If I Die in Arkansas — "If I die in Arkansas (x2), Ship my body to my mother-in-law." "If my mother re… In Eighteen-Forty-Nine — "When I came to this country in 1849, I saw many a true love, but I never saw m… The Irish Family — Singer describes his family: "Me father had a horse/And me mother she'd a mare.… The Irishman's Farewell to his Country (The Shamrock Shore IV) — Farewell, dear Erin's native shore, For here I cannot stay." The singer is leav… The Island Unknown — Singer has led a reckless life; leaving home, he joins the US Navy. His ship is… The Isle of Man Shore (The Quay of Dundocken; The Desolate Widow) — The singer and her family set out for Liverpool. A storm strikes; the passenger… James Magee (McKee) — The singer, sentenced to New South Wales, gives his name as James Magee. An orp… Jesse James (III) — Jesse's home life is described: "His mother she was elderly; his father was a p… Jim Haggerty's Story — The speaker and his companion go down to town, where the companion will confron… Jim and Me — Singer says that he and his old friend Jim used to be sinners, smokers and drin…