Half Title -- Contents -- Map of West Virginia -- Introduction to New Edition, Alan Jabbour -- Dedication -- Preface -- Introduction to Original Edition, John Harrington Cox -- Abbreviations -- Ballads and Songs -- 1. Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight (Child, No. 4) -- 2. Earl Brand (Child, No. 7) -- 3. The Twa Sisters (Child, No. 10) -- 4. Lord Randal (Child, No. 12) -- 5. The Cruel Mother (Child, No. 20) -- 6. The Three Ravens (Child, No. 26) -- 7. The Twa Brothers (Child, No. 49) -- 8. Young Beichan (Child, No. 53) -- 9. Young Hunting (Child, No. 68) -- 10. Lord Thomas and Fair Annet (Child, No. 73) -- 11. Fair Margaret and Sweet William (Child, No. 74) -- 12. Lord Lovel (Child, No. 75) -- 13. The Lass of Roch Royal (Child, No. 76) -- 14. The Wife of Usher's Well (Child, No. 79) -- 15. Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (Child, No. 81) -- 16. Bonny Barbara Allen (Child, No. 84) -- 17. Lady Alice (Child, No. 85) -- 18. The Maid Freed from the Gallows (Child, No. 95) -- 19. Sir Hugh, or, The Jew's Daughter (Child, No. 155) -- 20. The Bonnie House O' Airlie (Child, No. 199) -- 21. The Gypsy Laddie (Child, No. 200) -- 22. Bessie Bell and Mary Gray (Child, No. 201) -- 23. Geordie (Child, No. 209) -- 24. The Braes O' Yarrow (Child, No. 214) -- 25. James Harris (The Daemon Lover) (Child, No. 243) -- 26. Henry Martin (Child, No. 250) -- 27. The Suffolk Miracle (Child, No. 272) -- 28. Our Good Man (Child, No. 274) -- 29. The Wife Wrapped in Wether's Skin (Child, No. 277) -- 30. The Farmer's Curst Wife (Child, No. 278) -- 31. The Crafty Farmer (Child, No. 283) -- 32. The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity) (Child, No. 286) -- 33. The Mermaid (Child, No. 289) -- 34. Robin Hood -- 35. John Hardy -- 36. The Ashland Tragedy -- 37. McAfee's Confession -- 38. The Jealous Lover (Pearl Bryan -- Florella) -- 39. A Tolliver-Martin Feud Song.

40. A West Virginia Feud Song -- 41. The Vance Song -- 42. Logan County Court House -- 43. Black Phyllis -- 44. Jesse James -- 45. Ye Sons of Columbia (Fuller and Warren) -- 46. Maggie Was A Lady (Frankie) -- 47. The Wreck on the C. & O. -- 48. Mack McDonald -- 49. The Dying Californian -- 50. Joe Bowers -- 51. The Jam at Gerry's Rock -- 52. An Arkansaw Traveller -- 53. The Dying Cowboy -- 54. The Lone Prairie -- 55. The Ocean Burial -- 56. The Dying Hobo -- 57. A Comical Ditty -- 58. The Tucky Ho Crew -- 59. Immortal Washington -- 60. The Constitution and the Guerriere (Hull's Victory) -- 61. The Battle of Bridgewater -- 62. James Bird -- 63. War Song (Texas Rangers) -- 64. The Dying Ranger -- 65. The Battle of Mill Springs -- 66. The Victory Won at Richmond -- 67. The Yankee Retreat -- 68. Bull Run -- 69. War Song -- 70. Jeff Davis (The Southern Wagon) -- 71. Old Glory -- 72. Brother Green -- 73. The Soldier's Poor Little Boy -- 74. Just Before the Battle, Mother -- 75. Mother, Is the Battle Over? -- 76. The Rebel Soldier -- 77. I'm a Good Old Rebel -- 78. Corporal Schnapps -- 79. Old Joe Camp -- 80. Fair Charlotte -- 81. Springfield Mountain -- 82. The Drummer Boy of Waterloo -- 83. The Sheffield Apprentice -- 84. The Boston Burglar -- 85. My Parents Reared Me Tenderly -- 86. Jackison and Dickison -- 87. The Anford Wright -- 88. The Bramble Briar -- 89. Come, Pretty Polly (Polly's Love) -- 90. The Wexford Girl (The Cruel Miller) -- 91. Rose Connoley -- 92. A Pretty Fair Maiden (The Single Sailor) -- 93. The Broken Ring -- 94. The Banks of Claudie -- 95. George Reilly -- 96. William Hall -- 97. Johnny Germany -- 98. Jackie Fraisure -- 99. The Silk-Merchant's Daughter -- 100. The Orphan Gypsy Girl -- 101. William Reilly -- 102. Mollie Vaughn -- 103. Charming Beauty Bright -- 104. The Rich Merchant -- 105. Vilikins and his Dinah.

106. Young Edwin in the Lowlands Low -- 107. A Poor Stranger far from Home -- 108. The Drowsy Sleeper -- 109. The Silver Dagger -- 110. Sweet William (The Sailor Boy) -- 111. Early in the Spring -- 112. Caroline of Edinburgh Town -- 113. The Sailor and his Bride -- 114. Pretty Sally (Sally and her True Love, Billy) -- 115. A Gay Spanish Maid -- 116. The Pretty Mohea -- 117. The Sailor's Wooing -- 118. Lady Leroy -- 119. The Banks of Sweet Dundee -- 120. William Taylor -- 121. Dog and Gun -- 122. Pretty Polly -- 123. The Jack of Tar -- 124. Young Johnny -- 125. The Milkmaid -- 126. My Pretty Maid (Seventeen Come Sunday) -- 127. Kitty Wells -- 128. The Yellow Rose of Texas -- 129. The Drunkard's Dream -- 130. Forward Boys, Hurrah! -- 131. Temperance Song -- 132. When I was One-and-Twenty -- 133. Jonah -- 134. The Little Family -- 135. The Twelve Joys -- 136. Wicked Polly -- 137. The True Lover's Farewell -- 138. The Green Willow Tree (The Sprig of Thyme) -- 139. The Green Laurels (The Orange and Blue) -- 140. Young Ladies (Little Sparrow) -- 141. Youth and Folly -- 142. Maggie Goddon -- 143. A Forsaken Lover -- 144. Love has brought Me to Despair -- 145. The Butcher Boy -- 146. Farewell, Sweet Mary -- 147. Mary O' the Dee -- 148. Mary of the Wild Moor -- 149. The Gypsy's Warning -- 150. Fair Fanny Moore -- 151. Erin's Green Shore -- 152. Poor Little Joe -- 153. The Orphan Girl -- 154. The Blind Man's Regret -- 155. The Dishonest Miller -- 156. Father Grumble -- 157. An Old Woman's Story -- 158. The Spanish Lady -- 159. Soldier, Soldier, Won't You Marry Me? -- 160. The Bachelor's Lament -- 161. Little Johnny Green -- 162. The Frog and the Mouse -- 163. The Fox -- 164. The Ranger -- 165. The Three Farmers -- 166. The Three Rogues -- 167. The Skin-and-Bone Lady -- 168. Billy Boy -- 169. The Old Man Who came over the Moor -- 170. Old Grimes.

171. The Cobbler's Boy -- 172. The Young Man Who travelled up and down. -- 173. The Young Man Who wouldn't Hoe Corn -- 174. Old Joe Clog -- 175. Old Sam Fanny -- 176. Ground Hog Song -- 177. Davy Crockett -- 178. Creation Song -- 179. The Arkansaw Traveller -- 180. The Nigger Tune -- 181. Old Noah -- 182. A Glorious Wedding -- 183. Hard Times -- 184. Putting on the Style -- 185. Get up and bar the Door (Child, No. 275) -- Folk Tunes -- Folk Tunes - Introduction -- Six Kings' Daughters -- The Miller's Two Daughters -- The Greenwood Siding -- The Three Crows -- Lady Margaret -- Sweet William and Lady Margaret -- Barbara Allen -- The Gypsy Davy -- The House Carpenter -- McAfee's Confession -- Ye Sons of Columbia -- The Wreck on the C. & O. -- Joe Bowers -- Young Charlotte -- Young Beeham -- William Hall -- Mollie Vaunders -- Charming Beauty Bright -- The Squire -- Young Ladies -- The Butcher Boy -- The Dishonest Miller -- Frog went a-courtin' -- The Fox -- Three Farmers -- Billy Boy -- Index of Titles -- Index of First Lines -- Illustrations -- Mr. George W. Cunningham -- Mr. Burwell Luther -- Residence of Mr. Burwell Luther -- Mrs. Rachel Fogg -- Mrs. And Mrs. Sam Turman -- Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Turman -- Mr. John B. Adkins -- Mrs. Nancy McDonald McAtee.