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All the Pretty Little Horses
Roud Folksong Index (S167358)

1 of approx 43 results
First Line

Hushabye, don't you cry

Roud No

6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Pankake, Prairie Home Companion Folk Song Book (1988) p.224

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USA

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X6373

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All the Pretty Little Horses
Roud Folksong Index (S196619)

2 of approx 43 results
First Line

Hush-a-by, don't you cry

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6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Lomax, American Ballads & Folk Songs pp.304-305

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USA

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X6482

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Hush 'N' Bye
Roud Folksong Index (S178637)

3 of approx 43 results
First Line

Hush 'n' bye, don't you cry

Roud No

6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Seeger, American Folk Songs for Children (1948) p.178

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USA : S. Carolina

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Printed : Book

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Frag. Text; Music

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X6233

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Go to Sleep Little Baby
Roud Folksong Index (S405207)

4 of approx 43 results
First Line

Go to sleepy little baby

Roud No

6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Prestige International 13003 ('Best of Jean Ritchie')

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Ritchie, Jean

Place

USA : Kentucky

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X7454

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All the Pretty Little Horses
Roud Folksong Index (S167357)

5 of approx 43 results
First Line

Hush-you-bye don't you cry

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6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Lomax, Folk Song USA (1947) pp.14-15

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USA

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Lomax, John & Alan

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X6479

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The Little Ponies
Roud Folksong Index (S242908)

6 of approx 43 results
First Line

All the pretty little ponies

Roud No

6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Arnold, Folksongs of Alabama (1950) p.101

Performer

Milner, Josie

Place

USA : Alabama : Florence

Collector

Arnold, Byron

Date collected

1945

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Printed : Book

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X6889

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All the Pretty Little Horses [traditional Ballad Index Entry]
Roud Folksong Index (S508869)

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Roud No

6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Traditional Ballad Index (online) LxU002

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Online index

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X10951

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http://www.fresnostate.edu/folklore/ballads/LxU002.html
Lullaby
Roud Folksong Index (S183123)

8 of approx 43 results
First Line

Hushaby, don't you cry

Roud No

6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Scarborough, On the Trail of Negro Folk-Songs (1923) pp.145-146

Performer

Scarborough, Mrs. George

Place

USA : Texas : Grimes County

Collector

Scarborough, Dorothy

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Printed : Book

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X6236

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Hushabye
Roud Folksong Index (S301107)

9 of approx 43 results
First Line

Hushabye, don't you cry, go to sleep my little baby

Roud No

6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Rounder 0129 ('The Watson Family Tradition')

Performer

Greer, Dolly

Place

USA : N. Carolina

Collector

Rinzler, Ralph / Seeger, Daniel

Date collected

1965 (May)

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Sound recording

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X4401

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Go to Sleep Go to Sleep
Roud Folksong Index (S236224)

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6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Brown, North Carolina Folklore 3 (1952) pp.150-151 (version d)

Performer

Sloan, Louise W.

Place

USA : N. Carolina : Bladen County

Collector

Brown, Frank C.

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Printed : Book

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Reference only

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X6830

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All the Little Horses
Roud Folksong Index (S412955)

11 of approx 43 results
First Line

Hush a bye little baby

Roud No

6705 [Search for 6705 in the current indexes]

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Alabama Traditions 110 ('Bullfrog Jumped')

Performer

Richardson, Pansy

Place

USA : Alabama : Mobile

Collector

Arnold, Byron

Date collected

1947 (10 Jul)

Format

Sound recording

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Audio; Text in booklet

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Byron Arnold Collection

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X8958

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