DADDY, WHAT'S A TRAIN? (Utah Phillips) Daddy, What's a train? Is it something I can ride? Does it carry lots of grown up folks and little kids inside Is it bi...

DADDY, YOU'VE BEEN ON MY MIND (Bob Dylan) Perhaps its the color of the sun cut flat And covering the crossroad I'm standing at Or maybe its the weather or some...

DAHN THE PLUG'OLE A mother was bathing her baby one night The youngest of ten, a pool little mite The mother was fat and the baby was thin Only a skellington wr...

DAILY GROWING (BONNY BOY IS YOUNG OR TREES GROW HIGH, ETC) The trees they grow high, the leaves they do grow green Many is the time my true love I've seen Many...

DALESMAN'S LITANY It's hard when folks can't find their work where they've been bred and born When I was young I always thought I'd bide among fruits and corn ...

Dame Durden kept five servant maids To carry the milking pail; She also kept five labouring men To use the spade and flail 'Twas Moll and Bet, and Doll and Kit...

Damn, Damn, Damn the Filipinos ln that land of dopy dreams, happy peaceful Philippines, Where the bolo-man is hiking night and day; Where Tagalos steal and lie...

There was a good old man lived out west, Dan Doo, Dan Doo, There was a good old man lived out west, Tom Kling-klass Mc-Kling-gle He had an old wife that was non...

DANCING AT WHITSUN (words by John Austin Marshall) It's fifty long springtimes since she was a bride, But still you may see her at each Whitsuntide In a dress ...

And I holler why, and I holler why And I holler why, the tortoise boy no mon ami First he give me one, then he give me two And he give me three and I holler "L...

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying 'tis you, 'tis you...

Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountainside The summer's gone, and all the roses falling, It's you, it's you mus...

My pocket book was empty, My heart was full of pain Ten thousand miles away from home Bumming a railroad train I was standing on the platform Smoking a cheap c...

DARCY FARROW Steve Gillete Where the Walker runs down into the Carson Valley plain There lived a maiden, Darcy Farrow was her name The daughter of old Dundee, ...

DARK AS THE DUNGEON (Merle Travis) Come all you young fellers so young and so fine And seek not your fortune in the dark, dreary mine It will form as a habit a...

The dark British foes was invading our soil And pressing our young men in slavery and war Young Edwin he bade his fair Mary adieu, And they said when they parte...

Dark Night (Round) (by Moondog) Why spend the dark night with you? What a fearful price to pay! Other nights would be Lonely dark ages for me filename[ DARKNI...

DARLIN' If I'd a-known my captain was blind, darlin', darlin' If I'd a-known my captain was blind, darlin', darlin' If I'd a-known my captain was blind, Wouldn...

Wake up, wake up, Darlin' Corey What makes you sleep so sound? Them revenue officers a'commin' For to tear your still-house down Well the first time I seen Dar...

DARLING NELLY GRAY (BR Hanby) There's a low green valley by the old Kentucky shore Where we've whiled many happy hours away, A-sitting and a-singing by the lit...

The Darwinian Theory (John Young) Oh! Have you heard the news of late About our great original state? If you have not, I will relate The grand Darwinian Theory...

I'll tell you of a fight that I had with Davy Crockett, He was half and half horse and half kill-rocket I met him a-going out a-cooning Said I, "Where' s your g...

There was a wealthy farmer lived in the north country He had a lovely dochter, she was always frank and free And day by day and night by night she was always in...

Me name was Davy Lowston, I did seal, I did seal Me name was Davy Lowston, I did seal Oh, me men and I were lost, though our very lives it cost, We did seal, W...

Tell me why you are crying, my son Are you frightened like most everyone Is it the thunder in the distance you hear Will it help if I stay very near, I am here ...

The Day we Went to Rothesay, O One Hogmany at Glesca Fair There was me, mysel' and sev'ral mair We a' went off tp hae a tear And spend the nicht in Rothesay, O...

The Days of Forty Nine I'm old Tom Moore from the bummer's shore In the good old golden days They call me a bummer and a gin sot, too But what care I for prais...

The D-Day Dodgers (Words: Hamish Henderson Tune: Lili Marlene Recorded, Ewan MacColl, Folkways British Army Songs) We're the D-Day Dodgers, way off in Italy ...

THE DEACON'S DAUGHTER In Shonnuck there lived a lady so bright A Deacon's fair daughter, his own heart's delight For oh! she was handsome, both charming and ne...

In the year of one, in a little cider mill A poor old dog lay down to die cause he was feeling ill He chose a most precarious perch above the cider press When a...

The Dead Horse Oh, a poor old man came riding by, An' we say so! An' we know so A poor old man came riding by! Oh, poor old horse! Says I, ''Ol' man, yer 'or...

THE DEAF WOMAN'S COURTSHIP Old woman, old woman, are you fond of smoking?_ Speak a little louder, sir, I'm rather hard of hearing Old woman, old woman, are yo...

I once did have a dear companion Indeed I thought his love my own Until a dark eyed girl betrayed me And then he cares no more for me Just go and leave me if y...

DEAR ELIZABETH by Jacqui MacDonald Dear Elizabeth, I hope this letter finds you just the same as it leaves me Dear Elizabeth, we had a storm, a Northwest gal...

As I walked out one morning in May The birds did sing and the lambs did play The birds did sing and the lambs did play I met an old man, I met an old man I met ...

DEATH COME EASY from the singing of The Ian Campbell Folk Group Death come easy, if you come before your time Death come easy to a young man in his prime They ...

Queen Jane lay in labor full nine days or more 'Til the women were so tired, they could stay no longer there (2x) "Good women, good women, good women as ye be ...

DEBUTANTE BALL by Willie Tyson Get your gold lame slippers from the closet The ones your mama bought for you today Get that lavender chiffon thing you wanted I...

DECK US ALL (Walt Kelley) Deck us all with Boston Charlie Walla Walla, Wash, and Kalamazoo Norah's freezin' on the trolley Swaller collar cauliflower, Timbuctu...

Deep blue sea, baby, deep blue sea (3x) It was Willy what got drownded In the deep blue sea Dig his grave with a silver spade (3x) etc Lower Him down with a g...

Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into camp ground My Lord, he calls me He calls me by the thunder The trumpet sounds ...

Deep River Blues Let it rain, let it pour Let it rain a whole lot more, cause I got them deep river blues, Let the rain drive right on Let the waves sweep along...

Wake up in the morning, gotta shake the feeling, I've got to face a day at school What's to be afraid of, I can ask the question and maybe even bend the rules ...

Wake up in the morning, feelin' shy and lonely, gee, I gotta go to school I don't think I can make it, don't think I can take it I wonder what I'm gonna do But...

The Delaware River (Mark Cohen 1983) A second repeat of the chorus may be added at the very end if sung in the broadest Philadelphia accent [Hint: ''water'' is...

The Demi Said to Me The first time I took it up The demi said to me: "There's one metal more in group 3" The second time I took it up The demi said to me: "Ch...

THE DEMON LOVER "O where have you been, long, long, love, This long seven years and mair? O I'm come to seek my former vows- Ye granted me before " "O hold yo...

A lovely land is ours A lovely land is ours With beeches green about her Encircled by the sea Her hills and vales are manifold Her name, of old, is Denmark And ...

As I went out to Derby, upon a market day I spied the biggest ram, sir, that ever was fed on hay Hey ringle dangle, hey ringle day It was the biggest ram, sir,...

In Derby town, in Derby town, The streets are made of glass; And every time you walk on them You fall right on your cho: Hinky dinky, Bob-o-linky If you think ...

THE DESERTER As I was a-walking down Radcliffe highway A recruiting party came a-beating my way They enlisted me and treated me till I did not know And to the ...

He was a desperado from the wild and woolly West, He came into Chicago just to give the West a rest He wore a big sombrero and a gun beneath his And everywhere ...

The Destroyer Song The boys out in the trenches Have got a lot to say Of the hardships and the sorrows That eome the soldier's way But we destroyer sailors Wou...

Deutschland, Deutschland aber alles, a?ber alles in der Welt, Wenn es stets zu Schutz und Trutze Braderlich zusammenhalt; Von der Maas bis an die Memel, Von der...

Now there was an old farmer lived over the hill and a poor old fellow they say He was plagued by a scolding wife the worst misfortune that day And as he cut wo...

THE DEVIL AND THE FARMER'S WIFE I know an old couple that lived near Hell If they're not dead, they're living there still The Devil, he came to the man at the p...

When I was young an' in my youth, I thought I'd never marry; But ever' time I'm away from home It's hello, gals, won't you marry? It's tararinktum, tararinktum ...

Diana (Ian Robb, 1981) Our monarch's son, the Prince of Wales, a lovely boy they say Got wed last week in London Town, all on a summer's day With processions a...

Oh poor old Dicey Reilly, she has taken to the sup And poor old Dicey Reilly, she will never give it up It's off each morning to the pop that she goes in for an...

Oh me name is Dick Darby, I'm a cobbler I served me time at the old camp Some call me an old agitator But now I'm resolved to repent With me intwing of an ingt...

DID SHE MENTION MY NAME (Gordon Lightfoot) It's so nice to meet an old friend and pass the time of day And talk about the home town a million miles away Is the...

Diddle 'em Darby (Kipper Family) Well, Darby is me name, sir I've travelled the country round I never takes a penny When I can take a pound, singin' I diddled...

DIDN'T HE RAMBLE (Will Handy) Old Beebe had three full grown sons, Buster, Bill and Bee, And Buster was the black sheep of the Beebe family; They tried their b...

DIDO, BENDIGO from the singing of the Watersons 1 As I was a walking one morning last autumn I've overheard some nobles foxhunting Between some noblemen and ...

DIDO, FIDO from the singing of the Kipper Family 1 Well one morning last autumn I was walking my dogs When the Duke of Wellington we did meet Well Bonzo and R...

Ich hatt' einen Kameraden I had a comrade Einen bessern find'st du nicht, A better one you won't find Die Trommel schlug zum Streite, The battle ...

Austrian Traditional, sung on folks events) Dort im Burgenland steht ein Bauernhaus so habsch und fein(2x) D'rin wohnt ein Magdelein, die soll mein eigen sein,...

Diesel and Shale (Cyril Tawney) On the fifth of November back in fifty-three The big man at Dolphin sure he sent for me: 'I brought you here, boy, 'cause I want...

Dillan Bay, laddie-o Dillan dau, laddie-ay Dillan Bay, laddie-o All the boats are gone Gone away, laddie-o gone away, laddie-ay gone away, laddie-o With their ...

Ding Dong! merrily on high In heav'n the bells are ringing Ding, dong! verily the sky Is riv'n with angel singing Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis E'en so here belo...

He went up to London and straightaway strode To Army Headquarters on Horsefeather Road; To see how the buggers were dodgin' the gaff By gettin' soft jobs on the...

DINKIE DIE- USMC, WWII, KOREA Way up in Korea midst rocks, ice and snow The poor Chinese commie is feeling so low, As our Corsairs roar by over head He knows t...

DINK'S SONG If I had wings like Norah's dove I'd fly up the river to the one I love Fare thee well, oh honey, fare thee well I've got a man, he's long and tal...

Director of Admissions, my ma's an engineer, My sister's a computer, my brother is a gear, My father is a robot, my grandpa's also queer, Leaping logic, natural...

DIRTY OLD TOWN (Ewan MacColl) I found my love where the gaslight falls Dreamed a dream by the old canal Kissed my girl by the factory wall Dirty old town, dirt...

Lady love, go back to sleep, Dry the tears from your eyes, But I cannot stay with thee Until the morning, For the dawn is breaking And my ship is waiting for me...

Dit is een lied alleen voor kinderenHet is gisteren gemaaktOmdat ze morgen uitgespeeld zijnEen trappenhuis wordt nu hun speelplaats Een lied dat zingt "geef ze ...

As it fell out upon one day rich Divers made a feast And he invited all his friends and gentry of the best The Lazarus laid him down and down and down at Divers...

I wish I was in the Land of cotton Old times there are soon forgotten Look away, look away, look away Dixie Land In Dixie Land where I was born in Early on one ...

Dixon and Johnson went riding out one day, Dixon and Johnson went riding out one day; They rode up on a mountain ten thousand miles away Oh Lord, l've becn all ...

Do Ye Ken John Peel? Do ye ken John Peel with his coat so gay? Do ye ken John Peel at the break of day? Do ye ken John Peel when he's far, far away With his ho...

DO YOU THINK THAT I DO NOT KNOW by Henry Lawson tune Slim Dusty They say that I never have written of love As a writer of songs should do They say that I never...

The Doctor [words by Thomas Hood(1798-1845), music by Ernest Newton] There once was a doctor,(no foe to the proctor) A physic concoctor, whose dose was so pat,...

A doctor there was and he lived in Fife Physicum tysicum ho He had a wife was the bane of his life With a squalery brawlery ho With a squalery brawlery he She ...

The Doctor's Lament The portions of a woman that appeal to Man's depravity Are fashioned with considerable care; And what at first appears to be a common littl...

The Dodger Song Oh the candidates a dodger, a well-known dodger Oh the candidates a dodger, and I'm a dodger too He'll meet you and treat you and ank you for y...

Does the Spearmint Lose Its Flavor on the Bedpost Overnight? SOURCE: Bob Pfeffer SOURCE'S SOURCE: LYR: Billy Rose & Marty Bloom; MUS: Ernest Breuer, ...

Oh do you know her or do you not This new doffin mistress we have got Bertha Wallace it is her name And she helps her doffers at every frame Fol de ri fol ra F...

A wealthy young squire of Falmouth, we hear, He courted a nobleman's daughter so dear And for to be married it was their intent, All friends and relations, they...

The dogs, they had a meeting They came from near and far And some came in by taxi And some came in by car They went into the meetinghouse And signed the visito...

DOLLAR AIN'T A DOLLAR I was feelin' kinda hungry so I thought I'd buy some bread, And I went into the corner groc'ry store, I took out the usual money but the ...

DOLLAR ALARM CLOCK ( John Healy) (Tune: Old Oaken Bucket) (IWW Song Book 14th Edition, 1918) How dear to my heart are those chimes in the morning That yank me ...

Isle of beauty, isle of splendour, Isle to all so sweet and fair, All must surely gaze in wonder At thy gifts so rich and rare Rivers, valleys, hills and mounta...

Donald's gane up the hill hard and hungry, Donald comes down the hill wild and angry; Donald will clear the gouk's nest cleverly, Here's to the king and Donald ...

DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROUSERS from "Soldier's Fancy" (group of women singers) at Indian Neck, 1986 1 I just got in from the Isle of Skye I'm not very big and ...

Done laid around and played around this old town too long Summer's almost gone and winter's coming on Done laid around and stayed around this old town too long ...

A cowboy's life is a weary thing Rope and brand and ride and sing Yes, day or night in the sleet and hail He'll stay with the dogies out on the trail cho: Rain...

Were you ever in Quebec Stowin' timber on the deck? Where there's a king with a golden crown (where ye'd break yer bleedin' neck) Riding on a donkey! cho: Way ...

On a wagon bound for market There's a calf with a mournful eye High above him there's a swallow Winging swiftly through the sky How the winds are laughing They ...

Don't Cry in Your Sleep CHORUS Hush, hush, time to be sleeping Hush, hush, dreams come a-creeping Dreams of peace and of freedom So smile in your sleep, bonny ...