I'll Sing You a Story: Folk Ballads for the Young

Sam Duffie Hinton (1917–2009) balanced two careers: curator at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego, and recording artist. He recorded a collection of folk songs for the Library of Congress in 1947, and in 1961 began recording for Folkways. Hinton learned many of the songs on this album, which is subtitled Folk Ballads for Young Folks, when he was a child growing up in east Texas.

Liner notes, written by Hinton, provide brief background information about each song, including lyrics.

Track Listing

101	Old Bangum Sam Hinton	02:04
102	Brian O'Lynn Sam Hinton	02:40
103	Three Jolly Rogues Sam Hinton	01:17
104	Jonathan Smith Sam Hinton	02:33
105	The Old Man in the Wood Sam Hinton	01:47
106	When You Go A-Courting Sam Hinton	01:41
107	Grandmother Brown Sam Hinton	00:58
108	The Farmer and the Crow Sam Hinton	02:12
109	The Crow Song Sam Hinton	01:15
110	Hambone Sam Hinton	01:50
201	The Boll Weevil Sam Hinton	02:11
202	The Gray Goose Sam Hinton	03:00
203	Mary Had a William Goat Sam Hinton	01:35
204	Twenty Froggies Sam Hinton	01:11
205	When I Was a Little Boy Sam Hinton	01:57
206	I Was Born 100,000 Years Ago Sam Hinton	01:51
207	Ain't We Crazy? Sam Hinton	02:14
208	Zebra Dun Sam Hinton	02:22
209	See the Steamer Go 'Round the Bend Sam Hinton	03:08