![]() ![]() These should not be considered as definitive versions representative of any particular performance or artist and in some cases more than one version of the son is provided. ![]() The songs in this section are a collection of transcriptions by various individuals. *By calls I mean short verse segments that are used in conjunction with probably what were dance tunes, for example see "Little Rabbit Where's Your Mammy". The song subjects of course include the usual romantic and life themes we are all familiar with, but there is a strong bias towards Christian, work and life themes as they would have been experienced in mainly rural settings of an earlier and some say better time in out history. These songs are commonly associated with early country recording artists such as Charlie Poole and the Carter Family. Many of them are "folk processed" versions of folk or popular songs from a variety of sources. These songs or calls* mostly originate from the 19th and early 20th century. HERE YOU WILL FIND more than 900 old-time or oldtimey song lyrics. ![]()
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