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

Sam Hinton
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

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