The folk songs of North America : in the English language
Alan Lomax (Author), Peggy Seeger (Transcriber), Mátyás Seiber, Don Banks, Michael Leonard (Illustrator), Shirley Collins (Editor)
Collection of 317 songs, including favorites such as John Henry, Shenandoah, Barbry Allen, Sweet Betsy, and the Old Chisholm trail, as well as lesser known, authentic chanteys, ballads, work songs, and spirituals; each with brief background note