Songs of the Great American West

by Irwin Silber (Editor), Earl Robinson (Editor), Earl Robinson (Other)

Overview

Ninety-two songs — ballads, lullabies, battle cries, love songs, satirical songs, children’s singing games and more — celebrate the ups and downs of homesteaders, lumberjacks, cowboys, gold miners, railroad workers, outlaws, and other early adventurers. Complete lyrics, vocal score, simple piano arrangements, chord symbols. Historical notes and 127 period illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486287041
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	06/13/2012
Series:	Dover Song Collections
Edition description:	Piano/Vocal with Chord Symbols
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 11.21(h) x 0.77(d)

Table of Contents

  THOUGHTS ON THE MUSIC
  INTRODUCTION
Part 1 " "Ho! For California!"
    THE RACE TO CALIFORNIA
    HO! FOR CALIFORNIA
    SACRAMENTO
    SWEET BETSY FROM PIKE
    JOW BOWERS
    CROSSING THE PLAINS
    COMING AROUND THE HORN
    WE'LL GIVE 'EM JESSIE
    SIOUX INDIANS
    A LA RU
    SONG OF HAPPINESS
    THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
Part 2 " "On the Plains of Mexico"
    REMEMBER THE ALAMO!
    GREEN GROW THE LILACS
    SANTY ANNO
    THE MAID OF MONTEREY
    BUENA VISTA
    MUSTANG GRAY
    CLARÍN DE CAMPAÑA
    EL TECOLOTE
Part 3 " "Come, Come, Ye Saints!"
    "COME, COME, YE SAINTS"
    SEA GULLS AND CRICKETS
    THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
    THE HANDCART SONG
    BRIGHAM YOUNG
    ECHO CANYON
Part 4 " "The Days of '49"
    THE DAYS OF FORTY-NINE
    "THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF '50, '1, AND '2"
    WHEN I WENT OFF TO PROSPECT
    LIFE IN CALIFORNIA
    SEEING THE ELEPHANT
    I OFTEN THINK OF WRITING HOME
    CALIFORNIA AS IT IS
    THE LOUSY MINER
    POKER JIM
    HANGTOWN GALS
    HUMBUG STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
    CALIFORNIA STAGE COMPANY
    WE ARE ALL A-PANNING
    CORRIDO DE JOAQUÍN MURIETA
    TWELVE HUNDRED MORE
    "ROOT HOG, OR DIE"
    I'M OFF TO BOISE CITY
    THE DREARY BLACK HILLS
    THE OLD SETTLER'S SONG
Part 5 " "Ride Around Little Dogies"
    I RIDE AN OLD PAINT
    THE OLD CHISHOLM TRAIL
    THE BUFFALO SKINNERS
    "GIT ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES"
    COWBOY'S GETTING'-UP HOLLER
    GOOD-BYE OLD PAINT
    CORRIDO DE KANSAS
    DONEY GAL
    THE TRAIL TO MEXICO
    "COWBOY'S LIFE IS A DREARY, DREARY LIFE"
    THE GAL I LEFT BEHIND ME
    UTAH CARROLL
    BURY ME NOT ON THE LONE PRAIRIE
    SPANISH IS THE LOVING TONGUE
    "LITTLE JOE, THE WRANGLER"
Part 6 " "The Farmer Is the Man"
    THE HOMESTEAD OF THE FREE
    UNCLE SAM'S FARM
    THE LITTLE OLD SOD SHANTY ON MY CLAIM
    WESTERN HOME
    THE LANE COUNTY BACHELOR
    KANSAS BOYS
    THE WYOMING NESTER
    DAKOTA LAND
    THE KANSAS FOOL
    THE FARMER IS THE MAN
    THE HAYSEED
    THE INDEPENDENT MAN
    THE PEOPLE'S JUBILEE
Part 7 " "Come All You Bold Fellers"
    JESSE JAMES
    SAM BASS
    BILLY THE KID
    THE ZEBRA DUN
    EL TORO MORO
    CORRIDO DE HERACLIO BERNAL
    CUSTER'S LAST CHARGE
    ROY BEAN
    THE STREETS OF LAREDO
    TYING TEN KNOTS IN THE DEVIL'S TAIL
Part 8 "Roll on, Columbia"
    THE BIG ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN
    THE LUDLOW MASSACRE
    THE PREACHER AND THE SLAVE
    THE COMMONWEALTH OF TOIL
    TOO REE AMA
    THE FROZEN LOGGER
    FIFTY THOUSAND LUMBERJACKS
    WHEN THE ICE WORMS NEST AGAIN
    "ROLL ON, COLUMBIA"
    BIBLIOGRAPHY
    DISOGRAPHY
    SUBJECT INDEX
    INDEX OF TITLES AND FIRST LINES