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"The Arkansas Traveler" (also known as "The Arkansaw Traveler") is an American folk song first published by Mose Case, a humorist and guitarist from New York, in 1863. The song was based on the composition "The Arkansas Traveller" by Sandford C. Faulkner and is the Arkansas official historic song.
"My Country, 'Tis of Thee", also known as simply "America", is an American patriotic song, the lyrics of which were written by Samuel Francis Smith. [2] The song served as one of the de facto national anthems of the United States (along with songs like "Hail, Columbia") before the adoption of "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the official U.S. national anthem in 1931. [3]
The song was popular among old-time musicians of the Cumberlands before being widely adopted in the bluegrass repertoire. [4] Many variants of "Shady Grove" exist (up to 300 stanzas by the early 21st century). [5] The lyrics describes "the true love of a young man's life and his hope they will wed," [6] and it is sometimes identified as a ...
As a drinking song, the chorus chimes, "Take a drink for Old Rosin the Beau" and uses dark comedy, with jests about his grave or tombstone, taken in stride while repeating the sing-song melody. As with many folk songs, the song is structured where soloists can sing a verse, and then the group can join the chorus/refrain portion after each verse.
As with many folk songs, the lyrics can vary substantially. Some of the lyrics were published as early as 1911 by Howard Odum [2] [verification needed] in his article "Folk-Song and Folk-Poetry as Found in the Secular Songs of the Southern Negroes" in The Journal of American Folklore. [10] One of the older versions runs: [2] [3]
The Hanging Tree (The Hunger Games song) Happier (Olivia Rodrigo song) Happy Birthday to You; Hard Tack Come Again No More; Hark, from the Tomb; He Was a Friend of Mine; Hell on the Wabash; John Henry (folklore) Here's your mule; Home (Sheryl Crow song) Home on the Range; House of Gold (Twenty One Pilots song) The House of the Rising Sun
In the 1934 collection American Ballads and Folk Songs, ethnomusicologists John and Alan Lomax give a version titled "All the Pretty Little Horses" and ending: 'Way down yonder / In de medder / There's a po' lil lambie, / De bees an' de butterflies / Peckin' out its eyes, / De po' lil thing cried, "Mammy!"' [5] The Lomaxes quote Scarborough as ...
Cindy" or "Cindy, Cindy" (Roud 836) is a popular American folk song. According to John Lomax , the song originated in North Carolina . [ citation needed ] In the early and middle 20th century, "Cindy" was included in the songbooks used in many elementary school music programs as an example of folk music.