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Public Domain Songs List of 76

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IMPORTANT: This list is based on USA Copyright Law and is intended only as a help in researching public domain materials. This list is NOT sufficient documentation that music is in the Public Domain. To prove public domain status in the USA, you MUST find a published copy of the song with a copyright date of 1922 or earlier. Our PD Sheet Music Reprints are exact reprints of books and sheet music published in 1922 or earlier and include music, lyrics, and complete original copyright information. Some of these songs may not be PD in countries other than the USA.

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	Title	V=Verse   C=Chorus   N=Note   P=Production   w=Words   m=Music	1 - 3   $5 each 4 up   $4 each
	Habanera - Carmen Traditional	Bizet	PD Reprint
	Hail Columbia Patriotic	1798 - m. Joseph Hopkinson, w. Philip Phile (Pfeil) V - Hail, Columbia, Happy land! Hail ye heroes! Heav'n born band! C - Firm united, let us be, Rallying round our liberty;	PD Reprint
	Hail Hail the Gang's All Here Popular Song	1908 - m. Theodore F. Morse, Arthur Sullivan, w. D.A. Esrom	PD Reprint
	Hail to the Chief Patriotic	1812 - m. James Sanderson, w. Sir Walter Scott V - Hail to the chief who in triumph advances! Honor'd and bless'd be the evergreen Pine! N - Official Song of the President of the United States, PD Lyrics from "The Lady of the Lake"	PD Reprint
	Hail to the Spirit of Liberty Patriotic	1900 - m. John Philip Sousa	PD Reprint
	Hallelujah Chorus Traditional	1767 -	PD Reprint
	Hand Me Down My Walking Cane Traditional	1865 -	PD Reprint
	Hands Across the Sea Patriotic	1899 - m. John Philip Sousa	PD Reprint
	Happy Farmer Traditional	1849 - Schumann	PD Reprint
	Hard Times Come Again No More Traditional	1855 - Stephen Collins Foster	PD Reprint
	Hark ! The Herald Angels Sing Christmas, Holiday	1840 - w. George Whitefield, m. William H. Cummings V - Hark! The herald angels sing, 'Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!' C - Hark! the herald angels sing, 'Glory to the newborn King!' N - Music adapted from Charles Wesley, 1739. Music adapted from Felix Mendelssohn, 1840 .	PD Reprint
	Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls Traditional	1750 -	PD Reprint
	Harrigan Popular Song	1907 - w.m. George m. Cohan	PD Reprint
	Has Anybody Seen Kelly? Popular Song	1909 - w.m. C.W. Murphy, Will Letters, William C. McKenna	PD Reprint
	Hat Father Wore Traditional	1876 -	PD Reprint
	Haunting Rag Traditional	1911 - Julius Lenzberg	PD Reprint
	Hawaiian Butterfly Popular Song	1917 - m. Billy Baskette, Joe Santly, w. George A. Little	PD Reprint
	He Is An Englishman Traditional	1878 - w. Gilbert, m. Sullivan	PD Reprint
	He Leadeth Me Hymn	Bradbury	PD Reprint
	He'd Have To Get Under--Get Out and Get Under Popular Song	1913 - m. Maurice Abrahams, w. Grant Clarke, Edgar Leslie	PD Reprint
	He's a Devil In His Own Home Town Popular Song	1914 - w.m. Grant Clarke, Irving Berlin V - I've got an Uncle by the name of Jerry. He's got a farm a great big farm C - He's a devil in his own home town, on the level, He's as funny as a clown	PD Reprint
	He's A Rag Picker Popular Song	1914 - w.m. Irving Berlin	PD Reprint
	Heart of My Heart (Story of the Rose) Traditional	1899 - w.m. Andrew Mack (1863-1931) N - NOT Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart, 1926, Ben Ryan. The NOT PD Ryan Song is about a group that sang this 1899 song.	PD Reprint
	Hearts and Flowers Instrumental, Keyboard	1899 - N - Famous silent film melody. Music only, no lyrics.	PD Reprint
	Heav'n Heav'n (I Got A Robe) Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Heaven is My Home Traditional	Sullivan	PD Reprint
	Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl Popular Song	1909 - m. Baldwin Sloane, w. Edgar Smith	PD Reprint
	Heliotroupe Bouquet Traditional	1907 - Scott Joplin, Louis Chauvin	PD Reprint
	Hello Central, Give Me Heaven Popular Song	1901 -	PD Reprint
	Hello Hawaii How Are You Popular Song	1915 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. Bert Kalamnar, Edgar Leslie	PD Reprint
	Hello, Central, Give Me Heaven Popular Song	1901 - w.m. Charles K. Harris	PD Reprint
	Hello, Central, Give Me No Man's Land Popular Song	1918 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. Sam Lewis, Joe Young	PD Reprint
	Hello, Frisco! (I Called You Up to Say "Hello!") Traditional		PD Reprint
	Hello! Ma Baby Popular Song	1899 - w.m. Howard and Emerson V - I've got a little baby, but she's out of sight. I talk to her across the telephone. C - Hello my baby, hello my honey, hello ma ragtime gal! Send a kiss by wire. Baby my heart's on fire!	PD Reprint
	Henry Martin Traditional	N - a.k.a. Henry Martyn	PD Reprint
	Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still Traditional	Wrighton	PD Reprint
	Here We Come A-Caroling Christmas, Holiday	See Wassail Song	PD Reprint
	Hesitating Blues Traditional	1915 - W.C. Handy	PD Reprint
	Hesitation Waltz Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Hey Diddle Diddle Children	V - Hey, diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran after the spoon.	PD Reprint
	Hiawatha Popular Song	1903 - m. Neil Moret, w. James O'Dea	PD Reprint
	Hiawatha's Melody of Love Popular Song	1920 - m. George Meyers, w. Alfred Bryan, Artie Mehlinger	PD Reprint
	Hickory Dickory Dock Children	V - Hickory, dickory dock! The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one,	PD Reprint
	High School Cadets Patriotic	1890 - m. John Philip Sousa	PD Reprint
	Hilarity Rag Traditional	James Scott	PD Reprint
	Hinky Dinky Parley Voo Popular Song	V - The Calvary say they won the war, Parlez vous . . . The Calvary say they did it all, Shooting craps in empty stall, Hinky Dinky Parlez vous C - Oh, Mademoiselle from Marmentiers, Parlez vous . . She ain't been kissed for forty years, Hinkey Dinkey parlez vous.	PD Reprint
	Hit and Miss Traditional	1650 -	PD Reprint
	Hitchy Koo Popular Song	1912 - m. Lewis F. Muir, Maurice Abrahams, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert	PD Reprint
	HMS Pinafore Traditional	w. Gilbert, m. Sullivan	PD Reprint
	Ho-Ro My Nut-Brown Maiden Traditional	Traditional Scots	PD Reprint
	Hobby Horse Children	V - Hop hop hop ! Nimble as a top. Where 'tis smooth and there 'tis stony . . .	PD Reprint
	Holly and the Ivy Christmas, Holiday	1871 - Henry R. Bramley, John Stainer V - The holly and the ivy, now both are full well grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown. C - The holly bears a blossom as white as lily flower, And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to be our sweet saviour	PD Reprint
	Holy City Popular Song	1892 - m. Stephen Adams, w. F.E. Weatherly V - Last night I lay a-sleeping, There came a dream so fair C - Jerusalem, Jerusalem . . .	PD Reprint
	Holy Holy Holy Hymn	J.B. Dykes V - Holy holy holy. Lord God Almighty. Early in the morning out song shall rise to Thee.	PD Reprint
	Holy! Holy! Holy! Traditional	1861 - m. J.B. Dykes, w. Dr. Heber	PD Reprint
	Home Again Traditional	Pike V - Happy hearts, happy hearts with mine have laughed in glee, But oh, the friends I loved in youth Seem happier to me C - Home again, home again, From a foreign shore! And oh, it fills my soul with joy to meet my friends once more.	PD Reprint
	Home on the Range Traditional	1873 -	PD Reprint
	Home Sweet Home Children	1823 - Bishop V - Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. C - Home! Home! Sweet, sweet home. There's no place like home.	PD Reprint
	Honey, I'm Waiting Popular Song	1905 - w.m. Ted S. Barron	PD Reprint
	Honeysuckle And The Bee Popular Song	1901 - m. William H. Penn, w. Albert H. Fitz	PD Reprint
	Hooking Cow Blues Traditional	1917 - w. Douglas Williams, m. W.C. Handy	PD Reprint
	Hot Cross Buns Children	V - Hot Cross Buns! One a pennty, two a penny, Hot Cross Buns.	PD Reprint
	Hot Lips Popular Song	1922 - w.m. Henry Busse, Henry Lange, Lou Davis V - There's a boy that's in out band And how he blows that horn C - He's got hot lips When he plays Jazz, He draws out steps, Like no one has.	PD Reprint
	Hot Time in the Old Town Popular Song	1896 -	PD Reprint
	How Can Ye Gang Lassie? Traditional	Traditional Scots	PD Reprint
	How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm Popular Song	1919 - m. Walter Donaldson, w. Sam Lewis, Joe Young	PD Reprint
	How'd You Like to Spoon With Me Popular Song	1905 - m. Jerome Kern, w. Edward Laska	PD Reprint
	Howdy, Howdy Spiritual	V - An' a howdy, howdy brother, An' a howdy, howdy do. Mmmmm! C - An' I do mighty well, An' I thank God too! Mmmmm! N - Opening song with verses Howdy Howdy sisters, mothers, fathers preachers . . .	PD Reprint
	Humoresque Traditional	1894 - Anton Dvorak N - Op. 101, No 7, Original Key: G-Flat	PD Reprint
	Humpty Dumpty Children	V - Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the King's horses and all the King's men . .	PD Reprint
	Hungarian Dances ~ Brahms Traditional	1859-1869 - Brahms	PD Reprint
	Hungarian Rhapsodies Traditional	Liszt	PD Reprint
	Hunt Theme (Tantivy Tantivy) Traditional	1782 - Traditional	PD Reprint
	Hush Little Baby, Don't You Cry Children	V - Hush, little baby, don't say a word-- Mammy gwine ter buy you a mockin'-bird! When dat bird begin to sing . . C - . N - PD source for lyrics only. No known PD source for exact melody, but possibly derived from 'Hush Little Baby Don't You Cry'. 1884, F.Belasco (M.H. Rosenfeld)	PD Reprint
	Hush-A-By Baby Children	V - Hush-A-By Baby on the tree top, When the wind blows the cradle will rock;	PD Reprint
	Hyde Park Traditional	1650 -	PD Reprint

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