Here's a couple books that might be worth looking for.

"Gonna Sing My Head Off!" by Kathleen Krull. 1992, Alfred A Knopf Inc. ISBN 0-394-81991-8.

"American Folk Songs For Children" by Ruth Crawford Seeger. original 1948. paperback reprint 1980's, Doubleday & Co. ISBN 0-385-15788-6. There is a companion recording of this by Mike & Peggy Seeger that was originallyon LP but I think has been reissued on CD.

"Eye Winker Tom Tinker Chin Chopper" by Tom Glazer. 1973, Doubleday & Co. ISBN 0-385-08200-2. There was also an LP by Glazer to go with this.

"Joe's Got A Head Like A Ping-Pong Ball" aka " Prairie Home Companion Folk Song Book" by Marcia & Jon Pankake. 1988 Viking Penguin ISBN 0-670-82159-4.

rich r