STRATTON MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY by Seba Smith Cold was the mountain's height Drear was the pasture wild As through the darkness of night A mother wondered with her c...

The Strawberry Roan I was standin' 'round town just a-spendin' my time, Nothin' else to spend, not even a dime When a feller steps up and he says, "I suppose Yo...

The Streams of Lovely Nancy SOURCE: Bob Pfeffer SOURCE'S SOURCE: Huxtable,Christensen & Hood " " ( ) COMMENTS: TEXT: C F C O...

Streets of Laredo (Cowboy's Lament) As I walked out on the streets of Laredo, As I walked out in Laredo one day, I spied a young cowboy all wrapped in white li...

STREETS OF LONDON by Ralph McTell Have you seen the old man in the closed down market Kicking up the paper with his worn out shoes In his eyes you see no pride...

Up on the poop deck and walking about, There is the second mate so steady and so stout; What he is a-thinkin' of he doesn't know himself And we wish that he wou...

1 In our local boozer, hear the rafters ring Everybody's gathered there just to have a sing The atmosphere is warming up the choruses are prime Then the landlor...

There's a burlesque theater where the boys like to go To see Queenie, the cutie of the burlesque show And the thrill of the evening is when out Queenie trips An...

Sjung om studentens lyckliga dag ltom oss frjdas i ungdomens vr n klappar hjrtat med friska slag och den ljusnande framtid r vr Inga stormar n i vra sinnen bo h...

THE STUTTERER There once was a man from Calcutta, who had an unfortunate stutter He-e said pa pa pa pa ple-ase pass the cha cha cha cha cha cheese And the bu bu...

Sumer is icumen in, lhude sing cucu Groweth sed and bloweth med and springth the wode nu Sing cucu Awe bleateth after lomb, Lhouth after calve cu; Bullock stert...

Old man walking by the sea is dreaming, Dreaming of the days when he was young, Hand in hand, a little boy beside him, Hearing about those weekends under the su...

SUN IS BURNING IN THE SKY by Ian Campbell The sun is burning in the sky Strands of cloud are gently drifting by In the park the busy bees are droning In the f...

One morning, one morning, one morning in spring I heard a fair damsel so gallantly sing As she sat under her kallamaking*, "Please God, I'll be married next Sun...

cho: Young folks, old folks, everybody come, Come along to Sunday Scool and make yourself at home; Please check your chewing gum and razors at the door, And yo...

The Sunlight, the Shadow, and You Jinx Davis Well, it's early in springtime and daybreak is near And far off a robin is singing so clear And the dewdrops they ...

Roseberry to his lady says, " My hinnie an' my succour, O Shall we do the thing you ken Or shall we take our supper?" Wi' modest grace, sae fu' o' grace Replied...

Rise country men, rise The soil of Suriname is calling you Where ever our ancestors came from We should take care of our country We are not afraid to fight God ...

Opo kondreman oen opo Sranan gron e kari oen Wans ope tata komopo Wi moes seti kondre boen Stre de f'stre wi no sa frede Gado de wi fesi man Heri libi te na ded...

Susanna Martin was a witch who dwelt in Amesbury With brilliant eye and saucy tongue she worked her sorcery And when into the judges court the sheriffs brought ...

SOURCE: Bob Pfeffer SOURCE'S SOURCE: Sir Harry Lauder TEXT: I went to a tea party three weeks ago G D7 G I had never been at one befo...

SUZANNE by Leonard Cohen Suzanne takes you down To the place by the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night forever And you know that she's ...

The Swan Swims Bonnie (Two Sisters) There were twa sisters that liv'd in a bower Hi ho and sae bonnie-O And there cam' a bonnie laddie tae be their wooer And t...

Ashville Junction, Swannanoa tunnel All caved in, babe, all caved in I'm goin' back to Swannanoa tunnel That's my home, babe, that's my home When you hear tha...

O Lord our God, bestower of the blessings of the Swazi; We give Thee thanks for all our good fortune; We offer thanks and praise for our king; And for our fair ...

Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso teMaswati, Siyatibonga tonkhe tinhlanhla, Sibonga iNgwenyama yetfu, Live netintsaba nemifula Busisa tiphatsi mandla taka Ngwane Ng...

(A) Dm A Dm / Bb Am Dm / Dm A Dm / Dm Am Dm / F - / Gm / Dm A Dm / Gm Dm / Dm A Dm / Dm A Dm Am / Dm A / Dm A / Dm - / Dm A Dm In Fleet Street, that's in Lond...

Sweet and low, sweet and low, wind of the western sea Low, low, breathe and blow, wind of the western sea Over the rolling waters go, come from the dying moon a...

Did you ever hear tell of sweet Betsy from Pike Who crossed the wide prairies with her lover Ike, With two yoke of cattle and one spotted hog, A tall shanghai r...

Oh fare you well sweet Cootehill town, The place where I was born and bred, Through shady groves and flowery hills My youthful fancy did serenade, But now I'm ...

Come listen a while and I'll sing you a song Of three merry gentlemen riding along, They met with Sweet Joan and to her did say I'm afraid this cold morning wil...

Adieu, sweet lovely Nancy, ten thousand times adieu, I am going across the ocean, love, to seek for something new Come change your ring with me, dear girl, Come...

Oh the sky was clear, the morn was fair Not a breath came over the sea When Mary left her highland home And wandered forth with me Though flowers decked the mou...

Sweet Rosie Levinsky She was a blacksmith by birth; She was tired of living And decided to leave this old earth She tried dying by inches But finding that this ...

Hold back the days in which I'm living, So far from home, so far from free; Hold back the way we've all been given, And let a sweet song from yesterday wash ove...

Sweet Thames Flow Softly (Ewan MacColl) I met my girl at Woolwich Pier Beneath the big cranes standing And oh, the love I felt for her It passed all understand...

What you gonna do when the liquor gives out, sweet thing? What you gonna do when the liquor gives out, sweet thing? What you gonna do when the liquor gives out,...

My wife, she died in the bathtub, she died of a terrible fit, To fulfill her very last wishes, she was buried in six feet of chorus: Sweet violets, sweeter tha...

SWEET WILLIAM'S GHOST There came a ghost to Margaret's door With many a grievous groan And aye he twirled at the pin But answer made she none Is that my father,...

Swimming, swimming, in the swimming pool Hot days, cold days, in the swimming pool Breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving, too Don't you wish that you could h...

Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home Swing low, sweet chariot, coming for to carry me home I looked over Jordan and what did I see Coming for ...

Qa Roomrama D-Shima Rama D-Umtan Atoor Kalakh B-Shlama Ay D-Veela Dargooshta D-Mardoota Qa Eeqara D-Avahatan Aney D-prisloon L-Mitamranita Aney D-Mhoodyaloon Ah...

Tah rah rah bom di ay I can't come out today It happened yesterday The boy across the way He paid me fifty cents To go behind the fence He said it wouldn't hurt...

Tak' it, Man Tak' it When I was a miller in Fife, Losh! I thought that the sound o' the happer Said, ''Tak' hame a wee flow to your wife, To help to mak' brose...

cho: Take a drink on me, take a drink on me, All you rounders take a drink on me Oh Lord, honey, take a drink on me Now, what did you do with the gun in your h...

Walked up Ellum and I come down Main Tryin' to bum a nickle, just to buy cocaine Ho, ho, honey take a whiff on me cho: Take a whiff on me, take a whiff on me A...

Have you seen him on the corner And his lip would reach the pavement He's been hiding from his razor, Is he not an awful sight? In love he was the purist, How h...

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME (Jack Norworth and Harry Von Tilzer) Katie Casey was baseball mad Had the fever and had it bad Just to root for the home town crew...

cho: Take your fingers off it, and don't you dare touch it, You know it don't belong to you Take your fingers off it, and don't you dare touch it, You know it d...

TALK ABOUT SUFFERING CHORUS Talk about suffering here below And talk about loving Jesus Talk about suffering here below And let's keep a-following Jesus The g...

TALKING UNAMERICAN BLUES (Betty Sanders and Irwin Silber) If you want to go to Washington, here' s what to do You've got to talk for peace -- and sing it too; ...

Tall timbers calling And the echo rings All nature sings a song Along the timber trail While high in the trees The lovesong of the breeze Grows and grows a way...

TALLOW CANDLES or SONG OF A DOOMED MAN from the singing of Jacqui & Bridie I have tallow candles white, hanging high, hanging high I have tallow candles white,...

I forbid you maidens all that wear gold in your hair To travel to Carter Hall, for young Tam Lin is there Maids may go by Carter Hall, but they leave him a ple...

Oh, I forbid you maidens all That wear gold in your hair To come or go by Cartershay For young Tamlin is there, my love For young Tamlin is there There's none t...

TAMMANY (Gus Edwards & Vincent Bryan) Hiawatha was an Indian, So was Navajo, Paleface organ-grinders killed them Many moons ago; But there is a band of Indians...

Tanqueray Martinis, Oh! (Heard from the Boarding Party, 1985) We set out from Stamford town With a fleet of stinkpots all around When from up aloft a cry came ...

God Bless Africa Bless its leaders Let Wisdom Unity and Peace be the shield of Africa and its people Chorus: Bless Africa, Bless Africa, Bless the children of A...

Mungu ibariki Africa Wabariki Viongozi wake Hekima Umoja na Amani Hizi ni ngao zetu Afrika na watu wake Chorus: Ibariki Afrika Ibariki Afrika Tubariki watoto wa...

TARA'S HARP The harp that once through Tara's Hall the soul of music shed Now hangs as mute on Tara's wall as if that soul were fled So sleeps the pride of for...

The Tarpaulin Jacket (words attributed to G J Whyte-Melville (1821-1878);air by Charles Coote) A tall stalwart lancer lay dying, And as on his deathbed he lay,...

THE TARRY SAILOR Come all my fair ones, come all my fond ones Come and listen unto me, Could you fancy a bully sailor lad That has just come home from sea? Cou...

As I roved out one fine sununer's evening To view those flow'rs and to take the air, 'Twas there I spied a tender mother Talking to her daughter dear ; Singing...

Tarry wool, oh tarry wool Tarry wool is ill tae spin Card it well, oh, card it well Card it well e'er ye begin When it's carded, wove and spun, Then your work ...

The Tea Shanty (David Diamond) I dreamed I had a cup of tea, Tea-bags, tea bags away my John! The way that cuppas used to be Tea-bags away! Go lass, and put th...

The Ted Kennedy Song Oh, my mother is old and my father is dead And my brother is dead and my brother is dead And my brother is dead and kid has one leg And my...

If you go out in the woods today You're sure of a big surprise If you go out in the woods today You'd better go in disguise For every bear that ever there was ...

Got up one morning, went out to plow, Tee roo, tee roo, went out to plow, With sixteen oxens and a darned old cow, Tee roo, tee roo, and a darned old cow Up st...

Tell Poor Lou I'm Gone (Nigger Lou) cho: Tell poor Lou I'm gone, (You'll get no supper here,) Tell poor Lou I'm gone, (You'll get no supper here,) Law! Law, my...

THE TELLING TAKES ME HOME (Bruce Phillips) Let me sing to you all those songs I know Of the wild, windy places locked in timeless snow, And the wide, crimson de...

TEN O'CLOCK AND ALL IS WELL Ten o'clock, all's well, ten o'clock, all's well Town crier calling, swinging his bell Ten o'clock, all's well Except for the girl...

Ten thousand cattle, gone astray; Left my range and trav-elled away Sons of bitches, I'm here to say, Have left me dead broke, dead broke today, cho: In gambl...

Ten thousand goddam cattle A-roamin' far and wide Shore wisht I had my sweetie here A-layin' by my side, A=layin' by my side My gal, she up an' left me I spect ...

O fare you well, my own true love, So fare you well for a while I'm going away, but I'm coming back If I go ten thousand miles If I prove false to you, my love...

The Tenderfoot I thought, one morning just for fun, I'd see how ropin' cows was done; So when the roundup had begun I tackled the cattle king He said, "My fore...

Tennessee Stud (Jimmy Driftwood) Along about eighteen and twenty-five I left Tennessee very much alive I never would have made it through the Arkansas mud If I...

TEN-POUND RADIO Jerry Rasmussen It wasn't all that long ago, When we listened to the radio, We all knew the songs by heart And everyone sang their part And ev...

Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp-Ground (Walter Kittredge) We're tenting tonight on the old camp-ground Give us a song to cheer Our weary hearts, a song of home...

THE TERROR TIME (Ewan MacColl) The heather will fade and the bracken will die Streams will run cold and clear And the small birds will be going, and it's then ...

THE TEST OF TIME (Steve Gillette and Rex Benson) Some love is like a desert flower in bloom It might only last one night Just to fade away too soon But our lo...

THAIS (Newman Levy) One time in Alexandria, in wicked Alexandria Where nights were wild with revelry and life was but a game, There lived, so the report is, an...

We hardly shared a glance To greet and know each other And now the time is up The band is packing up We'll find another chance To meet again together And fill ...

Now over there across the sea they've got another war But oh, I wonder if they know Just what they're fighting for, In that war, that crazy war In 1917, you kn...

That's All Some people go to school to learn how to teach Some others go to school just to learn how to preach If you can't preach without goin' to school You ...

That's the Ticket SOURCE: Bob Pfeffer SOURCE'S SOURCE: Cindy Mangsen (Old Songs 1983) COMMENTS: Composed By Art Thieme, Chicago TEXT: C ...

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR LOVING ME (Gordon Lightfoot) That's what you get for loving me That's what you get for loving me Well everything you had is gone, as yo...

The ants go marching one by one Hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching one by one Hurrah, hurrah The ants go marching one by one The little one stopped to suck his...

Who can take a sunrise, sprinkle it with dew, Cover it in choc'late and a miracle or two? The Candy Man, The Candy Man can, The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it...

The Cuckoo Oh it's night-o after night love I do lay on me bed With a feathery pillow all under my head Neither waking nor sleeping No rest can I find For the t...

By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl call-ing Michael they are taking you a-way____ For you stole Trevelyn's corn, so the young might see the morn Now ...

Antonio Carlos Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes English lyrics by Norman Gimbel Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she pas...

You're a mean one, Mr Grinch You really are a heel, You're as cuddly as a cactus, you're as charming as an eel, Mr Grinch, You're a bad banana with a greasy bla...

IMPOSSIBLE DREAM To dream the impossible dream To fight the unbeatable foe To bear with unbearable sorrow To run where the brave dare not go To right the unri...

Come they told me Pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see Pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring Pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the kIng Pa rum pum pu...

The nails on your hands, the nails on your feet, they tell me how much you love me The thorns on your brow, they show me how, you bhor so much pain, to love me ...

There's a woman in the wardrobe singing Beatles out of tune, And a salesman in the corner trying to blow up a burst balloon, And the Managing Director, he's a-l...

verse 1: A youth one day in a garden fair A rose found withered and dying, And all for love, ah! love in vain This rose was sadly sighing: chorus: Heart of my ...

1 There's a yellow rose in Texas that I am going to see, No other soldier knows her, no soldier only me; She cried so when I left her, it like to broke my heart...

Their Brains Were Small (and They Died) (Mark Graham) When I sit in contemplation of the human situation I often feel a certain sense of pride For our achievem...

I came, I bought the books, lived in the dorm, followed directions I worked, I studied hard, made lots of friends that had connections I crammed, they gave me g...