Here's the clickable link: http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/negro/ "On The Trail Of Negro Folk-Songs-online book A collection of negro folk songs with lyrics, sheet music & commentaries. By Dorothy Scarborough Assisted By Ola Lee Quiledge Copyright, 1925 By Harvard University Press " This looks like an amazing resource. Likely somebody here has already pointed it out, but I've not seen it before. Amazing to see it all online There are also good links with instrumental, vocal, and educational resources. Here's the table of contents. I. ON THE TRAIL OF NEGRO FOLK-SONGS..... 3 II. THE NEGRO'S PART IN TRANSMITTING THE TRADITIONAL SONGS AND BALLADS......... 33 III. NEGRO BALLADS.................. 63 IV. DANCE-SONGS, OR "REELS''............ 96 V. CHILDREN'S GAME-SONGS............. 128 VI LULLABIES...................... 144 VII. SONGS ABOUT ANIMALS.............. 161 VIII. WORK-SONGS.................... 206 IX. RAILROAD SONGS.................. 238 X. BLUES........................ 264
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