This index includes many types of folk music, including traditional folk music of many cultures, and contemporary folk rock styles. Please note that these songs are not always appropriate for therapy or education due to their historical context of white supremacy in the United States. Educators and therapists are advised to use these cultural products with care.
34 Lead Sheet & 32 Lyric Sheets
2000s
Better Days – Dermot Kennedy (2022) (lyrics)
Where It Ends – Bailey Zimmerman (2022) (lyrics)
Blessings – Hollow Coves (2021) (lyrics)
Rises the Moon – Liana Flores (2019) (lyrics)
Dark, Dark, Dark – Gregory Alan Isakov (2018) (lyrics)
Snakes and Waterfalls – Nick Shoulders (2018) … Snakes and Waterfalls (lyrics)
Patience – Bear McCreary (2017) … Patience (lyrics)
Tell Me a Story – Skylar Kergil (2015) (lyrics)
Budapest – George Ezra (2014) … Budapest (lyrics)
Waiting for My Real Life to Begin – Colin Hay (1994) (lyrics)
Ho Hey – The Lumineers (2012) … Ho Hey (lyrics)
Hello My Old Heart – The Oh Hellos (2011) … Hello My Old Heart (lyrics)
Animal Tracks – Mountain Man (2010)
Island Song – Ashley Eriksson (2009)
The Stable Song – Gregory Alan Isakov (2007) (lyrics)
A Guy Named Joe – Joe Stevens (2006) (lyrics)
Thorn in Your Side – Namoli Brennet (2004) (lyrics)
1900s
Picture in a Frame – Tom Waits (1999)
Beloved One – Ben Harper (1999)
Buildings and Bridges – Ani DiFranco (1994) … Buildings and Bridges (lyrics)
I Don’t Wanna Grow Up – Tom Waits (1992)
Baby Can I Hold You – Tracy Chapman (1988) … Baby Can I Hold You (lyrics)
Cold, Cold Ground – Tom Waits (1987) … Cold, Cold Ground (lyrics)
Innocent When You Dream – Tom Waits (1987)
The Cat’s in the Cradle – Harry Chapin (1974) … The Cat’s in the Cradle (lyrics)
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door – Bob Dylan (1973) … Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (lyrics)
Where Have All the Flowers Gone – Peter, Paul, & Mary (1964) … Where Have All the Flowers Gone (lyrics)
Puff, the Magic Dragon – Peter, Paul, & Mary (1963) … Puff, the Magic Dragon (lyrics)
Deep in the Heart of Texas – Perry Como (1941) … Deep in the Heart of Texas (lyrics)
This Land is Your Land – Woody Guthrie (1940) … This Land is Your Land (lyrics)
Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Chorus) – Jack Norworth & Albert Von Tilzer (1908) … Take Me Out to the Ball Game (lyrics)
1800s
Comin’ Round the Mountain (late 1800’s traditional) … Comin’ Round the Mountain (key of C)
Workin’ on the Railroad – traditional (1894)
My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean) – H.J. Fuller & T.J. Wood (1881)
Home on the Range – Brewster M. Higley & Daniel E. Kelley (1873) … Home on the Range (lyrics)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic – Julie Ward Howe (1861) … Battle Hymn of the Republic (lyrics)
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) – Stephen Foster (1851) … Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (lyrics)
Camptown Races – Stephen Foster (1850)
O Susanna – Stephen Foster (1848) … O Susanna (lyrics)
The Star-Spangled Banner – National Anthem of the U.S.A. (1814)
Down in the Valley – traditional English ballad … Down in the Valley (lyrics)
Yankee Doodle (traditional) … Yankee Doodle (lyrics)
Scarborough Fair – traditional … Scarborough Fair (lyrics)