Public Domain Songs
List of 219

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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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Be EXTREMELY CAREFUL with Song Identification - There are MANY songs with VERY SIMILAR titles.
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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
R-E-M-O-R-S-E Popular Song	1902 - P - Sultan of Sulu	PD Reprint
Rabbit's Foot Traditional	George L. Cobb	PD Reprint
Rackety Coo! Popular Song	1915 - m. Rudolf Friml, w. Otto Harbach	PD Reprint
Rag Medley Traditional	Max Hoffman	PD Reprint
Rag Pickers Rag Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rag Sentimental Traditional	James Scott	PD Reprint
Rag-Alley Dream Traditional	Mattie Harl Burgess	PD Reprint
Rag-Time Nightmare Traditional	Tom Turpin	PD Reprint
Rag-Time Skedaddle Traditional		PD Reprint
Ragging The Baby To Sleep Popular Song	1912 - m. Lewis F. Muir, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert	PD Reprint
Rags and Tatters Traditional		PD Reprint
Rags to Burn Traditional	Frank X. McFadden	PD Reprint
Ragtime Betty Traditional	James Scott	PD Reprint
Ragtime Dance Traditional	1906 - Scott Joplin	PD Reprint
Ragtime Nightingale Traditional		PD Reprint
Ragtime Oriole Traditional	James Scott	PD Reprint
Ragtime Rags Traditional	Max Hoffman	PD Reprint
Ragtime Violin Popular Song	1911 - w.m. Irving Berlin	PD Reprint
Rah for the Black and Blue College	N - Johns Hopkins University	PD Reprint
Rah Rah College	N - University of Michigan	PD Reprint
Rah Rah C.C.N.Y. College	N - College of the City of New York	PD Reprint
Rah Rah Rah for Midland College	N - Midland College	PD Reprint
Railroad Blues Traditional	1920 - w. Haven Gillespie, Howard Washington, m. C. Luckeyth Roberts	PD Reprint
Railroad Jim Popular Song	1915 - w.m. Nat H. Vincent	PD Reprint
Rain Fall and Wet Becca Lawton Traditional		PD Reprint
Rainbow Popular Song	1908 - m. Percy Weinrich, w. Alfred Bryan	PD Reprint
Rainy Day Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
Rakes of Rochester Traditional	1750 -	PD Reprint
Ralph's Ramble to London Traditional	1890 -	PD Reprint
Ramble Song College		PD Reprint
Rambling Sailor Traditional		PD Reprint
Rambling Wreck From Georgia Tech Traditional	1894 -	PD Reprint
Ramsgate Assembly Traditional	1795 -	PD Reprint
Rantin Laddie Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Rastus Johnson, U.S.A. Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rastus on Parade Ragtime, Music Hall	1895 - Kerry Mills N - Cakewalk	PD Reprint
Raven College		PD Reprint
Razzazza Mazzazza Traditional		PD Reprint
Real Thing March Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rebecca Jane Traditional	Est 1900 -	PD Reprint
Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm Popular Song	1914 - m. Albert Gumble, w. A. Seymour Brown	PD Reprint
Recessional Traditional	1890 - De Koven	PD Reprint
Red and Blue College	N - University of Pennsylvania	PD Reprint
Red and Gold College	N - Simpson College	PD Reprint
Red and the Black College	N - Washington and Jefferson College	PD Reprint
Red Flag Traditional		PD Reprint
Red Head Popular Song	1908 - m. Burt Green, w. Irene Franklin	PD Reprint
Red House Traditional	1721 -	PD Reprint
Red Moon Popular Song	1922 -	PD Reprint
Red Peppers Traditional	Imogene Giles	PD Reprint
Red River Valley Traditional	1896 -	PD Reprint
Red White and Blue Patriotic	Becket V - O, Columbia, the gem of the ocean. The home of the brace and the free . . .	PD Reprint
Red Wind! Traditional		PD Reprint
Red, Red Rose Popular Song	1908 - m. Will M. Cook, w. Alex Rogers	PD Reprint
Redesdale and Wise William Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Reflection Rag Traditional	1917 - Scott Joplin	PD Reprint
Regimental Polka Traditional		PD Reprint
Regretful Blues Popular Song		PD Reprint
Reindeer Traditional	Joseph Lamb	PD Reprint
Reiterlied aus Wallensteins Lager Traditional	1797 - w. Sciller, m. C.J. Zahn	PD Reprint
Reiters Morgengesang Traditional	1824 - w. Wilhelm Haupf, m. Traditional	PD Reprint
Religion So Sweet Traditional		PD Reprint
Remb'ring Popular Song		PD Reprint
Remember Boy You're Irish Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
Remember Me Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
Remember Thy Traditional	1890 - C.M. Luse	PD Reprint
Remon Traditional		PD Reprint
Repasz Band March Popular Song		PD Reprint
Repose Traditional	1890 - Gottschalk	PD Reprint
Rescue the Perishing Traditional	w. Fanny J. Crosby, m. William F. Doane	PD Reprint
Rest for the Weary Traditional	1885 - Dadmun	PD Reprint
Resurrection Morn Traditional		PD Reprint
Retreat Traditional	1885 - m. T. Hastings, w. H. Stowell V - From ev'ry stormy wind that blows, From ev'ry swelling tide of woes	PD Reprint
Return of the Conqueror Popular Song		PD Reprint
Reunion Words for the Princeton Chorale College		PD Reprint
Reveille Patriotic	Middle Age -	PD Reprint
Revenge Traditional	1790 -	PD Reprint
Reverie Debussy Traditional	1895 - Debussy	PD Reprint
Review Traditional	1765 -	PD Reprint
Rheinveinlied Traditional	w. 1775, m - w. Mattias Claudius, m. Johann Andre	PD Reprint
Rhoda and Her Pagoda Popular Song	1899 -	PD Reprint
Rhode Island Hornpipe Traditional	1823 -	PD Reprint
Rich Man and the Poor Man Traditional		PD Reprint
Richie Story Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
The Riddle	See I Gave My Love a Cherry
Riddle Song Traditional	1850 -	PD Reprint
Riddles Wisely Expounded Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Rig-a-jig Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
Right Church But The Wrong Pew (You Popular Song	1908 - m. Chris Smith, w. Cecil Mack	PD Reprint
Right Girl Popular Song		PD Reprint
Ring a Ring a Rosie, A Bottle Full of Posie Traditional		PD Reprint
Ring de Banjo Traditional	1851 - Stephen Collins Foster	PD Reprint
Rings on My Fingers	See I've Got Rings On My Fingers
Rio Nights Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rip Van Winkle Slept With One Eye Open Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rip Van Winkle Was A Lucky Man Popular Song	1901 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome	PD Reprint
Ripples Rag Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rise and Fall Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rising in the North Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Rising of the Lark Traditional	1830 -	PD Reprint
Road Song Popular Song		PD Reprint
Road to Georgia Traditional	1859 - Dan Emmett	PD Reprint
Road to the Isles Traditional	Traditional Hebrides	PD Reprint
Roam the Greenwood Dragert Traditional	1890 -	PD Reprint
Rob Roy Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robardina Rag Traditional		PD Reprint
Robber Traditional		PD Reprint
Robin Hood and Allen A Dale Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and Little John Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and Maid Marian Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and Queen Katherine Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Beggar Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Bishop Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Butcher Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Monk Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Pedlars Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the potter Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Ranger Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Scotchman Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Shepherd Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Tanner Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Tinker Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood Newly Revived Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood's Birth Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood's Chase Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood's Death Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood's Delight Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood's Golden Prize Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood's Preferment Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Robin Ruff Traditional	1885 - m. Henry Russell V - If I had but a thousand a year, Gaffer Green . . . What a man would I be, and what sights would I see, If I had but a thousand a year.	PD Reprint
Robins' Return Popular Song		PD Reprint
Robyn and Gandeleyn Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Rock Me in My Swanee Cradle Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rock Me to Sleep Mother Traditional	1885 - m. Ernest Leslie V - Backward, turn backward, oh, time in your flight. Make me a child again just for tonight!	PD Reprint
Rock o' Jubilee Traditional		PD Reprint
Rock o' My Soul Traditional		PD Reprint
Rock of Ages Hastings Traditional	1832 - Hastings	PD Reprint
Rock-a My Soul Traditional	1830 -	PD Reprint
Rocking Chair Dream Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rocks of Snowdon Traditional	1830 -	PD Reprint
Roll dem Bones College		PD Reprint
Roll Dem Roly Boly Eyes Popular Song	1912 - w.m. Eddie Leonard	PD Reprint
Roll Jordan Roll Traditional	1865 -	PD Reprint
Roll the Cause Along Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
Roll the Union On Traditional		PD Reprint
Roll Them Cotton Bales Popular Song	1914 - m. J. Rosamond Johnson, w. James W. Johnson, Bob Cole	PD Reprint
Roll, Jordan, Roll Traditional		PD Reprint
Rolling Stones (All Come Rolling Home Again) Popular Song	1916 - m. Archie Gottler, w. Edgar Leslie	PD Reprint
Roman College		PD Reprint
Romance of Love Popular Song		PD Reprint
Romany Life Popular Song		PD Reprint
Romeo and Juliet Traditional	1871 - Tchaikovsky	PD Reprint
Roodelum a-Doodelum Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
Rookhope Ryde Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Room for Ramblers Traditional	1719 -	PD Reprint
Rooster Rag Traditional	1917 - Muriel Pollock	PD Reprint
Rory O'Moore Traditional	V - Young Rory O'Moore courted Kathleen Bawn. He was bold as a hawk and she soft as the dawn. He wish'd in his heart pretty Kathleen to please	PD Reprint
Rosa Lee Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
Rosalie Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
Rosalie the Prairie Flower Traditional	1850's - G.F. Wurzel, Root	PD Reprint
Rosamund Arne Traditional	1732 -	PD Reprint
Rosary Traditional	1898 - Nevin	PD Reprint
Rose Leaf Rag Traditional	1907 - Scott Joplin	PD Reprint
Rose of Alabama Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
Rose of England Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Rose of Killarney Traditional	1876 -	PD Reprint
Rose Of No Man's Land Popular Song	1918 - m. Joseph A. Brennan, w. Jack Caddigan	PD Reprint
Rose Of The Rio Grande Popular Song	1922 - m. Ross Gorman, Harry Warren, w. Edgar Leslie	PD Reprint
Rose Of The World Popular Song	1908 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Glen MacDonough	PD Reprint
Rose Of Tralee Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rose Room Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rose Room (in Sunny Roseland) Traditional		PD Reprint
Rose the Red and White Lily Traditional	1882 -	PD Reprint
Roses College		PD Reprint
Roses Bring Dreams Of You Popular Song	1908 - w.m. Herbert Ingraham	PD Reprint
Roses for Remembrance Traditional	Traditional	PD Reprint
Roses from the South Traditional	Strauss	PD Reprint
Rosie Make It Rosy For Me Popular Song		PD Reprint
Rosie's Young Man Traditional	English Music Hall	PD Reprint
Rosseau's Dream Traditional	1849 -	PD Reprint
Rosy Crown Traditional	w.m. D. Dutton, C.M. von Weber V - A rosy crown we twine for thee, Of Flora's richest treasure. We lead thee forth to dance and glee	PD Reprint
Roumania Traditional	1920 - Clarence Williams, Dave Peyton, Spencer Williams	PD Reprint
Round Traditional	1701 -	PD Reprint
Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon Traditional	1917 - N - Originally All Around My Hat, 1830's	PD Reprint
Round O Traditional	1709 -	PD Reprint
Round on the Major Scale Traditional	1890 - Goodband	PD Reprint
Round the Corn, Sally Traditional		PD Reprint
Rouse Ye Christian Women Traditional	1899 -	PD Reprint
Rout. The Traditional	1849 -	PD Reprint
Row Yale Row College		PD Reprint
Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch Traditional	1885 -	PD Reprint
Royal Purple College	N - Williams College	PD Reprint
Rub-a-Dub-Dub Traditional		PD Reprint
Rudelsburg Traditional	w. 1826, m - w. Franz Kugler, m. F.E. Fesca	PD Reprint
Rufenreddy Traditional	1922 - Roy Bargy	PD Reprint
Rufty Tufty Traditional	1650 -	PD Reprint
Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown (What You Going' to Do When the Rent Comes 'Round?)	See What You Goin' To Do When The Rent Comes 'Round
Ruggleton's Daughter of Iero Traditional		PD Reprint
Ruins of Athens Traditional	Beethoven	PD Reprint
Rule Britannia Traditional	1740 -	PD Reprint
Rum Tum Tiddle Popular Song	1911 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. Edward Madden	PD Reprint
Rum-ske-ko College		PD Reprint
Rumsty Ho College		PD Reprint
Run, Nigger, Run Traditional		PD Reprint
Runnin' Wild Popular Song	1922 - m. Harrington Gibbs, w. Joel Gray, Leo Wood	PD Reprint
Russian Army Grand March Entr Popular Song		PD Reprint
Russian Rag Traditional	1918 - George L. Cobb N - From Rachmaninoff Prelude	PD Reprint
Rustic Reel Traditional	1849 -	PD Reprint
Ryan's Rattler Traditional	Est 1900 -	PD Reprint

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Public Domain SongsList of 219

R Lesser Known Public Domain Songs R

Public Domain Songs
List of 219