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Many Thousand Gone
Many Thousand Gone was a popular African-American song during the Civil War, sung by slaves fleeing plantations and heading to the…
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Pumpkins in the Cornfield
Pumpkins in the Cornfield is a Hallow’s Eve motion-song to the tune of “Pig in the Parlor.” Published in Normal Instructor and…
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Winter Sport
Winter Sport was published in the poetry collection, Gems of Poetry, for Girls and Boys, published by Rufus Merrill in 1850. Down,…
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Yankee Doodle
Yankee Doodle (1781) is an earlier version of the patriotic song you might also know, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1904). It…
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Bingo
Bingo is an enduring circular rhyme song that continues to delight young children, of unknown English origin. Sing aloud and…
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Brahms’ Lullaby
Brahms’ Lullaby (1868), the cradle song composed by Johannes Brahms, translated from the German, Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht (Good evening, good night).…
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