Cave Ballads

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Above and Below, Joe O'Connell, 2023
Ain't no Caves, John Harah, 2000
Almost Perfect (But the String Broke), Russ "Caveboy" Carter, 1991
Another Tight Hole, Ken Anderson, 1988
As Long As We Reach Together, Dale Barnard, 2004
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B
Back Underground Again in Indiana, Paul Michael Ash, 2007
The Ballad of Emily, Randy Boyd, 1991
The Ballad of Edd, L. Allen Bear, 2011
The Ballad of Jim White, Dave Brumbaugh, 2017
Bangin' Bill, Dangerous Dick and the Duckbusters, 2005
Bedroom Caver, Randy Boyd, 1989
Best Game in Town, Andy McKinnon, 2022
Beta, Daphna El-Roy, 2015
Beyond the Lost Waterfall, Marian McConnell, 2005
Bill's So Mad, Russ "Caveboy" Carter, 1991
Bloerandgoer, Frank McDonough, 2015
Bonny & Clyde & Floyd Collins, by Frank McDonough, 2016
Born to Cave Wild, Dan McConnell, 2000
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C
Can't Use My Cave, Dawn Marie Burow, 1988
Carbide, Brumbaugh, 2015
Cave Again, John Harah, 2000
Cave Cheve, Leigh Ann Davis, 2004
Cave Girl, Pooch Amy, 1988
Cave Robber's Lament, Andrew Howe, 2002
Cave Trippin', Melissa Horn, 2017
Caver Love, Al Ogden, 2015
Caver Time, Dave Brumbaugh, 2014
Caver to the Core/Horne Lake Hornpipe, Dangerous Dick and the Duckbusters, 2005
Cavers of the World, Andy Armstong, 2022
Cavers Heaven, Marian McConnell, 2022
Cave Valley Road, Shultheis family, 2008
Caverman Blues, Al Ogden, 2015
A Caver's Advice, Sue Aughey,2005
A Caver's Life, Marian McConnell,2009
The Caver's Complaint, Dangerous Dick and the Duckbusters, 2004
Caver's Dilemma, Steve Boehm, 2005
A Caver's Question, Dangerous Dick and the Duckbusters, 2004
Cavers' Hymn, G. Frederick Stork, 1988
Cavers Moving Underground, Al Ogden, 2015
Cavers of the World, Andy Armstrong, 2022
Caver's Waltz, Randy Boyd, 1991
Caving, by Batsy Cline, Sherrye Dobrin, 2000
Caving in Space, Marian McConnell, 2003
Cavin' Fever, Randy Boyd, guitar & harmony by Clay Patrick, 1989
Cavin' In the Guads For Eternity, Donna Anderson, 1988
Caving Blues, Curt Harler and Gary Nelson, 2008
Caving Politicians, Nick Noe, 1975
Chocolate Covered Carbide, Dan Welling, 1975
Claustrophobia, Madrat Cavers, 2011
Click Goes the Gear, Doug Bradford (performed by Dangerous Dick & the Duckbusters), 2007
Climbin' Up The Ladder, Andy "Karst" McKinnon, 2018
The Cold Hole of High Bridge, Mary Andersen, 1991
Collins Dream, Gary Nelson, 2007
Colorado Cavin', Madrat Cavers, 2011
Come Cave with Me, Frank McDonough, 2012
Contact Zone, The, Frank McDonough, 2019
Cover of the NSS News, John Rosenfeld, w/Pete Carter, 2023
Cristal Ballroom, Marian McConnell, 1997
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D
Dang You, Dangerous Dick, Steve Boehm, 2008
Dark Serenity, Nick Noe, 1975
Death Canyon, Dan McConnell, 1997
Deep Where They Go, Frank McDonough, 2005
Devil's Pinch, Derek Bill, 2006
Diggin' at this Crack (Wasting Time), Kenneth Storey, 2014
Dilapidated Caving Equipment Blues, Dave Hopf, 2017
Dirtboy Called Tom Spina, Russ "Caveboy" Carter, 1991
Dirty Rock, Randy Boyd, guitary and harmony by Clay Patrick, 1989
Down Below, George Lilly, 2007
Down in the Hole, Jacqueline Payne, 2007
Dreaming of Mexico, James DeForest, 2014
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E
Echos of the Cave, Pooch Amy, 1988
Everything I Love, Dave Collings, 2001
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F
5 Short Hours, Dan McConnell, 2004
Flat Tops Tan, Mike Frazier, 2022
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G
Give My Gear to Rose, Glenn and Martha Mills, 2004
Goin' Cavin', Andy McKinnon, 2021
Gotta Get Back to a Cave, by Al Odgen, 2016
The Great Karst State of Arkansas, Don Toole, 1991
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H
Her Father's Worst Nightmare, Marian McConnell, 2001
Hollow Hills, Barb MacLeod, 1974
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I
I am Dark, I am Deep, Marian McConnell, 2001
I Am a Caver, Dan Welling, 1975
I Am Not Dead, Paul Rowley, 1975
I Don't Want It Going Around, Frank McDonough, 2015
I Love the Cave Holes, Dave Brumbaugh, 2023
I Was Dead, Andy McKinnon, 2023
(I'm Just a) Caving Man, by Al Ogden, 2016
In the Dark In Aardvark, by Catherine Bishop, 2019
It's Amazing, Frank McDonough, 2022
I've Never Been to Kentucky, Dale Pate & Jocie Hopper, 1982
I've Been Everywhere, Scott Bauer, 2008
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J
Jim Peck's Song, Alan Williams, 1977
Just Caves, Mio Kitano, 2022
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K
Kentucky Fried Cavin' Man, Dangerous Dick and the Duckbusters, 2006
Kentucky Memories, Catherine Bishop, 2014
Knee Deep, Jack Spittler, 1975
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L
Last Part of the Journey, Valerie Howell, 2014
Long May You Run, Nick Noe, 2007
Legends of Murder Hole, Marian McConnell, 2002
Let the Cave Keep A'Goin, by Al Ogden, 2016
Locomotivebreath, Russ "Caveboy" Carter, 1991
Lost in the Darkness, Al Ogden, 2015
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M
Mad Rat Cavers, Mike Frazier, 2022
MadRat Cavers, Madrat Cavers, 2011
Maglite Reggae, Howard Hurtt, 2010 with Rudolfo Gonzales-Luna
Mail Order Cave, Randy Boyd, 1989
Mammoth Connection, Sherrye Dobrin, 2001
Mama Don't Allow, Dangerous Dick and the Duckbusters, 2007
Mama Don't Allow, Dawn Marie Burow, 1988
Mapping, Russ "Caveboy" Carter & Quiet Dave Collings, 1991
Marion Smith Song, The, Bob Alderson, 2019
Master of Disaster, Steve Boehm and Philip Moss, 2007
Mayacon Theme Song, Marian McConnell, with performance by Dan McConnell and Steve Langston, 2012
Mole in a Hole, Dangerous Dick and the Duckbusters, 2004
Money for Somethin', Kristen Taylor, 2013
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N
Never Go Caving, Jan Conn, 1999
NSS Convention, Mike Frazier, 2001
1908 Fayette County Cave Disaster, Gary Nelson, 2007
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O
Ode to Carbide Rae Nadler-Olenick and Barb MacLeod, 2005
Old Stoney Caverns, Warren Hoemann, 1983
On the Rope Again, ank Reid, 1983
On Rope Again, Dave Brumbaugh, 2021
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P
Packet of Pellets, Paul Ash, 1975
The Packrat Song, Dangerous Dick and the Duckbusters, 2006
Pigeon Mountain Breakdown, Sue Aughey and Glenn Mills, 2005
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Q
Quintessential Cave, Andrew "Karst" McKinnon, 2019

R
The Rain Falls Cold In Wyoming, Doug Bradford, 1988
Randolf County, Gary Nelson, 2008
Ridge Walkin' Fever, Frank McDonough, 2004
Ridgewalkin' Fever Unplugged, Frank McDonough, 2007
Road Cut Thru Time, Don Toole, 1991
Rocks Complete Me, Melissa Horn, 2021
Rocky Road of Mexico, Dale Pate, 1982
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S
Saltpetre Man, Dave Collings and Russ Carter, 2011
Scoop Em, Mike Frazier, 2007
Shavers Mountain Cave Project Blues, Doug McCarty, 2005
Sixteen Caves, Albert Ogden, 2017
So You Wanna Love a Caver, Jamie Wymer, 2019
Solutional Nightmare, Derek Bill, 1991
Somebody Somewhere, Sometime: An OTR Anthem, Ken "Harney" Harnage, 2003
Something in the Cave Water, Al Ogden, 2015
A Sonata for a Caver, Al Ogden, 2015
The Song of the Cave, Dale Pate & Jocie Hopper, 1982
Staying Alive, Mike Frazier, 2022
Steele'n, by David and Danny Brumbaugh
Summer Wine, Donna Anderson, 1988
Swangin', Dawn Marie Burow, 1988
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T
Take a Load Off Me, Albert Ogden, 2017
That Dancing Bat, Frank McDonough, 2014
This Old Caving Helmet of Mine, Dangerous Dick and the Dustbusters, 2005
Those Were the Days, Donna Anderson, 1988
Time Doesn't Matter, Tom Shirrell, 2004 Together, Tim Lewis, Paul Aughey, and Mike Carter, 2003
Tinkerman, Marian McConnell, 1996
To Turn Off the Night, Dale Pate and Peter Sprouse, 1988
Torn & Frayed (Cave Suit), Andy Armstrong, 2023
Trollo Consente, Frank McDonough, 2006
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U
Gypsy Underground Grotto Song, Randy Waslien, Evelyn Townsend, and Kristen Nielsen, 2002
Underground Again, Frank McDonough, 2013
Underground Bound, Kristen Taylor, 2014
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V
Vendor's Row, Marian and Dan McConnell, 2000
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W
Was It a Hard Cave, Bob Alderson, 2022
Wayward Traveler, Nik Spears, 2008
A Wedding Song for Cavers, Al Ogden, 2015
We Live on Hollowed Ground, Marian McConnell, 2004
What Shall We Do with a Drunken Caver?, Country Jack and the Flesh, 1975
When Bill Balfour Belayed Me, Russ "Caveboy" Carter, 1991
Where Can I Go?, Doug Bradford, 1988
Why Mommy?, G. Frederick Stork, 1988
Why Why Whitenose, Marian McConnell, 2010
Wild Caver, Doug Bradford, 1983
Wonders from Under the Ground, Marian McConnell, 1999
Won't Somebody Have Mercy On Me, Frank McDonough, 2019
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