World Around Songs

Pocket Songbooks For All Occasions ~ For more than 75 years!

American & International Folk songs ~ Contemporary Songs ~ Humorous Songs ~Work Songs

Carols ~ Rounds ~ Spirituals ~ Hymns ~ Canons

Welcome to World Around Songs!

We began as the Cooperative Recreation Service in the 1930's, collecting folk songs, dances, and games from all over the world into our handy little pocket-sized books. We have been pioneers in the development of the folk revival and the popularization of the recreation movement world wide. Our booklets have been used extensively by folk societies, camps, music educators, and anyone who loves to sing. We invite you to explore our fascinationg collection of pocket-sized booklets - a perfect fit in your back pocket or instrument case.

To order, call us at 828-675-5909 or click on book to order online through our parent website, compassionbooks.com

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Merry Hours

Favorite Hungarian folk songs.

24 pages, 23 songs

List of Songs

A Bunda

Across the Tisza

Bachelor

Cherries

Choo Choo

Debrecen Fair

Erdo, Erdo, Erdo

From Exile

Listen, Sweet Rose

Look There, My Darling

Marriage Song

Merry Hou

Morning Star

My Model Mate

Peter and Paul

See the House

Shall I Marry?

Shepherd

Spring Winds

Swineherd

Tobias

Twp Sweet Roses

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