American Folk Songs for Children

Mike & Peggy Seeger

American Folk Songs for Children
  • CAT # 11661-8001-2

    DISC ONE  
    1. Yonder She Comes 1:28
    2. Down Came a Lady
    3. Who's That Tapping at the Window?
    4. Such a Getting Upstairs 1:04
    5. Toodala 1:33
    6. How Old Are You? 1:24
    7. Jimmy Rose He Went To Town
    8. What Shall We Do When We All Go Out? 2:11
    9. Goodbye, Julie 1:39
    10. Goodbye, Old Paint 2:10
    11. Oh, Oh, the Sunshine
    12. Sweet Water Rolling
    13. The Wind Blow East
    14. Rain, Come Wet Me
    15. It Rained a Mist 1:14
    16. Rain or Shine 2:19
    17. One Cold and Frosty Morning
    18. By'm Bye 1:02
    19. Jim Along Josie 2:11
    20. There Was A Man And He Was Mad 1:45
    21. Riding In The Buggy, Miss Mary Jane 1:50
    22. Billy Barlow 2:59
    23. The Juniper Tree 1:46
    24. Old Joe Clarke 2:41
    25. Down by the Greenwood Sidey-O 1:38
    26. Roll That Brown Jug Down to Town 1:04
    27. As I Walked Out One Holiday 3:05
    28. She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain When She Comes 2:27
    29. Juba
    30. Run, Chillen, Run 1:34
    31. All Around the Kitchen 1:12
    32. I'm Going to Join the Army 1:21
    33. Scraping Up Sand in the Bottom of the Sea 1:39
    34. Old Mister Rabbit
    35. Old Molly Hare 2:04
    36. Oh, John the Rabbit
    37. The Little Pig 1:44
    38. Bought Me A Cat 2:47
    39. Hop, Old Squirrel 1:05
    40. My Horses Ain't Hungry 1:31
    41. Did You Go to the Barney? 1:20
    42. Have a Little Dog 1:11
    43. Frog Went A-Courtin' 5:40
    44. Little Bird, Little Bird 1:08
    DISC TWO  
    1. Free Little Bird 2:10
    2. Poor Old Crow
    3. Ducks In The Millpond 1:36
    4. Jim Crack Corn 1:47
    5. Eency Weency Spider
    6. Dog Tick
    7. Who Built the Ark: Noah, Noah 2:05
    8. Mary Wore Her Red Dress 1:33
    9. Pretty Little Girl with the Red Dress On 2:44
    10. This Lady She Wears A Dark Green Shawl 1:10
    11. Walk Along, John 1:32
    12. Do, Do, Pity My Case 1:18
    13. Hanging Out the Linen Clothes 1:42
    14. Lula Gal 1:19
    15. Old Aunt Kate 1:24
    16. What Did You have For Your Supper?
    17. Baby Dear 1:08
    18. Johnny, Get Your Hair Cut 1:23
    19. I Got a Letter This Morning 1:22
    20. Rose, Rose, and Up She Rises 1:22
    21. What'll We Do With The Baby?
    22. Hush, Little Baby 1:06
    23. Pick a Bale of Cotton
    24. This Old Hammer 2:05
    25. The Train Is A-Coming 1:43
    26. The Little Black Train 1:11
    27. When the Train Comes Along 1:26
    28. John Henry 3:10
    29. Every Monday Morning 2:02
    30. Going Down to Town 1:40
    31. Sailing In The Boat
    32. Blow, Boys, Blow
    33. Fire Down Below 1:07
    34. Sally Go Round the Sunshine
    35. This Old Man 2:25
    36. Skip-a To My Lou 2:58
    37. When I Was A Young Maid
    38. The Closet Key
    39. Built My Lady a Fine Brick House
    40. Where Oh Where Is Pretty Little Susie? 1:22
    41. Jingle at the Windows
    42. Adam Had Seven Sons
    43. Here Sits A Monkey 1:04
    44. Go To Sleepy 1:08
    45. Monday Morning Go To School 1:07
    46. Hush 'n' Bye 1:21
    47. Turtle Dove 1:52
    48. Mary Had A Baby 2:14
    49. Jesus Borned in Bethlea
    50. The Cherry Tree Carol 2:59

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This acclaimed collection, a favorite for years, has been repackaged on two compact discs (or two cassettes), for a total of more than two hours of music. Mike and Peggy Seeger sing 94 songs from their mother Ruth Crawford Seeger's famous book, American Folk Songs for Children (Doubleday). The Seegers are featured on a wide variety of instruments including dulcimer, mandolin, guitar, banjo, pan pipes, Jew's harp, concertina and fiddle; they also sing some numbers without any accompaniment at all. This album has been the cornerstone of Rounder's Children's Series since its release. (2 CD or 2 Cassette set.)

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