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Lyric Library

Here's a non-exhaustive collection of some of our favourite folk songs.
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Maggie May

Trad.

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Marching Inland

Written by Tom Lewis

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Marriage Shanty

Written by Robert Boddington and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd, with edits from Dan Schneider

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Miner's Washing

Written by John Warner

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Molly Malone (Extended)

Trad, extra verse provided by Cindy Tonkin

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Mollymauk

Trad.

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My Johnny's Gone to Hilo

Trad.

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Newcastle Big Boy

Written by Zack Schofield

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No Man's Homeland

Written by Robert Boddington

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Northwest Passage

Written and recorded by Stan Rogers

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Oak and Ash and Thorn

Trad.

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Ocean Liner

Written by Barry Skipsey

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Oh Molasses Rum

Trad.

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On The Railroad

By the Longest Johns

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One More Pull

Written by Ian Woods

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Orphan Girl

Written by Brendan Graham

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Peg and Awl

Trad.

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Plenty of Fish in the Sea

Written by Sarah W

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Poop on Company Time

Written by Robert Boddington

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Ramblin' Rover

Written by Silly Wizard

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Randy Dandy Oh

Traditional

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Ranting and Roaring and Rolling No More

Written by Robert Boddington

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Rattlin Bog

Trad.

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Red is the Rose

Trad.

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Retirement Song

by Josh Bowker

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Reuben Ranzo

Trad.

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Rise

Written by Toby Quast

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Roll Carpathia

Lyrics by Jake Nelson

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Rolling Down to Old Maui

Trad.

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Rolling Hills of the Borders

Written by Matt McGinn

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Rolling Up, Rolling Down (Sydney Town)

By Jack Forbes

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Rolling through the Necrobiome

Written by Dominik Fretz and Cat Vendl

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Rosie Ranzo (She Shanty)

Trad.

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Row, Me Bully Boys

Trad.

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Row, Me Bully Gals (She Shanty)

Trad.

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Sailor's Prayer

Written by Tom Lewis

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Sammy's Gone Away

Traditional

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Santiana

Trad.

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Savage Daughter

Written by Wyndreth Berginsdottir

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Sell Your Soul for a Dollar

Written by Toby Quast

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Shan't Go Back to Shanty Club

Written by Robert Boddington and Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd

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Shanty Gospel

Written by Cindy Tonkin

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Shanty Waltz

Written by Toby Quast

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Shawneetown

Trad.

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Shenandoah

Trad.

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Shine On Me

Written by Robert Boddington

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Shout Out to my Princes

Written by Emma Norton and Dan Kenny

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Siúil a Rún

Trad.

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Sloop John B

Trad Bahamian folk song from Nassau

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Song of the Dawn

Trad.

We acknowledge the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, upon whose lands we gather and sing.
We acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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