Sisuwesimchu Besimchas Toroh	Sisuwesimchu Besimchas Toroh		Traditional Hebrew	126
Hayu Z'manim	Yavo Hayom V'od Teshev El Mul Haach		Wilensky, M.	126
Adon Olam	Adon Olam Asher Malach		Traditional Hebrew	126
Ah El Novio	Ah, El Novio No Quere Dinero!		Traditional Ladino	126
She Appeared To Be Eighteen Of Nineteen Years Old	As I Was Out Walking Down By The Seashore		Traditional Bluegrass	126
Lolly Too-dum	As I Went Out One Morning To Breathe The Morning Air		Traditional Courting Song	126
Fifty Thousand Lumberjacks	Fifty Thouseand Lumberjacks, Fifty Thousands Packs	"such A Lot Of Devils"--that's What The Papers Say--	Olin, Leila	126
Spence Broughton	To You, My Dear Companions, Accepts These Lines, I Pray		Unknown	126
Drunken Hiccoughs	Rye Whiskey, Rye Whiskey,			126
Young Man Who Wouldn't Hoe Corn, The	I'll Sing You A Song And It's Not Very Long.		Unknown / De Cesare, Ruth	126
May Song	Foolish Lovers, Cease To Languish,		Unknown	126
Whistle, Daughter, Whistle	Mother, I Long To Get Married,		Unknown	126
Chaidh Mi Do'n Bheim Ghabhail Fradhairc	Chaidh Mi Do'n Bheinn, Hi Ri,		Unknown	126
Living Lamb	Am I A Soldier Of The Cross,		Unknown	126
Hallelujah Hymn	That Name To Me Sounds Ever Sweet,		Unknown	126
Un Dia, Arroyuelo...	Un Dia Arroyuelo		Traditional Latin	126
Los Pichoncitos, Madre...	Los Pinchoncitos, Madre		Traditional Latin	126
Sleep Wayward Thoughts	Sleep, Wayward Thoughts		Dowland, John	126
Por Ei Qui Vai Un Camino	Por Ei Qui Vai Un Camino		Traditional Spanish	126
Dame Da Pera Que Comes	Dame Da Pera Que Comes		Traditional Spanish	126
Nix Gedacht Gedenkt Soll's Wer'n / It Happens Whetehr Or Not One Thinks About It	Puh! Ward 'sein Dos E Geserres, Wann Mer		Unknown	126
Were Na My Heart Light I Wad Die	There Was Ance A May		Unknown	126
Dh'fhalbh Mo Run 's Dh'fhag E 'n Caladh	Dh'fhalbh Mo Leannan Bhuam A Dh'eirinn		Unknown	126
Tell Me, Geno, Tell Me	Tell Me, Geno, Tell Me, Daughter, Tell Me, Where Were You Last Night?		Unknown	126
Vos Drikstu Mutter Far Dein Elend	Vos Drikstu Mutter Far Dein Elend		Unknown	126
Di Trit Fun Tiranen Hoben Sich Gelost Heren Eins A Seiger Bei Nacht	Di Trit Fun Tiranen Hoben Sich Gelost Heren Eins A Seiger Bei Nacht		Unknown	126
O, Di Velt Vet Veren Yinger	O, Di Velt Vet Veren Yinger		Unknown	126
Oh, Come, My Dredyl	Oh, Come, My Dredyl		Coopersmith, H. / Bialik, C. N. / Pessin, D.	126
Cherry Tree, The	When Joseph Was An Olden Man		Niles, John Jacob	126
Wagoner's Lad, The	In Old North Carolina I Was Bred And Was Born		Unknown	126
Lord Thomas And Fair Ellinor	Come Riddle Me Down, My Dear		Unknown	126
La Chanson Des Bles D'or	Mignonne Quand La Lune Eclaire La Plaine	Mignonne, Quand Le Soir Descendra Sur La Terre	Unknown	126
Sam Bass	Sam Bass Was Born In Indiana		Unknown	126
Jota De Quintoes	No Ploreu Ja Mes Polletes		Unknown	126
Guldterning	Thou Lovely Maiden Come And Throw The Golden Dice With Me		Unknown	126
Et Brev / A Letter	Jeg Skrive Vil Til Dig, Min Ven / I Want To Write To You, My Friend		Bogh, Erik	126
La Chiva	Con Real Y Medio Que Yo Tenia		Unknown	126
Frankie And Johnny	Frankie And Johnny Were Sweethearts		Unknown	126
True Lover's Farewell, The	O Fare You Well, I Must Be Gone		Sharp, Cecil K.	126
Cheer Up My Mates	Cheer Up My Mates, The Wind Does Fairly Blow		Humfreys, Pelham / Crowley, Abraham	126
Roll, Alabama, Roll!	Oh, In Eighteen Hundred An' Sixtyone	Roll, Alabama, Roll!	Unknown	126
Old Folks At Home	Way Down Upon The Swanee Ribber		Foster, Stephen C.	126
Dreadnought (i), The	There Is A Flash Packet		Unknown	126
Sail Ho!	When Sailing O'er The Boundless Main	Over The Bounding Sea	Spaulding, G. L. / Spaulding, W. D.	126
House Carpenter, The	I Once Could Have Married A King's Daughter Dear		Unknown	126
Two Little Sausages	Two Little Sausages		Unknown	126
Davy Dumpling	Davy, Davy, Dumpling		Unknown	126
Haud Awa', Bide Awa'!	O Come Awa', Come Awa		Unknown	126
Separation	Come We That Love The Lord Indeed		Unknown	126
If I Had A Dinosaur	If I Had A Dinosaur, Just Think What We Could Do		Raffi / Simpson, B. & B. / Pike, D.	126
Saint Paul's Steeple	Upon Paul's Steeple Stands A Tree		Unknown	126
I Ride An Old Paint	I Ride An Old Paint	Ride Around Little Dogies	Unknown	126
Marine's Hymn, The	From The Halls Of Montezuma		Unknown	126
Frank Gardiner	Oh, Frank Gardiner He Is Caught At Last And Lies In Sydney Jail		Unknown	126
Wenn De Pott Aber Nu En Lock Hat	Wenn De Pott Aber Nu En Lock Hat		Unknown	126
Mozo Viejo	Mozo Viejo Que No Te Has Casado		Unknown	126
Hail, Poetry, Thou Heav'n-born Maid!	Hail, Poetry, Thou Heav'n Born Maid!		Sullivan, Arthur Seymour / Gillbert, W. S.	126
Prithee, Pretty Maiden	Prithee, Pretty Maiden, Prithee Tell Me True		Sullivan, Arthur Seymour / Gillbert, W. S.	126
Friendly Beasts, The	Jesus, Our Brother, Kind And Good		Anonymous / Barron, Marshall	126
My Old Kentucky Home, Good-night	The Sun Shines Bright In The Old Kentucky Home		Foster, Stephen Collins / Smith, Gregg	126
O Waly, Waly Up Yon Bank	O Waly, Waly Up Yon Bank		Unknown	126
I Know A Little Pussy	I Know A Little Pussy		Unknown	126
D'ror Yikra	D'ror Yikra L'ven Im Bat V'yinstor'chem		Unknown	126
Her Nor Di Schain Maidele	Hor Nur Du Schones Madchen		Unknown	126
Barrosa	'twas On A Thursday Morning That From Cadiz We Set Sail		Unknown	126
Alonzo The Brave And The Fair Imogene	Alonzo The Brave And The Fair Imogene		Unknown	126
Putman's Hill (a)	My Old Daddy's Gone To France		Unknown	126
Pleading Savior	Now See The Savior Stands Pleading		Unknown	126
Haud Awa', Ride Awa'!	O Come Awa', Come Awa'		Unknown	126
What Is Love?	What Is Love? An Idle Passion		Unknown	126
When Lovely Woman	When Lovely Woman Stoops To Folly		Unknown	126
Yo Heave Ho	My Name D'ye See's Tom Tough, I've Seen A Little Service		Unknown	126
Barrosa	'twas On A Thursday Morning That From Cadiz We Set Sail			126
L'abeille	Bour, Bour, Bour,		Unknown	126
The False Bride (six Weeks Before Easter)	As I Roved Out One Morning In May,		Unknown	126
Elis Ayland / Ellis Island	O, Elis Ayland, Du Grenets Fun Frayland, / Oh, Ellis Island, You Border Of Freeland,		Silverman, Jerry / Small (smulewitz), Solomon	126
No More Shall I Work In The Factory	No More Shall I Work In The Factory	It's A Pity Me, My Darlig	Unknown	126
Adon Olam / Eternal God (in Vol. 7)	Adon Olam Asher Malach		Unknown	126
Capital Ship, A	A Capital Ship For An Ocean Trip	So, Blow, Ye Winds, Hibo, A-sailing We Will Go	Carryl, Charles Edward	126
Carol Of The Birds	From Out Of The Wood Did A Cuckoo Fly		Unknown	126
Pico, Pico	Pico, Pico, Macarico; Quem Te Deu Tamanho Bico?		Leca Da Palmeira	126
Corda Queimada	Corda Queimada, Quem Te Queimou Foi Uma Velha		Leca Da Palmeira	126
Husband And Wife Return Home In Pairs	Shu Shang Di Niao Er Cheng Shuang Dui, Lv Shui Qing Shan Dai Xiao Yan. (birds In The Trees Pair Off,/ The Green Water And Azure Mountain Wear A Smile.)			126
Lee's Ferry	Come All You Roving Cowboys, Bound On These Western Plains		Unknown	126
On Erin's Green Shore	One Evening For Pleasure I Rambled Down By A Clear Pouring Stream		Unknown	126
Daul Shaw's Maereread/ Domhnall Seadha's Maighread/ Donald Shaw And Margaret	Melody Only		Ross, Elizabeth Jane	126
'n Oidche Bha Na Gobhair Aguin/ An Oidhche Bha Na Gobhair Againn/ The Night We Had The Goats	Melody Only		Ross, Elizabeth Jane	126
Bisharayich Y'rushalayim	Omdot Raglenu Bisharayich Y'rushalayim V'totachenu Marimim Lach Shir Mizmor		Gamzu, Y / Braun, Y	126