Oberlin College Library - The Folk Song Index

Title	First line of verse	First line of chorus	Composer	Page Number
I'm In Trouble	I'm In Trouble, Lord, I'm In Trouble			147
Chester	Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rod		Traditional / Brand, Oscar	147
Woman At Home	Your Folk Song Singers All Go Around		Guthrie, Woody	147
L And N Don't Stop Here Anymore, The	O When I Was A Curlyheaded Baby	For I Was Born And Raised At The Mouth	Hall, Than / Ritchie, Jean	147
Man Of Constant Sorrow	I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow		Gunning, Sara Ogan	147
Mole In The Ground	I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground		Lunsford, Bascom Lamar	147
Mountain Dew	There's An Old Hollow Tree Just A Little	They Call It That Good Old Mountain	Weisman, Scott / Lunsford, Bascomb L.	147
Lord Akeman, Child No. 53	Lord Akeman Was A Noble Lordd		Traditional	147
Lord Akeman, Child No. 53	Lord Akeman Was A Noble Lord		Traditional	147
Red, Red Robin	When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob		Woods, Harry	147
Let Us Be Drinking	There Is A Band Of Mud On My Hat		Traditional Irish	147
No, Never, No	They Sat By The Fire-side		Traditional	147
Another Song To Sing	Do They Ask You Where I Am Or Where		Cash, Johnny	147
Eileen O'callaghan's Reel	N/a		Traditional	147
Pigeon On The Gate, The	N/a		Traditional	147
Killavil Reel, The	N/a		Traditional	147
Come Open The Door Sweet Betty	N/a			147
Roving Heckler Lad, The	I Am A Roving Heckler Lad		Traditional	147
I Am A Rover	I Am A Rover And That's Well Known		Traditional	147
Robin Hood And The Prince Of Aragon, Child No. 129	Now Robin Hood, Will Scadlock And Little		Traditional	147
Young Earl Of Essex's Victory Over The Emperor Of Germany, The	'tis, Old England, Old England, I Bid		Traditional	147
Joaquin The Horse-thief	I Suppose You Have Heard All The Talkin'	Now I Warn Every Body Not To Ramble	Stone, J.a.	147
Humours Of Bartholomew Fair	Here's That Will Challenge All The Fair		Metcalfe, J.p. / Purcell, Henry	147
Pray Remember	Pray Remember The Poor Confined Debtors		Alcock, John	147
Art Thou Weary?	Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid			147
Hunter Was Hunting, The	The Hunter Was Hunting			147
Colonel Campbell And Mr. Lang	We Had A Dream Last Night		Quinlan, John / O'hagan, Jack	147
Jackhammer Blues	I've Got Those Jackhammer Blues	Berr-rrroom, Berrr-rrroom	Guthrie, Woody	147
Hold Up Your Light	Hold Up Your Light, O Negro Comrade			147
Cushie Butterfield	I'm A Broken Hearted Pit Lad	She's A Big Lass And A Bonny Lass And	Ridley, George	147
In Hamburg An Der Elbe	Wir Haben Die Ganze Welt Gesehn		Mehring, Walter	147
East Virginia	I Was Born And Raised In East Virginia			147
Paistin Fionn, An	Gra Mo Chroi Mo Phaistin Tionn			147
Creed, The	We Believe In One God The Father		Gibson, Timothy	147
You Got To Move	I Got To Move, We Got To Move			147
Third Alley Blues	I Just Want To Get Back To Birmingham		Smith, Iva	147
Trouble Everywhere I Roam	There Is Trouble Here		Wallace, Sippie	147
Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More	Times Done Got Hard			147
Goober Peas	Sitting By The Road Side On A Summer	Peas, Peas, Peas, Peas Eating Goober	Blackmar, Armand C.	147
My Blue Heaven	This Mornin' 'bout Three			147
Pick A Bale Of Cotton	Jump Down, Turn Around, Pick A Bale	Oh, Lordy, Pick A Bale Of Cotton		147
Drunken Sailor, The	What Shall We Do With The Drunken	Way, Hey, Up She Rises		147
Mississippi Goddam	Alabama's Got Me So Upset		Simone, Nina	147
Ma Chere Bassette	Dear Little Woman, You Said You Loved Me			147
Sloan Wellesley	In The Parish Of Seagoe, Near The Town			147
James Kennedy	One Early Sunday Morning James Kennedy			147
Duffy's Hotel	I'm A Stranger Out Here In This Country			147
Walk, Mary Down The Lane	Three Long Nights And Three Long Days			147
She Never Blamed Him, Never	She Never Blamed Him Never			147
Bird's Courting Song	"hi!" Says The Blackbird Sitting On A Chair		Unknown	147
My Bonnie	My Bonnie Is Over The Ocean	Bring Back, Bring Back	Unknown	147
Maid And The Mill, The	There Was A Maid And She Went To The Mill		Unknown	147
Ossian's Serenade	Oh, Come With Me And Be My Love	Oh Come With Me And Be My Love		147
Ki Tavo'u	Ki Tavo'u El Haaretz Un'tatem Koletz		Zaira, M.	147
When You Come Home	When You Come Home, To The Land Hearken To This Command		Zaira, M.	147
Flora Macdonald And The King	Speed, Bonny Boat, Like A Bird On A Wing		Unknown	147
Arkansaw Traveler			Unknown	147
We Are All Jolly Fellows That Follow The Plough	Twas Earely One Morning By The Break Oh The Day		Unknown	147
I Wad Enjoy (b)	I Would Enjoy The Bonnie Lad That I Was Last Wi'		Unknown	147
To Daunton Me	He's Nae Born Yet, Nor Will Ever Be Born	Like A Willow Wand	Unknown	147
My Heart Is As Licht As A Feather	My Heart Is As Licht As A Feather		Unknown	147
Sean O Duir A Ghleanna	Ar M'eirghe Dhom Ar Maidin		Unknown	147
John O'dwyer Of The Glen	Oft At Pleasant Morning		Unknown	147
My Good-looking Man	Come All You Pretty Fair Maids Of Courage Brave And True		Unknown	147
Hey Bonnie Laddie, Mount And Go	'twas On A Morning So Fresh And Fair		Unknown	147
I Know For Whom I'm Dancing And Singing	I Know For Whom I'm Dancing And Singing		Unknown	147
Ffarweliwch, Rwy'n Madal A'm Gwlad (farewell, For I'm Leaving My Land)	Ffarweliwch, Rwy'n Madal A'm Gwlad (farewell, For I'm Leaving My Land)		Unknown	147
John Macananty's Welcome Home			Unknown	147
Old Sibby			Unknown	147
Keep Your Lamps!	Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning, Keep Your Lamps Trimmd And Burning		Thomas, Andre	147
Grand Old Duke Of York, The	O The Grand Old Duke Of York			147
Shche Ne Vmairla Ookriyeena (shche Ne Vmerla Ukrajina, Still Alive, Our Ukraine)	Shche Ne Vmairla Ookriyeena			147
Hayom Yom Huledet	Hayom Yom Huledet		Unknown	147
Ffarweliwch, Rwy'n Madal A'm Gwlad (farewell, For I'm Leaving My Land)	Ffarweliwch, Rwy'n Madal A'm Gwlad (farewell, For I'm Leaving My Land)		Unknown	147
T'oublier?...	T'oublier? Non, Jamais, Sois-en Sure, O Patrie!		Unknown	147
Del Desertor (o Juan Soldado)	De La Edad De Quince Anos			147
Wu Bistu Gewesen, Tochter Du Liebste? (where Were You, My Dearest Daughter?)	Wu Bistu Gewesen, Wu Bistu Gewesen (where Were You, Where Were You)		Unknown	147
Carta Escrita Sobre Un Cajón (letter Written On A Wooden Box)	Mi Compadre Don Simón (my Compadre Don Simón)		Unknown	147
Turn, Turn, Turn	A Time To Be Born, A Time To Die	To Ev'ry Thing (turn, Turn, Turn) There Is A Season	Seeger, Pete	147
Sailor And His True Love, A (i)	A Sailor And His True Love Went Out To Walk One Day		Unknown	147
Sailor And His True Love, A (j)	O Fare Ye Weel To Bonnie Montrose		Unknown	147
Mary Ann (k)	One Night As I Was Walking All In The Month Of May		Unknown	147
May Colvin (b)	It's I've Betrayed Eight Virgins Fair		Unknown	147
Bervie's Bowers (i)	Bervie's Bowers Are Bonnie, They're A' Built Roon Aboot		Unknown	147
That I Was Last Wi' (c)	O Mourn Nae Mair For Me, Sweet Lass		Unknown	147
Ahavat Hadasa (the Love Of Hadasa)			Shalem Shabazi	147
Little Wild Goose	A Wee Goose, Wild And Shy			147
East Virginia	I Was Born And Raised In East Virginia		Unknown	147
Todos Con Placido Contento (bernalillo)	Todos Con Placido Contento		Unknown	147
Hermanos Pastores (bernalillo)	Hermanos Pastores, Hermanos Queridos		Unknown	147
L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore, The	O When I Was A Curly Headed Baby	For I Was Born And Raised At The Mouth Of Hazard Holler	Hall, Than (jean Ritchie)	147
Man Of Constant Sorrow	I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow		Gunning, Sara Ogan	147
A Mole In The Ground	I Wish I Was A Mole In The Ground		Lunsford, Bascom Lamar	147
Mountain Dew	There's An Old Hollow Tree Just A Little Way From Me	They Call It That God Old Mountain Dew	Lunsford, Bascomb L. / Weisman, Scott	147
Luinneag Mhicleoid (macleod's Ditty)	's Mi Am Shuidh' Air An Tulaich	I Hiuraibh O Na Hoireann O	Mairi Nighean Alastair Ruaidh (mary Macleod)	147
Shir Sameach	Im Gam Roshenu Shach		Zeira, M.	147
Take Me In Your Lifeboat	Come Brothers, Sisters, Don't Fall Asleep	Take Me In Your Lifeboat	Traditional Bluegrass	147
Long Lonesome Road	Oh, Look Up And Down That Long, Lonesome Road		Traditional Courting Song	147
Run, Mary, Run	If You Want To Get To Heaven	Run, Mary, Run	Sorrels, Rosalie	147
Roving Heckler Lad, The	I Am A Roving Heckler Lad		Unknown	147
I Am A Rover	I Am A Rover, And That's Well Known		Unknown	147
Zitst A Shnayder, A Fis Iber A Fis (a Tailor Sits, His Legs Crossed)	Zitst A Shnayder, A Fis Iber A Fis	Shtokh In Shtokh In Nokh A Shtokh	Traditional Yiddish Folksong	147
Friendship	Friendship, To Ev'ry Willing		Unknown	147
Judgement	He Comes, He Comes, The Judge Severe,		Unknown	147
How Sweet The Name	How Sweet The Name Of Jesus		Unknown	147
Como Relumbra Altares	Como Relumbran Altares Y Como Relumbra El Templo		Traditional Latin	147
Dos Puertas...	Dos Puertas Tiene Estaigelsia		Traditional Latin	147
Teno Unha Moza No Porto...	Teno Unha Moza No Porto		Traditional Spanish	147
Unha Vella...	Unha Vella Moito Vella		Traditional Spanish	147
Wu Bistu Gewesen, Tochter Du Liebste? / Where Were You, My Dearest Daughter?	Wu Bistu Gewesen, Wu Bistu Gewesen		Unknown	147
Up In The Morning Early	Cauld Blawe The Wind Frae East To West		Unknown	147
Tears Of Scotland, The	Mourn Hapless Caledonia, Mourn		Unknown	147
Sjung, Sjung, Du Underbara Sang	Sjung, Sjung, Du Underbara Sang		Josephson, J. A.	147
Vos Ze Vilste, Majn Lib Kind	Vos Ze Vilstu Majn Lib Kind		Unknown	147
Susterse Vajber	Susterse Vajber Hobn Gezogt		Unknown	147
El Yivne Hagalil, Baruch Yivne Hagalil	El Yivne Hagalil, Baruch Yivne Hagalil		Unknown	147
Oreisoi, Beratoi	Oreisoi, Beratoi		Unknown	147
Hamavdil Ben Kodesh Lechol	Hamavdil Ben Kodesh Lechol		Unknown	147
Ki Tavo'u / When You Come Home	Ki Tavou El Haaretz		Zaira, M. / Schlait, H. / Dinin, S.	147
Lord Thomas And Fair Ellender	The Brown Girl She Hath House And Lands		Niles, John Jacob	147
Poor Omie	I'll Tell You Of A Story Of Little Omie Wise		Unknown	147
Lord Lovel	Lord Lovel He Stood At His Castle Gate		Unknown	147
Down In The Valley	Down In The Valley		Unknown	147
But Beautiful	Who Can Say What Love Is?		Heusen, Jimmy Van / Burke, Johnny	147
Dime Si, Si, Si	Acabo De Llegar De La Majada		Unknown	147
Tell Me Yes, Yes, Yes	I Have Just Arrived From The Sheep Pens		Unknown	147
Carta Escrita Sobre Un Cajon	Por Aqui Toditos Buenos Sin Tener Nada De Nuevo		Unknown	147
My Mother-in-law	If You'll Listen A Vile, I'll Sing You A Ditty		Unknown	147
Den Sidste Nye Vise Om De To Kjobenhavnske Mursvende Der Solgte Deres Koner / The Most Recent New Song About The Two Journeymen Masons From Copenhagen Who Sold Their Wives	De Har Vel Hort Den Ny / You've Surely Heard The New		Strandberg	147
Hay It Is Mow'd, The			Unknown	147
Song, A			Unknown	147
We've Cheated The Parson	Despair Leads To Battle		Unknown	147
Land League's Advice To The Tenant Farmers Of Ireland, The	Attend To Me You Tenant Farmers That's Assembled In This Town	Cheer Up Your Hearts, You Tenant Farmers, The Land You Nobly Till	Unknown	147
All's Well	Deserted By The Waning Moon		Braham / Dibdin, Thomas	147
Sonny Hugh	'twas On A Holly Summer Day		Unknown	147
Blythsome Bridal, The	Fy Let Us A' To The Bridal		Unknown	147
Harvest Home	Though In The Outward Church Below		Unknown	147
Glenorchy Maid, The	When Spring Spreads Her Green Velvet Claes On The Common		Unknown	147
Lord Lovel (aa)	Lord Lovel He Stood At His Castle Gate		Unknown	147
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep	Baa, Baa, Black Sheep		Unknown	147
Shche Ne Vmairla Ookriyeena / Shche Ne Vmerla Ukrajina, Still Alive, Our Ukraine	Shche Ne Vmairla Ookriyeena / Still Alive Is Our Ukraine		Verbytsky, M. / Chubynsky, P.	147
Lord Donald's Wife (b)	The First Come Down In Raving White		Unknown	147
Broken-down Squatter, The	Come, Stumpy, Old Man, Let's Shift While We Can	For The Banks Are All Broken, They Say	Unknown	147
Vor Meines Herzliebchens Fenster	Vor Meines Herzliebchens Fenster		Unknown	147
Crawdad Song	Wake Up, Old Man, You Slept Too Late, This Mornin'		Unknown	147
El Padri Pollos	El Padri Pollos		Unknown	147
Bautizo	Bautizo Ronoso Que Ami No Me Has "dao"		Unknown	147
Cancion Del Bautizo	Padrino Ronoso: Si No Tirais Confitura		Unknown	147
Paatere	E Noho Ana Anoo I Te Papa Tahi O Taku Koro / I Am Satting Alone On My Husband's Marae		Unknown	147
Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee	Now Let Ev'ry Tongue Adore Thee!		Bach, Johann Sebastian	147
To Ole Bull / Til Ole Bull	How Sweet The'mbraces Of Twilight's Peace / Hvor Sodt At Favnes Af Aftnens Fred		Reissiger, F. A. / Anderson, Rasmus B. / Welhaven, J. S.	147
Lily Of The West, The (a)	When First I Came To Louisville		Unknown	147
Balm In Gilead	How Lost Was My Condition		Unknown	147
Plenary	Hark, From The Tombs A Doleful Sound		Unknown	147
Jessie, The Flower O' Dumblane	Truehearted Was He, The Sad Swain O' The Yarrow		Unknown	147
Beware O' Rosie Ann	Ye Gallants Bright, I Rede Ye Right		Unknown	147
Den Sidste Nye Vise Om De To Kjobenhavnske Mursvende Der Solgte Deres Koner/ The Most Recent New Song About The Two Journeymen Masons From Copenhagen Who Sold Their Wives	Der Har Vel Hort Den Ny/ You've Surely Heard The New			147
The Term Time	They Sing Aboot The Broomielaw,		Sam Davidson	147
Mul Ha'ohel	Mul Ha' Ohel Kol Haleyl	Oy Li, Vayli, Mar Li Mar	Bikel, Theodore	147
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp!	In The Prison Cell I Sit	Tramp, Tramp Tramp! The Boys Are Marching	Root, G. F.	147
Relogios			Leca Da Palmeira	147
Can Ye Sew Cushions?	O Can Ye Sew Cushions?	And Hee And Baw Birdie, Hee And Baw Lamb		147
Make Me A Cowboy Again	Backward, Turn Backward, O Time, With Your Wheels		Unknown	147
Nach Dean U'n Cadul A Chuilein 's A Ruin/ Nach Dean Thu An Cadal, A Chuilein 's A Ruin?/ Won't You Sleep, My Darling, My Love?	Nach Dean Thu'n Cadal A Chuilein Mo Ruin		Ross, Elizabeth Jane	147
L'cha Dodi	L'cha Dodi Likrat Kala Likrat Kala		Zeira, M	147