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Thread #10906   Message #78492
Posted By: katlaughing
14-May-99 - 03:50 PM
Thread Name: Suggestions for 'Ole Timey 'American Songs
Subject: RE: Suggestions for 'Ole Timey 'American Songs
Well said, Leej, I agree with you. Hey! Rick, it's nice to see some litter throwing around here; it's been way too tame with 'Spaw away!

Alice, that was what I was attepting to do with my original two line posting.

Here are some other songs I might suggest. They are straight from my old grade school song book and a little book put out by the Wyoming Ag Council in 1963. While they may seem a little ordinary, they are mostly well-known so general audiences might feel okay about tryng to join in and, as far as I know, they are American:

Froggie Went A-Courtin'
My Home's in Montana
Shoo fly
Put your little foot
Drill, Ye Tarriers
Sweet Betsy from Pike
Skip to my Lou
Down in the valley
Roundup Lullaby
Old Chisolm Trail

I might also point out that while both books have some Foster favourites, even then in the early 60's, the words had been changed; there are no what I would consider racial slurs.

kat