Released 1956, 1991 Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child(1947) Nursery Days(1947) Release date 1956 Genre Children's music | Recorded 1947 | |
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Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child is a collection of children's music by folk singer Woody Guthrie. Recorded in 1947 and first released in 1956, a remastered recording was issued by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings in 1991.
Contents
Several songs in the collection are instructional, helping children learn to count. Others are songs of adoration written by Guthrie with his own children in mind. For example, "Goodnight Little Arlo" was written for his son Arlo Guthrie, who was born in 1947, the same year the album was recorded. Guthrie said "I really did try to slant these songs at all of your citizens from 4 to 6, but I spilled over a little on every side."
Track listing
- "Grassy Grass Grass (Grow, Grow, Grow)"
- "Swimmy Swim"
- "Little Sugar (Little Saka Sugar)"
- "Rattle My Rattle"
- "I Want My Milk (I Want It Now)"
- "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8"
- "One Old Day"
- "Wash-y Wash Wash (Warshy Little Tootsy)"
- "I'll Eat You, I'll Drink You"
- "Make a Blobble"
- "Who's My Pretty Baby (Hey Pretty Baby)"
- "I'll Write and I'll Draw"
- "Why, Oh Why"
- "Pick It Up"
- "Pretty and Shiny-O"
- "Needle Sing"
- "Bling-Blang"
- "Goodnight Little Arlo (Goodnight Little Darlin')"
Songs
1Grassy Grass Grass (Grow - Grow - Grow)1:37
2Swimmy Swim1:55
3Little Sugar (Little Saka Sugar)1:26