Ralph McTell Discography - Song List - "First and Last Songs"

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*Title*	*Source*
**1913 massacre	Performed on the John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, c. 1978
1952 Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**2.19 blues	Performed in concert
**900 miles	Performed in concert
**Abilene	Recorded in 1976. Not yet released.
A bird off the mountain see Bird from the mountain
Ablutions Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
About a spoonful	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
Adelaide rag see Blind Arthur goes to Adelaide (Adelaide rag)
**Adelaide the alligator	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1983
A feather fell	1.1 Banjoman [F28] 2002 2.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 3.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
Affairs of the heart	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.3 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
After rain	1.1 Promotional CD single [P3] 1995 Recorded live 2.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995 2.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 3.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 4.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 5.1 One for Jonah [F36] 2004 6.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 Duet with Cara Dillon
**Ain’t no more cane	Performed in concert
A kiss in the rain	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
Alamo, The see Remember the Alamo
**Alberta	Performed in concert
Albert the Albatross aka Albert Ross the Albatross	1.1 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.3 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.4 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
A leaf must fall	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006
Alexei (To the Kentucky miner) aka Alexi	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
**All I have to do is dream	Performed in concert in the 1960s
All things change	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.3 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.4 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.5 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.6 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.7 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**A man I'd rather be	Performed in concert
**Amaranthus Caudatus	Lyrics in "Summer Lightning" [B3] and "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
America Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**A new man	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Angi See Anji
An Irish blessing	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995 2.1 Heart of England [F25] 2000 2.2 Heart of England Volumes 1 and 2 [F27] 2002 2.3 Heart of England Volumes 1 and 2 [F27] 2003
Anji aka Angi	1.1 Just Guitars [F5] 1984 Duet with Bert Jansch 2.1 Angi - A Tribute to Davey Graham [F48] 2009 Duet with Bert Jansch
An nans tewl hyr dhe'n mor	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
Another rain has fallen	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
Another star ascending (The boxer)	1.1 Streets... CD [R13] 1995
A proposition of prepositions see Wonderful country (A proposition of prepositions)
Aquamarine see Saucers (Aquamarine)
Are you receiving me?	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.3 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.7 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.8 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.9 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.10 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007
Around the Wild Cape Horn	1.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 2.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
Arthur Blake	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988 1.2 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 2.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
As far as I can tell	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
As if in sleep see In the woods
Aujourd'hui le ciel est bleu see One sunny day (Aujourd'hui le ciel est bleu)
Autumn	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994
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*Title*	*Source*
**Baby I'm leaving you	Performed in concert
**Baby let me lay it on you	Performed in concert
Bad girl	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007
Bald headed end of the broom, The see The bald headed end of the broom
Ballad of dancing Doreen see The ballad of dancing Doreen
Band, The see The enemy within (The band)
Banjo man	1.1 Single [S17] 1979 1.2 Love Grows [R7] 1982 1.3 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994
**Barbara Allen	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
Barges	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 1.3 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 1.4 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 2.2 The Entertainers Box [13] 2.3 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 3.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 4.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 4.2 Never Chance Your Luck Against The Sea [F46] 2007 5.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 6.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007 7.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Barnes Morris	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Beautiful dreamer	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
**Bed bug blues	Performed in concert Recorded in 2010 with 'Somewhere Down the Road'. Not yet released.
Bells of Rhymney, The see The bells of Rhymney
Bentley & Craig	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 1.3 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.4 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 1.5 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 2.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 3.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007 Derek Bentley was granted a posthumous pardon in July 1998, 45 years after the events described in the song. Ralph has changed the ending to suit for concert performances.
*Bessie and Barney based on Frankie and Johnny*	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
Bessie's washboard blues	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
**Betty the badger	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1983
Bicker and rue	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Big tree	1.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 1.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 1.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 2.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 3.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Bill Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
*Bird from the mountain aka* A bird off the mountain	Written for Fairport Convention
Birdman	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 2.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
Black girl	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990
Blind Arthur goes to Adelaide (Adelaide rag) aka West coast blues	1.1 Single [S28] 1987 This Arthur Blake rag features in Dry bone rag / Drybone shuffle
Blind Blake's rag see also Buddy Bolden	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 Picture Rags [M4] 1972 1.3 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.7 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.8 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.9 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.10 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.11 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.12 Troubadours of Folk [M65] 2003 1.13 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.14 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.15 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Blind faith see Reverend Thunder (Blind faith)
Blues in more than twelve bars	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.3 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.4 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.5 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.6 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Blues run the game	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006
Boll weavil, The see The boll weavil
Boodle am shake	1.1 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 Recorded live
Boris the bat	1.1 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.2 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Boxer, The see Another star ascending (The boxer)
Break of the Union, The see The break of the Union
Bridge of sighs	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 Single [S28] 1987 1.3 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.4 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007 2.1 The Third Leg [F9] 1988 2.2 The Other Boot/The Third Leg [F9] 2001 2.3 The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood [F35] 2004
Bright and beautiful things	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.3 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.4 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.5 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.6 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.7 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997
Brighton Belle	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Brown skinned woman	Performed in concert
Bruce Reading aka Tents and rides	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Buddy Bolden	1.1 Guitarist Magazine, January 2000 [M55] This tune features in Blind Blake's rag
Budgie See Theme for ‘Budgie’
**Bunny Brown she had a shop	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
**Bunny Brown's petshop	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
Buzz, buzz, buzz (The fly song)	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
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*Title*	*Source*
**Caitlin’s dream (Summer birds are leaving)	Performed in concert Sung by Maggie Reilly on ‘The Boy with a Note’ [18]
Camilla the camel	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo EP [S21] 1982 1.2 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.3 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Candy man	1.1 Stereo Pop Special [M6] 1974 2.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990
Cannabis Creek	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
Can't be satisfied	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988 1.2 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.3 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 2.1 Off The Screen [F49] 2009
Care in the community	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995
Case of Otto Schwarzkopf, The see The case of Otto Schwarzkopf
**Catch the wind	Performed whilst busking in Europe in the 1960s
**Cathy's clown	Performed in concert in the 1960s
Cat in the well	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
Certain tide, The see The certain tide
Chairman and the little man	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.3 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001
Chalkdust	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998
Chicken, chicken banjo	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
Choufleur aka Choux fleur	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.3 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
**Christmas is coming	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
Cider Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Citroen Light 15 aka Light Fifteen	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Clare to here see From Clare to here
Claudia	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998
Close to the wind	1.1 Fairport Home Video [F7] 1985
Clown	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.3 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.6 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.7 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.8 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.9 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.10 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.11 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.12 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.13 Blowin' in the Wind [M96] 2009 1.14 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 2.3 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 2.4 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 2.5 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 3.1 Just Guitars [F5] 1984 4.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
C'mon in my kitchen	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
Coalman blues	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
**Cocaine blues	Performed in concert
Cocolina Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Cold Reading see also Our room and Fungus	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Cold on the stones	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003
**Colours	Performed in concert with Donovan, Berlin, 1991
Columbus stockade	1.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
Come on you Rovers	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
Connie Caper aka Connie Capers on patrol	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Stories and Songs [F6] 1984 2.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
**Consequences	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Conundrum of time (Shouldn't you be dancing)	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992 1.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Continuing investigations The detective's narrative	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992
**Convoy	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Corrine what makes you treat me so	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Counting song, The see The counting song
Country boys	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.3 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001 2.1 Streets... CD [R13] 1995
Cradled in the rocking boat	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992
**Creole belle	Performed in concert
**Crimea	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
**Cripple Creek	Performed in concert
Crossroads Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Cuckoo, The see The cuckoo
**Curly the cat	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1984
Cut across Shorty	1.1 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1991 1.2 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1996 1.3 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 2001 1.4 Saturday Rolling Around [F41] 2006 2.1 The Cropredy Box [F23] 1998 2.2 The Cropredy Box [F23] 1999 2.3 The Cropredy Box [F23] 2003
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*Title*	*Source*
Daddy's here	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.3 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.4 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.5 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.7 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.8 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.10 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.11 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.12 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.13 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.14 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.15 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.16 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 3.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Daddy's whistling home	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995
**Daisy Bell	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
Dancing Doreen see The ballad of dancing Doreen
**Daniel O'Rourke	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
**Danville girl	Performed in concert
**Daphne the dolphin	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
**Dark as a dungeon	Performed in concert
**Darktown strutters’ ball	Performed with a Jug Band in the mid-1960s
**Daydream	Performed in concert
**Deep blue sea	Performed in concert
Deportees aka Plane wreck at Los Gatos	1.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 Duet with Wizz Jones
**Diddie wa diddie	Performed on 'Ralph McTell and Friends', BBC Radio 2, 1983
Digger the dog aka Digit the dog	1.1 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.2 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
**Digging my potatoes	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
Disharmony Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Donna donna	Performed in concert
Don't clear that corner away	1.1 Human Nature [F32] 2003 Duet with Ken Nicol
Don't go see Harry (Don't go)
Don't let your deal go down	1.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997
**Don't make promises you can't keep	Recorded in 1976. Not yet released.
Don't think twice (it's alright)	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006
**Don't you rock me daddy-o	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
Dora the driver	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Stories and Songs [F6] 1984 2.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986 3.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010 4.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010 5.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
Do re mi	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
**Dots of colour	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
Dr Dimple aka Freckles and spots	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Stories and Songs [F6] 1984 2.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986 3.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010 4.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010 5.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
Dreams of you	1.1 Single [S12] 1975 1.2 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.3 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 2.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 2.2 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007 2.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Dressing Reading aka Modesty and mice	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Dry bone rag aka Drybone shuffle see also Blind Arthur goes to Adelaide (Adelaide rag)	1.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 1.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 1.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 2.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988 3.1 One for Jonah [F36] 2004 4.1 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 4.2 The Journey CD3 [C18] 2006 Recorded live 5.1 The Journey CD1 [C18] 2006 6.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Dumper Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Duster the dog	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1983
Dying crapshooter's blues	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990
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*Title*	*Source*
**Earl's Court breakdown	Performed in concert
Early this morning	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Easter lilies	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.3 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.4 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 1.5 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 1.6 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Edna the elephant	1.1 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.2 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001 2.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
Egg Reading aka Egg memories	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Eight frames a second	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 Promotional single [P1] 1968 1.3 Listen Here [M1] 1968 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.5 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.6 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.7 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.8 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.10 Ralph McTell - The Best of[C11] 1995 1.11 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.12 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.13 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.14 The Ultimate Folk Collection [M51] 1999 1.15 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.16 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.17 Footprints in the Snow [M74] 2004 1.18 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.19 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.20 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
**Ella Speed	Performed in concert
**Ellie May	Performed in concert with the Hickory Nuts in the 1960s
El progresso	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 Single [S10] 1975 1.3 Streets... CD [R13] 1995
**Empty tea pot blues	Performed in concert
Enemy within see The enemy within (The band)
England	1.1 Single [S19] 1981 1.2 Promotional single [P2] 1981 1.3 Single [S19] 1981 (reissue) 1.4 Single [S19] 1982 (Gus Dudgeon's remix)(EMI) 1.5 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 1.6 Promotional CD single [P8] 2009 2.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 2.2 The Entertainers Box [13] 3.1 Promotional CD single [P8] 2009
England 1914 aka The lamplighter (England 1914)	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.3 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.6 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.7 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.8 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.9 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.10 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.11 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.12 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.13 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.14 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.15 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.16 Transatlantic Folk Box Set [M73] 2004 1.17 Scarborough Fair [M81] 2006 1.18 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.19 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 2.2 The Entertainers Box [13] 3.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998
Eyes of a child, The see The eyes of a child
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*Title*	*Source*
Fables ain't nothing but doggone lies	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Factory girl	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 Transatlantic Cable [M7] 1974 1.3 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.4 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.5 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.6 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.7 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.8 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.9 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 Streets of London [C2] 1975 2.3 Streets of London [R4] 1981 2.4 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 2.5 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 2.6 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 2.7 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.8 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 3.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
Factory girl Traditional	1.1 About Thyme [F18] 1995 Duet with Jacqui McShee
Fairground see The fairground
** Falling in love again	Performed in concert in the 1960s
**Farmer Field	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, c. 1985
Father forgive them	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 Single [S2] 1970 1.3 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.4 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.5 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.7 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.8 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997
Fear of flying	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995
Feather fell, A see A feather fell
Feathers in your pillow	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
**Feet in a bowl	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
**Ferdie the fox	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Fergus the frog	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.4 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.5 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Ferryman, The see The ferryman
Fin	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005
Fingerbuster	1.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
First and last man	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 Single [S4] 1971 1.3 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.4 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.5 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.6 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
First song	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Single [S7] 1972 1.3 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Stereo Pop Special [M6] 1974 3.1 Single [S13] 1976 Recorded live 4.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 4.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 4.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 5.1 20th Cambridge Folk Festival [M20] 1985 6.1 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989
First time, The see The first time
Five balloons	1.1 Single [S26] 1986 1.2 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
Five knuckle shuffle aka Old grey rag (when Ralph performed it on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test', BBC TV, in 1976)	1.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 1.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 1.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997
Flower of Scotland	1.1 Musical Tour of Scotland [F17] 1995
Fly song, The see Buzz, buzz, buzz (The fly song)
**Foggy mountain breakdown	Performed in concert with the Hickory Nuts in the 1960s
**Foggy mountain top	Performed in concert
Frank Reading	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Frankie and Johnny	Performed in concert
Freckles and spots see Dr Dimple
Freddie the fireman	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
Freight train	1.1 Guitarist Magazine, January 2000 [M55] A faint whistle of this Elizabeth Cotten classic has been heard in concert performances of Drybone shuffle
Friends Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Froggy went a-courting	Performed in concert
From Clare to here aka Clare to here From Clare to here aka Clare to here ... cont.	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Single [S18] 1979 1.3 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.4 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.5 Classic Ballads [M23] 1989 1.6 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.7 Essential Folk Vol II [M40] 1996 1.8 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001 1.9 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 1.10 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 2.1 Christy Moore & Friends (Ireland) 1981 3.1 20th Cambridge Folk Festival [M20] 1985 4.1 On Stage - Cambridge Folk [M32] 1994 5.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 6.1 A Touch of Tranquility (USA) 1999 7.1 Coulter & Company CD (Ireland) 2003 7.2 Coulter & Company DVD (Ireland) 2003 8.1 The Big Gig [F33] 2003 8.2 Show of Hands - On Film [F37] 2004 9.1 One for Jonah [F36] 2004 10.1 Red Sails in the Sunset [F39] 2005 Duet with Brian Kennedy 11.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 12.1 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 12.2 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live 13.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007 14.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Fuller and Blake	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Fungus Reading	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 This reading also features in Cold
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**Garibaldi the gorilla	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Gates of Eden	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
Genesis 1 verse 20	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998
Geordie's on the road	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Single [S25] 1984 1.3 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003
George Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Georgia bound	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
Georgia on my mind	1.1 Georgia on our Mind [F19] 1997 1.2 The Journey [C18] 2006
Get me a doctor	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992
**Ghost	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Ghost of Robert Johnson, The see The ghost of Robert Johnson
Gill Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Girl from the hiring fair, The see The girl from the hiring fair
Girl from the north country	1.1 Georgia on our Mind [F19] 1997 2.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 2.2 The Journey CD4 [C18] 2006 3.1 The Journey CD1 [C18] 2006
Girl on a bicycle	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 Streets of London [C2] 1975 1.3 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 Streets of London [R4] 1981 1.6 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.7 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.8 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.10 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.11 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 1.12 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.13 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.14 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.15 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.16 Music of the British Isles [M89] 2007 1.17 Blowin' in the Wind [M96] 2009 1.18 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Single [S1] 1969
Girl on the Jersey ferry, The see The girl on the Jersey ferry
Girls Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Glory of love	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
God Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Golden slumbers	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
Golden Vanity, The see The Golden Vanity
Gold in California	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994
Goodnight Irene see Irene goodnight
**Good old colony days	Performed in concert
Gordon the goat	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.4 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.5 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Got to be with you	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
**Grand Coulee dam	Performed in concert
Grande affaire	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 Single [S10] 1975 1.3 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.4 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 1.5 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.6 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 2.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 2.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997
Granny takes a trip	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.3 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.7 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.8 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.10 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007
Great dreams of Heaven	1.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 This Joseph Spence tune - also known as There will be a happy meeting in glory - is appended to Hands of Joseph on 'Silver Celebration' [C10], 'Travelling Man' [L3], 'The Journey' [C18] and 'McTell on The Mall' [V3]
Grey sea strand	1.1 Single [S19] 1981 1.2 Single [S19] 1981 (reissue) 1.3 Single [S19] 1982 (EMI) Recorded live 2.1 The Ralph McTell Collection (Ireland) 1982 2.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003
**Grizzly bear	Performed with a Jug Band Jug in the mid-1960s
Guitar Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Guitar shuffle	Performed in concert
Gypsy	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 3.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 4.1 The London Show [V2] 2005
**Gypsy Davey	Performed in concert
**Gypsy rover	Performed in concert
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Haircut Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Hands of Joseph	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 2.1 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 3.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 4.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live 5.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
**Hanging around	Performed in concert
Hard times	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
Hard travelling	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
Harry (Don't go)	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 3.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
**Harvey the hippo	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Hedge Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**He'll have to go	Recorded in 1976. Not yet released.
**Here in my heart	Norway's entry to the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest was 'Aldri i livet', written and sung in Norwegian by Finn Kalvik. Ralph wrote the English lyric that Finn released as a single.
Heroes & villains	1.1 Single [S16] 1978 2.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 2.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994
Heron song	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.3 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007 3.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Hesitation blues Hesitation blues ... cont	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 Streets of London [C2] 1975 1.3 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 Streets of London [R4] 1981 1.6 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.7 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.8 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.10 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.11 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 1.12 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.13 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.14 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.15 The Essential Guide to Folk [M87] 2007 1.16 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.17 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990 2.2 The Journey [C18] 2006 3.1 Brenda's Friends [F16] 1994 4.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998
(Hey babe) Would I lie to you See Would I lie to you
Hiring fair, The see The girl from the hiring fair
**Hit the road Jack	Performed in concert Ralph has included this tune as a segue in concert performances of Anji
**Hogan's Alley	Performed in concert
Holding hands	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
Holiday romance	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007
Holly the hedgehog	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo EP [S21] 1982 1.2 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.4 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.5 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.6 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
**Home	Performed in concert
Homeward bound	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
**Honey babe blues	Performed in concert
Hospital Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Hotel Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
How do you make a cow laugh?	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
**How long blues	Performed in concert
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I am not a rock see I'm not a rock
Ian the impala see Impala song
I belong to the band	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
I bid you goodnight	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
**I can't help but wonder where I'm bound	Performed in concert
Icarus survived the fall	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005
Ice Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
I don't think about you	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995 1.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
I fall to pieces	1.1 Single [S20] 1982
If I don't get home	1.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 1.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.3 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
**If I had a ribbon bow	Performed in concert
If I had possession over Judgement Day	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
**Iggy the iguana	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1983
**I know where I'm going	Performed in concert
I like rubbish	1.1 Single [S26] 1986 1.2 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986 1.3 The Journey [C18] 2006
I'll have to say I love you in a song	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
I'll keep this with mine (Leaving 'Liggan Woods)	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.3 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
**I'll take you home again Kathleen	Ralph’s earliest public performance, at about 3 years old
**I love a surprise	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
I love driving west aka West	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005
I loved the ground aka I loved the ground she walked upon	1.1 Words & Music [F10] 1989 1.2 Words & Music [F10] 1994
I love my baby	1.1 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 Recorded live 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
I love my bicycle	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Stories and Songs [F6] 1984 2.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
**I met Jesus at the crossroads	Performed in concert
**I'm forever blowing bubbles	Performed with a Jug Band Jug in the mid-1960s
I'm going to Germany	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990
I miss you most of all aka Miss you most of all	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992 1.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
I'm looking over my shoulder for you	1.1 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994
I'm not a rock aka I am not a rock aka Silver stream	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Single [S20] 1982 1.3 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
I'm not really blue	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Impala song aka Ian the impala	1.1 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.3 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.4 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
I'm satisfied	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002 2.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
I'm so lonesome I could cry	1.1 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1991 1.2 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1996 1.3 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 2001 1.4 Saturday Rolling Around [F41] 2006
I'm sorry - I must leave	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.3 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.4 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.5 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007
In some way I loved you	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 Single [S4] 1971 1.3 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.4 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.5 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.6 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998 1.7 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Interest on the loan	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
In the bleak midwinter	1.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 With The London Community Gospel Choir
In the dreamtime	1.1 Promotional CD single [P6] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.3 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.4 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 1.5 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
In the jailhouse now	1.1 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 1.2 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
**In the neighbourhood	Written for and used in a commercial for Thameside TV
In the woods Poem aka As if in sleep see also Woods	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000
**I recall a Gypsy woman	Recorded in 1976. Not yet released.
*Irene Goodnight aka* Goodnight Irene	Performed in concert
Irish blessing, An see An Irish blessing
Irish girl aka The Irish girl	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992 1.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 The London Show [V2] 2005
**Iron lion	Performed in concert with Fairport Convention
Islands, The see The islands
Is this the same boy	1.1 Reaching Back [F44] 2007 With Maart Allcock
I suppose (Purple stain)	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005
**It could have happened to anyone	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
I've thought about it	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.3 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.4 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.5 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.6 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.7 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.8 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Ivor Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
I want you	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 2.1 Fairport Convention Cropredy 1980 [F2] 1982
**I was a rover	Performed in concert with the Hickory Nuts in the 1960s
I will do my last singing in this land somewhere	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
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Jake the jackdaw	1.1 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.2 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
**Jasper the jay	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
**Jenny kissed me	Performed in concert in the 1960s
Jenny Taylor/Je n'étais là	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 Streets... CD [R13] 1995
Jesus wept	1.1 Promotional CD single [P3] 1995 Recorded live 2.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995 2.2 The Journey [C18] 2006 3.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 4.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
**Jimmy Brown the newsboy	Performed in concert in the 1960s
Johnson boys, The see The Johnson boys
*Just a little one aka* Vernon the vulture	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
**Katie Kline	Performed in concert with the Hickory Nuts in the 1960s
**Katie the koala (Up a gum tree)	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Keeping the night at bay	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986 1.2 Single [S27] 1986 1.3 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.4 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007
**Keep your hands off her	Performed with a Jug Band in the mid-1960s
Kenny the kangaroo	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo EP [S21] 1982 1.2 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.4 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.5 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.6 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001 1.7 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.1 Single [S22] 1983 3.1 Single [S29] 1990
**Kettle on wheels	Performed in concert
**Kettle woblins	Recorded in 2010 with'Somewhere Down the Road'. Not yet released.
Kew gardens Kew gardens ... cont	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 Revisited [C1] 1970 1.3 Single [S2] 1970 1.4 Streets of London [C2] 1975 1.5 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.6 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.7 Streets of London [R4] 1981 1.8 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.9 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.10 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.11 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.12 The Best of British Folk [M36] 1995 1.13 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.14 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.15 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.16 The Best of British Folk [M43] 1997 1.17 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 1.18 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.19 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.20 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.21 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.22 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.23 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 3.1 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Kind hearted woman blues aka Kind hearted woman	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.3 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.4 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.5 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.7 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.8 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.10 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.11 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Kiss in the rain, A see A kiss in the rain
Klan see The Klan
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Ladies love outlaws	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006
**Lakes of milk	Performed at the 'Dinner at Albert's' charity concert at The Royal Albert Hall in December, 1984
Lamplighter, The see England 1914
Lantern slides	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
Last farewell, The see The last farewell
**Last thing on my mind	Performed on BBC Radio 2, 1969
Last train and ride	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.3 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.4 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.5 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.6 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.7 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.8 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.9 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.10 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.11 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 2.3 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 2.4 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 2.5 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 2.6 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 2.7 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
**Laughter lines	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Laurence the lion aka Lawrence the lion	1.1 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.2 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Lay your money down	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998
Leaf must fall, A see A leaf must fall
Leah's favourite	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Learning left from right see Yip the yellowhammer
**Leave some in the glass	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Leaving 'Liggan Woods see I'll keep this with mine (Leaving 'Liggan Woods)
Let me down easy	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Single [S11] 1975 1.3 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.4 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.5 Easy CD [R19] 1999 1.6 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Stereo Pop Special [M6] 1974 3.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 3.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 3.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 4.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 5.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
Let me fly or let me fall	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Letter Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Let us get together	Performed in concert
Light Fifteen see Citroen Light 15
**Lily the lollipop lady	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, c. 1985
Little actress	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007
**Little Maggie	Performed in concert with the Hickory Nuts in the 1960s
London Apprentice	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 1.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 This tune is also appended to Maddy Dances on Dave Pegg's '60th Birthday Bash' [F47]
London apprentice, The see The London apprentice
**Lorna the ladybird	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1983
Lost boys	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 2.1 The London Show [V2] 2005
Louis Collins	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Louise	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.3 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.4 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.5 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.7 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.8 Folk Guitar [M42] 1997 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.10 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.11 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.12 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Love grows	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 1.2 Single [S17] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 2.3 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 2.4 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.5 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 2.6 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 3.1 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1991 3.2 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1996 3.3 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 2001 3.4 Saturday Rolling Around [F41] 2006
Love in vain	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Love minus zero	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
Lovin' I crave	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
Ludlow massacre	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
**Lullaby of birdland	Ralph has included this George Shearing tune as a segue in concert performances of Anji
Lunar lullaby	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 2.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 3.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000
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Madame Matuzzi see Rue de la Montagne Ste Geneviève
Maddy dances	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Easy CD [R19] 1999 2.1 60th Birthday Bash [F47] 2008
Magic Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Maginot waltz	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.3 Easy CD [R19] 1999 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Stereo Pop Special [M6] 1974 3.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 3.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney EP [S15] 1977 3.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 3.4 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 3.5 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 4.1 One for Jonah [F36] 2004
*Make it go round aka* Together we'll make it go round	Performed on ‘The Camera and the Song’, BBC TV, 1973
Manic skip jive Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Man I'd rather be, A see A man I'd rather be
**March of the Emmetts	A live recording of this song earned Ralph his first recording contract in 1967. Not yet released.
**Marco went to Italy	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Marie	1.1 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 1.2 The Journey [C18] 2006
**Marlon Brando	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
**Martin the monkey	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1983
**Mary Ann	Performed in concert
Maurice the mole	1.1 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.3 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.4 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Max Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
May you never	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.3 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001
**Medley rag	Ralph's encore at The Queen Elizabeth Hall, December 2002, was a medley of guitar rags
Mermaid and the seagull see The mermaid and the seagull
Messrs Stephenson and Watt	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006
**Mevagissey moon	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Michael Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Michael in the garden Michael in the garden ... cont	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 The Camera and The Song [M9] 1975 1.3 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.6 The British Folk Collection [M30] 1994 1.7 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.8 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.9 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.10 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.11 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.12 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.13 Anthems in Eden [M80] 2005 1.14 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.15 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 1.16 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.17 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.18 The All New Electric Muse [M93] 2008 1.19 Blowin' in the Wind [M96] 2009 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 Streets of London [C2] 1975 2.3 Streets of London [R4] 1981 2.4 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 2.5 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 2.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 2.7 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 2.8 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 2.9 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 2.10 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 3.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 3.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 3.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 4.1 20th Cambridge Folk Festival [M20] 1985 5.1 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 6.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
**Michael row the boat ashore	Performed in concert
Michelle	1.1 Rubber Folk [F40] 2006 1.2 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 1.3 The Journey [C18] 2006
Mike the milkman	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
Milk for one (Storm in a teacup)	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992 1.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Mint Walk Mission Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Miss you most of all see I miss you most of all
Modesty and mice see Dressing
Money tree, The see The money tree
Moon June and a Cajun tune	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
Moonshine	1.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 Duet with Bert Jansch
Morning dew	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.3 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.4 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.5 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Morning has broken	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
Mr Connaughton	1.1 The Ralph McTell Collection (Ireland) 1982 1.2 Single [S23] 1983 1.3 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.4 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.5 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007 2.1 Just Guitars [F5] 1984 3.1 20th Cambridge Folk Festival [M20] 1985 3.2 The Best of Cambridge Folk Festival [M45] 1998 4.1 RTE's Festival Folk - Vol 2 (Ireland) 4.2 The Best of Festival Folk (Ireland) 4.3 Festival of Irish Folk - Vol 2 (USA) 1994 5.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 6.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
**Mr Robinson	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
Mrs Adlam's angels Mrs Adlam's angels ... cont	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 Streets of London [C2] 1975 1.3 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 Streets of London [R4] 1981 1.6 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.7 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.8 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.10 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.11 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.12 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.13 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.14 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.15 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 1.16 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.17 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.18 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.19 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.20 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 3.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 4.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 5.1 One for Jonah [F36] 2004 6.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
(My) baby keeps staying out all night long	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.3 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.4 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007
**My father's house	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
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Nanna Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Nanna's song Nanna's song ... cont	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 Promotional single [P1] 1968 1.3 Streets of London [C2] 1975 1.4 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.5 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.6 Streets of London [R4] 1981 1.7 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.8 The Best of British Folk Vol 2 [M19] 1985 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.10 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.11 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.12 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.13 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.14 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 1.15 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.16 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.17 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.18 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.19 The Journey CD1 [C18] 2006 1.20 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.21 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 3.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 3.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 4.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 5.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 5.2 The Journey CD4 [C18] 2006 6.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Naomi	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Single [S14] 1977 1.3 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.4 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.5 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.6 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001 1.7 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 2.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 2.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 3.1 The London Show [V2] 2005
National seven	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002 Recorded live
Near enough	1.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
Nellie the newt	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo EP [S21] 1982 1.2 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.3 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.4 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Nettle wine	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 2.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 3.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
New man, A see A new man
Nigel the nightingale	1.1 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.3 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.4 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Night duty Poem	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000
Nightmares	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.3 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001
Nobody knows you when you're down and out	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990
**No grown man's land	Read by Nerys Hughes on ‘The Boy with a Note’ [18]
**No more beans for Dora	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
**Not long now	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Now this has started	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
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**Oh babe it ain't no lie	Performed in concert
**Oh boy!	Performed in concert
Old brown dog	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 3.1 The London Show [V2] 2005
Old grey rag see Five knuckle shuffle
Old Puggy Mearns Poem	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 2.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 3.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Old time religion	Performed in concert
Olé Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Ollie the otter	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.4 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.5 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
One day away from you	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
One heart	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 2.3 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 2.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
**One heart for sale (Exchange & Mart)	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
**One legged woman	Performed in concert
One sunny day (Aujourd'hui le ciel est bleu)	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
One too many mornings	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
**O Positive	Recorded in 1974 with 'Easy' [6]. Not yet released.
**Oscar the ostrich	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1984
Our room Reading	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 This reading also features in Cold
**Out of kilter	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Over and over see Trouble I’m in
**Ox bow lake	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
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Pad Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Parrott song, The see Peter the parrott
Pasadena	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
**Pass it on	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Pastures of plenty	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
**Peggy Sue	Performed in concert
Penitentiary bound	1.1 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1991 1.2 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1996 1.3 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 2001 1.4 Saturday Rolling Around [F41] 2006
Penny Lane	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
Peppers and tomatoes	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995 1.2 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 1.3 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.4 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 2.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 3.1 Seka [F22] 1998 4.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 4.2 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 5.1 Folk Festival [M70] 2004 6.1 One for Jonah [F36] 2004 7.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
**Percy the penguin	Written for 'Alphabet Zoo'
Peter the parrot aka The parrot song	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.3 Single [S22] 1983 1.4 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.5 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.6 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Pick up a gun	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Pigeon song, The see The pigeon song
Pity the boy	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Plainsman, The see The plainsman
Plane wreck at Los Gatos See Deportees
Please don't haunt me	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 2.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
Poet's pencil, The see The poet's pencil
Polly on the shore	1.1 Fairport Convention 25th Anniversary Concert [F12] 1993 1.2 Fairport Convention 25 - The Anniversary Concert [F12] 2007
Pretty boy Floyd	1.1 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1991 1.2 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1996 1.3 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 2001 1.4 The Best of British Folk [M67] 2003 1.5 The Best of British Folk Box set [M67] 2003 1.6 Saturday Rolling Around [F41] 2006 2.1 National Treasure [21] 2002 2.2 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007
**Primrose Hill	Performed in concert
Prisoner's river	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
Prison wall blues	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990 1.2 The Journey [C18] 2006
Promises	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 1.2 Single [S18] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 2.3 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 2.4 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.5 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Proposition of prepositions, A see Wonderful country (A proposition of prepositions)
Puddle expert, The see The puddle expert
Puppy dog song, The see The puppy dog song
Purple stain see I suppose (Purple stain)
**Put me in the picture	BBC radio sound archive
**Putting on the style	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
Pykey boy	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 1.3 A Box of Pegg's [F45] 2007
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**Queenie the quail	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Quentin the quail	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.3 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Rabbit song see The rabbit song
Raining in my heart	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005
Red and gold	1.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 1.2 Raise the Roof! [F20] 1997 2.1 Cropredy 2002 [F31] 2002 2.2 Festival Cropredy 2002 [F31] 2003 3.1 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 3.2 The Journey [C18] 2006 3.3 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009
Red apple juice	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 2.1 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1991 2.2 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1996 2.3 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 2001 2.4 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.5 Saturday Rolling Around [F41] 2006
Red sky at night	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 2.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
**Remember the Alamo	Performed in concert
Returns Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Reuben James see The sinking of the Reuben James
Reverend Thunder (Blind faith)	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
**Richmond Park	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
**Riding in my car	Performed in concert
**Right there on your nose	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
River rising aka River risin' moon high aka River rising moon high	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.3 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.4 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001 1.5 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 3.1 The Journey [C18] 2006
Riviera Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Rizraklaru (anag)	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 The Contemporary Guitar Sampler [M2] 1969 1.3 Streets of London [C2] 1975 1.4 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.5 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.6 Streets of London [R4] 1981 1.7 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.8 The Transatlantic Contemporary Guitar Album [M18] 1982 1.9 The Best of British Folk Vol 2 [M19] 1985 1.10 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.11 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.12 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.13 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.14 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.15 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.16 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 1.17 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.18 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.19 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.20 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Roadsong Poem	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Robert the Reindeer	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
**Rock Island line	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances Ralph appended this tribute to Lonnie Donegan to Autumn 2002 concert performances of Working on the railroad
Rod Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Roland Crust	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Stories and Songs [F6] 1984 2.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
**Rolling in my sweet baby's arms	Performed whilst busking in Europe in the 1960s
**Rosalie	Performed in concert in the 1960s Ralph used this tune for Gold in California
Rosalinda	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
**Rosie Moon	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, c. 1985
Rue de la Montagne Ste Geneviève aka Madame Matuzzi	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Run Johnny run	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Easy CD [R19] 1999
Running from home	1.1 People on the Highway [F26] 2000
Ruskin the rabbit see The rabbit song
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Sailing	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
Sally the seal	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.4 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.5 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
**Salty dog	Performed in concert
San Diego serenade	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.3 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001
Sand in your shoes	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995 1.2 New Electric Muse II [M41] 1997 1.3 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998
San Francisco Bay blues	1.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 Duet with Wizz Jones 2.1 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007
**Sauce for the goose	Performed in concert
Saucer and cup	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
Saucers (Aquamarine) aka Aquamarine	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 2.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Save the last dance for me	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 1.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 2.1 Saturday Rolling Around [F41] 2006
Scarborough fair	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13] 1.3 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007
Scarlet ribbons	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
**Scrapbook	Performed in concert
**Sea breeze	Ralph wrote this tune for Billy Connolly's 'World Tour of England, Ireland & Wales' TV series [A25]
Seeds of Heaven aka Sweet forgiveness	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 Single [S12] 1975 1.3 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.4 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 1.5 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Setting, The see The setting
Shave Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Shepherd’s song, The see The shepherd’s song
She's a woman	1.1 Guitarist Magazine, January 2000 [M55]
Shock of the new, The see The shock of the new
Shouldn't you be dancing see Conundrum of time (Shouldn't you be dancing)
Silver birch and weeping willow	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.3 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.4 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.5 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.6 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.7 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.8 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Silver stream see I'm not a rock
**Simple rules	Not yet performed in public
Singer Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Singing the blues	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
Sinking of the Reuben James, The see The sinking of the Reuben James
**Skip to my lou	Performed in concert
Skolar's song, The See The Skolar's song
Sleepytime blues	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.3 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.7 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.8 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.10 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.11 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Slip shod tap room dance (Soho so what) aka Slipshod taproom dance	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992 1.2 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.1 On Stage - Cambridge Folk [M32] 1994 3.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 3.2 Huntingdon Folk [F21] 1997 4.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998
Slow burning companion	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.3 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Small voice calling	1.1 Single [S6] 1972
**Sober October	Performed in concert
Soho Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Soho so what see Slip shod tap room dance (Soho so what)
**So long, it's been good to know you	Performed in concert
Something the matter with Mary	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Sometimes I wish I could pray see Wish I could pray
Somewhere down the road	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
Song for Ireland	1.1 The Ralph McTell Collection (Ireland) 1982 1.2 Single (Ireland) 1982 1.3 Single (Holland) 1982 1.4 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001
Song for Martin	1.1 Single (Australia) 1980 1.2 Slide Away the Screen (Australia) 1980 2.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 2.2 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 2.3 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 3.1 Just Guitars [F5] 1984
Song for Woody	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
**So tired	Performed with a Jug Band Jug in the mid-1960s
Spiral staircase Spiral staircase ... cont.	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 Heads and Tales [M3] 1970 1.3 Transatlantic Cable [M7] 1974 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.5 Transatlantic - The Vintage Years [M13] 1978 1.6 Best of British Folk [M22] 1989 1.7 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.8 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.9 The Best of British Folk [M33] 1994 1.10 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.11 The Best of British Folk [M36] 1995 1.12 The Folk Box [M38] 1995 1.13 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.14 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.15 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.16 The Best of British Folk [M43] 1997 1.17 Best of Folk [M48] 1998 1.18 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.19 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.20 The Acoustic Folk Box [M58] 2002 1.21 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.22 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.23 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.24 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.25 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 2.3 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 2.4 At His Best [C6] 1982 2.5 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 2.6 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 2.7 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 3.1 Single [S3] 1970 4.1 The London Show [V2] 2005
Stagolee	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002 1.2 The Journey [C18] 2006
Standing down in New York town	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 2.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998
**Stanley the stoat	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Statesboro blues	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Stealin'	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990 1.2 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 2.1 Out on the Rolling Sea [F15] 1994 2.2 The Journey [C18] 2006
Steam Reading aka Steam train	1.1 Readings from Angel Laughter [P5] 2000 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Steam train	Performed on ‘6.55 Special’, BBC TV, 1982
Still in dreams	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995 1.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 3.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 4.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
Storm in a teacup see Milk for one (Storm in a teacup)
Stranger to the seasons	1.1 Single [S23] 1983 1.2 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992
Streets of London Streets of London ... cont. Streets of London ... cont. Streets of London ... cont. Streets of London ... cont. Streets of London ... cont. Streets of London ... cont.	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.3 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.4 Best of British Folk [M28] 1992 1.5 The History of Pop [M29] 1993 1.6 The Best of British Folk [M33] 1994 1.7 Memorable - Easy Listening [M35] 1994 1.8 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.9 Essential Folk [M37] 1995 1.10 The Folk Box [M38] 1995 1.11 The Ivor Novello Awards [M39] 1995 1.12 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.13 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.14 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.15 I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing [M44] 1997 1.16 Millennium [M46] 1998 1.17 The Transatlantic Story [M47] 1998 1.18 Best of Folk [M48] 1998 1.19 The Ultimate Folk Collection [M51] 1999 1.20 Sounds of the Seventies - 1974 [M52] 1999 1.21 100 Shagadelic Sixties Classics [M53] 1999 1.22 Folk Classics of the 60s & 70s [M54] 1999 1.23 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.24 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 2000 1.25 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.26 Sunshine Day [M56] 2001 1.27 200 Fab Sixties Favourites [M57] 2001 1.28 Troubadours - The Essential Album [M59] 2002 1.29 A Lot of Jolly Good Folk [M61] 2002 1.30 Sounds of the Seventies [M62] 2002 1.31 Who Did Put the Bomp? [M63] 2002 1.32 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.33 Troubadours [M64] 2003 1.34 Troubadours of Folk [M65] 2003 1.35 The Story of Transatlantic Records [M66] 2003 1.36 Classic Cuts [M68] 2003 1.37 Acoustic Songbook [M69] 2004 1.38 Folk Roots [M71] 2004 1.39 The Essential Acoustic Album [M72] 2004 1.40 Transatlantic Folk Box Set [M73] 2004 1.41 Footprints in the Snow [M74] 2004 1.42 The Seventies Album [M76] 2005 1.43 Hits of the Sixties [M77] 2005 1.44 The Best of British Songwriters [M78] 2005 1.45 The Best of British Folk [M79] 2005 1.46 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.47 Greatest Ever - Easy [M82] 2006 1.48 This is Folk [M83] 2006 1.49 Greatest Ever - Sixties [M84] 2006 1.50 100 Huge Hits of the 60s & 70s [M85] 2007 1.51 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.52 The Essential Guide to Acoustic [M88] 2007 1.53 The Ultimate Collection - Seventies [M90] 2008 1.54 Beginner's Guide to English Folk [M91] 2008 1.55 The Ultimate Collection - Driving Songs [M92] 2008 1.56 100 Hits 70s Pop [M94] 2009 1.57 The Ultimate Collection - Chillout [M95] 2009 1.58 The Ultimate Collection - Dad [M97] 2009 1.59 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 1.60 Folk Routes [M98] 2009 1.61 The Ultimate Collection - Acoustic [M99] 2009 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 Streets of London [C2] 1975 2.3 Folk Festival [M11] 1976 2.4 Streets of London [C4] 1977 2.5 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 2.6 Moments to Remember [M12] 1978 2.7 40 Folk Favourites [M15] 1979 2.8 Streets of London [R4] 1981 2.9 The Best of British Folk [M16] 1982 2.10 At His Best [C6] 1982 2.11 Best of British Folk [M22] 1989 2.12 The British Folk Collection [M30] 1994 2.13 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 2.14 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 3.1 Some Good News and Bad News Promotional 12" single (USA) 1971 3.2 Promotional single (USA) 1971 3.3 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here (USA) 1972 3.4 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here (Germany) 1972 3.5 Single (Germany) 1972 3.6 Streets of London (Holland) 3.7 Single (Holland) 1972 3.8 Single (Italy) 1972 3.9 Music Unlimited [M5] 1973 3.10 Single (Germany) 1975 (reissue) 3.11 Music Unlimited [M5] 1980 3.12 Sensational Sounds of the 70's [M50] 1999 3.13 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 3.14 The Journey [C18] 2006 4.1 Single [S9] 1974 4.2 Streets... [7] 1975 4.3 Dance, Sing or Anything [M10] 1975 4.4 Golden Echoes [M14] 1978 4.5 Songs of London [F1] 1979 4.6 Single [S9] 1980 reissue 4.7 Single [S9] 1981 reissue 4.8 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 4.9 The Singer & the Song [M21] 1989 4.10 We're All Alone [M25] 1989 4.11 Tell it Thru the Song [M27] 1990 Teledisc 4.12 Tell it Thru the Song [M27] 199? BCA 4.13 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 4.14 Acoustic Moods [M31] 1994 4.15 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 4.16 Castle Audio Licensing Sampler [M49] 1998 4.17 I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing [M60] 2002 4.18 Solid Gold Hits [M75] 2004 4.19 The Sound of the 70s [M86] 2007 4.20 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 4.21 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 5.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 5.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney EP [S15] 1977 5.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 5.4 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 6.1 Christy Moore & Friends (Ireland) 1981 7.1 Just Guitars [F5] 1984 With John Williams 8.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 8.2 The Entertainers Box [13] 198? 9.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 10.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 11.1 The Big Gig [F33] 2003 11.2 Show of Hands - On Film [F37] 2004 A cappella with Show of Hands 12.1 Folk Festival [M70] 2004 A cappella with Steve Knightley, Phil Beer, Chris While and Julie Matthews 13.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 With The London Community Gospel Choir 14.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Stuff no more	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Easy CD [R19] 1999
Sugar babe	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990
**Sula grass	Performed in concert
Summer birds are leaving See Caitlin’s Dream (Summer birds are leaving)
Summer come along	1.1 Single [S1] 1969 1.2 Streets of London [C2] 1975 1.3 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 Streets of London [R4] 1981 1.6 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.7 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.8 The Transatlantic Story [M47] 1998 1.9 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 1.10 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.11 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.12 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.13 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Summer girls	1.1 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.2 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992 1.3 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.4 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 1.5 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 1.6 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Brenda's Friends [F16] 1994 3.1 On Stage - Cambridge Folk [M32] 1994 4.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
Summer lightning	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Single [S9] 1974 1.3 Single [S9] 1980 reissue 1.4 Single [S9] 1981 reissue 1.5 Easy CD [R19] 1999 1.6 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.7 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989
**Sun calls the morning	Not yet performed in public
**Sunshine makes shadows	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Suzanne	1.1 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007
Sweet forgiveness see Seeds of Heaven
Sweet girl on my mind	1.1 Single [S16] 1978
Sweet jivin' woman	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
Sweet mystery	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Single [S8] 1974 1.3 Easy CD [R19] 1999 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Stereo Pop Special [M6] 1974 3.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 3.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney EP [S15] 1977 3.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 3.4 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 4.1 20th Cambridge Folk Festival [M20] 1985 5.1 One for Jonah [F36] 2004
Sweet Petulie	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990 2.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
Sylvia	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 2.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 2.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 2.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997
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*Title*	*Source*
**Take a message to Mary	Performed in concert with The GP's
Take it easy	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Single [S8] 1974 1.3 Easy CD [R19] 1999 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Take it easy Instrumental version	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Tammy the tortoise	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.4 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.5 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Tangle of the isles	1.1 Musical Tour of Scotland [F17] 1995
Tap, tap, tap with the hammer	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986
Teacher teacher	1.1 Single [S5] 1972 1.2 Easy CD [R19] 1999
Teacher’s lost voice	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Stories and Songs [F6] 1984 2.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
Tech Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Tents and rides see Bruce
Tequila sunset	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Single [S14] 1977 1.3 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.4 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.5 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.6 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001 1.7 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 3.1 The Journey [C18] 2006
Terminus	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.3 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.4 Streets of London [C16] 2003 1.5 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.6 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 Single [S3] 1970 2.3 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 2.4 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 2.5 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 2.6 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 3.1 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 4.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 5.1 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
**Terry the turtle	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1984
**That'll be the day	Performed in concert
That’ll do Babe	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990 2.1 Acoustic Routes [F13] 1993 2.2 Life in the Folk Lane II [M34] 1994 3.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 4.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
**That'll never happen no more	Performed in concert
That sounds nice	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**The bald headed end of the broom	Performed in concert in the 1960s
The ballad of dancing Doreen aka Dancing Doreen	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998 2.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
The band see The enemy within (The band)
The bells of Rhymney	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006
The big tree see Big tree
**The boll weavil	Performed in concert
The boxer see Another star ascending (The boxer)
The break of the Union	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
The case of Otto Schwarzkopf	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995
**The certain tide	Read by Bob Kingdom on ‘The Boy with a Note’ [18]
The counting song	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986 2.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
**The cuckoo	Performed in concert
The enemy within (The band)	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995
**The eyes of a child	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
The fairground	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.3 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.6 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.7 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.8 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.9 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.10 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.11 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.12 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.13 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.14 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Revisited [C1] 1970 2.2 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 2.3 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 2.4 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007
The ferryman	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998 1.6 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.1 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 3.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999 4.1 Heart of England Volume 2 [F27] 2002 4.2 Heart of England Volumes 1 and 2 [F27] 2002 4.3 Heart of England Volumes 1 and 2 [F27] 2003 4.4 Heart of England Volume 2 "Gold" [F27] 2009 5.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
**The first time	Not yet performed in public
The fly song see Buzz, buzz, buzz (The fly song)
The ghost of Robert Johnson	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
The girl from the hiring fair aka The hiring fair	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.3 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 3.1 The London Show [V2] 2005
The girl on the Jersey ferry	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
**The Golden Vanity	Performed in concert
The hiring fair see The girl from the hiring fair
The Irish girl see Irish girl
The islands	1.1 Musical Tour of Scotland [F17] 1995 1.2 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995
**The Johnson boys	Performed in concert
**The Klan	Performed in concert in the 1960s The first song Ralph wrote
The lamplighter (England 1914) see England 1914
The last farewell	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
The London apprentice	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
The mermaid and the seagull	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 Streets of London [C2] 1975 1.3 Streets of London [C4] 1977 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.5 40 Folk Favourites [M15] 1979 1.6 Streets of London [R4] 1981 1.7 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.8 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.9 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.10 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.11 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.12 Definitive Transatlantic Collection [C13] 1997 1.13 Ralph McTell [R20] 19?? 1.14 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.15 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.16 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.17 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
**Theme for ‘Budgie’	Ralph wrote a theme tune for the London Weekend Television production of ‘Budgie’, starring Adam Faith. It was not accepted.
**Theme tune	Ralph wrote the theme tune for Billy Connolly's 'World Tour of England, Ireland & Wales' TV series [A25]
The money tree	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
The night they drove old Dixie down	1.1 Fairport Convention Cropredy 1980 [F2] 1982
The parrot song see Peter the parrot
**The pigeon song	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, c. 1985
**The plainsman	Performed in concert with Fairport Convention, Cropredy Festival 2002
**The poet's pencil	Performed in concert
**The puddle expert	Written for 'Tickle on the Tum'
**The puppy dog song	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
The rabbit song aka Ruskin the rabbit	1.1 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.2 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
**(There'll be bluebirds over) the white cliffs of Dover	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
The setting	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 Classic Irish Folk [M24] 1989 1.3 The Irish Collection [M26] 1990 1.4 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.5 The Journey [C18] 2006 1.6 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007 1.7 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 1.8 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996 3.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998
**The shepherd’s song	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
**The shock of the new	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
** The sinking of the Reuben James	Performed in concert
**The Skolar's song	Written for a series of television advertisements for Skol lager. An adapted version was released as The winner's song
The slip shod tap room dance See Slip shod tap room dance
The things you wish yourself	1.1 The Best of - Tickle on the Tum [14] 1986 1.2 Single [S27] 1986
**The town I loved so well	Performed in concert
The Wind in the Willows	1.1 The Wind in the Willows [F4] 1983 1.2 Single [S24] 1984 1.3 The Wind in the Willows - The Four Seasons [F42] 2006 1.4 The Wind in the Willows - The Complete First Series [F43] 2007
The winner's song see also The Skolar's song	1.1 Single [S25] 1984
The wino and the mouse See Wino and the mouse
**The young man who wouldn't hoe corn	Performed in concert
Things you wish yourself, The see The things you wish yourself
**This land is your land	Performed in concert
This’ll bring you back	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990
This time of night	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998
Those were the days	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
Throw out a line and dream	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.3 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007
Tickety-boo	1.1 One Night Stand [F24] 1999 1.2 Promotional CD single [P4] 1999
Tickety-boo Instrumental version	1.1 Promotional CD single [P4] 1999 2.1 Guitarist Magazine, January 2000 [M55] 3.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 (hidden track) 3.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 (hidden track)
Tickle on the Tum	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Stories and Songs [F6] 1984 1.2 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
**Tickle Post	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, c. 1985
Tickling the Trout	1.1 National Treasure [21] 2002
**Till the cows come home	Performed in concert in the 1960s
**Times I’ve had	Performed in concert
**Time's poems	This extended Haiku links the five sections of "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Together we'll make it go round See Make it go round
Too tight drag aka Too tight rag	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.3 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.4 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.5 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.6 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.7 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.8 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.9 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009 2.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
To Ramona	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
To the Kentucky miner See Alexei (To the Kentucky miner)
Tous les animaux sont tristes	1.1 Sand in Your Shoes [19] 1995
Town I loved so well, The see The town I loved so well
Traces	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 2.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 2.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 3.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007 4.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Trouble I’m in aka Over and over	1.1 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994
Trousers Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Truckin’ little baby aka Truckin’ lil' baby aka Truckin li'l babe	1.1 Single [S5] 1972 1.2 Easy CD [R19] 1999 2.1 Stereo Pop Special [M6] 1974 3.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988 4.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998
**Two chords	Not yet performed in public
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*Title*	*Source*
**Ukulele lady	Performed with a Jug Band Jug in the mid-1960s
**Umbrella bird	Performed on 'Alphabet Zoo', Granada TV, 1984
Uncle Alf, two turkeys and a piano accordion Reading	1.1 Comfort & Joy [F29] 2002
Unicorn See Unwin the unicorn
Untrue blues	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
Unwin the unicorn aka Unicorn	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.3 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Up	1.1 Promotional CD single [P6] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.3 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.4 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 3.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Up a gum tree see Katie the koala (Up a gum tree)
Van Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Van Nuys, cruise night	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994
Vernon the vulture see Just a little one
Victor the vulture	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.4 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.5 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Vigilante man	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
Viola Lee blues	1.1 The Journey [C18] 2006 Recorded live
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*Title*	*Source*
Wagon on the motorway	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005
Wagstaff the woodpecker	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.3 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Wait until the snow	1.1 My Side of Your Window [3] 1969 1.2 Ralph McTell [C5] 1978 1.3 The Ralph McTell Collection [R2] 1978 1.4 At His Best [C6] 1982 1.5 The Best of Ralph McTell [C9] 1992 1.6 Ralph McTell - The Best of [C11] 1995 1.7 The Best of Ralph McTell [R16] 1997 1.8 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.9 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.10 Singer Songwriter [C15] 2001 1.11 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.12 My Side of Your Window CD [R28] 2007 1.13 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Walk into the morning	1.1 Somewhere Down the Road [24] 2010
**Wally the walrus	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Waltzing Matilda	1.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 1.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 1.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997
Warts Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Water of dreams	1.1 Water of Dreams [10] 1982 1.2 Water of Dreams CD [R23] 2003 1.3 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.1 20th Cambridge Folk Festival [M20] 1985
**Wat Tyler	Co-written with Simon Nicol for Fairport Convention
WC Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Weary one lay down	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
Weather the storm	1.1 Right Side Up [8] 1976 1.2 Weather the Storm [R5] 1982 1.3 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 1.4 Silver Celebration [C10] 1992 1.5 Right Side Up CD [R21] 2001 1.6 The Journey [C18] 2006 2.1 Single [S13] 1976 3.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 3.2 The Entertainers Box [13] 4.1 RTE's Festival Folk - Vol 2 (Ireland) 4.2 The Best of Festival Folk (Ireland) 4.3 Festival of Irish Folk - Vol 2 (USA) 1994 5.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
Weeping willow	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990 2.1 Live at the Town Hall [V1] 1998 3.1 National Treasure [21] 2002 Recorded live
Wembley Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
West See I love driving west
**When are ya coming to court me?	Performed in concert
When did you leave Heaven?	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990 2.1 Songs for Six Strings [L2] 1996
When I was a cowboy	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 2.1 Single [S6] 1972 3.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 3.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 3.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 4.1 Travelling Man [L3] 1999
When love has gone	1.1 Red Sky [20] 2000 1.2 Red Sky [R24] 2005 1.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
When Santa got stuck up the chimney	1.1 Tickle on the Tum - Series One [F50] 2010
**When the saints go marching in	Performed in concert
When they were young	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007 1.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
When you’ve got a good friend	1.1 Stealin' Back [17] 1990
**Where will the baby's dimple be?	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
White dress	1.1 Slide Away the Screen [9] 1979 2.1 Love Grows [R7] 1982 2.2 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994 2.3 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 3.1 Fairport Convention Reunion 1981 [F3] 1982 3.2 Live at Broughton Castle 1981 [F3] 1993 4.1 Fairport Home Video [F7] 1985 5.1 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 6.1 Cropredy - The Best and the Guests [F30] 2002 7.1 Swarb! [F34] 2003 7.2 D is for Duo [F34] 2003
Whitgift Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
**Whose hands are these	Lyrics in "Time's Poems - The Song Lyrics of Ralph McTell" [B4]
**Why can't we meet	Ralph used this tune for Let me fly or let me fall
**Why me	Not yet performed in public
**Willie Wok	Performed on ‘Tickle on the Tum’, Granada TV, 1986
Willoughby’s farm	1.1 Eight Frames a Second [1] 1968 1.2 The Contemporary Guitar Sampler [M2] 1969 1.3 Electric Muse [M8] 1975 1.4 The Ralph McTell Collection [C3] 1976 1.5 40 Folk Favourites [M15] 1979 1.6 Contemporary Folk Guitar [M17] 1982 1.7 The Transatlantic Contemporary Guitar Album [M18] 1982 1.8 Best of British Folk [M28] 1992 1.9 The Best of British Folk [M33] 1994 1.10 The Folk Box [M38] 1995 1.11 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.12 Best of Folk [M48] 1998 1.13 The Transatlantic Story [M47] 1999 1.14 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.15 The Story of Transatlantic Records [M66] 2003 1.16 Streets of London - The Best of Ralph McTell [C17] 2006 1.17 Eight Frames a Second CD [R26] 2007 1.18 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
**Willowy garden	Performed in concert
**Will the circle be unbroken?	Performed in concert
Will ye go	1.1 Musical Tour of Scotland [F17] 1995
Wind in the Willows, The see The Wind in the Willows
**Winin' boy blues	Performed in concert
Winners see The winner's song
Winnie’s rag	1.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 1.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney EP [S15] 1977 1.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 1.4 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997
Wino and the mouse	1.1 Spiral Staircase [2] 1969 1.2 The Contemporary Guitar Sampler [M2] 1969 1.3 The Transatlantic Contemporary Guitar Album [M18] 1982 1.4 The Streets of London [R10] 1990 1.5 Spiral Staircase CD [R14] 1996 1.6 Spiral Staircase - Classic Songs [C12] 1997 1.7 The Best of Ralph McTell [C14] 2000 1.8 Spiral Staircase CD [R27] 2007 1.9 The Essential Ralph McTell [C21] 2009
Wish I could pray aka Sometimes I wish I could pray	1.1 Slide Away the Screen CD [R12] 1994
**Wish I was the banjo player	Not yet performed in public
Wonderful country (A proposition of prepositions)	1.1 The Boy with a Note [18] 1992 1.2 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 Giving People Choices [F14] 1993 3.1 McTell on The Mall [V3] 2008
Woods Poem	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007 This poem also features in In the woods
Words I couldn’t say	1.1 Bridge of Sighs [15] 1986 1.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.3 Bridge of Sighs CD [R25] 2007 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Working on the railroad	1.1 Blue Skies Black Heroes [16] 1988
**Worried man blues	One of Ralph’s earliest public performances
Would I lie to you aka (Hey babe) Would I lie to you	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Single [S11] 1975 1.3 Easy CD [R19] 1999 1.4 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010 2.1 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 3.1 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 3.2 The Journey [C18] 2006
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*Title*	*Source*
X-ray fish	1.1 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.3 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.4 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
*Yip the yellowhammer aka* Learning left from right	Performed on ‘Alphabet Zoo’, Granada TV, 1984
Yootha's song	1.1 Super Gran [F8] 1985 Duet with Billy Connolly
You got to change your mind	1.1 Gates of Eden [22] 2006
**You got to go down	Performed in concert
You make me feel good	1.1 Streets... [7] 1975 1.2 A Collection of His Love Songs [C8] 1989 1.3 Streets... CD [R13] 1995 1.4 The Definitive Collection [C19] 2007 1.5 Affairs of the Heart [C22] 2010
Young man who wouldn't hoe corn, The see The young man who wouldn't hoe corn
**You're gonna quit me	Performed at Wizz Jones's 65th birthday concert, 2004 Duet with Wizz Jones
**You say you love me	Not yet performed in public
You well-meaning brought me here	1.1 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [4] 1971 1.2 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here [R1] 1975 1.3 1971-72 [R3] 1981 1.4 The Ferryman [R9] 1987 1.5 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here CD [R17] 1998
You’ve got a friend	1.1 At the End of a Perfect Day [13] 1985 1.2 The Entertainers Box [13]
Yuri the yak	1.1 Songs from Alphabet Zoo [11] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.3 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.4 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.5 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Zig zag line	1.1 Easy [6] 1974 1.2 Easy CD [R19] 1999 1.3 Streets of London and Other Story Songs [C20] 2009 2.1 Stereo Pop Special [M6] 1974
Zimmerman blues	1.1 Not Till Tomorrow [5] 1972 1.2 Not Till Tomorrow CD [R18] 1998 2.1 Single [S7] 1972 2.2 The Very Best of Ralph McTell [C7] 1988 3.1 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [L1] 1977 3.2 Ralph, Albert & Sydney [R6] 1982 3.3 Ralph, Albert & Sydney CD [R15] 1997 4.1 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1991 4.2 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 1996 4.3 Saturday Rolling Around [F11] 2001 4.4 Saturday Rolling Around [F41] 2006 5.1 The London Show [V2] 2005 6.1 The Journey - Selected Tracks [P7] 2006 6.2 The Journey [C18] 2006
Zippo Reading	1.1 As Far As I Can Tell [23] 2007
Zoe the zebra	1.1 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984 1.3 The Complete Alphabet Zoo [R11] 1993 1.4 Alphabet Zoo [R22] 2001
Zoo zoo zoo	1.1 Best of Alphabet Zoo [12] 1983 1.2 Best of Alphabet Zoo [R8] 1984
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"First and Last Songs" aims to provide a comprehensive listing of songs and tunes that Ralph McTell has written or performed.
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