Religious songs: Negro spirituals ; White religious songs ; The Holiness people
Social songs: White dance tunes ; Negro game songs ; Bahaman Negro songs ; Lullabies ; Whoppers ; Courting songs ; Old-time love songs ; French songs and ballads from southwestern Louisiana
Men at work: Soldiers and sailors ; Lumberjacks and teamsters ; Cowboy songs ; Railroaders and hobos ; Miners' songs ; Farmers of the South