Play parties are an American phenomenon with roots in children's games songs from the British Isles. They are song, dance and game all in one. Play parties came about in rural America during the second half of the 19thcentury. Many of these authentic folk songs are still popular today. This is a one-of-a-kind collection, based on research and interviews of people who actually performed and attended play parties as children. Also included in this terrific resource are the movement instructions for each play party.
Oars On The Boat Consolation Flowing Free The Girl I Left Behind Dusty Miller Little Brown Jug Four In The Middle Sugar And Tea Miller Boy Redbird Redbird Through The Window How Old Are You My Pretty Little Miss Rocco Ladies Turn Pretty Little Pink Roll That Brown Jug Down To Town We'll All Go Down To Rowser Pig In The Parlor Sandy He Belonged To The Mill Shiloh Fare You Well I Set My Trap Way O'er In The Field My Sugar Lump Twenty-Five Miles To London