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Burl Ives - John Henry

John Henry he could hammer,
He could whistle, he could sing
He went to the mountain early in the mornin'
Just to hear his

Burl Ives - John Hardy

John Hardy was a desperate little man
He carried two guns every day
He shot down a man on that West Virginia line
You ought

Burl Ives - Little Mohee

As I was a-walkin' upon a fine day
I got awful lonesome as the day passed away
I sat down a-musing, alone on the grass
When

Burl Ives - The Little Green Valley

see a candlelight down in the little green valley
Where Morning Glory vines are twining 'round my door
Oh, how I

Burl Ives - Leather-Winged Bat

Hi," said the little brown leather winged bat,
"I'll tell you the reason that,
the reason that I fly in the night's

Riders in the Sky

Peggy Lee

History of Pop Radio, Vol. 15: 1950-1951[OSA/Radio History]

2000

versions by Peggy Lee (# 2), Bing Crosby 
(#14), and Burl Ives (# 21) were all charted as just "Riders In the Sky"
Later, The Ramrods took it to # 30 in

Burl Ives - Roving Gambler

I am a roving gambler
I've gambled all around
When ever I meet with a deck of cards
I lay my money down

I've gambled

Burl Ives - Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny were lovers;
Oh Lordy, how they made love.
Swore to be true to each other,
True as the stars

and I'd die for his sake
That me grandmother left me and she goin' to die
The dear little fellow his legs they were yellow
He could fly like a swallow

Burl Ives - Darlin' cory

Wake up, wake up darlin cory
Tell me what makes you sleep so sound
The revenue officers are comin
Gonna tear your still

Burl Ives - Froggie went A-courtin

Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride, uh-huh, uh-huh.
Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride, uh-huh, uh-huh.

Burl Ives - Will the circle be unbroken ?

I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my

Burl Ives - Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe

Come all ye lads and lasses, and hear my mournful tale,
Ye tender hearts that weep for love to sigh you

Burl Ives - The Bold Soldier

Soldier, oh soldier,
A-coming from the plain
He courted a lady for honor and for fame
Her beauty shone so bright
That

Burl Ives - Ghost Riders In The Sky

An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all

Burl Ives - New York Girls

Shipmates, listen unto me: I'll tell you in the song
Of things that happened to me when I come home from Hong Kong.

#2:  It could be carried by an African swallow!
GUARD #1:  Oh, yeah, an African swallow maybe, but not a European
swallow, that's my point.
GUARD #2:

I Luv Dem Strippers

Nicki Minaj

Based on a T.R.U. Story

2012

hundred-thousand dollar engine, I wish a bitch could
Like the little engine that could, ya dig?
2 Chainz, k'yeah

hundred-thousand dollar engine, I wish a bitch could
Like the little engine that could, ya dig?
2 Chainz, k'yeah

Just wait outside and keep the engine runnin'
Just wait outside and keep the engine runnin'
And don't make a move unless the one-time's comin'

don't hold it, lovin' that potent
I'm drinkin' and smokin', it still got me goin'
These bad hoes is gruntin', their booties is pokin'
Out them little

laughs a little, and at that
At least for the night
The conversation is over one afternoon
We take a break from the studio
To shoot photos for this

misunderstood
The little engine that could
I think I can, I think I can, I think I can
The other day, my mama called me a man

Another way, not the pots

Yes Sir, I Will

Crass

Christ the Bootleg

1999

odds.
We cling so closely together
Because we have little other than ourselves.
Critics say that it's just punk rock or that we're just naive