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the whale's belly the silly fool slipped

He was in that whale's belly six months and a day
Till one morning by luck to its throat he made way
The whale gave

Riders in the Sky

Peggy Lee

History of Pop Radio, Vol. 15: 1950-1951[OSA/Radio History]

2000

versions by Peggy Lee (# 2), Bing Crosby 
(#14), and Burl Ives (# 21) were all charted as just "Riders In the Sky"
Later, The Ramrods took it to # 30 in

Burl Ives - John Henry

John Henry he could hammer,
He could whistle, he could sing
He went to the mountain early in the mornin'
Just to hear his

Burl Ives - I Left My Gal In The Mountains

I left my gal in the mountains left her standing in the rain
Went down to the railroad caught myself

Burl Ives - Ghost Riders In The Sky

An old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
Upon a ridge he rested as he went along his way
When all

Burl Ives - The Little Green Valley

see a candlelight down in the little green valley
Where Morning Glory vines are twining 'round my door
Oh, how I

Burl Ives - Jack was every inch a sailor

Now 'twas twenty five or thirty years
Since Jack first saw the light
He came into this world of woe
One

Burl Ives - Tam Pierce (Widdecombe Fair)

Tarn  Pierce, Tarn Pierce, lend  me your gray  mare,
All along down along  out along lea.
Us wants to go

Burl Ives - Ben Backstay 

Ben Backstay was a boatswain,
A very jolly boy,
No lad than he more merrily
Could pipe all hands ahoy.
And when unto his

Burl Ives - Frankie and Johnny

Frankie and Johnny were lovers;
Oh Lordy, how they made love.
Swore to be true to each other,
True as the stars

Burl Ives - Froggie went A-courtin

Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride, uh-huh, uh-huh.
Mister Frog went a-courtin, he did ride, uh-huh, uh-huh.

Burl Ives  - Old Paint (I ride an old Paint)

I ride an old paint
I lead an old dam
I'm going to Montana
To throw a houlihan
They feed in the coolies

Galahad, and I, wait until
nightfall, and then leap out of the rabbit, taking the French by
surprise -- not only by surprise, but totally unarmed!
ARTHUR:

Burl Ives - Leather-Winged Bat

Hi," said the little brown leather winged bat,
"I'll tell you the reason that,
the reason that I fly in the night's

Burl Ives - Will the circle be unbroken ?

I was standing by my window
On a cold and cloudy day
When I saw that hearse come rolling
For to carry my

Burl Ives - I've got no use for women

I have got no use for the women, a true one may never be found.
They'll stick by a man for his money and when

Burl Ives - Big Rock Candy Mountain

1. On a summer day
In the month of May
A burly bum came hiking
Down a shady lane
Through the sugar cane
He was

Burl Ives - Blow Ye Winds

'Tis advertised in Boston, New York and Buffalo,
Five hundred brave Americans, a-whaling for to go, singing

Blow, ye

Burl Ives - The Wild Rover

I've played the Wild Rover for many a year
And I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer
But now I'm returning with

Burl Ives - Come back Paddy Reilly

The Garden of Eden has vanished they say
But I know the lie of it still
Just turn to the left at the bridge

Burl Ives - Mrs. McGrath

"Now, Mrs. McGrath," the sergeant said,
"Would you like to make a soldier
Out of your son, Ted?
With a scarlet cloak

It's I would be your bride,
But I fear of my father
Some danger might betide.
Then he pulled out sword and pistol
And hung them by his side
Swore he

Burl Ives - O Holy night

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin

Burl Ives - Juanita

Well I'm finally gettin' used to the water the way the tarantulas bite
Those Federales didn't believe I only came here to watch