Children's Songs and Games from the Southern Mountains

by Jean Ritchie

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1.	Jenny, Put The Kettle On 00:23	buy track
2.	Go in and Out the Window 00:58	buy track
3.	The Old Soup Gourd 01:11	buy track
4.	Among the Little White Daisies 01:30	buy track
5.	Sally Goodin 00:31	buy track
6.	Fiddle-I-Fee 02:04	buy track
7.	Old Bald Eagle Kettle On 01:04	buy track
8.	Two Dukes A-Riding 01:34	buy track
9.	Kitty Alone 02:22	buy track
10.	Love Somebody, yes I Do 00:42	buy track
11.	The Swapping Song 02:23	buy track
12.	Old King Cole 01:10	buy track
13.	The Old Man In The Woods 02:18	buy track
14.	Old Shoe Boots 01:20	buy track
15.	Sourwood Mountain 01:22	buy track
16.	Green Gravels 00:20	buy track
17.	Mammy Had an Old Goose 01:18	buy track
18.	Who Killed Cock Robin? 01:47	buy track

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Jean Ritchie is a national treasure, one of America's finest and best known singers of traditional American folksongs. She grew up in Viper, Kentucky, and is part of a large family, the famous “Singing Ritchies of Kentucky.”

Ritchie noted that this recording could have been subtitled, “Schoolyard Songs and Games Recollected from My Childhood in Viper, Kentucky.” It was her first recording devoted exclusively to children’s songs. She accompanies herself on the guitar and Appalachian dulcimer, the latter being the instrument for which she is best known.

The liner notes are written by preeminent folklorist Kenneth Goldstein, who provides background information, instructions for playing each game, and each song's lyrics.

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released January 1, 1957

Jean Ritchie - Artist
George Pickow - Photographer (Cover)
Kenneth Goldstein - Recorder, Editor

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