1. Green, Green Rocky Road 17 votes, 2 stars
  2. Matthew Mark Luke and John 13 votes and 4 stars (4 stars got this one 2nd place over #3)
  3. Drill Ye Tarriers 14 votes, no stars
  4. Ghost Riders In the Sky 11 votes, 2 stars
  5. Tumbalalaika 10 votes, 6 stars (same as #2 & #3 – stars pull rank when there are a lot of them.)
  6. Bargemen 11 votes, no stars
  7. Shinada (The Dine corn honor song) 9 votes, 2 stars
  8. Dark Brown is the river 9 votes, no stars
  9. Tie 8 votes, no stars:
    — Traveling Candyman
    — Back of the Bus
    — Follow the Drinking Gourd
  10. Margery, the Black Sow 7 votes, 1 star

Only 2 rounds made it onto this year’s Albany list. Green Green Rocky Road is a beautiful Southern song I learned from Utah Phillips, who learned it from Blind Lemon Jefferson. There are lots of “Maverick Stanzas” which show up in other songs from the Southern part of the U.S.