The gloomy night before us lies, The reign of terror now is o'er; Its gags, inquisitors and spies, Its hordes of harpies are no more Rejoice, Columbia's sons, r...

Will you wear white, oh my dear, oh my dear Oh will you wear white, Jennie Jenkins? I won't wear white For the color's too bright I'll buy me a fol-de-roldy-ti...

Jennifer Gentle (modern) There were three sisters fair and bright Jennifer Gentle, fair Rosie Marie And they three loved one valiant knight As the dew flies ov...

Will you wear the grey oh narrow narrow Will you wear the grey Jennie Jenkins I won't wear the grey for its the color of the clay So buy me a Tally-wally aye si...

Jerseywocky (Paul Kieffer) 'Twas Bergen and the Erie road Did Mahwah into Paterson; All Jersey were the Ocean Groves And the Red Bank Bayonne "Beware the Hopa...

Jesse James was a boy who killed many a man He robbed the Glendale train; He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor He'd a hand and a heart and a brain ch...

Lincoln set the Negro free; Why is he still in slavery? Why is he still in slavery ? It's JIM CROW This is a land we call our own,? Why does the Negro ride alo...

JIM JONES (BOTANY BAY) Come and listen for a moment, lads, and hear me tell me tale, How across the sea from England, I was condemned to sail Well, the jury fo...

JIM SWAGGART, THE PREACHER (Dan Newton) Oh me name is Jim Swaggart, I'm a preacher; I used to save souls on TV, But they caught me carousing with floozies And ...

Jim, the Carter Lad My name is Jim, the carter lad A jolly cock am I I always am contented Be the weather wet or dry I crack me fingers at the snow And whistle...

My name is Jimmy Raeburn, in Glasgow I was born My place of habitation I now maun leave wi' scorn My place of habitation I now maun gang awa' Far frae the bonni...

Come all you ladies and gentlemen, I pray you lend an ear; 'Tis of a terrible accident You are about to hear 'Tis of a young and active youth, Jimmy Whelan he ...

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun Now the jingle hop has begun Jingle b...

JINGLE BELLS (John Pierpont, 1859) Dashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh Through the fields we go Laughing all the way Bells on bob-tail ring Mak...

JINGLE BELLS (Vietnam) Jingle Bells, mortar shells VC in the grass There'll be no merry Christmas tree 'Til these twelve months have passed from W P Max @war ...

Cho: Married, married, I've married my Jinny Wren Bride Married, married I've married my Jinny Wren Bride I've just come away from the wedding And, Lord, I cou...

JOCK O' HAZELDEAN Why weep ye by the tide, lady Why weep ye by the tide? I'll wed ye to my youngest son And ye shall be his bride And ye shall be his bride, lad...

JOCK O' THE SIDE Now Liddesdale has ridden a raid He'd hae done better to bide at hame For Michael o' Whinfield, he is deid And Jock o' the Side is prisoner ta...

There was a knight and a lady bright Set a true tryst to the broom; The tane to meet at twal o'clock The tither true at noon When they cam to the gude greenwud...

(CDEG) CG/CGF/CGC Now, my name is Jock Stewart I'm a canny gaun man, And a roving young fellow, I've been So be easy and free When you're drinkin wi' me I'm a m...

My name it is Joe Bowers; I have a brother Ike I came from old Missoura, All the way from Pike I used to know a girl there; Her name was Sally Black I asked he...

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, Alive as you or me Says I, "But Joe, you're ten years dead," "I never died," says he "I never died," says he "In Salt Lake,...

JOE HILL'S LAST WILL by Joe Hill My will is easy to decide For I have nothing to divide My kin don't need to weep and moan Moss does not cling to a rolling ston...

John Barleycorn is a hero bold;, As any in the land His fame has stood for ages good, And forever shall stand The whole wide world respects him, No matter frien...

Oh we're meeting in the courthouse at eight o'clock tonight You just come in the door and take the first turn to the right Be careful when you get there, we'd h...

SOURCE: Bob Pfeffer SOURCE'S SOURCE: Merle Travis Back Home TEXT: Way up in Todd County John Bolyn was born C D7 G...

John Brown's Baby John Brown's baby had a cold upon its chest John Brown's baby had a cold upon its chest John Brown's baby had a cold upon its chest So they r...

John Cherokee was an Indian man, Alabama, John Cherokee! He run away every time he can Alabama, John Cherokee! Way, Hey, Yah! Alabama, John Cherokee! Way, He...

John Hardy was a brave little man He carried a pistol every day He killed a man in Shallow Town 'Twas a sight to see John Hardy getting away, Lord, Lord 'Twas a...

John Henry was a li'l baby, uh-huh, Sittin' on his mama's knee, oh, yeah, Said: "De Big Bend Tunnel on de C & O road Gonna cause de death of me, Lawd, Lawd Gonn...

JOHN HENRY THE ACCOUNTANT (Paul Kaplan) John Henry was an accountant He worked with a pencil in his hand If you had something that you needed added up John Hen...

John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt His name is my name, too, God forbid And whenever we go out, we can hear the people shout There goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Sch...

John, John, the Water Man I went down to Gila Point To hear master Sheila blow, John, John, de water man The fire man below, boy, John, John, de water man John...

I heard, I heard, the old man say, John Kanaka-naka tu-lai-ay! Today, today is a holiday, John Kanaka-naka tu-lai-ay! Tu-lai-ay, Oh! Tu-lai-ay! John Kanaka-nak...

The John Maclean March (Hamish Henderson) Hey Mac did ye see him as ye cam in by Gorgie, Awa ower the Lammerlaw and north o' the Tay ? Yon man is comin' and th...

C F C / C F C / C G Am / C F C / C F C When midnight comes, good people homeward tread; Seek now your blankets and your feather bed Home is the rover, his journ...

Dm G Dm Fair young maid all in a garden G Dm Strange young man passerby F C Said fair maid will you marry me Gm ...

There was an old woman who lived on the strand, And Johnny was her only son, And servant Betsy, beauty fair, Drew his heart into a snare One evening Johnny took...

JOHNNY AND MOLLIE (Collected by Pearl Nye) Johnny: Oh, Mollie, Oh Mollie, would you take it unkind For me to sit by you and tell you my mind? For my mind is to...

Johnny meets his honest neighbor What he told him was to plague him: "I saw your wife and I saw no more, With another man and they closed the door" Johnny went...

Well, Johnny be fair and Johnny be fine and wants me for to wed And I would marry Johnny, but my father up and said I'm sad to tell you daughter what your mothe...

There liv'd a man in yonder glen, And John Blunt was his name, O; He maks gude maut, and he brews gude ale, And he bears a wondrous fame, O The wind blew in th...

I saw an old man come walkin' by I said, "Old man, your hog's gonna die" Says," If he dies, I'll eat the meat And give Johnny Booker the head and the feet" cho...

JOHNNY BULL, MY JO, JOHN O Johnny Bull, my jo, John, I wonder what you mean; Are you on foreign conquest bent, or what ambitious scheme? Now list to brother Jo...

I neber see de like since I been born When a big buck nigger wid his sea boots on, chorus: Says: "Johnny come down to Hilo, Poor old man! Oh, wake her, oh, shak...

Oh, as it happened on last Saturday night, Me and my true love was going to take a flight My maid stood by me, so plain I could see She run to my mama and told ...

While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo While goin' the road to sweet Athy, A stick in me hand and...

Oh, Johnny my man, do you no think o' risin' The day is weel spent and the nicht's coming on Your siller's a' done and the gill stoup is empty Oh rise up, my Jo...

Johnnie rose on a May morning Called for water tae wash his hands Says, "Gae loose tae me my guid grey dogs That lie bound in iron bands "Ye'll busk, ye'll bus...

Johnny Scott Johnny Scott's to the hunting gane, To the English woods so wild, And the king of England's daughter Made a tryst to be his bride The king he wrot...

Johnny Todd, he took a notion For to cross the ocean wide And he's left his own true love behind him Walking by the Liverpool tide For a week, she wept with so...

I hear them Johnson boys a-coming Singing and a-hollering and shooting off their guns; All the other fellers scared as the devil, Johnson boys has got'em on the...

THE JOLLY BEGGAR It's of a jolly beggarman came tripping o'er the plain He came unto a farmer's door a lodging for to gain The farmer's daughter she came down a...

THE JOLLY GRINDER There was a jolly grinder Once lived by the River Don, He worked and sang from morn til nlght, And sometimes he worked none cho: And still t...

I am a jolly miller came frae the mill o' Straloch And if you do not know me, my name is Willie Sprott; I play upon the bagpipes wi' mickle mirth and glee And I...

Jolly old hawk and his wings were grey Now let us sing Who's going to win the girl but me Jolly old hawk and his wings were grey Sent to my love on the twelfth...

Jolly old Saint Nicholas, Lean your ear this way! Don't you tell a single soul What I'm going to say; Christmas Eve is coming soon; Now, you dear old man, Whisp...

THE JOLLY TINKER I am a jolly tinker That goes from town to town I will mend your pots and kettles If you'll only bring them 'round cho: Turra laddy, Turra la...

My name is Jon Jonson, I come from Wisconson I work in the lumberyard there When I walk down the street All the people I meet say Hey there, what's your name r...

Jones' Ale There were three jovial fellows Came over the hill together Came over the hill together To make up a jovial crew And they ordered their pints of be...

Jones' Ale (II) There were three jovial fellows Came over the hills together Came over the hills together To join the jovial crew And they've flung themselves ...

Three journeyman tailors rode up to an inn And called for the landlord to let them in On the Rhine, on the Rhine Their pockets were empty, their throats were d...

THE JOURNEYMAN'S GRACE Someone told me there's a grace That leads you straight from place to place And you always leave the road behind you You don't need your...

He looked to the east; he looked to the west Blow your horn, Hunter He blowed his horn both east and west Just like a jovial hunter He met the witch wife on th...

Joy to the world, the Lord is come Let earth receive her king Let every heart prepare him room, And Heaven and nature sing And Heaven and nature sing And Heaven...

It's all out on the old railroad, It's all out on the sea, All out on the old railroad, Far as I can see cho: Swing and turn, Jubilee, Live and learn, Jubilee ...

JUBILEE SOVREIGN as performed by Stanley Holloway On Jubilee Day the Ramsbottoms Invited relations to tea, Including young Albert's grandmother- An awkward old...

JULIAN OF NORWICH (Sydney Carter) (G) G - G C G / G - G C G Loud are the bells of Norwich and the people come and go Here by the tower of Julian, I tell them wh...

Jump Rope Chants (and other chants to accompany other kid's activities) I should worry, I should care I should marry a millionaire He should die I should cry I ...

Just a Bug at Twilight (David Diamond) Just a bug at twilight, When the lights are low And the other fellows Get their coats and go You'll be here till midnig...

Just a closer walk with Thee, Grant it, Jesus, is my plea Daily walking close to Thee, Let it be, dear Lord, let it be I am weak, but Thou art strong Jesus, ke...

Just a little rain falling all around The grass lifts its head to the heavenly sound Just a little rain, just a little rain What have they done to the rain? Ju...

Just Before the Battle, Mother (George F Root) Just before the battle, mother, I am thinking most of you, While upon the field we're watching With the enemy in...

Just Behind the Battle, Mother A WWI parody of George Root's Civil war song, "Just Before the Battle, Mother" Learned from singing of Alan Shulman, gaps filled...

THE JUTE MILL SONG (Mary Brookbank) O, dear me, the mill is running fast And we poor shifters canna get nae rest Shifting bobbins coarse and fine They fairly m...

Come listen to my tale of woe It happened many years ago When cunts were wide, and cocks hung low In hoary* old Jerusalem cho: Hi, Ho Kafoozalum The harlot of ...

Oh the river's long, deep and wide Gal I love is on the other side I'm gonna move to Kansas City, Move to Kansas City I'm gonna move, pretty baby Honey, where t...

You that in merriment delight, Pray listen unto what I recite So shall you satisfaction find, Will cure a melancholy mind A damsel fair lived in Colchester, At ...

Katherine Jaffry (Lochnagar) Lochnagar cam frae the west Into the low countrie; An' he's coorted Kath'rine Jaffray, An' stole her heart away Hame he cam, ane A...

verse: I'm in love with a charming young lady, Just the finest young lady on earth; A gem of the very first water, And I'm proud that she's Irish by birth I met...

A fair young maid went up the street Some white fish for to buy And a bonnie clerk's fallen in love with her And he's followed her by and by Rickity too dum da...

I'm goin' downtown, Gonna get me a sack of flour; Gonna cook it every hour, Keep my skillet good and greasy All the time, time, time, Keep my skillet good and g...

Got my hands on the gospel plow, Wouldn't take nothin' for my journey now Keep your hands on that plow, hold on chorus: Hold on, hold on, Keep your hands on th...

THE KEEPER The keeper did a hunting go And under his cloak he carried a bow All for to shoot a merry little doe Among the leaves so green-o Jackie boy (Master) ...

My father was the keeper of the London Zoo And he slept one night with a kangaroo From this union there came three A wallaby and a wombat and the other was me ...

KEEWANAW LIGHT By Craig Johnson 1 I've traveled this country from the Keewanaw headlands Where the wild gulls do cry from the rocks to the sea, From the cold i...

Her mother died when she was young Which gave her cause to make great moan Her father married the worst woman That ever lived in Christendom She served her wit...

O God of all creation Bless this our land and nation Justice be our shield and defender May we dwell in unity Peace and liberty Plenty be found within our borde...

KiSwahili (verse:1) Ee Mungu nguvu yetu Ilete baraka kwetu Haki iwe ngao na mlinzi Natukae na udugu Amani na uhuru Raha tupate na ustawi (verse:2) Amkeni ndugu ...

At the age of nineteen, I was ploughin' the land With me brogues on me feet and me spade in me hand Says I to meself, "What a pity to see Such a fine Kerry lad ...

In Mountjoy jail one Monday morning High upon the gallows tree Kevin Barry gave his young life For the cause of liberty But a lad of eighteen summers Yet no one...

Key To The Highway (Big Bill Broonzy & Chas Segar) I've got the key to the highway Yes I'm billed out and bound to go I'm gonna leave here runnin', because Wal...

I had just come home and I took a room, I was all settled down to recline, When I saw a delectable maid go by, To the room next door to mine Like the bold Colum...

Kid's Liberation Song Bruce Phillips Look what I found out here in the back yard It's fuzzy and looks like it's going somewhere When I open my hand up to ask y...

First when I cam' tae Kilbogie's toon Wi' my short coat and my tartan plaidie First when I cam' my bonnie love tae see She stayed in her bed till her breakfast ...

KILGARY MOUNTAIN or WHISKEY IN THE JAR As I was a-walkin' 'round Kilgary Mountain I met with Captain Pepper as his money he was countin' I rattled my pistols a...

The Killer Dobe Bill, he came a-riding from the canyon, in the glow Of a quiet Sunday morning from the town of Angelo; Ridin' easy on the pinto that he dearly ...

Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad? Whaur hae ye been sae brankie-o? Whaur hae ye been sae braw, lad? Cam' ye by Killiecrankie-o? An' ye had been whaur I hae been...

Killy Kranky is my song, sing and dance it all day long From my elbow to my wrist Now we do the double twist cho: Broke my arm, broke my arm A-swingin' purty N...

KING ARTHUR (3 JOLLY ROGUES VARIANT) King Arthur ruled the land, that he did And a right good ruler was he, that he was He had three sons of yore and he kicked...