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1. A Tisket, A Tasket (a green and yellow basket)
2. All Night, All Day
3. All The Pretty Little Horses
(Hushaby, don't you cry, go to sleep little baby,when you
wake, you shall have )
4. Amazing Grace (how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like
me)
5. America (my country 'tis of Thee, sweet land of
liberty)
6. America, the Beautiful (Oh beautiful for spacious
skies)
7. Away in a Manger (no crib for a bed)
8. Battle Hymn of the Republic (glory, glory hallelujah, His
truth is marching on)
9. Billy Boy (Oh where have you been Billy Boy,
Billy Boy)
10. Bingo (there was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was
his name-o)
11. Blue Tail Fly, The (Jimmy crack corn and I don't
care, my master's gone away)
12. Caissons Go Rolling Along, The (over hill, over
dale, we will hit the dusty trail, as those)
13. Camptown Races, The (camptown ladies sing this song,
doo-dah, doo-dah)
14. Cindy (Get along home, Cindy Cindy, I'll marry
you some day)
15. Clementine (Oh my darling, oh my darling, oh my
darling Clementine)
16. Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
(when born by the red, white, and blue, thy banners make
tyranny tremble)
17. Crawdad Song (You get a line, and I'll get a
pole honey)
18. Did You Ever See A Lassie?
(a lassie, a lassie, did you ever see a lassie go this
way and that)
19. Dixie (I Wish I Was in the Land of Cotton)
20. Down By the Riverside (and study war no more)
21. Down in the Valley (valley so low, hang your head
over)
22. Eency, Weency Spider (went up the water spout)
23. Farmer in the Dell, The (hi-ho the dairy-o, the
farmer in the dell)
24. Frog Went Courtin', A (he did ride, with sword
and pistol by his side aha, ho-ho)
25. Go Down, Moses (way down in Egypt land, tell old
Pharaoh, let my people go)
26. Go Tell Aunt Rhody(the old gray goose is dead)
27. Go Tell it on the Mountain (over the hill and
everywhere)
28. God Bless America (land that I love, stand beside
her and guide her)
29. God of our Fathers (whose almighty hand)
30. Goober Peas (goodness, how delicious, eating goober
peas)
31. Goodbye, Old Paint (I'm a-leaving
Cheyenne)
32. He's Got the Whole World In His Hands
33. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (so early in the
morning)
34. Hickory Dickory Dock (the mouse ran up the
clock)
35. Hokey Pokey, The (you put your right foot in, you
put your right foot out)
36. Home on the Range
(where the deer and the antelope play, where seldom is
heard a discouraging word)
37. Hush Little Baby (don't say a word, papa's
going to buy you a mockingbird)
38. Rock-a-by Baby (in the treetops, when the wind blows
the cradle will rock)
39. I've Been Workin' On the Railroad (all the
live long day)
40. If You're Happy and You Know It (clap your
hands)
41. Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho (and the walls
came tumblin' down)
42. Kum Ba Yah (my Lord, Kum Ba Yah)
43. Liza Jane (O Eliza, li'l Liza Jane, O Eliza,
li'l Liza Jane)
44. Looby Loo (here we go looby loo, here we go looby
light)
45. Marines Hymn (From the Halls of Montezuma to the
shores of Tripoli)
46. Mary Had a Little Lamb (it's fleece was white as
snow)
Thomas Edison, the father of audio recording recited the
first stanza of this poem in testing his new invention,
the phonograph in 1877, making this the first audio
recording to be successfully made and played back. It
was all done on tin foil. They say the song springs from
a true story: As a girl, Mary Sawyer (later Mrs. Mary
Tyler) kept a pet lamb, which she took to school one day
at the suggestion of her brother. A commotion naturally
ensued. Lyrics: Written By: Sarah Josepha Hale, editor
of Godey's Lady's Book, 1830's Copyright
Unknown
47. Michael Row the Boat Ashore (hallelujah)
48. Muffin Man, The (oh do you know the muffin
man)
49. Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow ( anyone know how
oats, peas, beans, and barley grow)
50. Oh! Dear! What Can the Matter Be? (Johnny's so
long at the fair)
51. Oh, Susanna! (oh don't you cry for me)
52. Oh, Where has My Little Dog Gone? (oh where, oh
where can he be)
53. Old Chisholm Trail (well come along boys and listen
to my tale, let me tell you 'bout my troubles on
the)
54. Old Folks at
Home (Way down upon the Swannee River, far,
far away) Florida's State Song.
55. Old MacDonald (had a farm, e-i-e-i-o)
56. Onward Christian Soldiers (marching as to war)
57. Over the River and Through the Woods (to
grandmother's house we go)
58. Polly Wolly Doodle (oh I went down south for to see
my Sal, singin' polly wolly doodle all the
day)
59. Pop, Goes the Weasel! (all around the cobbler's
bench the monkey chased the weasel)
60. Ring Around the Rosies (pocket full of posies)
61. Rock-A My Soul (in the bosom of
Abraham)
62. Row, Row, Row Your Boat (gently down the
sea)
63. She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain
(when she comes)
64. Shenandoah (oh Shenandoah, I long to see
you, away, you rolling river)
65. Shoo Fly (don't bother me, shoo-fly
don't bother me, shoo-fly don't bother
me for I belong to somebody)
66. Shortnin-Bread (mammy's little baby
loves shortnin' shortnin')
67. Silent Night (holy night, all is calm, all
is bright)
68. Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (a
long way from home)
69. Star-Spangled
Banner, The (Oh say can you see, by
the dawn's early light)
70. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (comin' for to
carry me home)
71. Take Me Out to the Ballgame (buy me some
peanuts and crackerjack, I don't care if I
ever get back)
72. There's A Hole in the Bucket(dear Liza,
dear Liza)
73. This Land is Your Land (this land is my
land)
74. This Little Light of Mine (I'm gonna let
it shine)
75. This Old Man (he played one, he played
knick-knack on my drum)
76. Three Blind Mice (see how they run)
77. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (how I wonder
what you are)
78. We Gather Together (to ask the Lord's
blessing)
79. Wheels on the Bus, The (go round and
round)
80. When Johnny Comes Marching Home (again,
hurrah, hurrah, we'll give him a hearty
welcome then, hurrah, hurrah)
81. When the Saints Go Marching In (oh how I
want to be in that number)
82. Yankee Doodle (went to town riding on a
pony, stuck a feather in his cap)
83. You are my Sunshine (my only sunshine, you
make me happy when skies are gray)
84. You're A Grand Old Flag (you're a
high flying flag)