"150 traditional songs from the British isles. Historical, informative and witty discourse about each song, with notes on original songs, a discography and a bibliography. Complete with guitar chords and special tunings."--Cover.

An illustrated version of the traditional folk song in which a father promises the world to his restless baby daughter.

A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.

On each of the twelve days of Christmas, unusual and fanciful gifts arrive to celebrate the season.

In this take on the classic folk song, farmer MacDonald and his wife gather their tools and with the helpful farm animals they build--a boat.

Merry animals celebrate the twelve days of Christmas in this version of the traditional folk song.

Illustrations depicting the courtship of two black bears in a woodland setting accompany the words to the traditional Christmas song.

The inhabitants of Old Makimba's farm in Africa, including a baboon, an elephant, and a lion, are described, verse by verse. Includes facts about African animals.