Rowley Public Library

Lead Belly sings for children

eng

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Lead Belly sings for children

41579273

Reissue of Negro folk songs for young people (Folkways: 7533), released in 1960, with additional tracks recorded by Moses Asch in New York, 1941-1948

More yet (1:02) -- Boll weevil (3:39) -- Little boy, how old are you? (0:55) -- Skip to my Lou (2:11) -- Red bird (2:54) -- Sally Walker (2:39) -- Ha ha this a-way (1:34) -- Grey goose (1:24) -- Christmas is a-coming (1:04) -- Blue-tailed fly (Jimmie, crack corn) (2:17) -- Polly Wee (The frog song) (1:12) -- Pig Latin song (1:35) -- When a man's a long way from home (2:56) -- Good morning blues (with Kid Ory's Creole Band) (2:11) -- By and by when the morning comes (1:53) -- Every time I feel the spirit ; Swing low, sweet chariot ; They hung him on the cross (3:22) -- Swing low, sweet chariot (1:02) -- Rock Island line (1:32) -- Cotton fields (2:06) -- Old man (2:35) -- John Henry (4:00) -- Julie Ann Johnson (2:51) -- Whoa back buck (Ox driver's song) (2:09) -- You can't lose me, Cholly (2:36) -- Midnight special (2:01) -- Pick a bale of cotton (with the Oleander Quartet) (1:30) -- Take this hammer (2:51) -- We're in the same boat, brother (2:37)