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.![Lyric Transcriptions](images/documenticon.jpg)
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.![Lyric Transcriptions](images/documenticon.jpg)
The Lofty Pines
An Irishman loses his wife and child because of a cruel English landlord.![Lyric Transcriptions](images/documenticon.jpg)
Morrissey and the Russian
A ballad about a prize fight in America.![Lyric Transcriptions](images/documenticon.jpg)
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.![Lyric Transcriptions](images/documenticon.jpg)
Sally Monroe
An Irish song of love lost and found and lost forever.![Lyric Transcriptions](images/documenticon.jpg)
George's Bank
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Tobias Murphy and Pat Hand
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