Folk Songs

What they have to say..

A narrative song that uses traditional melodies to speak on a particular topic Which usually address social and political issues such as work, war, and popular opinion.
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What Mr. Dictionary has to say?

A song belonging to the folk music of a people or area, often existing in several versions or with regional variations.

What Mr.Wikipedia has to offer..

Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: a) as music transmitted by mouth, b)as music of the lower classes, c) as music with unknown composers. One meaning often given is that of old songs, with no known composers; another is music that has been transmitted and evolved by a process of oral transmission or performed by custom over a long period of time.

A narrative song that uses traditional melody.

A song belonging to the folk music of people.

FOLK SONGS

- A music that transmitted by mouth. - a music of lower class. - A music with unknown composers.

Address social and political issues such as work, war and popular opinion.