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Public Domain Songs List of 284

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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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CAUTION - Many Lesser Known PD Songs Are Not Found at YouTube
Be EXTREMELY CAREFUL with Song Identification - There are MANY songs with VERY SIMILAR titles.
REMEMBER that even though a PD version exists, any derivative work published after 1922 is under copyright protection.

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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
	L'Amour Demoi Traditional	1400's - Traditional	PD Reprint
	L'Ardita - Magnetic Waltz Popular Song	1883 - m. Luigi Arditi, w. Charlotte H. Coursey V - Swift as the bee, on from flower to flower careering	PD Reprint
	L'Internationale Traditional	1888 -	PD Reprint
	La Belle Paree Traditional		PD Reprint
	La Cinquantaine Traditional	1887 - Gabriel-Marie	PD Reprint
	La Cumparsita Popular Song		PD Reprint
	La Espousal (The Bethrothal) Popular Song		PD Reprint
	La Gioconda Traditional	Ponchielli	PD Reprint
	La Golondrina Traditional	1883 -	PD Reprint
	La Pauza Popular Song		PD Reprint
	La Sorella Traditional	1700's -	PD Reprint
	La Veeda Popular Song	1920 - m. John Aldan, w. Nat Vincent	PD Reprint
	Labor in Vain Traditional	1652 -	PD Reprint
	Ladder Of Roses Popular Song	1915 - m. Raymond Hubbell, w. R.H. Burnside	PD Reprint
	Laddie Boy Popular Song	1907 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb	PD Reprint
	Lads of Wamphray Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lady Alice Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lady Angeline Popular Song	1912 - m. George Christie, w. Dave Reed	PD Reprint
	Lady Banbury's Hornpipe Traditional	1665 -	PD Reprint
	Lady Diamond Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lady Elspat Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lady in Ermine Popular Song	1922 -	PD Reprint
	Lady in the Dark Traditional	1665 -	PD Reprint
	Lady Isabel Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lady Maisry Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lady of Arngosk Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lady of the Evening Popular Song	1922 - w.m. Irving Berlin	PD Reprint
	Lady Own's Favorite Traditional	1830 -	PD Reprint
	Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Laird o' Drum Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Laird o' Logie Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Laird of Wariston Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lake Forest University Song College	N - Lake Forest University	PD Reprint
	Lam' Lam' Lam' Popular Song	1900 - m. Ben Jerome, w. Frank Abbott	PD Reprint
	Lament for Maclean of Ardgour Traditional	Traditional Scots	PD Reprint
	Lamentation of Britain Traditional	1830 -	PD Reprint
	Lamkin Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lancaster 7S Traditional	1890 - Luse	PD Reprint
	Land o' the Leal Traditional	1798 - Traditional Scots	PD Reprint
	Land of Heart's Desire Traditional	Traditional Hebrides	PD Reprint
	Land of Our Fathers Traditional	1890 - Webbe	PD Reprint
	Landesvater Traditional	w.1781, m. - w. August Niemann	PD Reprint
	Landlord Fill the Blowing Bowl College		PD Reprint
	Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
	Lang Johnny More Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lanky Yankee Boys In Blue Popular Song	1908 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden	PD Reprint
	Larboard Watch Traditional	1885 - Williams	PD Reprint
	Largo from New World Symphony Traditional	Dvorak	PD Reprint
	Lark in the Clear Air Traditional	Traditional Irish	PD Reprint
	Lark in the Morn Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lass of Richmond Hill Traditional	1788 -	PD Reprint
	Lass of Roch Royal Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lass with the Delicate Air Traditional	1760 -	PD Reprint
	Lasses of Portsmouth Traditional	1774 -	PD Reprint
	Lassie O' Mine Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Last Cigar College		PD Reprint
	Last Fond Moments Traditional	1890 - Cramer	PD Reprint
	Last Hour Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Last Night on the Back Porch Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Last Night Was The End Of The World Popular Song	1912 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling	PD Reprint
	Last Week I Took a Wife Traditional	1820's -	PD Reprint
	Laugh and the World Laughs With You Traditional	1896 -	PD Reprint
	Laughing Policeman Traditional	Traditional	PD Reprint
	Laughing Song College		PD Reprint
	Laughing Water Popular Song	1903 - m. Frederick W. Hager, w. George Totten Smith	PD Reprint
	Lauriger Horatius College		PD Reprint
	Lauriger, Horatius Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
	Lauterbach Maiden College		PD Reprint
	Lawrence Waltz Traditional	1849 -	PD Reprint
	Lay This Body Down Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lazy Moon Popular Song	1903 - m. J. Rosamond Johnson, w. Bob Cole	PD Reprint
	Le Poeme Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Lead Kindly Light Traditional	1885 - Dykes	PD Reprint
	Leader Of The German Band Popular Song	1905 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden	PD Reprint
	Leafy Cool-Kellure (the white breasted boy) Traditional	Traditional	PD Reprint
	Lean on the Lord's Side Traditional		PD Reprint
	Learn to Smile Popular Song	1921 - m. Louis A. Hirsch, w. Otto Harbach	PD Reprint
	Learning McFadden to Waltz Popular Song	1890 -	PD Reprint
	Leather Bottel Traditional	Traditional	PD Reprint
	Leave Her, Johnny Traditional		PD Reprint
	Leave It to Jane Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Leave Me With A Smile Popular Song	1921 - w.m. Charles Koehler, Earl Burtnett	PD Reprint
	Lebewohl Traditional	w. 1700's, - m. Silchere	PD Reprint
	Leesome Brand Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Leezie Lindsay Traditional	Traditional Scots	PD Reprint
	Left All Alone Again Blues Popular Song	1920 - m. Jerome Kern, w. Anne Caldwell	PD Reprint
	Leis an Lurgainn Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lemon In The Garden Of Love Popular Song	1906 - m. Richard Carle, w. M.E. Rourke	PD Reprint
	Lenox Crimson College		PD Reprint
	Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag Traditional	1913 - Les Copeland	PD Reprint
	Les Lauriers Von Fleurir College		PD Reprint
	Let God's Saints Come In Traditional		PD Reprint
	Let Him Go Let Him Tarry Traditional	Traditional	PD Reprint
	Let Him Miss You Just A Little Bit Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Let It Alone Popular Song	1906 - m. Bert Williams, w. Alex Rogers	PD Reprint
	Let Me Dream Again Traditional	1885 - Sullivan	PD Reprint
	Let My People Go	See Go Down Moses
	Let the Hills and Vales Traditional	1890 - Richards	PD Reprint
	Let Us All Speak Our Minds Traditional		PD Reprint
	Let Us Arise Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
	Let Us Take to the Road Traditional	1728 - John Gay	PD Reprint
	Let's Go Back To Baby Days Popular Song	1909 - m. George W. Meyer, w. Jack Drislane	PD Reprint
	Letter That Came Too Late Traditional	1864 - Hawkins	PD Reprint
	Letter That Never Came Traditional	1886 -	PD Reprint
	Levee Revels Traditional	William Christopher O'Hare	PD Reprint
	Li'l Moon Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Liberty Bell Patriotic	1893 - m. John Philip Sousa N - March	PD Reprint
	Liberty Bell, It's Time To Ring Again Popular Song	1917 - m. Halsey K. Mohr, w. Joe Goodwin	PD Reprint
	Liberty Song Traditional	1768 - Boyce, Dickinson	PD Reprint
	Liberty Song from Puritani Traditional	est 1900 -	PD Reprint
	License or No License Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
	Lieb Heimatland ade! Traditional	1850 - Traditional, A. Disselhoff	PD Reprint
	Liebeslied Popular Song	m. Fritz Kreisler	PD Reprint
	Liebesscherz Schwabenland Traditional	Folk Song	PD Reprint
	Liebestramme Traditional	1847 - Lisztt	PD Reprint
	Life and Death Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Life Is a Toil Traditional		PD Reprint
	Life on the Ocean Wave Traditional	m. Henry Russell, w. Epes Sargent V - A life on the ocean wave, A home on the rolling deep, Where the scattered water rav, And the winds their revels keep	PD Reprint
	Life's A Funny Proposition After All Popular Song	1904 - w.m. George M. Cohan	PD Reprint
	Life's Seashore Traditional	1890 - Ogden	PD Reprint
	Lift Every Voice and Sing Traditional	1900 -	PD Reprint
	Light Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lighthouse Tragedy. The Traditional	1715 - B Franklin	PD Reprint
	Likin' Ain't Like Lovin' Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Lilac Tree Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Lilliburlero Traditional	1686 - Henry Purcell	PD Reprint
	Lilly Dale Traditional	1850's - m. H.S. Thompson V - Twas a calm, still night, and the moon's pale light Shone soft o'er hill and vale C - Oh! Lilly, sweet Lilly, dear Liily Dale, Now the wild rose blossoms o'er her little green grave, Neath the trees in the flow'ry vale.	PD Reprint
	Lily of Laguna Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Lily Of The Valley Popular Song	1917 - m. Anatole Friedland, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert	PD Reprint
	Lily Queen - Ragtime Two Step Ragtime, Music Hall	1907 - m. Scott Joplin (1867 - 1917)	PD Reprint
	Lily Rag Traditional	Charles Thompson	PD Reprint
	Lincoln Quickstep Traditional	1860 -	PD Reprint
	Lincoln, Grant, Or Lee Popular Song	1903 - w.m. Paul Dresser	PD Reprint
	Lincolnshire Poacher Traditional	Traditional	PD Reprint
	Linda Quick Step Traditional	1849 -	PD Reprint
	Linden Tree Traditional	1890 - Schubert	PD Reprint
	Lindy Loo Popular Song	1899 - m. I. Newcombe, w. C. Kennedy	PD Reprint
	Lindy Lou College		PD Reprint
	Linger Longer Girl Popular Song	1906 - m. Alfred Solman, w. Arthur Lamb	PD Reprint
	Lion Tamer Rag Traditional	Mark Janza	PD Reprint
	Listen to My Tale of Woe Traditional	1884 -	PD Reprint
	Listen to That Jungle Band Popular Song	1910 - m. Kendis & Paley, w. Alfrey Bryan V - There was a hot time down in jungleland that night the whole menagerie C - Listen to that Jungle Band, Jungle Band. Ain't it Grand.	PD Reprint
	Little Bell Traditional		PD Reprint
	Little Birch Canoe And You Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Little Boy Called Taps Popular Song	1904 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden	PD Reprint
	Little Bunch Of Shamrocks Popular Song	1913 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. William Jerome, Andrew Sterling	PD Reprint
	Little Childrenn Won't You Be Glad Traditional		PD Reprint
	Little Church Around the Corner Popular Song	1919 -	PD Reprint
	Little Church Where You And I Were Wed Popular Song	1903 - w.m. Walter Rolfe	PD Reprint
	Little Grey Home in the West Popular Song	1911 - m. Herman Lohr, w. D. Eardly-Wilmot	PD Reprint
	Little Grey Mother Popular Song	1915 - m. Harry DeCosta, w. Bernie Grossman	PD Reprint
	Little House Upon The Hill Popular Song	1915 - m. Harry Puck, w. Ballard MacDonald, Joe Goodwin	PD Reprint
	Little Jim Popular Song	1894 -	PD Reprint
	Little John a Begging Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Little Johnny College		PD Reprint
	Little Johnny Jones Traditional	1904 - G M Cohen	PD Reprint
	Little Knot of Blue College		PD Reprint
	Little Lost Child Traditional	1894 -	PD Reprint
	Little Love A Little Kiss Popular Song	1912 - m. Lao Silesu, w. Adrian Ross Tr., A. Nilson Fysher	PD Reprint
	Little Major Traditional		PD Reprint
	Little Major The Work Traditional	1862 -	PD Reprint
	Little More Cider Traditional	1885 - Hart	PD Reprint
	Little Mother of Mine Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Little Old Garden Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane Traditional	1871 - William Shakespeare Hayes	PD Reprint
	Little Old Red Shawl College		PD Reprint
	Little Old Sod Shanty Traditional	1870 -	PD Reprint
	Little One Good Bye Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Little Red School House Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Little Sir Hugh Traditional		PD Reprint
	Little Soldiers Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
	Little Town in the Ould County Down Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Little Yaller Dog Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Live-Long Night Traditional	1830 -	PD Reprint
	Livery Stable Blues Popular Song	1917 - m. Ray Lopez, Alcide Nunez, w. Marvin Lee	PD Reprint
	Lizette College		PD Reprint
	Lizie Wan Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lizzie Lindsay Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lobster Glide Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lochaber no more Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lochmaben Harper Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lolly Too Dum Traditional	1844 -	PD Reprint
	Lolotte Traditional		PD Reprint
	Londonderry Air	See Danny Boy
	Lone Fish Ball Traditional	1855 -	PD Reprint
	Lone Meat Ball Traditional	1855 -	PD Reprint
	Lone Star Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Lonely Accordian Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lonesome Popular Song	1909 - m. George W. Meyer, w. Edgar Leslie	PD Reprint
	Lonesome Valley Traditional		PD Reprint
	Long Ago Traditional	1885 - m. Frank Musgrave V - 'Long long ago, long long ago' Do not these words recall past years, And scarcely knowing why they flow	PD Reprint
	Long Boy (Goodbye, Ma! Goodbye, Pa! Goodbye Mule) Popular Song	1917 - m. Barclay Walker, w. William Herschell	PD Reprint
	Long Gone Traditional	1920 - w. Chris Smith, m. W.C. Handy	PD Reprint
	Long Live Harvard College	N - Harvard university	PD Reprint
	Long Live Our College College		PD Reprint
	Long Live Stuart Hall College	N - Emporia College	PD Reprint
	Long Long Weary Day Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
	Long May Our College Stand College	N - Iowa Wesleyan University	PD Reprint
	Long Odds Traditional	1796 -	PD Reprint
	Long Tail Blue Traditional	1820's -	PD Reprint
	Longing For You Popular Song	1905 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Jack Drislane	PD Reprint
	Look Down Look Down that Lonesome Road Traditional	1865 -	PD Reprint
	Looking Back Traditional	1885 - Sulllivan	PD Reprint
	Loozyanna Low Grounds Traditional	1859 - Dan Emmett	PD Reprint
	Lord Bateman Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lord Delamere Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Derwentwater Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Foppington Traditional	1701 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Franklin Traditional	Traditional	PD Reprint
	Lord Gregory Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lord Howe's Jig Traditional	1777 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Is Our Leader Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Livingston Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Lovel Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Lundy Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord of Carnarvon's Jig Traditional	1650 -	PD Reprint
	Lord of Lorn and the False Steward Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Randal Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Rendal Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Thomas and Fair Annet Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Thomas and Fair Ellinor Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord Thomas of Winesberry Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lord Thomas Stuart Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord William Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Lord, Make Me More Patient Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lord, Remember Me Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lord's Prayer Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
	Lorena Webster Traditional	1857 -	PD Reprint
	Lorraine (My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine) Popular Song	1917 - m. Fred Fisher, w. Alfred Bryan	PD Reprint
	Lost (A Wonderful Girl) Popular Song	1922 - w.m. Benny Davis, James F. Hanley	PD Reprint
	Lost Heart Traditional	1650 -	PD Reprint
	Lost Ship Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
	Loudon Hill Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
	Louisiana Rag Traditional		PD Reprint
	Love and a Bottle Traditional	1713 -	PD Reprint
	Love and May Traditional	w.m. M.B. Walter, William Heiser V - Spring wakes the flowers every year, In beauty to unfold, To spread their fragrance far and nearr	PD Reprint
	Love Beams Popular Song	1914 -	PD Reprint
	Love Bird Popular Song	1920 - m. Ted RioRito, w. Robert A. King	PD Reprint
	Love Days Popular Song	1908 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome	PD Reprint
	Love Divine Traditional	1890 - Luse	PD Reprint
	Love Is A Weaver of Dreams Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Love Is Like A Cigarette Popular Song	1908 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Glen MacDonough	PD Reprint
	Love Is Like a Firefly Traditional		PD Reprint
	Love Is Mine Popular Song	1911 - m. Clarence Gartner, w. Edward Teschemacher	PD Reprint
	Love Makes the World Go Round Traditional	1896 -	PD Reprint
	Love Me and The World Is Mine Popular Song	1906 - m. Ernest Ball, w. Dave Reed	PD Reprint
	Love Nest Popular Song	1920 - m. Louis Hirsch, w. Otto Harbach	PD Reprint
	Love Not Traditional	1885 - m. John Blockley, w. Caroline Norton V - Love not! Love not! ye hapless sons of clay; Hope's gayest wreaths are made of earthly flow'rs, things that are made to fade and fall away	PD Reprint
	Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses Popular Song	1919 - m. John Openshaw, w. Leslie Cooke	PD Reprint
	Love Song Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Love Will Find Out the Way Traditional	1666 -	PD Reprint
	Love, Here Is My Heart Popular Song	1915 - m. Lao Silesu, w. Adrian Ross	PD Reprint
	Love's Dreamland Waltzes Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Love's Joy (Liebesfreud)	See Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)
	Love's Own Sweet Song Popular Song	1913 - m. Emmerich Kalman, w. C.C.S. Cushing, E.P. Heath P - Sari [Der Zigeunerprimas] V - In the toils of love I'm caught, Happiness I have been taught, I knew not the bliss, Of a lover's kiss . . C - Oh let us come and dance with joy Since love and life are ours, For youth is strong and blood grows warm Beneath the scent of flow'rs	PD Reprint
	Love's Plea Traditional	w.m. Eugene Harte, Robert Franz V - Though all you roses love, be dying And though your heart be filled with gloom, My songs still with the thrush's are vying	PD Reprint
	Love's Roundelay Popular Song	1908 - m. Oscar Straus, w. Joseph Herbert	PD Reprint
	Love's Triumph Traditional	1713 -	PD Reprint
	Love's Young Dream Traditional	1885 - Moore	PD Reprint
	Loved Alma Mater College	N - Dartmouth Our Dartmouth	PD Reprint
	Lovely June Traditional	1890 - Luse	PD Reprint
	Lovely Night Traditional	1885 - F. X. Chwatal V - Lovely night! O lovely night! Spreading over hill and meadow Soft and slow thy hazy shadow, Soon our wearied eyelids close	PD Reprint
	Lover's Luck Traditional	1699 - Lover's Luck	PD Reprint
	Loves Golden Star Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Lovie Joe Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Lovin' Sam Sheik of Alabam' Popular Song	1922 - m. Milt Ager, w. Jack Yellen	PD Reprint
	Loving Chimes Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Loving Cup Song College		PD Reprint
	Low-Backed Car Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
	Low, Low Lands of Holland Traditional		PD Reprint
	Lull Me Beyond Thee Traditional	1650 -	PD Reprint
	Lullaby Traditional	1885 - Jacobowski	PD Reprint
	Lullaby and Goodnight College		PD Reprint
	Lullaby Serenade College		PD Reprint
	Lullaby Time Popular Song		PD Reprint
	Lulu is Our Darling Pride Traditional	1885 - Jarvis	PD Reprint
	Lumb'rin' Lake Traditional	J.A. Silberberg	PD Reprint
	Lutzow's Wild Hunt Traditional	1885 - Weber V - As what you there behold. 'Tis the hunt, 'Tis the hunt of Lutzow the free and the bold, the bold.	PD Reprint

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