Favorite Old-Time American Songs for Ukulele
Foreword................................................................................................................................................2
Introduction to Reading Tablature...........................................................................................................6
A Brief Word About Musical Notation......................................................................................................7
How to Transpose..................................................................................................................................9
What About Baritone Ukes?.................................................................................................................12
The Unquiet Grave – Ballads and Story Songs
Jenny Fair Gentle Rosemarie.........................................................................................................14
Barb’ry Allen....................................................................................................................................16
The Lady From York........................................................................................................................17
The King’s Daughter Fair................................................................................................................18
The Banks of the Ohio....................................................................................................................20
The Unquiet Grave..........................................................................................................................21
The Farmer’s Curst Wife.................................................................................................................22
Fennario..........................................................................................................................................24
The Two Sisters..............................................................................................................................26
One Morning in May........................................................................................................................28
Lady Mary.......................................................................................................................................30
The Devil’s Questions.....................................................................................................................32
Little Mattie Groves.........................................................................................................................34
Chicken’s Crowin’ on Sourwood Mountain — Songs From the Southern Highlands
Shady Grove...................................................................................................................................37
Sourwood Mountain........................................................................................................................38
The Cuckoo.....................................................................................................................................40
Tom Dooley.....................................................................................................................................41
Groundhog......................................................................................................................................42
Same Old Man................................................................................................................................44
Omie, Let Your Bangs Hang Down.................................................................................................45
Cold Rain and Snow.......................................................................................................................46
Cindy...............................................................................................................................................48
Cripple Creek..................................................................................................................................50
Oh, Death........................................................................................................................................52
Old Joe Clark..................................................................................................................................54
Chickens are a-Crowin’...................................................................................................................56
Little Old Sod Shanty – Songs of The Frontier
When First Unto This Country.........................................................................................................58
Red River Valley..............................................................................................................................59
In the Good Old Colony Days.........................................................................................................60
The Young Man Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn.......................................................................................62
The Sow Took the Measles.............................................................................................................64
Kansas Boys...................................................................................................................................66
Alsea Girls.......................................................................................................................................67
Home on the Range........................................................................................................................68
Acres of Clams................................................................................................................................70
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie.....................................................................................................73
Beulah Land....................................................................................................................................74
Dakota Land....................................................................................................................................75
Sweet Betsy From Pike...................................................................................................................76
Little Old Sod Shanty......................................................................................................................78
The Shanty Man’s Life – Working on the Land and Sea
John Henry......................................................................................................................................82
Haul Away, Joe................................................................................................................................84
The Little Brown Bulls.....................................................................................................................86
Boatman Dance..............................................................................................................................88
The Glendy Burk.............................................................................................................................90
Shenandoah....................................................................................................................................92
The Shantyman’s Life.....................................................................................................................94
The Erie Canal................................................................................................................................96
Whoopie Ti Yi Yo.............................................................................................................................98
The Drunken Sailor.......................................................................................................................100
The E-Ri-E....................................................................................................................................102
Blood Red Roses..........................................................................................................................104
Pie in the Sky................................................................................................................................106
The Greenland Whale Fishery......................................................................................................108
No More Will I Work in the Factory................................................................................................110
I’m a Rambler, I’m a Gambler — Songs of Good Times and Bad Whiskey
Darling Cory...................................................................................................................................113
Frankie and Johnnie......................................................................................................................114
Bonnie Black Bess.........................................................................................................................116
Camptown Races...........................................................................................................................118
I’m a Rambler, I’m a Gambler.......................................................................................................120
Handsome Molly...........................................................................................................................121
Jack o’ Diamonds..........................................................................................................................122
Jimmy Crack Corn.........................................................................................................................124
Hallelujah, I’m a Bum....................................................................................................................126
Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down.......................................................................................................128
Nearer My God To Thee – Songs of Faith and Hope
Wondrous Love.............................................................................................................................130
Little David, Play on Your Harp.....................................................................................................132
He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.......................................................................................133
Amazing Grace.............................................................................................................................134
Let My People Go.........................................................................................................................136
Hold On.........................................................................................................................................137
Poor Wayfaring Stranger...............................................................................................................138
Simple Gifts...................................................................................................................................140
Steal Away....................................................................................................................................142
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen...........................................................................................144
I’m On My Way..............................................................................................................................146
All Night, All Day...........................................................................................................................148
Nearer, My God, To Thee..............................................................................................................150
There’s a Little Wheel a-Turnin’....................................................................................................152
My Country, ‘Tis Of Thee – Songs of Freedom and Strife
The Girl I Left Behind Me..............................................................................................................154
When Johnny Comes Marching Home.........................................................................................156
Eating Goober Peas......................................................................................................................158
Yankee Doodle..............................................................................................................................160
All Are Talking of Utah...................................................................................................................162
The Yellow Rose of Texas.............................................................................................................164
The Texas Rangers.......................................................................................................................166
The Battle Hymn of the Republic..................................................................................................168
John Brown’s Song.......................................................................................................................169
Dixie..............................................................................................................................................170
Follow the Drinking Gourd............................................................................................................172
Tenting Tonight..............................................................................................................................174
America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee)...............................................................................................176
It’s Love, Oh Careless Love — Songs of the Restless Heart
Aura Lee.......................................................................................................................................178
Beware, Oh Take Care..................................................................................................................180
Down in the Valley.........................................................................................................................182
Wedding Dress..............................................................................................................................183
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean...................................................................................................184
On Top of Old Smokey..................................................................................................................186
There’s More Pretty Girls Than One.............................................................................................188
The Buggerboo.............................................................................................................................190
Careless Love................................................................................................................................192
The Riddle Song...........................................................................................................................194
The Wagoner’s Lad.......................................................................................................................196
Oh, Can’t You Hear That Turtle Dove............................................................................................198
Old Dog Tray.................................................................................................................................200
Silver Threads Among the Gold....................................................................................................202
Froggie Went a-Courtin’ — Just For Fun
Polly Wolly Doodle........................................................................................................................206
The Crawdad Song.......................................................................................................................208
Quit Kickin’ My Dog Around..........................................................................................................210
Reuben and Rachel......................................................................................................................212
Froggie Went a-Courtin’................................................................................................................213
Fod................................................................................................................................................214
Turkey in the Straw.......................................................................................................................216
Clementine....................................................................................................................................218
I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground...............................................................................................220
Old Dan Tucker.............................................................................................................................222
Little Liza Jane..............................................................................................................................224
Go Tell Aunt Rhody.......................................................................................................................226
Shoo, Fly, Don’t Bother Me...........................................................................................................227
About the Author.................................................................................................................................228
Alphabetical Song List........................................................................................................................229