An Alabama songbook : ballads, folksongs, and spirituals / collected by Byron Arnold ; edited with an introduction by Robert W. Halli, Jr.
| Other author | Arnold, Byron, 1901-1971. |
| Other author | Halli, Robert William, 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2004. |
| Description | xxv, 299 pages : music ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Ballads -- Folksongs -- Spirituals. |
| Contents | The miller's daughter -- Pretty Mohea -- Katie dear -- Last night I dreamed of my true love -- Jack the sailor -- Oh Johnny -- A fair damsel -- Billy came over the main white ocean -- Love Henry -- The brown girl -- Barbara Allen -- Rosella -- True lovers part -- Johnson city -- Lord Lovel -- Sailor shantey -- Fair Lady Bright -- Winter's night -- The rich Irish lady -- Robin Gray -- Logan O. Bucken -- Joe Bowers -- Jack and Joe -- The little black mustache -- It rained, it mist -- Three babes -- When the parley dew is faded -- The orphan girl -- Put my little shoes away -- The blind child's prayer -- Tying the leaves -- The Romish lady -- The Romish lady -- The letter edged in black -- Darline, soon I will be sleeping -- Little dove -- Drunkard's song -- Ragged Pat -- Charles Guitea -- Little Mary Phagan -- Stagalee -- Boston city -- The blue-tail fly -- Springfield mountain/Rattle-um snake -- Billy Grimes -- Squire Jones's daughter -- The old man lived in the west -- Father Grumble -- The frog he would a-courting ride -- The fox -- The clerks of Parch's Grove -- The wedding of Bean Rock Hollow -- Old Abe's elected -- In the year '61 -- The year of Jubilo -- Before this war broke out -- The soldier's fare -- My southern home -- Tombigbee river -- Dixie -- Rosalee -- I'm gwine from the cotton fields -- Come, my love, come -- Another man done gone -- Chain gang song -- Deep blue sea -- Lining track -- Laying rails -- Tamping ties -- Picking and grading -- Old Smoky -- Long ways from home -- A-walking, a-talking -- Pretty Mollie -- Bertha -- Lonesome dove -- Paper of pins -- I'll have no drunkard to please -- Courting song -- La la trudum -- Teddy O'Hussey -- Old shiboots and leggins -- Niggljy naggljy -- I wish I was single again -- I wish I were a single girl again -- I'm satisfied -- All for the men -- Rosen the beau -- Till I die -- No! no! no! -- Negro demimonde song -- Hesitatin' whiskey -- The smeller song -- Jolly neighbor -- Fifty cents -- Hard times -- The watermelon song -- Work song -- Melissa -- Bible tales -- Boil them cabbage down -- Cindy -- Melinda -- Buckeye rabbit -- Walk Tom Walker -- Lank dank -- Carve dat possum -- Run, nigger, run -- The jaybird song -- We whooped and we hollered -- Hog drovers -- Little gentleman from the spring -- Here comes someone a-roving -- Come over the heather -- Acorns grow on white oak trees -- Bower of roses -- Green gravel -- My pigeon house -- Riggety jig -- The old gray cat -- Like a leaf or feather -- Little Sally Walker -- Smoke goes up the chimney -- The little white daisies -- Old Pompey -- Miss Jennie O. Jones -- Jenny Jane -- Feed the animals -- Mr. Carpenter -- Mister tick-tock -- Bullfrog jumped -- The black cat -- Dance to your daddy -- Bobby Bumble -- Short'nin' bread -- Here we go up -- Oh my little boy -- Rod a rinc-tum -- Little lapdog -- My mama's sweet baby boy -- Alabama coon -- Bones -- Come, butter, come -- Raccoon and possum -- Ride away -- Go to sleepy -- Ah, Job, Job -- In-a my heart -- Two wings -- Lord, I want two wings -- Workin' on the buildin' -- Nory -- The old ark's er-movin' -- Scandalizin' my name -- Low is the way -- No mo' weepin' and wailin' -- Jesus walked this lonesome valley -- Tell all the world, John -- If you don't want to get in trouble -- Sinner, don't let this harvest pass -- You got to clear the line -- All my sins been taken away -- I believe I'll go back home -- I met Jesus in the valley -- He knows -- It's Jesus that keeps me alive -- Let's go down to the water -- I got a book -- Roun' the wall -- Drinkin' wine -- I heard the angels singing -- The love come twinkling down -- On your bond -- I'm so glad -- Honey in the rock -- Jesus goin' to make up my dyin' bed -- Oh death is awful -- Brind God's servant home -- There's a man goin' round takin' names -- If dyin' was all -- Tall angel at the bar -- I hear the train a-comin' -- Satan's a liar -- Room enough -- Plenty good room -- We gonna have a good time -- Wonder where is good ol' Daniel -- I'm on my way -- Beulah's land -- I am going home -- Settin' down -- Don't call the roll -- Wonderful city -- Ezekiel saw a wheel -- Go chain the lion down -- Midnight cry -- Indian song -- Run to the rock -- One of these days -- Oh Mary don't you weep -- Wilderness -- Free at last -- John done saw that number -- Good news -- All God's chillun got shoes -- I'll be waiting up there -- Hallelujah amen. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-290) and indexes. |
| ISBN | 0817313060 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | M1629.7.A3 A533 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |