- Old MacDonald Had a Farm A traditional Children's Song about the different sounds that farm animals make. First published in 1917. The earliest know recorded version is by The Sam Patterson Trio on Edison Records in 1926.
- Shortnin' Bread This is thought to be a Plantation Folk Song but this was first published as a poem by James Whitcomb Riley in 1900. E. C. Perrow published the first folk version in 1912.
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush is a nursery rhyme from the 1840's. It was first recorded by James Orchard Halliwell in the mid 19th century.
- Mary Had a Little Lamb This was a poem based on an actual event. First published in 1830 by Sarah Josepha Hale in the 1830. The song was written by Lowell Mason in the 1830s. The first three lines of this song are the words that Thomas Edison recorded onto the first tinfoil Phonograph Record.
- This Old Man was first published in 1906. The actual history of this song is somewhat unknown.
- Skip to My Lou This was a popular partner-stealing dance from the Frontier Period.
- Take Me Out to the Ball Game is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song written by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer. Norworth got the idea for the song when in saw a sign on the subway that said "Baseball Today". It first became popular in many vaudeville acts. One of the first ever recorded versions was by Edward Meeker in 1908.
- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt The history of this song is obscure. It this thout to be made popular by many vaudeville and theatre acts of the late 19th century and early 20th century.
- She'll Be Coming Round the Mountain is supposedly written during the 19th century sung by railroad work gangs.
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English lullaby. The lyrics are from an early 19th-century English poem, "The Star" by Jane Taylor. The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
A Day At Old MacDonald's Farm
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