American Ballads

This collection reminds us that the ballad's purpose, first and foremost, is to tell a story. These songs narrate tales of ordinary people—hoboes and lovers and sailors—and their extraordinary deeds. From "John Henry" to "Lady Margaret," Pete Seeger's expressive style is ideally communicative.

Track Listing

101	Pretty Polly Pete Seeger	03:41
102	Johnson (The Three Butchers) Pete Seeger	02:54
103	John Henry Pete Seeger	04:34
104	Jay Gould's Daughter Pete Seeger	02:45
105	Titanic Disaster Pete Seeger	03:47
106	Lady Margaret Pete Seeger	02:56
107	John Hardy Pete Seeger	03:36
201	The Golden Vanity Pete Seeger	03:56
202	Black Jack Davy* Pete Seeger	05:03
203	Farmer's Curst Wife Pete Seeger	02:53
204	Down in Carlisle (In Castyle There Lived a Lady) Pete Seeger	03:24
205	St. James Hospital Pete Seeger	02:58
206	Jesse James Pete Seeger	04:33
207	Barbara Allen Pete Seeger	02:57