folk songs

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Old MacDonald had a farm

The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse.

There was an old monkey who swallowed a frog

Set in the jungle, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a monkey's strange diet.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat

In this variation of the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a bat, an owl, a ghost, and other things and creatures associated with Halloween.

Fox went out on a chilly night

2014
An illustrated version of the folk song in which a fox travels many miles to get dinner for his wife and ten cubs.
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Old MacDonald had a farm

1997
Presents a colorful rendition of the classic children's song "Old MacDonald Had a Farm.".
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Work songs

Presents songs sung by black men and women as they toiled in our country's fields and factories, and on railroads, highways and prison gangs.
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El Toro pinto and other songs in Spanish

A collection of thirty Spanish language songs from Spain, Latin America, and the southwestern U.S.
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Old Macdonald had a farm

Matching holes on opposing die-cut pages reveal the animals on Old Macdonald's farm and the sounds they make.
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The Fox went out on a chilly night

an old song
An old folk song describing the activities of a fox on a chilly fall night, including music and lyrics.
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Slave songs

A collection of more than two dozen songs sung by African American slaves.

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