Here are five folk songs:
1. “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” – This American folk song is believed to have been sung by African-American railroad workers in the 1800s.
2. “Kum Ba Yah” – This is a Christian hymn and folk song that was originally composed in the Gullah language, which is spoken by the Gullah people, an African-American culture along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia.
3. “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore” – This is a traditional African-American spiritual song, which is believed to have been sung by enslaved people in the United States during the 19th century.
4. “S Ashy Was a Rosy Lee” – This is a popular children’s folk song in Britain and Ireland.
5. “The Twelve Days of Christmas” – This is a popular English