Genius Lists - Folk Songs From Around the World lyrics

In alphabetical order by title: (Can't find your song? Please add it and link it!) A: "Abraham, Martin and John" -- by Dion -- Song Summary "The Age of Worry" -- by John Mayer -- Song Summary "American Tune" -- by Paul Simon -- Song Summary "American Pie" -- by Don McClean -- Song Summary "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" -- by Joan Baez -- Song Summary "Angel from Montgomery" -- by John Prine -- Song Summary "At Seventeen" -- by Janis Ian -- Song Summary B: "Badge and Gun -- by John Mayer -- Song Summary "The Ballad of Casey Jones" -- by Wallace Saunders -- Song Summary "The Ballad of St. Anne's Reel" -- by John Denver -- Song Summary "Banks of the Ohio" -- by Joan Baez -- Song Summary "Barbara Allen" -- by Shirley Collins -- Song Summary "Barrett's Privateers" -- by Stan Rogers -- Song Summary "Big Yellow Taxi" -- by Joni Mitchell -- Song Summary "Billy Boy" -- by The Andrews Sisters -- Song Summary "Blackbird" -- by The Beatles -- Song Summary "Blowwin' in the Wind" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "Blue Moon of Kentucky" -- by Bill Monroe -- Song Summary "Both Sides Now" -- by Joni Mitchell -- Song Summary "The Boxer" -- by Simon & Garfunkel -- Song Summary "A Boy Named Sue" -- by Johnny Cash -- Song Summary "Bridge Over Troubled Water" -- by Simon & Garfunkel - Song Summary "Bury Me Beneath the Willow" -- by Woody Guthrie -- Song Summary C: "Caledonia" -- by Amy Macdonald -- Song Summary "Calypso" -- by John Denver -- Song Summary "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" -- by Gordon Lightfoot -- Song Summary "Can the Circle Be Unbroken" -- by The Carter Family -- Song Summary "Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" -- by Tom Paxton - Song Summary "Carry Me Back to Virginia" -- by Old Crow Medicine Show -- Song Summary "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road -- by Lucinda Williams -- Song Summary "A Case of You" -- by Joni Mitchell -- Song Summary "Catch the Wind" -- by Donovan -- Song Summary "Cat's in the Cradle" -- by Harry Chapin -- Song Summary "Changes" -- by Phil Ochs -- Song Summary "Chelsea Morning" -- by Judy Collins -- Song Summary "Christmas in the Trenches" -- by John McCutcheon -- Song Summary "City of New Orleans" -- by Arlo Guthrie -- Song Summary "The Circle Game" -- by Joni Mitchell -- Song Summary "Cool Water" -- by Joni Mitchell -- Song Summary "Copperhead Road" -- by Steve Earle -- Song Summary "Cotton Fields" -- by Leadbelly -- Song Summary "Could You Be Loved" -- by Bob Marley -- Song Summary "The Curragh of Kildare" -- by Christy Moore -- Song Summary D: "Dang Me" -- by Roger Miller -- Song Summary "Danny Boy" - by Bing Crosby -- Song Summary "David" -- by Cody Jinks -- Song Summary "Day O (The Bananna Boat Song)" -- by Harry Belafonte -- Song Summary "D.B. Cooper" -- by Todd Snider -- Song Summary "Deportees" -- by Woody Guthrie -- Song Summary "Diamond in the Rough" -- by Shawn Colvin -- Song Summary "Diamonds and Rust" -- by Joan Baez -- Song Summary "Didn't Leave Nobody But the Baby" -- by Emmylou Harris -- Song Summary "Dirty Old Town" -- by Ewan MacColl -- Song Summary "Don't Fence Me In" -- by Willie Nelson -- Song Summary "Don't Let Us Get Sick" -- by Warren Zevon -- Song Summary "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "Down to the River to Pray" -- by Alison Krauss -- Song Summary "The Dutchman" -- by Steve Goodman -- Song Summary E: "Early Morning Rain" -- by Gordon Lightfoot -- Song Summary "Ein Prosit (A Toast)" -- A very large group of drunken singers -- Song Summary "El Condor Pasa" -- by Simon & Garfunkel -- Song Summary "El Paso" -- by Marty Robbins -- Song Summary "Escarpment Blues" -- by Sarah Harmer -- Song Summary F: "Fare Thee Well Northumberland" -- by Mark Knopfler -- Song Summary "Father and Son" -- by Cat Stevens -- Song Summary "A Few Old Memories" -- by Hazel Dickens -- Song Summary "The Fields of Athenry" -- By Charlie and Petra Haden -- Song Summary "Fire and Rain" -- by James Taylor -- Song Summary "Five Minutes of Fame" -- by Act of Congress -- Song Summary "Folsom Prison Blues" -- by Johnny Cash -- Song Summary "For the Sake of the Song" -- by Townes Van Zandt -- Song Summary "Fountain of Sorrow" -- by Jackson Browne -- Song Summary "Four Strong Winds" -- by Ian and Sylvia -- Song Summary "Freedom" -- by Richie Havens -- Song Summary "Freight Train" -- by Elizabeth Cotten -- Song Summary "Froggie Went a Courtin'" -- by Bruce Springsteen -- Song Summary "From Galway to Graceland" -- by Richard Thompson -- Song Summary G: "Galway Girl" -- by Steve Earle -- Song Summary "Gentle Arms of Eden" -- by Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer -- Song Summary "Gentle on My Mind" -- by John Hartford -- Song Summary "Gold Watch and Chain" -- by Emmylou Harris -- Song Summary "Goodnight Irene" -- by Lead Belly -- Song Summary "Graceland" -- by Paul Simon -- Song Summary "Green Green" -- by The New Christy Minstrels -- Song Summary "Green Green Gra** of Home" -- by Tom Jones -- Song Summary H: "Hallelujah" -- by Leonard Cohen -- Song Summary "Happy to Be Here" -- by Todd Snider -- Song Summary "Harvest Moon" -- by Neil Young -- Song Summary "Haul Away" -- by Mark Knopfler -- Song Summary "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" -- By Odetta -- Song Summary "He Was a Friend of Mine" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "Heart of Gold" -- by Neil Young -- Song Summary "Hobo's Lullaby" -- by Woody Guthrie -- Song Summary "Homegrown Tomatoes" -- by Guy Clark -- Song Summary "Homeward Bound" -- by Simon & Garfunkel -- Song Summary "House of the Rising Sun" -- by The Animals -- Song Summary I: "If I Had a Hammer" -- by Peter, Paul and Mary -- Song Summary "If I Were a Carpenter" -- by Bobby Darin -- Song Summary "Illegal Smile" -- by John Prine -- Song Summary "In a Town This Size" -- by John Prine and Delores Keane -- Song Summary "The Indianapolis" -- by Tom Flannery -- Song Summary "In Spite of Ourselves" -- by John Prine and Iris Dement -- Song Summary "Irish Heartbeat" -- by Van Morrison -- Song Summary "I Still Call Australia Home" -- Peter Allen -- Song Summary "I've Been Everywhere" -- by Johnny Cash -- Song Summary "I've Been Working on the Railroad" -- by Pete Seeger -- Song Summary J: "Jamaica Farewell" -- by Harry Belafonte -- Song Summary "Jeannie Needs a Shooter" -- by Warren Zevon -- Song Summary "John Brown's Body" -- Pete Seeger -- Song Summary "John Henry" -- by Bruce Springsteen -- Song Summary K: "Keep Off the Gra**" -- by Todd Snider -- Song Summary "Keep on the Sunny Side" -- by June Carter Cash -- Song Summary "King of the Road" -- by Roger Miller -- Song Summary "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" -- by Jimmie F. Rodgers -- Song Summary "Knockin' on Heaven's Door' -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary L: "L.A. Freeway" -- by Guy Clark -- Song Summary "Lake Charles" -- by Lucinda Williams -- Song Summary "Lake Ponchartrain" -- by Peter Case -- Song Summary "Last Thing on My Mind" -- by Tom Paxton -- Song Summary "Lemon Tree" -- by Trini Lopez -- Song Summary "Like a Rolling Stone" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "Little Boxes" -- by Malvina Reynolds -- Song Summary "Lonesome Pines" -- by Foggy Hollow Band -- Song Summary "Long Black Veil" -- by Johnny Cash -- Song Summary "Long Road Home" -- by Sheryl Crow -- Song Summary "Long Tall Gla**es" -- by Leo Sayer -- Song Summary M: "Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor" -- by Willie Brown -- Song Summary "Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys" -- by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson -- Song Summary "Mandolin Wind" -- by Rod Stewart -- Song Summary "Man of Constant Sorrow" -- by Dan Tyminski -- Song Summary "A Man Needs a Maid" -- by Neil Young -- Song Summary "Marching to Pretoria" -- by The Weevers -- Song Summary "Masters of War" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "Matty Groves" -- by Fairport Convention -- Song Summary "Mercy Now" -- by Mary Gauthier -- Song Summary "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" -- By Pete Seeger -- Song Summary "Midnight Special" -- by Lead Belly -- Song Summary "Mama Don't Allow No Music" -- by Doc Watson -- Song Summary "Mr. Bojangles" -- by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- Song Summary "Mr. Tambourine Man" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "M.T.A." -- by The Kingston Trio -- Song Summary "My Back Pages" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" -- by Waylon Jennings -- Song Summary N: "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" -- by The Band -- Song Summary "Northwest Pa**age" -- by Stan Rogers -- Song Summary O: "Ode to Billie Joe" -- by Bobbie Gentry -- Song Summary "Oh My Darling Clemintine" -- (Traditional) -- Song Summary "Oh! Susanna" -- by James Taylor -- Song Summary "Old Dan Tucker" -- by Bruce Springsteen -- Song Summary "Old Folks at Home" -- by Paul Robeson -- Song Summary "Old Friends" -- by Roger Miller -- Song Summary "Old Man" -- by Neil Young -- Song Summary "Omie Wise" -- by Doc Watson -- Song Summary "One Meatball" -- by Dave Van Ronk -- Song Summary "O Tannenbaum (Oh Christmas Tree)" -- by Nat King Cole -- Song Summary "Our Town" -- by Iris Dement -- Song Summary P: "Pancho and Lefty" -- by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard -- Song Summary "Paradise" -- by John Prine -- Song Summary "Parting Gla**" -- by Clancy Brothers -- Song Summary "Pastures of Plenty" -- by Woody Guthrie -- Song Summary "Peace Train" -- by Cat Stevens -- Song Summary "The Pirate's Gospel" -- by Alela Diane -- Song Summary "Please Don't Bury Me" -- by John Prine -- Song Summary "Pretty Saro" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "Puff the Magic Dragon" -- by Peter, Paul and Mary -- Song Summary Q: "Queen of California" -- by John Mayer -- Song Summary R: "Ragpicker's Dream" -- by Mark Knopfler -- Song Summary "Red River Valley" -- by Gene Autry -- Song Summary "Reuben James" -- Kingston Trio -- Song Summary "Rocky Mountain High" -- by John Denver -- Song Summary "Rocky Top" -- by Osborne Brothers -- Song Summary S: "Sailing to Philadelphia" -- by Mark Knopfler and James Taylor -- Song Summary "Scarborough Fair" -- by Simon and Garfunkel -- Song Summary "Shady Grove" -- by Jerry Garcia and David Grisman -- Song Summary "She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain" -- by Neil Young -- Song Summary "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" -- by Linda Ronstadt -- Song Summary "(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay" -- by Otis Redding -- Song Summary "Sixteen Tons" -- by Ernie Ford -- Song Summary "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" -- by Odetta -- Song Summary "Someday Soon" -- by Judy Collins -- Song Summary "The Sound of Silence' -- by Simon & Garfunkel -- Song Summary "Spike Driver Blues" -- by Mississippi John Hurt -- Song Summary "Streets of London" -- by Ralph McTell -- Song Summary "Sugar Mountain" -- by Neil Young -- Song Summary "Superman's Song" -- by Crash Test Dummies - Song Summary "Suzanne" -- by Leonard Cohen -- Song Summary T: "Take Me Home, Country Roads" -- by John Denver -- Song Summary "Take Us Back" -- by Alela Diane -- Song Summary "Tangled Up in Blue" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "Teach Your Children" -- by Crosby, Stills & Nash -- Song Summary "That's Amore" -- by Dean Martin -- Song Summary "There But For Fortune" -- by Phil Ochs -- Song Summary "They Baptized Jesse Taylor" -- by Valley Road Bluegra** Band -- Song Summary "This Land is Your Land" -- by Woody Guthrie - Song Summary "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" -- by Rolf Harris -- Song Summary "The Times They Are A-Changin'" -- by Bob Dylan -- Song Summary "Tom Dooley" -- by Kingston Trio -- Song Summary "Tootie Ma (Is a Big Fine Thing)" -- by Preservation Hall Jazz Band -- Song Summary "Trail of Tears" -- by John Denver -- Song Summary "True Blue" -- by John Williamson -- Song Summary "Turn, Turn, Turn" -- by The Byrds -- Song Summary U: "Universal Soldier" -- by Buffy Sainte-Marie -- Song Summary V: "Volare" -- by Dean Martin -- Song Summary W: "Wabash Cannonball" -- by Roy Acuff -- Song Summary "Wade in the Water" -- by Blind Boys of Alabama -- Song Summary "Waltzing Matilda" -- by Slim Dusty -- Song Summary "The Water is Wide" -- by James Taylor -- Song Summary "We Shall Overcome" -- by Pete Seeger -- Song Summary "The Weight" -- by The Band -- Song Summary "What Have They Done to My Song Ma?" -- by Melanie -- Song Summary "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" -- by Dolly Parton -- Song Summary "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" -- by The Kingston Trio - Song Summary "Whiskey in the Jar" -- by The Dubliners -- Song Summary "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" -- by Sandy Denny -- Song Summary "Why Georgia" -- by John Mayer -- Song Summary "The Wild Rover (No, Nay, Never)" -- by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem -- Song Summary "Wildwood Flower" -- by June Carter Cash -- Song Summary "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" -- by The Carter Family -- Song Summary "The Wind" -- by Cat Stevens -- Song Summary "Woodstock" -- by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young -- Song Summary "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" -- by Gordon Lightfoot -- Song Summary "Wreck of the Old 97" -- by Johnny Cash -- Song Summary XYZ: "Yankee Doodle" -- by Robert Shaw Corale -- Song Summary "You Are My Sunshine" -- by Jimmie Davis -- Song Summary Numbers: "500 Miles" -- by Peter, Paul and Mary -- Song Summary "1913 Ma**acre" -- by Woody Guthrie -- Song Summary "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" -- by Richard Thompson -- Song Summary