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Classic folk songs for kids : from Smithsonian Folkways.
Title:
Classic folk songs for kids : from Smithsonian Folkways.
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
General Note:
Title from disc label.

Tracks previously released between 1951-1957, 1960-1968, 1990-1999, and 2000-2012.

Program notes, compiled and annotated by Jeff Place, lyrics, and full credits on container insert.
Contents:
Froggie went a-courtin Polly Wolly doodle Skip to my Lou I've been working on the railroad She'll be comin' 'round the mountain John Henry Brown girl in the ring Old King Cole Green grass grows all around La rana (The frog) I had a rooster Go tell Aunt Rhody Miss Mary Mack Yankee Doodle Rock Island line Big Rock Candy Mountain On top of Old Smoky Crawdad hole Oh Susannah Goober peas Arroz con leche = Rice and milk Riding in my car Whoopie ti-yi-yo, get along little dogies Home on the range Shenandoah
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Summary:
With this collection, curator Jeff Place culls a cross-section of 26 classics from the Smithsonian Folkways vaults to tell an intriguing story of American signature sing-along. The songs' origins are as fascinating as the songs are fun: centuries-old European ballads, an American Revolutionary tune, Nineteenth-century American folksongs, African-derived game songs, a sea chantey, a railroad jingle, camp songs, and even an opera song.
Language Note:
SUNG PRIMARILY IN ENGLISH, WITH SOME LYRICS IN SPANISH.
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