| INTRODUCTION TO THE DOVER EDITION |
| INTRODUCTION TO THE 1941 EDITION |
| PREFACE |
| MUSIC PREFACE |
| EXPLANATION OF HEADNOTES |
| I RELIGIOUS SONGS |
|   | 1. NEGRO SPIRITUALS |
|   |   |   | "Prayer-This evening, our Father" |
|   |   |   | Adam in the Garden Pinnin' Leaves |
|   |   |   | Samson |
|   |   |   | The Man of Calvary |
|   |   |   | Job |
|   |   |   | John Done Saw That Number |
|   |   |   | John Was A-Writin' |
|   |   |   | Dem Bones |
|   |   |   | The Blood-Strained Banders |
|   |   |   | God Moves on the Water |
|   |   |   | God Don't Like It |
|   |   |   | Soon One Mornin' Death Come Creepin' |
|   |   |   | I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long |
|   |   |   | "If I Got My Ticket, Can I Ride?" |
|   |   |   | Choose You a Seat 'n' Set Down |
|   |   |   | Low Down Chariot |
|   | 2. WHITE RELIGIOUS SONGS |
|   |   |   | Over Jordon |
|   |   |   | "Oh, Lovely Appearance of Death" |
|   |   |   | The Romish Lady |
|   | 3. THE HOLINESS PEOPLE |
|   |   |   | Keep Your Hands on That Plow |
|   |   |   | The Little Black Train |
|   |   |   | Holy Ghost |
| II. SOCIAL SONGS |
|   | 1. WHITE DANCE TUNES |
|   |   |   | Bonyparte |
|   |   |   | Callahan |
|   |   |   | "Hop Up, My Ladies" |
|   |   |   | Ducks in the Millpond |
|   |   |   | Lynchburg Town |
|   |   |   | Jinny Git A |
|   |   |   | King William Was King George's Son |
|   |   |   | Had a Little Fight in Mexico |
|   |   |   | The Bank of Arkansaw |
|   | 2. NEGRO GAME SONGS |
|   |   |   | Ladies in the Dinin' Room |
|   |   |   | You Turn for Sugar an' Tea |
|   |   |   | Johnnie Bought a Ham |
|   |   |   | "Little Bird, Go Through My Window" |
|   |   |   | Sally Go Round the Sunshine |
|   |   |   | Don't You Like It? |
|   |   |   | Cocky Doodle Doodle Doo |
|   |   |   | "Kitty, Kitty Casket" |
|   | 3. BAHAMAN NEGRO SONGS |
|   |   |   | The Wind Blow East |
|   |   |   | "Biddy, Biddy" |
|   |   |   | Never Get a Lickin' Til I Go Down to Bimini |
|   |   |   | Married Man Gonna Keep Your Secret |
|   |   |   | A Wasp Bite Nobi on Her Conch-Eye |
|   |   |   | Don't You Hurry Worry with Me |
|   |   |   | Round the Bay of Mexico |
|   |   |   | When de Whale Get Strike |
|   |   |   | Dig My Grave |
|   | 4. LULLABIES |
|   |   |   | Mamma's Gone to the Mail Boat |
|   |   |   | "Ol' Hag, You See Mammy?" |
|   |   |   | Daddy Shot a Bear |
|   |   |   | "Hush, L'i'l' Baby" |
|   |   |   | Crabe dans Calalou |
|   |   |   | Mary Was a Red Bird |
|   |   |   | Cotton Eye Joe |
|   | 5. WHOPPERS |
|   |   |   | Billy Barlow |
|   |   |   | The Crooked Gun |
|   |   |   | The Ram of |
|   |   |   | The Lady Who Loved a Swine |
|   |   |   | Toll-a-Winker |
|   |   |   | The Marrowbone Itch |
|   |   |   | Old Blue |
|   |   |   | Wunst I Had an Old Gray Mare |
|   |   |   | Hog Rogues on the Harricane |
|   |   |   | Cod Liver Ile |
|   |   |   | Tom Bolyn |
|   | 6. COURTING SONGS |
|   |   |   | The Bachelor's Lay |
|   |   |   | Kate Dorey |
|   |   |   | Johnny McCardner |
|   |   |   | Lolly Too-Dum |
|   |   |   | "Where Have You Been, My Good Old Man?" |
|   |   |   | Jennie Jenkins |
|   |   |   | Married Me a Wife |
|   |   |   | Old Shoes and Leggin's |
|   |   |   | Blue Bottle |
|   |   |   | Devilish Mary |
|   |   |   | Do Come Back Again |
|   |   |   | My Old True Love |
|   |   |   | "Fare Ye Well, My Darlin'" |
|   |   |   | I've Rambled This Country Both Earlye and Late |
|   |   |   | East Virginia |
|   |   |   | Long Lonesome Road |
|   |   |   | Little Bonny |
|   | 7. OLD-TIME LOVE SONGS |
|   |   |   | Old Bangham |
|   |   |   | The Mermaid |
|   |   |   | Tee Roo |
|   |   |   | Sweet William |
|   |   |   | Black Jack Davy |
|   |   |   | The Irish Lady |
|   |   |   | The Lady of Carlisle |
|   |   |   | The Lame So |
|   |   |   | Willy Reilly |
|   |   |   | John Riley |
|   |   |   | Lily Munro |
|   |   |   | Pretty Polly |
|   |   |   | The Lexington Murder |
|   |   |   | The Rich Old Lady |
|   | 8. FRENCH SONGS AND BALLADS FROM SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA |
|   |   |   | Sept Ans Mer |
|   |   |   | Blance Comme la Neige |
|   |   |   | Je Caresserai la Belle par Amitié |
|   |   |   | "Qu' avec-vous, Oui, Belle Blonde " |
|   |   |   | Le Petit Mari |
|   |   |   | Les Clefs de la Prison |
|   |   |   | Belle |
| III. MEN AT WORK |
|   | 1. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS |
|   |   |   | The Frenchman's Ball |
|   |   |   | The True Paddy's Song |
|   |   |   | Trench Blues |
|   |   |   | Old King Cole |
|   |   |   | Santy Anno |
|   |   |   | "Haul Away, My Rosy" |
|   |   |   | "The Low-Down, Lonesome Low" |
|   |   |   | The High Barbaree |
|   |   |   | Greenland Whale Fishery |
|   |   |   | The Beaver Island Boys |
|   |   |   | Dark-Eyed Canaller |
|   |   |   | The Bigler |
|   | 2. LUMBERJACKS AND TEAMSTERS |
|   |   |   | The Little Brown Bulls |
|   |   |   | Moosehead Lake |
|   |   |   | "Johnny Stiles, or the Wild Mustard River" |
|   |   |   | I Came to This Country in 1865 |
|   |   |   | Ox-Driving Song |
|   |   |   | Yo Soy de la T |
|   | 3. COWBOY SONGS |
|   |   |   | "Git Along, Little Dogies" |
|   |   |   | As I Went A-Walking One Fine Summer's Evening |
|   |   |   | The Sporting Cowboy |
|   |   |   | "Run Along, You Little Dogies" |
|       Texas Rangers |
|   |   |   | Diamond Joe |
|   |   |   | If He'd Be a Buckaroo |
|   |   |   | Doney Gal |
|   |   |   | Peter Gray |
|   | 4. RAILROADERS AND HOBOS |
|   |   |   | The Wreck on Somerset Road |
|   |   |   | The White House Blues |
|   |   |   | John Henry |
|   |   |   | Sis Joe |
|   |   |   | "Oh, Roll On, Babe" |
|   |   |   | As I Went Out for a Ramble |
|   |   |   | Way Out in Idaho |
|   | 5. MINERS' SONGS |
|   |   |   | "Oh, My Liver and My Lungs" |
|   |   |   | "Down, Down, Down" |
|   |   |   | Pay Day at Coal Creek |
|   |   |   | The Coal Miner's Child |
|   | 6. FARMERS OF THE SOUTH |
|   |   |   | Po' Farmer |
|   |   |   | It's Hard on We Po' Farmers |
|   |   |   | Ain't It Hard to Be a Right Black Nigger? |
|       Georgia |