Table of contents : Introduction Contents I. Animal Tales II. Animal Rhymes III. Memories of Slavery IV. Sometimes in the Mind V. God, Man and the Devil VI. Do You Call That a Preacher? VII. Ghost Stories VIII. Black Magic and Chance IX. On the Levee X. Amen Corner XI. Spirituals XII. Gospel Songs XIII. Pastime Rhymes XIV. Ballads XV. Blues XVI. Work Songs XVII. Street Cries XVIII. Playsongs and Games XIX. The Jazz Folk XX. Harlem Jive XXI. The "Problem" XXII. Songs in the Folk Manner XXIII. Poetry in the Folk Manner XXIV. Prose in the Folk Manner