Boil the Cabbage is an excellent tune for beginners and is well known because of that. In addition, Garrisson Keilor sings words to it sometimes on Prarie Home Companion. He sings, "Boil the cabbage down boys, boil the cabbage down. The only song I ever did learn was boil the cabbage down."

Boil the Cabbage, straight melody

Boil the Cabbage, variation 1

Boil the Cabbage, variation 2

Boil the Cabbage, advanced variation