Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. FOREWORD ix
3. PREFACE xxiii
4. CONTENTS xxv
5. PART I
6. CHAPTER I Topography of the Southern Highlands 3
7. CHAPTER II Ancestry of the Highlanders 10
8. CHAPTER III The Question of Origin or Authorship 21
9. CHAPTER IV The Quest of the Folk-Song 43
10. CHAPTER V An Attempt at Classification of Folk-Songs 53
11. CHAPTER VI Songs of British Origin 57
12. CHAPTER VII Native American Songs 73
13. CHAPTER VIII The Highlander's Music 85
14. CHAPTER IX The Passing of the Folk-Song 96
15. BIBLIOGRAPHY 107
16. PART II Songs of British Origin
17. The Broomfield Hill 113
18. Fair Annie 114
19. The Lass of Roch Royal 118
20. Prince Robert 121
21. Willie o Winsbury 123
22. Mary Hamilton 124
23. Bonnie James Campbell 126
24. The Rantin Laddie 127
25. Get Up and Bar the Door 128
26. The Crafty Farmer 130
27. The Jovial Tinker 132
28. The Spanish Maid 134
29. The Old Wife 135
30. Kate and the Clothier 137
31. There Was a Sea Captain 138
32. The Jolly Boatsman 140
33. Three Ships Came Sailing In 141
34. The Gowans Are Gay 142
35. Ryner Dyne 143
36. Pretty Polly 144
37. Slago Town 145
38. To Cheer the Heart 146
39. Come All Ye False Lovers 147
40. Ranting Roving Lad 149
41. The Soldier Bride's Lament 150
42. William Bluet 151
43. Native American Songs
44. Brave Wolfe 153
45. Floyd Frazier 155
46. Talt Hall 157
47. J. B. Marcum 159
48. The Tolliver Song 161
49. The Vance Song 163
50. John Henry 164
51. The Irish Peddler 166
52. Poor Goens 167
53. Rosanna 168
54. William Baker 169
55. Hiram Hubbert 171
56. The C.&O. Wreck 172
57. Pearl Bryan 174
58. The Auxville Love 176
59. Sweet Jane 177
60. I' m Going To Join the Army 178
61. Jack Combs 180
62. The Black Mustache 180
63. The Married Man 181
64. Davy Crockett 182
65. The Bugaboo 183
66. The Rich and Rambling Boy 184
67. Bob Sims 185
68. Charles J. Guiteau 186
69. Bad Tom Smith 187
70. Ellen Smith 188
71. Moonshiner 189
72. The Gambler 190
73. Jacob's Ladder 190
74. The Ship That Is Passing By 191
75. We Have Fathers Gone to Heaven 191
76. Who Am Dat a-Walkin' in de Co'n? 192
77. APPENDIX
78. AN ANNOTATED LIST OF THE JOSIAH H. COMBS COLLECTION OF SONGS AND RHYMES 195
79. INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES OF SONG TEXTS 239