the real american folk song

near barcelona

the peasant crooned

the old traditional spanish tunes

the neapolitan street song sighs

you think of italian skys

each nation has a creative vein

originating a native strain

with folk songs plaintive and others gay

in their own peculiar way

american folk songs

i feel

have a much stronger appeal

the real american folksong is a rag

a mental jag

a rhythmic tonic for the chronic blues

the critics called it a joke song" but now