"The Folk Singer" is a song written by Merle Kilgore and performed by Tommy Roe.
It reached number 4 in the United Kingdom, number 20 in Australia,[1] number 34 in Canada, and number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.
[2] It was later featured on his 1966 album, Sweet Pea.
[3] The song was produced by Felton Jarvis.
[4] This 1960s single-related article is a stub.