A collection of sixty-two folk songs especially appealing to older children balances regional and topical music popular for different reasons during various times. The range of songs includes "Down In The Valley," "Follow The Drinking Gourd," If I Had A Hammer," "Joe Hill," "John Henry," "The Motorcycle Song," "Shall We Gather At The River," "Shenandoah," "Tell Me Why," "What Have They Done To The Rain?" and "Yankee Doodle." Easy piano and guitar arrangements, a first-line index and an index of song types facilitate use of this book of alphabetically arranged songs. (All ages, but especially ages 8-12)