1. Song in My Pocket: Songs. San Francisco, CA: California Labor School, copyright 1954. 16 pp. foreword by Pete Seeger; cover design and illustration by the San Francisco Graphic Arts Workshop.

--- Sing Along, p. 3 --- Free Enterprise, p. 4 --- Jailhouse Door, p. 5 --- I'm Too Dumb, p. 6 --- You're Crazy, p. 7 --- Bury Me in My Overalls, p. 8 --- The Bankers and the Diplomats, p. 9 --- No House, p. 10 --- Bring Flowers, p. 11 --- Mommy's Girl, p. 12 --- Put On Your Hat, p. 13 --- When Papa Plays Accordion, p. 14 --- Move Over, p. 15 --- Birthday Hallelu, p. 16

 
2. Tweedles and Foodles for Young Noodles: Children's Songs. Berkeley, CA: Schroder Music Company, copyright 1961. 26 pp. introductory words by Malvina Reynolds; illustrations by Jodi Robbin; piano arrangements by Claire Shallit.

--- Magical Food, pp. 1-2 --- Jennie Fell Down, pp. 3-4 --- I Live in a City, pp. 5-6 --- Rabbits Dance, pp. 7-8 --- The Pets, pp. 9-10 --- Little Boat, pp. 11-12 --- Star Flower, p. 13 --- Says the Bee, p. 14 --- Don't Bother Me, pp. 15-16 --- I Went A-Gathering, pp. 17-18 --- Everybody Says, pp. 19-20 --- To-Ro March, pp. 21-22 --- Place to Be, pp. 23-24 --- Mommy's Girl, pp. 25-26

 
3. Little Boxes and Other Handmade Songs. New York: Oak Publications, copyright 1964. 95 pp. introductory words by Malvina Reynolds; illustrations by Jodi Robbin; cover design and page layout by Ethel Raim; music edited by Jerry Silverman.

--- Magic Penny, pp. 8-9 --- Bury Me in My Overalls, pp. 10-11 --- There'll Come a Time, pp. 12-13 --- Let It Be, pp. 14-15 --- Battle of Maxton Field, pp. 16-17 --- Faucets Are Dripping, pp. 18-19 --- Billy Boy, p. 20 --- Rand Hymn, p. 21 --- Andorra, pp. 22-23 --- We Hate to See Them Go, pp. 24-25 --- Bring Flowers, pp. 26-27 --- Little Boxes, pp. 28-29 --- The Desert, p. 30 --- Sausalito Fire, p. 31 --- Quiet, p. 32 --- Temptation, p. 33 --- Oh, Doctor, pp. 34-35 --- Let Us Come In, pp. 36-37 --- Pied Piper, pp. 38-39 --- Little Land, p. 40 --- The Emperor's Nightingale, pp. 41-43 --- Nobody, pp. 44-47 --- What Have They Done to the Rain?, pp. 48-49 --- From Way Up Here, pp. 50-51 --- Dialectic, pp. 52-53 --- Turn Around, p. 54 --- I Wish You Were Here, p. 55 --- Do Something Wrong, p. 56 --- Somewhere Between, p. 57 --- This World, pp. 58-59 --- Patchwork of Dreams, pp. 60-61 --- The Little Mermaid, pp. 62-63 --- We Don't Need the Men, pp. 64-65 --- Alone, pp. 66-67 --- Don't Talk to Me of Love, pp. 68-69 --- The Moment, p. 70 --- Sing Along, p. 71 --- Where Is the Little Street?, pp. 72-73 --- Sally Don't You Grieve, p. 74 --- The Miracle, p. 75 --- You Can't Make a Turtle Come Out, p. 76 --- Upside Down, p. 77 --- Preedle Proddle, p. 78 --- Place to Be, p. 79 --- The Pets, pp. 80-81 --- One of the Family, p. 82 --- Morningtown Ride, p. 83 --- Johnny Built a House, pp. 84-85 --- In Bethlehem, pp. 86-87 --- I Live in a City, p. 88 --- Eight Candles, p. 89 --- Count Ten, pp. 90-91 --- Black Horse, pp. 92-93

 
4. The Muse of Parker Street. New York: Oak Publications, copyright 1967. 96 pp. foreword by Malvina Reynolds; illustrations by Jodi Robbin; music editor and scribe, Claire Shallit.

--- Born in the Town, pp. 10-11 --- Singin Jesus, pp. 12-13 --- The Money Crop, p. 13 --- The Delinquent, pp. 14-15 --- Run, Run, the Tree Is Falling, pp. 16-17 --- The Falling of the Tree, pp. 18-19 --- The Lambeth Children O, pp. 20-21 --- Ring Like a Bell, p. 22 --- God Bless the Grass, p. 23 --- I Believe, pp. 24-25 --- This House Is Your House, p. 25 --- The Man Says Jump, p. 26 --- No Hole in My Head, p. 27 --- Bitter Rain, pp. 28-29 --- A Short History of Warfare, p. 29 --- The Devil's Baptizin, pp. 30-31 --- I Don't Mind Failing, p. 32 --- The Highway, p. 33 --- We Can Stop Here, p. 34 --- The New Restaurant, p. 35 --- The Cement Octopus, pp. 36-37 --- The Day the Freeway Froze, pp. 38-39 --- Seventy Miles, pp. 40-41 --- I Don't Understand, p. 41 --- It Isn't Nice, pp. 42-43 --- What's Goin On Down There, pp. 44-45 --- The Little Red Hen, pp. 46-47 --- The Boy Salutes, p. 48 --- Jail House Buddy, p. 49 --- Rail Birds, pp. 50-51 --- Don't Push Me, p. 52 --- They've Got Everything, p. 53 --- The Bloody Neat, p. 54 --- Money Blues, p. 55 --- Where Did My Money Go?, pp. 56-57 --- Mrs. Clara Sullivan's Letter, pp. 58-59 --- I Lived Through This Day, pp. 60-61 --- Sleep, Come On By, p. 62 --- A White and Orange Aeroplane, p. 63 --- Red Bird, pp. 64-65 --- Jeannie, p. 65 --- The Tour of the Irish Fusiliers, pp. 66-67 --- Shaggy Baggy Man, p. 68 --- I Don't Care About You, p. 69 --- Uneasy Dreams, p. 70 --- Say Something Nice, p. 71 --- The Corners of Your Mind, pp. 72-73 --- This Dream I Have, p. 73 --- The Soul of an Onion, p. 74 --- Never Argue with a Bee, p. 75 --- The Good Ship O'Connor, pp. 76-77 --- Down to Hanson's, pp. 78-79 --- Jenny Appleseed, pp. 80-81 --- All Over Everything, p. 82 --- Little Kids, p. 83 --- Judy's Song, pp. 84-85 --- Inscriptions on a Ginger Jar (poems), pp. 86-93

 
5. Cheerful Tunes for Lutes and Spoons: Youngish Songs. Berkeley, CA: Schroder Music Company, copyright 1970. 42 pp. introductory words by Malvina Reynolds; illustrations by Jodi Robbin; piano arrangements by Claire Shallit.

--- Griddle Cakes, p. 1 --- All Over Everything, pp. 2-3 --- Magic Penny, pp. 4-5 --- Beetle Bottle Bush, pp. 6-7 --- Magical Song, pp. 8-9 --- Black Horse, pp. 10-11 --- Little Birds, pp. 12-13 --- What Time Is It?, pp. 14-15 --- Let It Be, pp. 16-17 --- Wheels, pp. 18-19 --- You Can't Make a Turtle Come Out, pp. 20-21 --- Don't Drop the Box, pp. 22-23 --- Johnny Built a House, pp. 24-25 --- The Girls from the Oyster House, pp. 26-27 --- Kennebunkport, pp. 28-29 --- Let Us Come In, pp. 30-31 --- I've Got a Song, pp. 32-33 --- Early in the Morning, p. 34 --- Many Colors, p. 35 --- When Papa Plays Accordion, pp. 36-37 --- Artichokes, p. 38 --- Non-Ads, p. 39 --- Funny Bug Basin, pp. 40-41

 
6. The Malvina Reynolds Songbook. Berkeley, CA: Schroder Music Company, 1974. 96 pp. 2nd enl. ed., 1974, 104 pp.; 3rd ed., 1974, 103 pp.; 4th rev. enl. ed., 1984, 112 pp. illustrations by Emmy Lou Packard; book design by Ruth Burnstein; cover photo by Alejandro Stuart; music edited by William Newman.

4th rev. enl. ed.: --- The Albatross, pp. 4-5 --- Backyard Blues, pp. 6-7 --- The Ballad of Robban's First Ride, pp. 8-9 --- The Battle of Maxton Field, pp. 10-11 --- Bury Me in My Overalls, pp. 12-13 --- The Cement Octopus, pp. 14-15 --- The Bloody Neat, p. 16 --- Daddy's in the Jail, p. 17 --- The Day the Freeway Froze, pp. 18-19 --- The Desert, pp. 20-21 --- The Devil's Baptizin, pp. 22-23 --- Dialectic, pp. 24-25 --- The Emperor's Nightingale, pp. 26-27 --- Fantastic Man, p. 28 --- God Bless the Grass, p. 29 --- The Faucets Are Dripping, pp. 30-31 --- The Fragile Sea, pp. 32-33 --- From Way Up Here, pp. 34-35 --- Green Shadows, pp. 36-37 --- I Don't Have Anything, p. 38 --- I Wish You Were Here, p. 39 --- It Isn't Nice, p. 40 --- Let It Be, p. 41 --- Let Them Eat Cake, pp. 42-43 --- Little Boxes, pp. 44-45 --- The Little Red Hen, pp. 46-47 --- The Money Crop, pp. 48-49 --- Magic Penny, p. 50 --- Mrs. Clara Sullivan's Letter, p. 51 --- The New Restaurant, p. 52 --- No Hole in My Head, p. 53 --- No Room, pp. 54-55 --- On the Rim of the World, pp. 56-57 --- The Pied Piper, pp. 58-59 --- Quiet, pp. 60-61 --- Morningtown Ride, p. 62 --- Rand Hymn, p. 63 --- Rosie Jane, pp. 64-65 --- Singin Jesus, pp. 66-67 --- Skagit Valley Forever, pp. 68-69 --- Somewhere Between, pp. 70-71 --- There'll Come a Time, pp. 72-73 --- There's a Bottom Below, p. 74 --- This House Is Your House, p. 75 --- This World, p. 76 --- Tokyo Farewell, p. 77 --- Tungsten, pp. 78-79 --- Turn Around, pp. 80-81 --- Uneasy Dreams, p. 82 --- The Walker Outside, p. 83 --- We Can Stop Here, pp. 84-85 --- We Hate to See Them Go, pp. 86-87 --- The Whale, pp. 88-89 --- What Have They Done to the Rain, p. 90 --- Wheels, p. 91 --- World Gone Beautiful, pp. 92-93 --- You'll Be a Man, pp. 94-95 --- If You Love Me, p. 96 --- Look on the Sunny Side, p. 97 --- Carolina Cotton Mill Song, pp. 98-99 --- The Little Mouse, pp. 100-101 --- Mario's Duck, pp. 102-103 --- Patchwork of Dreams, pp. 104-105 --- We Don't Need the Men, pp. 106-107 --- World in Their Pocket, pp. 108-109 --- The Last Time, p. 110 --- I Cannot Sleep, p. 111

 
7. There's Music in the Air: Songs for the Middle-Young. Berkeley, CA: Schroder Music Company, copyright 1976. 95 pp. introductory words by Malvina Reynolds; illustrations by Elly Simmons; book design by Ruth Burnstein; music edited by Janet Smith; consultant, Muriel Smock-Miller.

--- The Alameda Mountains, pp. 6-7 --- Artichokes, pp. 8-9 --- All Over Everything, p. 10 --- Everybody Says, p. 11 --- Black Horse, pp. 12-13 --- The Desert, pp. 14-15 --- Don't Push Me, pp. 16-17 --- Eight Candles, pp. 18-19 --- The Faucets Are Dripping, pp. 20-21 --- From Way Up Here, pp. 22-23 --- Galaxy, pp. 24-25 --- Early in the Morning, p. 26 --- God Bless the Grass, p. 27 --- Green Shadows, p. 28 --- Griddle Cakes, p. 29 --- I Live in a City, pp. 30-31 --- If You Love Me, pp. 32-33 --- If You Want a Friend, p. 34 --- It's Up to You, p. 35 --- I've Got a Song, pp. 36-37 --- Jenny Appleseed, pp. 38-39 --- Johnny Built a House, pp. 40-41 --- Kennebunkport, pp. 42-43 --- The Lambeth Children, p. 44 --- Magical Song, p. 45 --- Let It Be, pp. 46-47 --- Let Us Come In, pp. 48-49 --- Little Boxes, pp. 50-51 --- Magic Penny, pp. 52-53 --- Morningtown Ride, pp. 54 --- Never Argue with a Bee, p. 55 --- My Street, pp. 56-57 --- Never Touch a Singing Bird, pp. 58-59 --- The New Restaurant, pp. 60-61 --- Non-Ads, pp. 62-63 --- Nothing to Say, p. 64 --- Place to Be, p. 65 --- The Pets, pp. 66-67 --- Pea Soup Song of Billings, Montana, pp. 68-69 --- Preedle Proddle, p. 70 --- The Rigatoni Song, p. 71 --- Quiet, pp. 72-73 --- Ring Like a Bell, pp. 74-75 --- Run, Run the Tree Is Falling, pp. 76-77 --- Skagit Valley, pp. 78-79 --- Sweet Stuff, p. 80 --- There's Music in the Air, p. 81 --- There'll Come a Time, pp. 82-83 --- Turn Around, p. 84 --- Timing Nancy's Nap, p. 85 --- The Whale, pp. 86-87 --- What Have They Done to the Rain?, pp. 88-89 --- What Time Is It?, pp. 90-91 --- Wheels, pp. 92-93 --- You Can't Make a Turtle Come Out, pp. 94-95

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