Rise up singing : the group-singing song book / conceived, developed & edited by Peter Blood & Annie Patterson ; illustrated by Kore Loy McWhirter ; introduction by Pete Seeger.

Song lyrics with guitar chord symbols, but without the tunes.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction / PeteSeeger -- America - life, culture and history in the USA -- Ballads and Old Songs - traditional songs and carols of the British Jsles -- City - trials and joys of urban life -- Creativity - fiddlers, dancers, weavers and singers -- Dreams and Fantasies - songs of the imagination -- Ecology - care for the earth and our environment -- Faith - OldWorld hymns, White spirituals, new folk hymns, songs of Judaism -- Farm and Prairie - farmers, migrant workers and cowboys -- Freedom - songs of the BlackAmerican civil rights/liberation movement -- Friendship - hugs, old buddies, tears and folks to lean on -- Funny Songs - humor for the "big kids" -- Golden Oldies - popular songs from the 1890's to the 1940's -- Good Times - wassails, jugbands, nights-on-the town and other revelry -- Gospel - composed hymns of the late 19th and early 20th century revival mectings -- Hard Times and Blues - perseverance, prison, loneliness and some murders -- Home and Family - children, parenting and other nesting activities -- Hope - gentle social change songs, personal change, love for humanity -- Love - romance -- Lullabies and night songs -- Men - on new male roles (and some old ones, too) -- Mountain Voices - songs from Appalachia -- Outdoors - songs and hymns celebrating nature, weather, wilderness and mornings -- Peace - keeping the planet alive -- Play - silly songs, animal songs and tons of other kids' favorites -- Rich and Poor - "Wobblies", tramps, rising prices and economic justice -- Rounds - less "serious" canons (most with music).

Sacred Rounds and Chants - on unity, hope, peace and the Spirit -- Sea - sailors, seaports, shipwrecks and loved ones back home -- Spirituals - Black traditional hymns from the days of slavery -- Struggle - fights for national freedom and a just world -- Time and Changes - seasons of the year, seasons of life -- Travelin' - canalboats, railroad men, truck drivers (and more hoboes) -- Unity - equality, community, solidarity -- Women - celebrating our sisterhood, claiming our stories -- Work - working folks' experiences and struggles for dignity and their unions.

Judy B. Alter Gift 2017