The songs and ballads in this book include a rich selection of favorite American folk songs, patriotic songs, sentimental songs from the past, and songs from other lands. They have been arranged in the keys that are most suitable for singing, and can be played in a variety of styles using only the words and the accompanying chords. In cases where there are two versions of a particular tune, both have been included. If one version is not well known, however, the most widely used melody is selected.

A Hole in the Bucket      
All Through the Night      
Alouette      
Amazing Grace      
America      
America the Beautiful      
Annie Laurie      
Ash Grove, The      
At the Gate of Heaven      
Auld Lang Syne      
Aura Lee      
Band Played On, The      
Battle Hymn of the Republic      
Beautiful Dreamer      
Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms      
Bicycle Built for Two      
Big Rock Candy Mountain      
Black-Eyed Susie      
Blow the Man Down      
Blue Bells of Scotland, The      
Bonnie Blue Flag, The      
Buffalo Gals      
Caisson Song, The      
Came A-Riding      
Camptown Races      
Careless Love      
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny      
Cindy      
Cockles and Mussels      
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean      
Cruel War, The      
Dixie      
Down in the Valley      
Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill!      
Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes      
Erie Canal, The      
Everybody Loves Saturday Night      
Finiculi, Finicula      
Foggy, Foggy Dew      
Follow the Drinkin' Gourd      
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow      
Frankie and Johnny      
Goin' to Boston      
Good Night Ladies      
Grandfather's Clock      
Greensleeves      
Home on the Range      
I've Been Workin' on the Railroad      
In the Evening by the Moonlight      
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair      
John Brown's Body      
John Henry      
Juanita      
Last Rose of Summer, The      
Little Annie Rooney      
Little Brown Jug      
Little Liza Jane      
Loch Lomond      
Lonesome Road      
Long, Long Ago      
Love's Old Sweet Song      
Man on the Flying Trapeze, The      
Mary Ann      
Merrily We Roll Along      
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore      
My Bonnie      
My Old Kentucky Home      
Nelly Bly      
O Hanukkah      
Oh! Susanna      
Old Folks at Home      
Old Joe Clark      
On Top of Old Smoky      
Over the Meadow      
Paddy Works on the Railway      
Polly-Wolly Doodle      
Pretty Saro      
Riddle Song, The      
Rock Island Line      
Sakura      
Scarborough Fair      
Shenandoah      
Sidewalks of New York, The      
Sloop "John B" The      
Sourwood Mountain      
Star Spangled Banner, The      
Sur Le Pont D'Avignon      
Sweet Betsy From Pike      
Sweet Rosie O'Grady      
Swiss Walking Song      
Tell Me Why      
Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground      
There is a Tavern in the Town      
Tom Dooley      
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp      
Turtle Dove, The      
Vive L'Amour      
Walking at Night (Stodola Pumpa)      
When Johnny Comes Marching Home      
When the Saints Go Marching In      
When You and I Were Young, Maggie      
Wildwood Flower      
Yankee Doodle      
Yellow Rose of Texas      
Zum Gali, Gali