APPENDIX A, Songs And Tunes Mentioned all songs and tunes mentioned in the text, together with their references. At the start are songs beginning with numbers. At the end are songs with their own entries.
25 Minutes to Go
Silverstein, Shel
51st Highland Division's Farewell to Sicily
Henderson, Hamish,
military folksongs
900 Miles
train songs
A Boy Named Sue
Silverstein, Shel
A Transport of Delight
Flanders and Swann
Absolom
Billings, William
Absolom
sacred harp
Adeste Fideles
Why are we waiting
Adieu, My Lovely Nancy
broken token
Admiral Benbow
song family
Admiral Byng
song family
Ae Fond Kiss
Burns, Robert
Ain't Afraid of Your Jail
freedom songs
Alabama Bound
Leadbelly
Alice's Restaurant
Guthrie, Arlo
All Around My Hat
Steeleye Span
All Around the Water Tank
Rodgers, Jimmie
Almost Done
Leadbelly
Amazing Grace
Scots snap
American Pie
McLean, Don
An Irish Folksong
Lehrer, Tom
Ananias
Broonzy, Bill
Angel From Montgomery
Prine, John
Angie
Graham, Davey,
Jansch, Bert,
Simon & Garfunkel
Angry Peeler, The
peeler
Anne-Jane Brady
doffin' mistress
Apple Picking Time in Georgia
Rodgers, Jimmie
Armadillo, The
Flanders and Swann
Arthur McBride
anti-recruiting songs
Arthur
King Arthur
As I Walked Down on Broadway
New York Gals
As Long as the Grass Shall Grow
LaFarge, Peter
A-Soulin'
soul-cake
Auld Lang Syne
Burns, Robert,
Why was he born so
Away With Rum
temperance songs
Baby, Let Me Follow You Down
Davis, Rev. Gary,
modulation,
von Schmidt, Eric
Baby, Let Me Lay It On You
Davis, Rev. Gary
Baby, Let Me Take You Home
Animals
Baby, Please Don't Go
Williams, Big Joe
Baby, The Rain Must Fall
Limeliters
Back in the Saddle Again
Autry, Gene
Bad Moon Rising
Battlefield Band
Ballad of Hollis Brown
borrowing
Ballad of Ira Hayes
Cash, Johnny,
LaFarge, Peter
Ballad of Springhill
MacColl, Ewan
Ballad of St Anne's Reel
Mallett, David
Banana Boat Song
Belafonte, Harry,
Tarriers
Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Bogle, Eric
Banks of Sweet Dundee
female triumphs
Banks of the Nile
female sailor
Banks of the Ohio
badman ballads
Barrett's Privateers
Rogers, Stan
Battle of New Orleans
Driftwood, Jimmy,
Donegan, Lonnie
Be Prepared
Lehrer, Tom
Beans in My Ears
Chandler, Len
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms
Moore, Thomas
Betty's Maggot
maggot
Between the Wars
Bragg, Billy
Beverley Hillbillies Theme
Scruggs, Earl
Big Bill Blues
Broonzy, Bill
Big Joe Mufferaw
Connors, Tom
Big Rock Candy Mountain
hobo songs
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Ives, Burl
Billy Gillaspie
doffin' mistress
Bird on a Wire
Cohen, Leonard
Birmingham Jail
Darby and Tarleton
Birmingham Sunday
Farina, Richard
Black Jack Davy
Steeleye Span,
variant
Black Sheep Boy
Hardin, Tim
Black Snake Moan
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Black Velvet Band
bar band
Blackfly Song
Hemsworth, Wade
Bless 'Em All
military folksongs
Blow Up Your TV
Prine, John
Blow Ye Winds of Morning
whaling songs
Blowin' in the Wind
Dylan, Bob,
Peter, Paul & Mary
Blue Collar Holler
worksongs
Blue Railroad Train
Delmore Brothers
Bluetail Fly
Ives, Burl,
Work, John
Blues on the Ceiling
Neil, Fred
Boar's Head Carol
ritual
Boatman's Dance
Emmett, Dan
Bob Dylan's Dream
borrowing
Bojangles (see Mr Bojangles)
Bold Fusilier
Waltzing Matilda
Bold Grenadier
song family
Bold Reynard the Fox
foxhunting songs
Bonnie Dundee
Scott, Sir Walter
Bonnie Lass of Anglesey
female triumphs
Bonny Green Garters
recessional
Bonny Hind
incest songs
Bonny Lass o' Bon Accord
Skinner, J. Scott
Born in Chicago
Butterfield, Paul
Both Sides Now
Collins, Judy,
Mitchell, Joni
Bottle of Wine
Paxton, Tom
Boy Named Sue, A
Silverstein, Shel
Boy Scout Song
Lehrer, Tom
Boys of Bedlam
Bedlam
Brand New Tennessee Waltz
Winchester, Jesse
Bring Me Little Water, Silvie
prison songs
British Grenadiers
Why was he born so
British Man-of-War
broken token
Broom of the Cowdenknowes
knowe
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime
Harburg, Yip
Brown's Ferry Blues
Delmore Brothers
Bud the Spud
Connors, Tom
Buffalo Gals
New York Gals
Buffalo Skinners
croton,
needle gun,
Navy six
.
C. C. Rider
Easy Rider
Ca the Yowes to the Knowes
ca
Ca the Yowes
Burns, Robert
Cam Ye O'er Frae France
Jacobite songs
Cambric Shirt
borrowing,
copyright
Camptown Races
Foster, Stephen
Can the Circle Be Unbroken
Carter Family
Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
Paxton, Tom
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Lightfoot, Gordon
Candlemas Eve
carol,
herbs,
scan
Candy Man
Davis, Rev. Gary
Captain Kidd
badman ballads,
music hall,
sacred harp
Captain's Maggot
maggot
Captain Wedderburne's Courtship
riddle songs
Captain Woodstock
riddle songs
Careless Love
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Carmina Burana Suite
goliard
Carolan's Concerto
concerto,
O'Carolan, Turlough
Carry It On
union songs
Casey Jones
Lewis, Furry
Casey's Last Ride
Kristofferson, Kris
Catch the Wind
Donovan
Cat's in the Cradle
Chapin, Harry
Changes
Ochs, Phil
Charlie in the Meadow
Conolly, John
Chester Waits
waits
Chester
Billings, William
Chicken on a Raft
Tawney, Cyril
Child's Song
McLaughlan, Murray
Cigarettes and Whiskey and Wild, Wild Women
Sons of the Pioneers
Circle Game
Mitchell, Joni,
Rush, Tom
City of New Orleans
Goodman, Steve,
train songs
Close Your Eyes and I'll Be There in the Morning
van Zandt, Townes
Cocaine Blues
Davis, Rev. Gary
Cockles and Mussels
music hall,
street cries
Columbus Stockade
Darby and Tarleton
Cool River
McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
Cool Water
Sons of the Pioneers
Cops of the World
Ochs, Phil
Cotton Fields
Leadbelly
Cottonfields
Highwaymen
Cripple Creek
progression
Crocodile
tall tales
Crookit
Bawbee
broken token
Crossroads Blues
Johnson, Robert
Cuckoo, The
Ashley, Clarence
Coorie Doon
coorie
D-Day Dodgers
Henderson, Hamish
Dainty Davie
leeze me,
Burns, Robert
Dance of the Mirlitons
mirliton
Danny Boy
Irish music,
music hall
Dark as a Dungeon
Travis, Merle
David's Lamentation
Billings, William,
sacred harp
Day-O
Belafonte, Harry,
Tarriers
Daydream
Lovin' Spoonful
Days of '49
Warner, Frank
Dear Abby
Prine, John
Death of Queen Jane
historical accuracy
Deep Moanin' Blues (Rainey, Ma}
Dick Turpin
badman ballads
Did She Mention My Name
Lightfoot, Gordon
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind
Lovin' Spoonful
Did You Know John Hurt?
Paxton, Tom
Diggy Diggy Lo
Cajun
Dilly Song
Green Grow the Rushes-O
Dirty Old Town
MacColl, Ewan
Dixie
Emmett, Dan,
nonsense songs
Don't Fence Me In
Autry, Gene
Do You Think I'm Sexy
Gregorian chant
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor On the Bedpost Overnight:
music hall,
skiffle,
Donegan, Lonnie
Doffin' Mistress
doffin' mistress
Don Quixote
Lightfoot, Gordon
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down
Poole, Charlie
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Langhorne, Bruce,
borrowing
Draft Dodger Rag
Ochs, Phil
Drop Down Mama
Estes, Sleepy John
Dry Land Blues
Lewis, Furry
Dueling Banjos
Weissberg, Eric
Dusty Old Dust
Guthrie, Woody
Dutchman, The
Goodman, Steve
Dying Cowboy
Lomax, John,
song family
Early Morning Rain
Lightfoot, Gordon
East Neuk o' Fife
neuk
Easy Rider
McGuinn, Roger
Eating Goober Peas
goober peas,
Sandburg, Carl
Echo, Bright Echo
foxhunting songs
Eight Miles High
Byrds
Eighth of January
Driftwood, Jimmy
Eleanor Rigby
Havens, Richie
Elfin Knight
elf
Ella Speed
Leadbelly
Elsie Thompson
doffin' mistress
Engine 143
Carter Family
English Country Gardens
Country Gardens,
Rodgers, Jimmie 2
Entertainer, The
Joplin, Scott
Eve of Destruction
New Christy Minstrels
Everybody's Talkin'
Neil, Fred
Every Day of the Week
Anderson, Pink
Fair Annie
incremental songs
False Knight Upon the Road
riddle songs,
supernatural
Famous Flower of Serving Men
female triumphs
Fannin Street
Leadbelly
Fare Thee Well (Gulf of Mexico)
borrowing
Farewell to Nova Scotia
bar band,
Creighton, Helen
Farewell to Sicily
Henderson, Hamish
Farewell to Tarwathie
borrowing,
song family,
whaling songs
Farewell to the Creeks
Henderson, Hamish
Farewell to the Thirty Foot Trailer
travelling people
Farewell to Whiskey
Gow, Niel
Farewell, Angelina
borrowing,
song family
Farmer's Cursed Wife
supernatural
Farmer's Song
McLaughlan, Murray
Female Rambling Sailor
female sailor
Fiddler's Green
Conolly, John
Field Behind the Plough
Rogers, Stan
Fire
Mallett, David
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
MacColl, Ewan
Fixin' to Die
White, Bukka
Flower Lady
Ochs, Phil
Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Scruggs, Earl
Folsom Prison Blues
Cash, Johnny
For A' That
Burns, Robert
For Lovin' Me
Peter, Paul & Mary
Forty-five Years From Now
Rogers, Stan
Four Strong Winds
Ian & Sylvia
Fraulein
Helms, Bobby
Freight Train
Cotten, Elizabeth
Freight Train Boogie
Delmore Brothers
Frozen Logger, The
tall tales
Funny Way of Laughin'
Ives, Burl
Gambol Gold and Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Gaudete
Steeleye Span,
ritual
Gentle on My Mind
Hartford, John
Germany Thomas
song family
Geordie
female triumphs
Girl From the North Country
borrowing,
Dylan, Bob
Gnu, The
Flanders and Swann
God Bless the Child
Holiday, Billie
God on Our Side
borrowing
Goin' Down the Road
Cockburn, Bruce
Going to the Zoo
Paxton, Tom
Golden Slippers
minstrel,
Bland, James
Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar
Delmore Brothers
Good King Wenceslas
carol,
medieval,
Neale, John
Good Old Mountain Dew
Lunsford, Bascom Lamar
Goodnight Loving Trail
cowboy songs
Goodnight, Irene
Leadbelly,
Weavers
Gray Funnel Line
Tawney, Cyril
Green Rocky Road
Chandler, Len,
skipping songs
Green, Green
New Christy Minstrels
Greenback Dollar
Axton, Hoyt
Greenfields
Brothers Four
Greenland Whale Fisheries
whaling songs
Greensboro Woman
van Zandt, Townes
Greensleeves
genteel
Grey Cock
supernatural
Gypsy Dave
variant
Gypsy Laddies
folk process,
historical accuracy,
travelling people,
variant
Gypsy Rover
Highwaymen,
variant
Handsome Johnny
Gossett Jr, Lou,
Havens, Richie
Hang Me, Oh, Hang Me
goodnight ballad
Hangman's Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
borrowing,
Dylan, Bob
Hard Times
Foster, Stephen
Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls, The
Moore, Thomas
Has Anyone Seen the Colonel
military folksongs
Healing River
Hellerman, Fred
Heart Like a Wheel
McGarrigle, Kate & Anna
Hello In There
Prine, John
Help Me Make It Through the Night
Kristofferson, Kris
Henery the Eighth
music hall
Here Comes Santa Claus
Autry, Gene
Here's to the State of Mississippi
Ochs, Phil
Here's to the Grog
grog,
temperance songs
He's In the Jailhouse Now
Cannon, Gus
Hey, Good Lookin'
Williams, Hank
Hippopotamus Song
Flanders and Swann
Hobo's Lullaby
borrowing,
hobo songs
Hole in the Wall
Purcell, Henry
Honeycomb
Rodgers, Jimmie 2
Honky Red
McLaughlan, Murray
Hootchie Kootchie Man
Dixon, Willie
Horkstowe Grange
Steeleye Span
Hornpipe from "Abdelazer"
Purcell, Henry
Horse Named Bill
nonsense songs,
Sandburg, Carl
House Carpenter
Ashley, Clarence,
final,
pentatonic scale
House of the Rising Sun
Animals,
White, Josh
How Long Blues
Carr, Leroy
Huntington's Maggot
maggot
Hurricane, The
Skinner, J. Scott
I Ain't Marching Anymore
Ochs, Phil
I Am a Pilgrim
Travis, Merle
I Been Everywhere
Snow, Hank
I Gave My Love a Cherry
riddle songs
I Got Mine
Anderson, Pink
I Knew This Place
Mallett, David
I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Mills, Alan
I Pity the Poor Immigrant
borrowing
I Saw the Light
Acuff, Roy,
Stanley Brothers
I Walk the Line
Cash, Johnny
I Will Turn Your Money Green
Lewis, Furry
I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
Irish music
I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets
Wildwood Flower
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Armstrong, Tommy
I'm a Rover Seldom Sober
bar band
I'm Gonna Be an Engineer
Seeger, Peggy,
Armstrong, Frankie
If I Had a Hammer
Hays, Lee,
Peter, Paul & Mary,
Seeger, Pete
If I Had My Way
Blind Willie Johnson
If I Were a Carpenter
Hardin, Tim
If You Could Read My Mind
Lightfoot, Gordon
If You Go to San Francisco
Journeymen
If You Miss Me at the Back of the Bus
freedom songs
If You Needed Me
van Zandt, Townes
Illegal Smile
Prine, John
Innocent Hare
foxhunting songs
In the Evening by the Moonlight
Bland, James
In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down
Carr, Leroy
Is There For Honest Poverty
Burns, Robert
It Ain't Me, Babe
Cash, Johnny
Jack Hall
music hall,
song family
Jack Munro
Appalachia
Jailhouse Blues
Cannon, Gus
Jamaica Farewell
Belafonte, Harry,
calypso
Jambalaya
Cajun,
Williams, Hank
Jay Gould's Daughter
Casey Jones,
hobo songs
Je T'aime, Marie
Mitchell, Adam
Jesse James
badman ballads,
Lomax, John
Jesus Make Up My Dyin' Bed
Blind Willie Johnson
Jimmy Cracked Corn
Bluetail Fly
Jingle Bell Rock
Helms, Bobby
Jitterbug Rag
White, Bukka
Jock of Hazeldean
Scott, Sir Walter
Joe Hill
Hill, Joe,
union songs
Joe Turner Blues
Broonzy, Bill
John Hardy
badman ballads
John Henry
Lass of Roch Royal,
Lewis, Furry,
worker songs
John McLean's March
Henderson, Hamish
John of Hazelgreen
Scott, Sir Walter
John Wesley Hardin
badman ballads
John Wesley Harding
badman ballads
Johnny Faa
variant
Johnny Riley
broken token
Jolly Tinker, The
military folksongs,
tinker
Jordan is a Hard Road
Emmett, Dan,
Macon, Uncle Dave
Just Like a Woman
Havens, Richie
Keep on the Sunny Side
Carter Family
Keepers and Poachers
song family
Kemp's Jig
Kemp, William
Key to the Highway
Broonzy, Bill
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
Leadbelly,
Weavers,
Rodgers, Jimmie 2
Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant-Major
military folksongs
L&N Don't Stop Here Any More
Ritchie, Jean
Lady Came From Baltimore
Hardin, Tim
Lady Franklin's Lament
borrowing
Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight
outlandish
Lady of Spain
accordion
Laird o' Drumblair
Skinner, J. Scott
Lass of Roch Royal
folk process,
John Henry,
rewrites
Last Days of Pompeii
Smith, Michael
Last Fair Deal Gone Down
Johnson, Robert
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
McCurdy, Ed
Last Rose of Summer
Moore, Thomas
Last Thing on My Mind
Paxton, Tom
Lay the Lily-o
Appalachia
Leaving of Liverpool
borrowing
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Denver, John,
Peter, Paul & Mary
Lightweight Dirge
lyke wake
Lincolnshire Shepherd
yan, tan, tethera
Linin' Track
lining track,
worksongs
Lion Sleeps Tonight, The
Weavers
Little Bitty Tear
Ives, Burl
Little Boxes
Reynolds, Malvina
Little Darling Pal of Mine
Carter Family
Little Red Rooster
Dixon, Willie
Log Driver's Waltz
Hemsworth, Wade
Londonderry Air
Irish music
Lonesome Traveler
Hays, Lee
Lord Gregory
Lass of Roch Royal
Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight
historical accuracy
Lord of the Dance
Carter, Sydney,
Shakers
Lord Randall
borrowing
Lost John
Donegan, Lonnie
Louisiana Man
Cajun
Love Potion #9
Goodman, Steve
Lovers That Never Returned
train songs
Lovesick Blues
Williams, Hank
Luke's Guitar
Connors, Tom
Lyke Wake Dirge
lyke wake
Mad Tom of Bedlam
Bedlam
Madeira, M'Dear
Flanders and Swann
Make and Break Harbour
Rogers, Stan
Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long
Cockburn, Bruce
Mama, Let Me Lay It On You
Blind Boy Fuller
Mamie's Blues
blues
Man Come Into Egypt
Hellerman, Fred
Many a Mile
Sainte-Marie, Buffy,
Sky, Patrick
Maple Leaf Rag
Joplin, Scott
Marching Through Georgia
Work, Henry Clay
Maria Marten
badman ballads,
nonsense syllables
Marriage Vows
Snow, Hank
Martin Said to his Man
tall tales
Marvelous Toy
Paxton, Tom
Mary Ellen Carter
Rogers, Stan
Masters of War
borrowing,
Dylan, Bob,
Ritchie, Jean
Matilda
Belafonte, Harry
Matty Groves
Appalachia,
Fairport Convention,
scan
Me and Bobby McGee
Kristofferson, Kris
Michael
Highwaymen
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Georgia Sea Island Singers
Midnight Hour
Carr, Leroy
Midnight Special
Leadbelly,
prison songs,
train songs
Milk Cow Blues
Kokomo Arnold
Mindin' My Own Business
Broonzy, Bill
Minstrel Boy
Moore, Thomas
Misty Roses
Hardin, Tim
Molly Malone
music hall
Moon Shone Bright
poaching songs
Moon-man Newfie
Connors, Tom
Motherless Children
Blind Willie Johnson
Mouret's "1st Symphonic Suite"
rondo
Movin' On
Snow, Hank
Mr Bojangles
Walker, Jerry Jeff,
Bojangles,
Bromberg, David,
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,
MTA Song
folk process,
Hawes, Bess Lomax,
Work, Henry Clay,
Kingston Trio
My Babe
Dixon, Willie
My Bonny Lassy
Scots snap
My Country Tis of Thy People Are Dying
Sainte-Marie, Buffy
My Grandfather's Clock
Beethoven, Ludwig van,
folksong, definition,
Work, Henry Clay
My Horses Ain't Hungry
song family
My Husband's Got No Courage in Him
female triumphs
My Love is Like a Red, Red, Rose
Burns, Robert,
Lass of Roch Royal,
rewrites
My Love's in Germany
song family
My Old Man's a Dustman
Donegan, Lonnie
Nancy Whisky
temperance songs
Nashville Cats
Lovin' Spoonful
New York Gals
ukelele
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Band
Nine Pound Hammer
Monroe, Bill,
Travis, Merle
No Man's Land
Bogle, Eric
Northwest Passage
Rogers, Stan
Nottamun Town
Appalachia,
borrowing,
Ritchie, Jean
Now I'm Easy
Bogle, Eric
Oh Susannah
Foster, Stephen
Oh, Babe, It Ain't No Lie
Cotten, Elizabeth
Oh, Freedom
freedom songs
Oh My Babe Blues
Rainey, Ma
Ol' Man River
Robeson, Paul
Old Chisholm Trail
Lomax, John
Old Dan Tucker
Emmett, Dan
Old Joe Clark
mode,
progression
Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Ives, Burl
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
cumulative songs
Old Molly Metcalfe
yan, tan, tethera
On a Monday Morning
Tawney, Cyril
On a Monday
Leadbelly
On the Road to Mandalay
Kipling, Rudyard
On Top of Old Smokey
Weavers
One Morning in May
song family
Onward, Christian Soldiers
Billings, William
Orange Blossom Special
Cash, Johnny,
Fairport Convention
Original Talkin' Blues
talkin' blues
Other Side of This Life
Neil, Fred
Outlandish Knight
badman ballads,
female triumphs,
outlandish
Over the Sea to Skye
Bonny Prince Charlie
Pack Up Your Sorrows
Farina, Richard
Panama Limited
White, Bukka
Pancho and Lefty
van Zandt, Townes
Paradise
Prine, John
Parcel of Rogues
Burns, Robert
Parchman Farm Blues
White, Bukka
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
copyright,
herbs
Parting Glass
borrowing
Pastures of Plenty
Guthrie, Woody
Patriot Game (Dominic Behan)
borrowing
Penny Evans
Goodman, Steve
Plains of Waterloo
broken token
Pleasant and Delightful
broken token
Poacher's Fate
poaching songs
Poisoning Pigeons in the Park
Lehrer, Tom
Poor Man
borrowing
Portland Town
Adams, Derroll
Pretty Boy Floyd
badman ballads
Pretty Polly
badman ballads
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Peter, Paul & Mary
Punch and Judy Man
Conolly, John
Pusher, The
Axton, Hoyt
Raggle Taggle Gypsies
variant
Railroading on the Great Divide
Carter Family
Ram of Derby
tall tales
Ramblin' Boy
Paxton, Tom
Ramblin' on My Mind
Johnson, Robert
Rank Stranger
Stanley Brothers
Rattlin' Roarin' Willie
Burns, Robert
Red River Valley
turnaround
Reluctant Cannibal
Flanders and Swann
Reno Nevada
Farina, Richard
Restless Farewell
borrowing
Reynard the Fox
Reynard
Riddles Wisely Expounded
riddle songs,
supernatural
Ring of Fire
Cash, Johnny
Rise Up, Jock
mummers plays
Rochester Recruiting Sergeant
Waltzing Matilda
Rock About My Saro Jane
Macon, Uncle Dave
Rocks and Gravel
prison songs
Roll Down
Bellamy, Peter
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms
Monroe, Bill
Roll the Union On
union songs
Rolling Down to Old Maui
whaling songs
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer
Autry, Gene
Run Come See, Jerusalem
Blind Blake Higgs
Rye Whisky
song family
Safe in the Harbor
Bogle, Eric,
Rogers, Stan
Sail Away, Ladies
Macon, Uncle Dave
Sally Free and Easy
Tawney, Cyril
Sam Hall
badman ballads,
music hall,
song family
Sam Stone
Prine, John
Sammy's Bar
Tawney, Cyril
Samson and Delilah
Davis, Rev. Gary
San Francisco Bay Blues
Fuller, Jesse,
ragtime
Santo Domingo
Ochs, Phil
Scarborough Fair
copyright,
herbs,
Simon & Garfunkel
Scotland the Brave
Scots snap
See See Ryder
Broonzy, Bill,
Easy Rider,
Rainey, Ma
See That My Grave is Kept Clean
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Shady Grove
Appalachia
Shake Sugaree
Cotten, Elizabeth
Sheath and Knife
incest songs
Shepherd's
Hey
Grainger, Percy
Shepherd, O Shepherd, Will You Come Home
Greensleeves
Ship That Never Returned
folk process,
Sandburg, Carl
train songs,
Work, Henry Clay
Shoals of Herring
MacColl, Ewan
Shrimp Boats Are A-Comin'
song family
Silver City Bound
Blind Lemon Jefferson,
Leadbelly
Silver Tongued Devil and I
Kristofferson, Kris
Simple Gifts
Shakers
Sister Kate
Ragtime Jug Stompers
Sitting on Top of the World
Williams, Big Joe
Sixteen Tons
Travis, Merle,
worksongs
Society's Child
Ian, Janis
So Lonesome I Could Cry
Williams, Hank
So Long
Weavers
So Long, It's Been Good to Know You
Guthrie, Woody
Soldier and the Lady
song family
Solidarity Forever
union songs
Some Day Soon
Ian & Sylvia
Somerset Wassail
wassail
Song to Woody
Dylan, Bob
Sounds of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Southbound
Watson, Merle
Special Angel
Helms, Bobby
Spey in Spate
Skinner, J. Scott
Spoon River
Smith, Michael
Sprig of Thyme
herbs
Statesboro Blues
Blind Willie McTell,
Taj Mahal
St James Hospital
song family
St James Infirmary
song family
St Louis Blues
blues,
Smith, Bessie
St Louis Tickle
ragtime
St Martin's Lane
Purcell, Henry
Starry, Starry Night
McLean, Don
Stealin'
Ragtime Jug Stompers
Step It Up and Go
Blind Boy Fuller
Strange Fruit
White, Josh,
Holiday, Billie
Strawberry Fair
Baring-Gould, Sabine
Streets of Laredo
cowboy songs,
Lomax, John,
song family
Streets of London
McTell, Ralph
Sudbury Saturday Night
Connors, Tom
Sugar Babe
Lipscomb, Mance
Summer in the City
Lovin' Spoonful
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Kristofferson, Kris
Susan's Floor
Silverstein, Shel
Suzanne
Cohen, Leonard
Sweeping the Spotlight Away
McLaughlan, Murray
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Lomax, John,
song family
Sweet Jenny of the Moor
broken token
Sweet Thames Flow Softly
MacColl, Ewan
T for Texas
Rodgers, Jimmie
T.B. Blues
Rodgers, Jimmie
Take It Slow and Easy
Ragtime Jug Stompers
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Denver, John
Take This Hammer
Leadbelly
Talkin' John Birch Society Blues
Dylan, Bob
Talkin' New York
Dylan, Bob
Tam Lin
supernatural
Tambourine Man
Byrds
Tambourine Man
Langhorne, Bruce
Taxi
Chapin, Harry
Tempus Adest Floridum
medieval
Tennessee Stud
Driftwood, Jimmy
Terraplane Blues
Johnson, Robert
That Silver-haired Daddy of Mine
Autry, Gene
There But For Fortune
Ochs, Phil
Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes
Autry, Gene
Thirsty Boots
Andersen, Eric
This Land is Your Land
borrowing,
Guthrie, Woody,
Travellers
This Train is Bound for Glory
Guthrie, Woody
Three Jolly Fishermen
street cries
Titanic
Leadbelly
Tom Dooley
Kingston Trio,
Proffitt, Frank,
Warner, Frank
Tom Dula
Proffitt, Frank
Tramps and Hawkers
borrowing
Transport of Delight, A
Flanders and Swann
Travelin' Man
Anderson, Pink
Travelling Riverside Blues
Johnson, Robert
Treadmill Song
nonsense syllables
Trimdon Grange Explosion
Armstrong, Tommy
Truckin' My Blues Away
Blind Boy Fuller
Tumbling Tumbleweed
Sons of the Pioneers
Turkey in the Straw
Emmett, Dan
Turn Around
Reynolds, Malvina
Turn Your Money Green
Lewis, Furry
Turn, Turn, Turn
Byrds,
Seeger, Pete
Two Sisters, The
burden
Unfortunate Rake
song family
Unicorn, The
Irish Rovers,
Silverstein, Shel
Union Maid
union songs
Universal Soldier
Sainte-Marie, Buffy
Unquiet Grave
supernatural
Until It's Time for You to Go
Sainte-Marie, Buffy
Urge for Going
Mitchell, Joni
Urge for Going
Rush, Tom
Vatican Rag
Lehrer, Tom
Vicar of Bray
Country Gardens
Villikins and his Dinah
song family
Vincent
McLean, Don
Violets of Dawn
Andersen, Eric
Wabash Cannonball
Acuff, Roy,
Carter Family
Wae's Me for Prince Charlie
Bonny Prince Charlie
Waist-deep in the Big Muddy
Seeger, Pete
Walk Right In
Darling, Erik,
jug band,
Rooftop Singers,
Cannon, Gus
Waly, Waly
waly
Wasn't That a Party
Irish Rovers
Wasn't That a Time
Hays, Lee
Water is Wide, The
waly
Waters of Babylon
Billings, William,
sacred harp
We Shall Not Be Moved
union songs
We Shall Overcome
Carawan, Guy
We Shall Overcome
freedom songs
We Will Rock You
Gregorian chant
Wedding Song
Peter, Paul & Mary
Wee Cooper o' Fife
cooper
Wee German Lairdie
Jacobite songs
Weight, The
The Band
Welcome Whiskey Back Again
Gow, Niel
Wha'll Be King But Charlie
Bonny Prince Charlie
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
borrowing,
Davenport, Bob
What Child Is This
Greensleeves
What Have They Done to the Rain?
Reynolds, Malvina
What Did You Learn in School Today?
Paxton, Tom
When I'm Gone
Ochs, Phil
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Irish music
When the Saints Go Marching In
quodlibet
When the Yellow's on the Broom
travelling people
When This Bloody War is Over
Davenport, Bob
Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Kingston Trio,
Seeger, Pete
Which Side Are You On
Appalachia,
union songs,
Reece, Florence
Whiffenpoof Song
Kipling, Rudyard
Whistling Gypsy
variant
White Dove
Stanley Brothers
Who'll Buy Your Chickens When I'm Gone
borrowing
Whore's Lament
song family
Wife of Usher's Well
Scott, Sir Walter
Wild Child in a World of Trouble
Neil, Fred
Wild Goose
Hemsworth, Wade
Wild Rippling Water
song family
Wildwood Flower
folk process
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
Acuff, Roy
Will Ye No Come Back Again
Bonny Prince Charlie
William McBride
Bogle, Eric
Willie Taylor
female sailor
Wimoweh
Weavers
Winchester Cathedral
New Vaudeville Band
Winster Processional
processional
W.O.L.D.
Chapin, Harry
Wonder Where the Lions Are
Cockburn, Bruce
Working Man
MacNeil, Rita,
Kingston Trio
World Turned Upside Down
Rosselson, Leon,
Bragg, Billy
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
disasters,
harmonica,
Lightfoot, Gordon,
mode
Wreck of the John B
calypso
Wreck of the Old 97
folk process,
train songs,
Work, Henry Clay
Wreck on the Highway
Acuff, Roy
Yankee Lady
Winchester, Jesse
Ye Jacobites by Name
Burns, Robert,
Jacobite songs
You Are My Sunshine
borrowing
You Taught Me Well
MacNeil, Rita
You Were on My Mind
Ian & Sylvia
Young Girl Cut Down in her Prime
song family
Your Cheatin' Heart
Williams, Hank
Zip Coon
Emmett, Dan
Songs with their own entries:
Amazing Grace
Blowin' in the Wind
Bluetail Fly
Casey Jones
Click Song
Country Gardens
Foggy Foggy Dew
Green Grow the Rashes-O
Green Grow the Rushes-O
Greensleeves
Guabi, Guabi
Hal-an-Tow
Hole in the Wall
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Lincolnshire Poacher
Lincolnshire Poacher
My Grandfather's Clock
New York Gals
night visiting song
Poor Old Horse
Waltzing Matilda
We Shall Overcome
Wildwood Flower
Yankee Doodle
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