You Can Sing It Yourself, Vol. 2

This recording is the second in a two-part series featuring educator/musician Robin Christensen singing familiar folk songs (“Bingo,” “This Old Man,” and “The Duke of York,” among others) with children at a summer camp. The recordings—part of a three-year exercise in music education conducted by Alan Buechner, an assistant professor at Harvard University—foster oral tradition by encouraging children to participate in the tradition of singing American folk songs, as earlier generations have done. The liner notes include harmonic outlines, melodic transcriptions, and lyrics for each song.

Track Listing

101	Skin and Bones	Robin Christenson	01:38
102	Oh, John the Rabbit	Robin Christenson	00:46
103	A Snake Baked a Hoecake	Robin Christenson	00:20
104	The Noble Duke of York	Robin Christenson	00:47
105	Bingo	Robin Christenson	01:28
106	This Train	Robin Christenson	01:55
107	The Carrion Crow	Robin Christenson	01:23
108	Dark as a Dungeon	Robin Christenson	01:57
109	Hurry, Worry Song	Robin Christenson	01:26
110	Poor Old Howard	Robin Christenson	01:55
111	Doney Gal	Robin Christenson	02:17
112	Old Texas	Robin Christenson	01:55
113	Go Tell Aunt Rhodie	Robin Christenson	01:29
114	Clock Maker's Song	Robin Christenson	03:16
201	This Old Man	Robin Christenson	02:18
202	Good Old Colony Days	Robin Christenson	01:24
203	Down the River	Robin Christenson	00:55
204	Now Let Me Fly	Robin Christenson	01:43
205	My Saro Jane	Robin Christenson	01:57
206	Ox Driver's Song	Robin Christenson	01:31
207	Oh, She's Gone	Robin Christenson	03:17
208	Cindy	Robin Christenson	01:30
209	Kemo-Kimo	Robin Christenson	01:31
210	John Gilbert	Robin Christenson	01:18
211	Sweet Potatoes	Robin Christenson	02:02