A Few of John's Songs
The Baggage Coach Ahead
A child on a train cries for the mother whose coffin is in the car ahead. Written in 1896 by Gussie L. Davis of Cincinnati.
I've been a Gay and Roving Young Fellow
A man celebrates giving up his life at sea. A song he learned from Patrick Barry.
The Lofty Pines
An Irishman loses his wife and child because of a cruel English landlord.
Morrissey and the Russian
A ballad about a prize fight in America.
A Rich Merchant's Daughter
A married woman, in love with another man, is sent away by her husband. Jack wrote this song in his 20s.
Sally Monroe
An Irish song of love lost and found and lost forever.
George's Bank
Tobias Murphy and Pat Hand
