Skip to My Lou, traditional

1. Skip to My Lou, traditional Lost my partner, What'll I do? Lost my partner, What'll I do? Lost my partner, What'll I do? Skip to my lou, my darlin'. Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, Skip to my Lou, my darlin'. I'll get another one Prettier than you, I'll get another one Prettier than you, I'll get another one Prettier than you, Skip to my Lou, my darlin' Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, Skip, skip, skip to my Lou, Skip to my Lou, my darlin'.

2. Clementine, western folk ballad In a cavern, in a canyon, Excavating for a mine Dwelt a miner forty niner, And his daughter Clementine Oh my darling, oh my darling, Oh my darling, Clementine! Thou art lost and gone forever, Dreadful sorry, Clementine Light she was and like a fairy, And her shoes were number nine Herring boxes, without topses, Sandals were for Clementine. Drove she ducklings to the water, Ev'ry morning just at nine, Hit her foot against a splinter, Fell into the foaming brine. Ruby lips above the water, Blowing bubbles, soft and fine, But, alas, I was no swimmer, So I lost my Clementine. How I missed her! How I missed her, How I missed my Clementine, But I kissed her little sister and forgot my Clementine

3. She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain, traditional negro folk song She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes, (when she comes). She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes, (when she comes). She'll be coming 'round the mountain, she'll be coming 'round the mountain, She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes, (when she comes). She'll be ridin' six white horses when she comes, etc. Oh we'll all come out to meet her when she comes, etc. She'll be wearing pink pyjamas when she comes, etc. We will kill the old red rooster when she comes, etc.

4. I've Been Working on the Railroad I've been working on the railroad, All the live-long day. I've been working on the railroad, Just to pass the time away. Can't you hear the whistle blowing, Rise up so early in the morn; Can't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn!" Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow, Dinah, won't you blow your horn? Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, Someone's in the kitchen I know Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, Strummin' on the old banjo! Singin' fee, fie, fiddly-i-o, Fee, fie, fiddly-i-o-o-o-o Fee, fie, fiddly-i-o, Strummin' on the old banjo.

5. Oh! Susanna, 1848Stephen Foster I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee, I'm going to Louisiana, my true love for to see. It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was dry The sun so hot I froze to death, Susanna, don't you cry. Oh! Susanna, don't you cry for me, For I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee. I had a dream the other night, when everything was still; I thought I saw Susanna dear, a coming down the hill. A buckwheat cake was in her mouth, a tear was in her eye, Says I, I'm coming from the south, Susanna, don't you cry. chorus

6. Home on the Range Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day. Home, home on the range, Where the deer and the antelope play; Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day. How often at night when the heavens are bright With the light from the glittering stars Have I stood here amazed and asked as I gazed If their glory exceeds that of ours. Chorus

7. This Land is Your Land, 1940Woody Guthrie This land is your land, this land is my land From California to the New York Island From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me. As I was walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway I saw below me that golden valley This land was made for you and me. chorus I roamed and I rambled and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts While all around me a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me. chorus When the sun came shining, and I was strolling And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling A voice was chanting, As the fog was lifting, This land was made for you and me. chorus

8. Midnight Special, Lead Belly Well you wake up in the mornin´ you hear the work bell ring And they march you to the table to see the same old thing. Ain´t no food upon the table and no pork up in the pan. But you better not complain boy you get in trouble with the man. Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me Let the Midnight Special shine a everlovin´ light on me. Yonder come miss Rosie, how in the world did you know? By the way she wears her apron, and the clothes she wore. Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper in her hand; She come to see the gov´nor, she wants to free her man. chorus If you´re ever in Houston, well, you better do the right; You better not gamble, there, you better not fight, at all Or the sheriff will grab ya and the boys will bring you down. The next thing you know, boy, Oh! You´re prison bound.

9. Drunken Sailor, sea shanty Weigh heigh and up she rises Weigh heigh and up she rises Weigh heigh and up she rises Early in the morning What shall we do with a drunken sailor, What shall we do with a drunken sailor, What shall we do with a drunken sailor, Early in the morning? Put him in the long boat till he's sober Shave his belly with a rusty razor.

10. Cornbread and Butterbeans Cornbread and butterbeans and you across the table Eatin' beans and makin' love as long as I am able Growin' corn and cotton too and when the day is over Ride the mule and cut the fool and love again all over Goodbye don't you cry I'm goin' to Louisiana Buy some corn and a big fat hog and marry Suzianna Same song ding dong I'll take a trip to China Cornbread and butterbeans then back to North Carolina chorus Wearin' shoes and drinking booze it goes against the Bible A necktie will make you die and cause you lots of trouble Streetcars and whiskey bars and kissing pretty women Women yeah that's the end of a terrible beginning Chorus I can't read and don't care and education's awful Raising heck and writin' checks it ought to be unlawful Silk clothes and frilly hose is just a waste of money Come with me and stay with me and say you'll be my honey Chorus

11. You Are My Sunshine, Oliver Hood, 1933 The other night dear as I lay sleepingI dreamed I held you in my armsBut when I awoke, dear, I was mistakenSo I bowed my head and I cried You are my sunshine, my only sunshineYou make me happy when skies are grayYou'll never know dear how much I love youPlease don't take my sunshine away I'll always love you, and make you happyIf only you could say the sameAnd if you leave me to love anotherYou will regret it all someday chorus I've always loved you and made you happyAnd nothing else could come betweenBut now you've left me to love anotherYou've shattered all of my dreams

12. Waltzing Matilda, Australian bush ballad Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled: "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?„ Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled: "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me.„ Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong. Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag: "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me." chorus

13. Interesting Links 1. Traditional clog dance with old-time music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs2j8f7H2WY&list=RD-emvmP4_BSk 2. Folk America, BBC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMm8_SJ8IlY 3. Carolina Chocolate Drops, brilliant African-American traditional country band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmPf1CJaF5s 4. O Brother Where Art Thou, Coen Brothers, 2000 Instrumental in reviving interest in traditional country music Soundtrack includes (Ralph Stanley, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Gillian Welch, Harry McClintock)