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Thread #138255   Message #3163963
Posted By: Joe Offer
01-Jun-11 - 07:50 PM
Thread Name: Songbook Indexing: Calypso/Caribbean Songbooks
Subject: RE: Index: Calypso Song Book (Attaway)
I've seen mention of this book, but don't know if I want to buy it. It seems like most of the songs in this book are the common, well-known ones.

Calypso song book /

William AttawayLyle Kenyon EngelBill Charmatz

1957 1st ed.
English : Printed music : Popular music 1 score (64 p.) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
New York : McGraw-Hill,
Cordelia Brown -- Water come a me eye -- Banana boat loader's song -- Matilda -- A band of birds -- Judy drownded -- Hill and gully rider -- Nassau bound -- Mary Ann -- Hosanna -- Brown skin girl -- Mongoose dead oh -- Man smart, woman smarter -- Storm warning -- Big bamboo -- Sweet Chacoun -- Always one rain -- Sound the fire alarm -- Lemme go, Melda Marcy -- Have you heard? -- Her reputation -- Water in me rum -- Lovely cricket -- Gimme back my shilling -- Fisherman's song.