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American folk tales and songs [electronic resource].

by Chase, Richard, 1904-1988.

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Newburyport : Dover Publications, 2014.

Folklore -- United States.

Folk songs, English -- United States.

Folk music -- United States.

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Dover books on music.

1 online resource (395 pages).

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Tales; Ancient Tales; Wicked John and the Devil; Rush Cape; Jesus to Supper; Mister Fox; Pack Down the Big Chest; The Man in the Kraut Tub; The Wicked Stepmother; The King and Robert Hood's Horny Beast-es; Catching a Thief; The Big Toe; The Haunted House; Five Jack Tales; Jack and the Witches; Jack and Old Tush; Jack and the Old Rich Man; Jack and the Talking Crow; Jack and Old Strongman; The Fool Irishman Tales; Pat and the Mule Eggs; Pat and the Fire Engines; Pat and the Rattlesnake.

Pat and the City-billiesThe Irishman and the Fiddle; The Seven Irishmen; Tall Tales; The Norther and the Frogs; The Split Dog; The Hickory Toothpick; Old Hide and Taller; The Roguish Cow; The Snakebit Hoehandle; Big John Bolling and the Indians; 2. Ballads, Songs And Hymns; Ballads; The Devil's Questions; The Cambric Shirt; The Two Ravens; Lady Gay; Home Came the Old Man; The Merry Golden Tree; Nickety Nackety; Bold Robin Hood; Old Bangum and the Boar; The Little Mohee; The Rich Old Lady; Locks and Bolts; Songs; The Darby Ram; The Deaf Woman's Courtship; Lolly Too Dum; The Bashful Courtship.

Clinch MountainThe Miller's Will; The Gambling Suitor; Sourwood Mountain; Paddy O'Doyle; At the Foot of Yonder Mountain; Devilish Mary; The Riddle Song; Johnny's Gone to Hilo; Hymns; The Garden Hymn; Wondrous Love; The Wayfaring Stranger; Jesus Walked in Galilee; Oh Lord, How Long?; Over Yonders Ocean; Songs to Sing Your Children; Fiddle-i-Fee; The Swapping Song; The Old Gray Goose Is Dead; Cock Robin; Songs As Sung by Ora Canter; Johnny Jarmanie; The Wagoners' Lad; The Little Family; Will the Weaver; The Old Woman All Skin and Bones; 3. Games And Country Dances.

Granny London Tells About Old TimesWe're Marchin' 'Round the Levee; Skip to My Lou; The Tennessee Wagon Wheel; Molly Brooks; 4. Fiddle Tunes; I Love Somebody, Yes I Do; Give the Fiddler a Dram; Old Salt River; Natchez on the Hill; 5. Odds And Ends; The Bedtime Prayer; A Field Trip; How to Plant Crops; Old Brindle; Love Verses; Deaths on Three-Mile Creek: 1841-1915; Jokes; 6. Amateur Collector's Guide; 7. Suggested Further Reading; 8. Title Index.

A beloved folk performer gathers uninhibited tales and ballads from the Appalachians. Full of lively stories, jokes, and games for performance, the folklore in this book reflects the hardships, humor, and creative instincts of the robust men and women from the hills of Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The 40 songs feature melody and guitar chords. Includes 44 illustrations.

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