American Ballads and Songs

Louise Pound

C. Scribner's Sons, 1922 - American ballads and songs - 266 pages

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An extremely interesting collection. Many of the ballads are standard, but it includes some I rarely see which are interesting reflections of traditional prejudices such as The Romish Lady (A ...

Contents

• JOHNNY RANDALL: 3
• LORD LOVEL: 4
• BARBARA ALLEN: 10
• THE TWO SISTERS: 11
• THE JEWISH LADY: 13
• THE WIFE WRAPT IN WETHERS SKIN 7 CHILDRENS SONG: 18
• THE CRUEL BROTHER: 21
• EDWARD: 23
• THE LOWLANDS: 24
• THREE SAILOR BOYS: 26
• LORD THOMAS: 27
• THE HANGMANS SONG: 31
• LORD BAYHAM: 33
• LITTLE MATTHY GROVES: 37
• SWEET WILLIAM: 40
• THE HOUSE CARPENTER: 43
• Two LITTLE BOYS: 45
• THE CHERRY TREE CAROL: 47
• THE FALSE KNIGHT: 48
• OTHER IMPORTED BALLADS AND SONGS: 49
• THE DROWSY SLEEPER: 51
• THE BAMBOO BRIARS: 53
• THE BOSTON BURGLAR: 57
• THE BUTCHERS: 60
• THE DEATH OF A ROMISH LADY: 63
• JOHNNY AND BETSY: 66
• THE SOLDIER: 68
• THE FARMERS: 69
• THE RICH YOUNG FARMER: 71
• THE LOVERS RETURN: 73
• THE PRENTICE: 74
• THE CONSTANT FARMERS: 76
• MOLLIE BOND: 78
• MY FATHERS GRAY MARE: 80
• MARY O THE WILD MOOR: 81
• FATHER GRUMBLE PAGE: 82
• STARVING TO DEATH ON A GOVERNMENT CLAIM: 83
• GUY FAWKES: 84
• THE KINKAIDERS SONG: 85
• WILLIAM REILLYS COURTSHIP: 86
• THE DREARY BLACK HILLS: 87
• JOE BOWERS: 88
• JACK RILEY: 89
• THE DYING CALIFORNIAN: 90
• NATIVE BALLADS AND SONGS: 91
• KATIES SECRET: 92
• THE BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT 41 JAMES BIRD: 93
• KITTY WELLS: 94
• PASTORAL ELEGY: 95
• THE COURTSHIP OF BILLY GRIMES: 96
• FAIR FANNY MOORE: 97
• WISH I WAS SINGLE AGAIN: 98
• SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN: 99
• ROSEN THE: 100
• THE JEALOUS LOVER: 101
• MY BLUEEYED: 102
• YOUNG CHARLOTTE: 103
• WILL TELL YOU OF A FELLOW: 104
• THE PREACHERS LEGACY: 105
• THE SPANISH CABINEER: 106
• THE TWO DRUMMERS: 107
• THE OLD SHAWNEE: 108
• THE MAN THAT WOULDNT HOE CORN: 110
• WICKED POLLY: 111
• THE MILKMAID: 112
• BILLY: 113
• JOHNNY SANDS: 114
• BABES IN THE WOODS: 115
• FULLER AND WARREN: 116
• LETS GO TO THE WOODS: 117
• POOR GOINS: 118
• POOR OMIE: 119
• SWEET FIELDS OF VIOLO: 120
• SILVER DAGGER: 121
• THE AGED INDIAN: 124
• CALOMEL: 126
• THE CREOLE GIRL: 127
• THE BLUE AND THE GRAY: 129
• THE GAMBLER: 130
• THE BAGGAGE COACH AHEAD: 131
• CASEY JONES: 133
• THE LADY ELGIN: 134
• THE JAMESTOWN FLOOD: 135
• THE MILWAUKEE FIRE: 138
• THE FATAL WEDDING: 140
• BALLADS OF CRIMINALS AND OUTLAWS: 143
• JESSE JAMES: 145
• CHARLES GUITEAU: 146
• SAM BASS: 149
• JACK WILLIAMS: 152
• YOUNG MCFEE: 153
• MY BONNY BLACK BESS: 155
• TURPIN AND THE LAWYER: 157
• JACK DONAHOO: 158
• CAPTAIN KIDD: 160
• WESTERN BALLADS AND SONGS: 161
• THE TEXAS RANGERS: 163
• THE LITTLE OLD SOD SHANTY ON THE CLAIM: 165
• COWBOY SONG: 166
• THE OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL: 167
• THE DYING COWBOY: 170
• O BURY ME NOT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE: 171
• WANT TO BE A COWBOY: 173
• PAGE: 174
• 185: 185
• PAGE: 200
• 97: 206
• 101: 211
• 103: 213
• 218: 218
• 108: 223
• 110: 225
• 111: 226
• 114: 232
• 116: 234
• 118: 236
• 119: 237
• 13: 244
• 24: 245
• 31: 246
• 40: 247
• 43: 248
• 51: 249
• BOOKLIILOR 8482: 250
• 63: 251
• 74: 252
• 81: 253
• 158: 254
• 170: 255
• 173: 256

Bibliographic information

• Title: American Ballads and Songs; Modern student's library; The Modern student's library, American division
• Editor: Louise Pound
• Compiled by: Louise Pound
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: C. Scribner's Sons, 1922
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Jan 6, 2009
• ISBN: 0684127377, 9780684127378
• Length: 266 pages