Songs for Singing Together
Teacher's Book
BBC Publications
(c) and first published 1973.

I think the best way to describe this publication (a compendium from the Singing Together series) is just to give the compiler's introduction, and contents list:

Introduction
All the songs have been taken from the recent programmes of Singing Together which is the longest running music series of the BBC’s broadcasts for schools.
Each term, pupils from all around the British Isles send in their votes for their favourite songs and this volume contains a selection of the most popular.
The songs have been arranged in various ways which should give ample scope to the performers. Many of them have a melodic accompaniment for instruments such as glockenspiel, xylophone, chime bars, descant recorder, violin, flute etc.
This part is always written on the stave directly above the piano accompaniment.
(at this point there is a diagram)

Sometimes during the course of a song, words have been written under this melodic part, signifying that it may be turned into a second voice part e.g.
(another diagram)
In this case, the instruments may continue to play with the second voice, or they may of course take a rest.
Other songs, such as I have four sisters, have an optional second voice part, but this may be played by a melodic instrument as well. As can be seen, the parts for unpitched percussion are clearly labelled.
In other words, these arrangements should be regarded as workshop material to be used and adapted according to the ability of all concerned. It must be remembered that most of these are folk songs and just as variety is to be encouraged with the arrangements, so variety must be given with the performances. To give maximum freedom and flexibility in interpretation, expression marks have been omitted.       DOUGLAS COOMBES


1 The pedlar
2 Jennie Jenkins
3 Water come a me eye
4 Aiken Drum
5 Reap the flax
6 The meadowlands
7 The wee cooper o’Fife
8 Sugar candy
9 Pretty Peña
10 As I was going along the road
11 My white horse
12 Land of the silver birch
13 The shanty boys in the pine
14 Johnny Todd
15 Tortilla vendor
16 Kitty of Coleraine
17 Glenlogie
18 I have four sisters
19 Gypsy Davey
20 Four in a boat
21 Gypsy Rover
22 Come and sing together
23 The Derby ram
24 Donkey riding
25 The garden where the praties grow
26 The rain song
27 The three pirates
28 La cucaracha
29 Blow the man down
30 Taffta Hindi
31 Llangollen market
32 The keeper
33 Yellow sheepskin
34 Old Zip Coon
35 Charlie is m’darling
36 Salt, mustard, vinegar, pepper
37 The piper o’Dundee
38 Botany Bay
39 Mountain dancer
40 Mango walk
41 Mary had a baby
42 See amid the winter’s snow
43 Deck the hall
44 Rise up, shepherd
45 Yodler’s carol
46 Lullaby for baby Jesus
47 Huron Indian carol
48 O ru-ru-ru
49 Tyrolean cradle song
50 The child’s carol