Title:
Rise up singing : the group singing songbook : words, chords & sources to 1200 songs / conceived, developed & edited by Peter Blood & Annie Patterson ; iillustrated by Kore Loy McWhirter ; introduction, Pete Seeger.
ISBN:
9781881322139
9781881322122
Edition:
Fifteenth anniversary edition.
Publication Information:
Bethlehem, PA. : Sing Out Corp., [2004]
©2004
Physical Description:
vii, 281 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm.
General Note:
Song lyrics with guitar chord symbols, but without the tunes.
Contents:
America : life, culture and history in the USA -- Ballads & old songs : traditional songs and carols of the British Isles -- City : trials and joys of urban life -- Creativity : fiddlers, dancers, weavers and singers -- Dreams & fantasies : songs of the imagination -- Ecology : care for the earth and our environment -- Faith : Old World hymns, white spirituals, new folk hymns, songs of Judaism -- Farm & prairie : farmers, migrant workers and cowboys -- Freedom : songs of the Black American civil rights/liberation movement -- Friendship : hugs, old buddies, tears & folks to lean on -- Funny songs : humor for the "big kids" -- Golden oldies : popular songs from the 1890's to the 1940's -- Good times : wassails, jugbands, nights-on-the town & other revelry -- Gospel : composed hymns of the late 19th & early 20th century revival meetings -- Hard times & blues : perseverance, prison, loneliness & some murders -- Home & family : children, parenting & other nesting activities -- Hope : gentle social change songs, personal change, love for humanity -- Love : romance -- Lullabies and night songs -- Men : on new male roles (and some old ones, too) -- Mountain voices : songs from Appalachia -- Outdoors : songs & hymns celebrating nature, weather, wilderness & mornings -- Peace : keeping the planet alive -- Play : silly songs, animal songs & tons of other kids' favorites -- Rich & poor : "Wobblies," tramps, rising prices & economic justice -- Rounds : less "serious" canons (most with music) -- Sacred rounds & chants : on unity, hope, peace & the Spirit -- Sea : sailors, seaports, shipwrecks & loved ones back home -- Spirituals : Black traditional hymns from the days of slavery -- Struggle : fights for national freedom & a just world -- Time & changes : seasons of the year, seasons of life -- Travelin' : canalboats, railroad men, truck drivers (& more hoboes) -- Unity : equality, community, solidarity -- Women : celebrating our sisterhood, claiming our stories -- Work : working folks' experiences & struggles for dignity & their unions.
America -- America the beautiful -- Battle of New Orleans -- Be prepared -- Camptown races -- Geronimo's Cadillac -- Little boxes -- Mercedes-Benz -- My land is a good land -- The night they drove old Dixie down -- Now that the buffalo's gone -- The power and the glory -- Putting on the style -- Something to sing about -- Here's a land always young with a ballad that's still unsung -- Spoon River -- Stewball -- TV song --Take me out to the ballgame -- Tennessee stud -- The Tennessee stud was long and lean -- Tenting tonight -- This land is you land -- Rise up singing -- What did you learn in school today? -- Your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore -- Arthur Mcbride -- Barbara Allen -- Black is the color -- Blow the candles out -- Brennan on the moor -- The broom of the cowdenknowes -- A child this day -- Cherry tree carol -- Come all ye fair and tender ladies -- The Coventry carol -- The cutty Wren -- Geordie -- The great silkie -- Green grow the rushes -- Holly and the ivy --The holly bears a berry -- I know where I'm going -- Jock o' hazeldean -- John Barleycorn -- John Riley -- The keeper -- Lakes of Ponchartrain -- Mary Hamilton -- Masters in this hall -- Peggy-o -- Rosebud in June -- Star of the County Down -- Sussex mummers carol --Thyme -- The water is wide -- Who's gonna shoe your pretty little foot? -- Willie of Winsbury -- Wraggle taggle gypsies -- Bottle of wine -- Ballads and old songs -- Bourgeois blues -- Chelsea morning -- Cockles and mussels -- Dancing in the street -- Dirty old town -- Downtown -- The faucets are dripping -- Gee, officer Krupke -- Heaven help us all -- Hot time in the old town tonight -- I live in a city -- Kansas City --The M.I.A song -- Morning Morgantown -- Moscow nights -- My hometown -- New York, New York -- Penny lane -- Sidewalks of New York -- Sounds of silence -- Streets of London -- Up on the roof -- La bamba -- La bastringue -- Before they close the minstrel show -- The brand new Tennessee waltz -- Dancing at Whitsun -- Do re mi -- Fashioned in the clay -- Guantanamera -- He played real good for free -- Holly Ann -- I could have danced all night -- Mama don't allow -- The mandolin man and his secret -- Mr. Bojangles -- My old man -- One morning in May -- Per spelmann -- Sarasponda -- Seventy- six trombones -- Sur le pont d'Avignon -- To sing for you -- Tumbalalaika -- Tzena tzena -- Waltz across Texas -- Best friend -- Both sides now -- Rise up singing -- Brandy tree -- Dreams and fantasies -- Camelot -- Come take a trip in my airship -- Follow the gleam -- Happiness runs -- If I were a featherbed -- If it's magic -- Lavender's blue -- Little brown dog -- Die Lorelei -- Michael from mountains -- Moonshadow -- My father -- O had I a golden thread -- Only a song -- Over the rainbow -- Rhymes and reasons -- Rooty toot toot for the moon -- Scarborough fair -- Sisters of mercy -- Suzanne -- The swallow song -- Violets of dawn -- Acres of clams -- Walk shepherdess walk -- All clear in Harrisburg -- Big yellow taxi -- Community power -- Down on the farm -- The earth is my mother -- Eleckatricity and all -- Garbage -- God bless the grass -- Honor the earth -- Let it be -- Little blue top -- My rainbow race -- Now is the cool of the day -- The people are scratching -- Pollution -- Power -- Roll to the river -- Sailing up, sailing down -- Solar carol -- There'll come a time -- This old earth -- Wayday bug and wittle woin -- We are all one planet -- All I ask of you -- What have they done to the rain -- Babylon is fallen -- Be though my vision -- Brightest and best -- Bring a torch, Jeanette Isabella -- Bringing in the sheaves -- Brother James' air -- Brother sun, sister moon -- Day by day -- Dayenu -- Dear Lord and Father of mankind -- Demos gracias -- Eli, Eli -- Eliyahu -- Fairest lord Jesus -- Friendly beasts -- George Fox -- Healing river -- Holy Ground -- How can i keep from singing -- I will arise and go to Jesus -- I will bow and be simple -- I wonder as I wander -- Lift me gentle Lord -- Light one candle -- Rise up singing -- Lonesome valley -- Lord of the dance -- May the light of love -- Miy'malel -- Mo'oz tzur -- More love -- My faith it is an oaken staff -- Now let us sing -- O come, Emmanuel -- Old hundredth -- Peace of the river -- Prayer of St.
Francis -- Sabbath prayer -- Shake these bones -- Simple gifts -- Sing and rejoice -- Song of the soul -- Take these hands -- Wear it as long as you can -- The wedding banquet -- Wondorous love -- Applepicker's reel -- Buffalo gals -- Ca' the ewes -- Country life -- Day-o -- Deportees -- Desperado -- Djankoye -- Down on the american farm -- Eleven cent cotton -- Farmer -- The farmer is the man -- The field behind the plow -- Garden song -- The anti-garden song -- Garnening -- Git along, little dogies -- Home on the range -- I ride an old paint -- The Iowa waltz -- Mammas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys -- Men of the fields -- The migrant song -- My sweet Wyoming home -- Oats, peas, beans, and barley -- Oklahoma -- Ol' Texas -- Old Chisholm trail -- Pastures of plenty -- Pick a bale o' cotton -- Plegaria a un labrador -- Prairie in the sky -- Red River valley -- Roll on, Columbia -- So long it's been good to know yuh -- Someday soon -- Streets of Laredo -- Time's a gettin hard -- Ain't gonna let nobody turn me round -- Ain't you got a right? -- Zum gali gali -- Biko -- Birmingham Sunday -- Black and white -- Follow the drinkin gourd -- Freedom is a constant struggle -- Go down, Moses -- Hallelujah, I'm a travelin' -- Harriet Tubman -- Hold on -- I'm on my way -- If Rosa Parks can go to jail -- If you miss me from the back of the bus -- It isn't nice -- John Brown's body -- Lift every voice and sing! -- Man come into Egypt -- Michael row the boat ashore -- No easy walk to freedom -- No more auction block -- O freedom -- O Mary don't you weep -- Rivers of Babylon -- This little light -- Wade in the water -- We shall overcome -- Woke up this morning -- All the good people -- Bring me a rose -- Fire and rain -- Getting to know you -- The hug -- Hymn song -- It's all right to cry -- Lean on me -- Long time friends -- Moon river -- My rambling boy -- Pack up your sorrows -- People like you -- Precious friend -- Song for Judith -- Tell me I'm lovely when I cry -- That's what friends are for -- To try for the sun -- With a little help from my friends -- You are the sunshine of my life -- You've got a friend -- Anne Boleyn -- Away with rum -- Barnyard dance -- Be kind to your web- footed friends -- Buffalo boy --The cat came back -- A chat with your mom -- Clementine -- Eddystone light -- Father's whiskers -- The hippoptamus song -- Hole in the bucket -- I wish they'd do it now -- I'm my own grandpa -- The Irish ballad -- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt -- Junk food junkie -- Martin said to his man -- The merry minuet -- Multiple relationship blues -- Old time religion -- Oleannna -- On Ilkley moor bah t'at -- The preacher went down -- Rooster song -- Squalor -- Traveling man -- Waltzing with bears -- The wild west is where I want to be -- After the ball -- Alexander's ragtime band -- The band played on -- Believe me if all those endearing young charms -- Bill Bailey -- Blue moon -- By the light of the silvery moon -- Daisy Bell -- Down by the old mill stream --- Dream a little dream of me -- Fly me to the moon -- For me and my gal -- Give my regards to Broadway -- Heart of my heart -- I get a kick out of you -- I want a girl just like the girl -- I'm looking over a four leaf clover -- I'm sitting on top of the world -- In a little Spanish town -- In the good old summertime -- It's a long, long way to Tipperary -- Java jive -- Keep the home fires burning -- Let me call you sweetheart -- The man on the flying trapeze -- My blue heaven -- Pack up your troubles -- Put on your old grey bonnet -- Shine on, harvest moon -- Tea for two -- There's a long, long trail -- The trail of the lonesome pine -- Two sleepy people -- Wait till the sun shines, Nellie -- When Irish eyes are smiling -- When you wore a tulip -- The Whiffenpoof song -- While strolling through the park -- You are my sunshine -- After hours -- Au claire de la lune -- Aupre's de ma blonde -- Beggars to god -- The Boar's Head carol -- Chevaliers de la table Ronde - Cielito lindo -- Everybody loves Saturday night -- Finnegan's wake -- Funiculi funiculi -- Gloucestershire wassail -- Green grow the rashes O -- Hava nagila -- Hevenu shalom Alechem -- Hey, look me over -- I feel pretty -- I've got sixpence -- Jubilee -- Keep on the sunny side -- The lads o' the fair -- Landlord fill the flowing bowl -- Little brown jug -- Make me a pallet -- Movin day -- My favorite things -- New river train -- O Hanukah -- Old rosin the beau -- The old settler song -- The ramblin' rover -- Ring around the rosy rag -- Salty dog -- Somerset wassail -- There is a tavern in the town -- Tonight --The twelve days of Christmas -- Vive l' amour -- Amazing grace -- Angel band -- Angels hovering round -- Blessed assurance -- Dwelling in Beulah land -- Farther along -- Give me oil in my lamp -- Gospel changes -- Gospel ship -- I'll fly away -- I've got that joy -- If you don't love your neighbor -- In the garden -- Jesus won't you come by here -- Just a closer walk with Thee -- The land where we'll never grow old -- Leaning on the everlasting arms -- Let the lower lights be burning -- Life is like a mountain railroad -- The lighthouse -- Man in the middle -- Precious Lord, take my hand -- Precious memories -- Put your hand in the hand -- The royal telephone -- Shall we gather at the river -- Somebody touched me -- Stand by me -- Sweet hour of prayer --This train --This world is not my home -- Turn your radio on -- We need a whole lot more of Jesus -- We'll understand it better by and by.
Summary:
Lyrics and guitar chords for traditional and modern folk songs.
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OCLC Number:
ocm57389845
Availability:
Eagan - Wescott~3