Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS xxi
4. PREFACE xxiii
5. INTRODUCTION xxv
6. ABBREVIATIONS xxxi
7. FOLK SONGS
8. I. COURTING SONGS 3
9. II DRINK AND GAMBLING SONGS 23
10. III HOMILETIC SONGS 46
11. IV PLAY-PARTY AND DANCE SONGS 50
12. V LULLABIES AND NURSERY RHYMES 81
13. VI JINGLES ABOUT ANIMALS 117
14. VII WORK SONGS 131
15. VIII FOLK LYRIC 154
16. IX SATIRICAL SONGS 229
17. X SONGS OF PRISONERS AND TRAMPS 246
18. XI MARTIAL, POLITICAL, AND PATRIOTIC SONGS 248
19. XII BLACKFACE MINSTREL AND NEGRO SECULAR SONGS 267
20. XIII RELIGIOUS SONGS 329
21. XIV ADDITIONAL SONGS 405
22. CHILDREN'S GAMES AND RHYMES
23. BATTLE GAMES 507
24. DRAMATIC GAMES 508
25. FORFEIT OR PENALTY GAMES 511
26. GAMES OF CHASE 512
27. IMITATIVE GAMES 513
28. COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE GAMES 516
29. TUG OF WAR GAMES 532
30. GAMES OF SMALLER CHILDREN 535
31. DANCING GAMES 537
32. MISCELLANEOUS GAMES 539
33. TEASING RHYMES 540
34. DERISIVE RHYMES 541
35. LULLABIES 542
36. RECITATIONS 543
37. MISCELLANEOUS RHYMES 544
38. ADDITIONAL GAME SONGS 545
39. APPENDICES 553
40. APPENDIX A 555
41. APPENDIX B 568
42. INDEX OF SINGERS 615
43. INDEX OF TITLES AND VARIANT TITLES 618
44. INDEX OF FIRST LINES 627