Burl Ives Sings... For Fun

Burl Ives Sings... For Fun is a 1956 album by American folk singer Burl Ives.

Burl Ives Sings... For Fun
Studio album Album Set by Burl Ives
Released	1956
Genre	Folk
Length	30:54
Label	Decca
Burl Ives chronology
Burl Ives Sings In the Quiet of the Night (1956) Burl Ives Sings... For Fun (1956) Children's Favorites (1956)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Bruce Eder wrote of the album: "The mood is lighthearted, but it's not all wafting innocuous melodies, as "Goober Peas" calls up some serious echoes."^[1]

Track listing

Side	Track	Song Title	Length
1.	1.	The Fox	2:08
1.	2.	The Three Jolly Huntsmen	2:52
1.	3.	The Erie Canal	1:37
1.	4.	My Good Old Man	3:11
1.	5.	Old Dan Tucker	1:14
1.	6.	Wooly Boogie Bee	1:42
1.	7.	Blue Tail Fly	2:02
2.	1.	The Boll Weevil	1:35
2.	2.	Let's Go Hunting	2:28
2.	3.	Goober Peas	2:29
2.	4.	Aunt Rhody	1:13
2.	5.	Killigrew's Soiree	3:14
2.	6.	Big Rock Candy Mountain	2:39
2.	7.	I'm Goin' Down the Road (with The Andrews Sisters and Vic Schoen's Orchestra)	2:32