ILesser Known Public Domain SongsI List of 358
IMPORTANT: This list is based on USA Copyright Law and is intended only as a help in researching public domain music. This list is NOT sufficient documentation that music is in the Public Domain. To prove PD status in the USA, you MUST find a published copy of the song with a copyright date of 1926 or earlier. Our PD Sheet Music Reprints are exact reprints of books and sheet music published in 1926 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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| Songs are on this PD list if we have a pre-1927 PD sheet music publication in our library AND if anyone has asked about PD status of the song in the past 20 years. | |||
| I Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No More Traditional |
1865 | PD Reprint | |
| I ain't got time to tarry Traditional |
1859 - Dan Emmett | PD Reprint | |
| I Ain't Nobody's Darling Popular Song |
1921 - m. Robert A. King, w. Elmer Hughes | PD Reprint | |
| I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger | See Pilgrim's Song | ||
| I am free Traditional |
1868 - Dan Emmett | PD Reprint | |
| I Am Lonesome for You, Dixie Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Am So Glad Spiritual |
V - Jesus is the Son of God, I've been in the grave and rose again; O Jesus is our risen Lord, I've been in the grave and rose again. C - I am so glad, I am so glad . . . I've been in the grave and rose again. | PD Reprint | |
| I Am the True Vine Spiritual |
V - I am in Him, and He's in me. My Father is the husband man. Ev'ry day He comforts me, My Father is the husband man. C - I am the true vine . . . My Father is the husband man. | PD Reprint | |
| I Am Thinking Love of Thee College |
PD Reprint | ||
| I and Satan Had a Race Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Arise from Dreams of Thee College |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Can Dance With Everybody But My Wife Popular Song |
1916 - m. John L. Golden, w. Joseph Cawthorn, Joseph L. Golden V - When this dancing craze first started I was nearly broken hearted To discover that my shoes were full of feet C - I can dance with ev'ryody but my wife, We're out of step, from start till we get through | PD Reprint | |
| I Can't Do the Sum Popular Song |
1903 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Glen MacDonough P - Babes in Toyland - 1903, Musical V - If a steamship weighed ten thousand tons And sailed five thousand miles, With a cargo large of overshoes, And carving knives and files C - Put down six and carry two, Gee! But this is hard to do; You can think and think and think Till your brains are numb, I don't care what teacher says, I can't do the sum. | PD Reprint | |
| I Can't Keep My Eyes Off Of You Popular Song |
m. Will H. Voders, Ernest Hogan, w. Lester A. Walton V - Now I guess you want to know why I stare, dear, at you so C - I can't keep my eyes off of you, for it is a hard thing to do, Seems tho' I can feel whenever you are near I don't have to see you or your sweet voice hear. | PD Reprint | |
| I Can't Stand the Fire Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Can't Stay Behind Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray Spiritual |
V - In the valley, on my knees, with my burden and my Savior! O Lord! C - And I couldn't hear nobody pray . . O way down yonder by myself, And I couldn't hear nobody pray. | PD Reprint | |
| I Couldn't Stand To See My Baby Lose Popular Song |
1899 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb | PD Reprint | |
| I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be A Soldier Popular Song |
1914 - m. Al Piantadose, w. Alfred Bryan | PD Reprint | |
| I Don't Care Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Don't Feel No-Ways Tired Spiritual |
V - I am seekin' for a city, Hallelujah . . . city into de heaven, Hallelujah! C - Lord, I don't feel no ways tired. Children, Oh, glory Hallelujah. For I hope to shout glory when dis world is on fiah. Children, Oh, glory Hallelujah | PD Reprint | |
| I Don't Feel Weary Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I'm On My Way Popular Song |
1917 - w.m. George Fairman | PD Reprint | |
| I Don't Want You Go On and Leave Me Spiritual |
V - I'm trav'ling thro' the wilderness; I travel all day, And I've done got weary and I've lost my way, And I don't want you go and leave me. C - I'm a coming'! Yes, Lord! I'm a comin'! Yes, Lord! And I don't want you go on and leave me. | PD Reprint | |
| I Doubt It College |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Feel Like My Time Ain't Long Spiritual |
V - Went to the graveyard the other day. I feel like my time ain't long. I look'd at the place where my mother lay, I feel like my time ain't long. C - I feel like, I feel like my time ain't long. | PD Reprint | |
| I Found a Rose in the Devil's Garden Popular Song |
1921 - m. Fred Fisher, w. Willie Raskin | PD Reprint | |
| I Found You Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Gave Up Just Before You Threw Me Down Popular Song |
1922 - w.m. Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Fred Ahlert | PD Reprint | |
| I Got (A Robe) Shoes Traditional |
1865 | PD Reprint | |
| I Got the Blues Traditional |
A. Maggio | PD Reprint | |
| I Guess I'll Have to Telegraph My Baby Traditional |
1898 | PD Reprint | |
| I Had a Little Doggy Children |
V - I had a little doggy that used to sit and beg. But doggy tumbled down the stair and broke his little leg; | PD Reprint | |
| I Had A Little Nut Tree Children |
V - I had a little nut tree, nothing would it bear But a silver nutmeg and a golden pear; | PD Reprint | |
| I Hate to Lose You Popular Song |
1918 - m. Archie Gottler, w. Grant Clarke | PD Reprint | |
| I Hates To Get Up Early In The Morn Minstrel |
m. Hugh Cannon, w. John Queen C - I hates to get up early in the morn, I never did that thing since I was born. | PD Reprint | |
| I Have Another Building Spiritual |
V - I want to go to heaven, and I want to go right, Not made with hands; O, I want to go to Have all roved in white, Not made with hands. C - I know I have another building, I know it's not made with hands, O brethren, I know I have another building, I know it's not made with hands. | PD Reprint | |
| I Hear A Thrush At Eve Popular Song |
1913 - m. Charles W. Cadman, w. Nelle R. Eberhardt | PD Reprint | |
| I Hear from Heaven Today Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Hear the Preaching of the Elder Spiritual |
V - How long did it rain? Can anyone tell? Preaching the Word of God, For forth days and nights it fell, Preaching the Word of God. C - I hear the preaching of the elder, Preaching the Word . . . I hear the preaching of the elder, Preaching the Word of God. | PD Reprint | |
| I Hear You Calling Me Popular Song |
1908 - m. Charles Marshall, w. Harold Herford | PD Reprint | |
| I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Christmas, Holiday |
w. 1864 Henry W. Longfellow, m. 1872 J. Baptiste Calkin V - I heard the bells on Christmas day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men. | PD Reprint | |
| I Hope My Mother Will Be There Spiritual |
V - I hope my mother will be there, In that beautiful world on high, high. C - Oh, I will be there, Oh, I will be there with the palms of victory, crowns of glory you shall wear In that beautiful world on high. | PD Reprint | |
| I Know a Lovely Garden Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Know I Got More Than My Share Popular Song |
1916 - w.m. Grant Clarke, Howard Johnson | PD Reprint | |
| I Know I Would Like To Read Spiritual |
V - Come on brudder an' help me sing, Like to read a sweet story of old, De story of a King Manual, I would like to read a sweet story of old. C - I know I would like to read . . . like to read a sweet story of old. | PD Reprint | |
| I Know That My Redeemer Lives Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Know the Lord's Laid His Hands on Me Spiritual |
V - Did ever you see the like before? I know the Lord's laid His hand on me. King Jesus preaching to the poor! I know the Lord's laid His hands on me. C - O I know the Lord . . . I know the Lord's laid His hands on me. | PD Reprint | |
| I Know When I'm Going Home Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Know Why Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Like The Hat, I Like The Dress, And I Like The Girl That's In It Popular Song |
1911 - m. S.R. Henry, w. Alfrey Bryan | PD Reprint | |
| I Live in Trafalgar Square Traditional |
1898 - W. Murphy | PD Reprint | |
| I Love A Lassie Popular Song |
1906 - m. Harry Lauder, w. Gerald Grafton | PD Reprint | |
| I Love a Little Cottage Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Love It Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Love Little Pussy Children |
V - I love little pussy, her coat is so warm, And if I don't hurt her, she''ll do me no harm | PD Reprint | |
| I Love Love Popular Song |
1911 - m. Charles J. Gebest, w. Channing Pollock, Rennald Wolf | PD Reprint | |
| I Love My Wife, But Oh You Kid! Popular Song |
1909 - w.m. Harry Armstrong, Billy Clark | PD Reprint | |
| I Love None Else But You Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Love The Ladies Popular Song |
1914 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. Grant Clarke | PD Reprint | |
| I Love the Land of Old Black Joe Popular Song |
1920 - m. Walter Donaldson, w. Grant Clarke | PD Reprint | |
| I Love The Name Of Mary Popular Song |
1910 - m. Ernest Ball, Chauncey Olcott, w. George Graff | PD Reprint | |
| I Love the Summer-Time Children |
V - I love the cheerful summer time With all its bud and flow'rs, Its tender grass so green and smooth, Its cool refreshing showers. | PD Reprint | |
| I Love Thee Darling College |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Love Thee, I Adore Thee Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Love Thy Kingdom Lord Traditional |
1899 | PD Reprint | |
| I Love You Best of All Popular Song |
1915 | PD Reprint | |
| I Love You California Popular Song |
m. A. F. Frankenstein, w. F. B. Silverwood V - I love you California, you're the greatest state of all, I love you in the winter, summer, spring, and in the fall. C - Where the snow crowned Golden Sierras Keep their watch o'er the valleys bloom, it is there I would be in our land by the sea | PD Reprint | |
| I Love You in the Same Old Way--Darling Sue Traditional |
1896 | PD Reprint | |
| I Love You Sunday Popular Song |
1920 - m. Charley Straight, w. Charles E. Byrne | PD Reprint | |
| I Love You, That's One Thing I Know Popular Song |
1915 - m. Anatole Friedland, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert | PD Reprint | |
| I Love, I Love, I Love My Wife but Oh You Kid Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Love, I Love, I Love My Wife, But Oh, You Kid Popular Song |
1909 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Jimmy Lucas | PD Reprint | |
| I May Be Crazy But I Ain't No Fool Popular Song |
1904 - w.m. Alex Rogers | PD Reprint | |
| I May Be Gone For A Long, Long Time Popular Song |
1917 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Lew Brown | PD Reprint | |
| I Might Be Your Once-In-A-While Popular Song |
1919 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Robert B. Smith | PD Reprint | |
| I Miss You Most Of All Popular Song |
1913 - m. James V. Monaco, w. Joe McCarthy | PD Reprint | |
| I Must A-Been A-Dreamin' Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Bob Cole | PD Reprint | |
| I Need Thee Every Hour Hymn |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You Popular Song |
1920 - w.m. Tom Pitts, Ray Egan, Roy Marsh | PD Reprint | |
| I Passed By Your Window Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Saw the Beam in My Sister's Eye Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Saw Three Ships Christmas, Holiday |
1833 - w.m. William Sandys V - I saw three ships come sailing by, on New year's Day in the morning. | PD Reprint | |
| I Shall Not Be Moved Traditional |
1908 - w.m. Alfred H. Ackley V - As a tree beside the water Has the Saviour planted me; All my fruit shall be in season, I shall live in eternally. C - I shall not be moved, I shall not be moved; Anchored to the Rock of Ages, I shall not be moved. N - There is no known exact PD source for the Civil Rights song We Shall Not Be Moved. It was likely derived from this 1908 hymn. | PD Reprint | |
| I Stood on de Ribber ob Jerdon Spiritual |
V - Oh, mother doan yo' weep, W'en yo' see dat ship come sailin' ober, Oh, mo'ner doan yo' weep! W'en yo' see dat ship said by. C - I stood on the ribber ob Jerdon To see dat ship come sailin' ober, Stood on de ribber ob Jerdon, To see dat ship sail by. | PD Reprint | |
| I Take Things Easy Popular Song |
1903 - m. James T. Brymn, w. Cecil Mack | PD Reprint | |
| I Think When I Read That Sweet Story Traditional |
1841 | PD Reprint | |
| I Tisket I Tasket | See A-Tisket A-Tasket | ||
| I Wandered by the Sea-Beat Shore Traditional |
Cherry | PD Reprint | |
| I Want To Be A Military Man Popular Song |
1900 - m. Leslie Stuart, w. Owen Hall | PD Reprint | |
| I Want to Be Ready Spiritual |
V - John said de city was jus' four-square . . . He declar'd he'd meet me there. C - I want to be ready . . . I want to be ready, my Lord, to walk in Jersusalem, jus' like John. N - a.k.a. Walk In Jerusalem Just Like John | PD Reprint | |
| I Want to Die A-Shouting Spiritual |
V - Jesus, my all to heaven is gone, I want to die a shouting! He whom I fix my hopes upon, I want to die a shouting! C - Amazing grace how sweet the sound! I want to die a shouting! I want to feel my Savior near, When soul and body's parting. | PD Reprint | |
| I Want to Die Like-a Lazarus Die Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Want to Go Home Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Want to Go Where Jesus Is Spiritual |
V - Jesus, my all to heav'n is gone, To play upon the golden harp, He whom I fix my hope upon, To play upon the golden harp. C - I want to go where Jesus is, To play upon the golden harp. | PD Reprint | |
| I Want to Join the Band Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Want to Linger Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Want You Popular Song |
1907 - w.m. George M. Cohan | PD Reprint | |
| I Wants A Ping Pong Man Popular Song |
1902 - w.m. Howard Whitney | PD Reprint | |
| I Was Seeing Nellie Home Traditional |
1885 V - In the sky the bright stars glittered, On the bank the pale moon shone; And twas from Aunt Dinah's quilting party, I was seeing Nellie home. C - I was seeing Nellie home . . . . And twas from Aunt Dinah's quilting party, I was seeing Nellie home. N - a.k.a. The Quilting Party | PD Reprint | |
| I Was Way Down A-Yonder Spiritual |
V - I was way down yonder a-by myself, I was hunting a fo' some a bosom a friend. C - A way down yonder a by my self O. dum a la dum-a-lum a dum-a-lum N - Piano arrangement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Original source unidentified. | PD Reprint | |
| I Went to See My Susie College |
N - Wesleyan University | PD Reprint | |
| I Will Sing a Lullaby Children |
V - Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles awake you when you rise N - 17th Century | PD Reprint | |
| I Wish I Been Dere Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Wish I Had a Girl Popular Song |
1907 - m. Grace LeBoy, w. Gus Kahn | PD Reprint | |
| I Wish I Had Died in Egypt Land Spiritual |
V - Children grumbled on the way, 'Wish I had died in the Egypt land'; Children they forgot to pray . . . C - O I can't stay away . . . I wish I had died in the Egypt land! | PD Reprint | |
| I Wish I Had My Old Girl Back Again Popular Song |
1909 - m. Paul Wallace, w. Ballard MacDonald | PD Reprint | |
| I Wish I Knew (You Really Loved Me) Popular Song |
1922 - m. Harry Bryant, w. Robert E. Spencer, Frank Anderson V - I often wonder, would like to know, If you love only me. You have me guessing and you know it too, That's why I wish I knew. C - I wish I knew, You really loved me, I wish I knew it was true, I'd change the clouds to Sunshine, I'd move the stars, I'd even move the moon | PD Reprint | |
| I Wish We'd Never Met Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Monroe Rosenfeld | PD Reprint | |
| I Wish You Were Here Again Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Wish You'd Shave College |
PD Reprint | ||
| I Won't Stop Praying Spiritual |
V - Old Satin's mad and I am glad. That's what Satan's a-grumbling about. He missed that soul he thought he had, That's what Satan's a-grumbling about. C - And I won't stop praying . .. that's what Satan's a-grumbling about. | PD Reprint | |
| I Wonder Why Bill Bailey Didn't Come Home Traditional |
1902 | PD Reprint | |
| I Would That My Love Traditional |
Mendelssohn | PD Reprint | |
| I'd Love to Fall Asleep and Wake Up in My Mammy's Arms Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'd Rather Say Hello Than Say Goodbye Popular Song |
1910 - m. J. Fred Helf, w. Alfred Bryan | PD Reprint | |
| I'd Still Believe You True Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Paul Dresser | PD Reprint | |
| I'er the Lake College |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'll Be Happy When The Preacher Makes You Mine Popular Song |
1919 - m. Walter Donaldson, w. Sam Lewis, Joe Young | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Be There Spiritual |
V - An' if those mourners would believe, The last trumpet shall sound, I'll be there. The gift of life they would receive . . . C - For I'll be there . . . I'll be there when the last trumpet shall sound, I'll be there. | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Be There In The Morning Spiritual |
V - When the general roll is called, Yes I'll be there . . Gwine to pray with Hezekiah, Yes, I'll be there; Gwine to sing with Jeremiah, Yes, I'll be there. C - I'll be there in the morning, I'll be there in the morning, I'll be there in the morning. | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Be There, Mary Dear Popular Song |
1902 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Be With You Honey in Honeysuckle Time Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'll Be With You When The Roses Bloom Again Popular Song |
1901 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Be Your Rainbeau Popular Song |
1902 - m. J. Fred Helf, w. Ed Gardenier P - Defender - 1902, V - Two darkies spoonin' In love tones croonin' Within a summer house alone. C - I'll be your rainbeau, I'll beam for you. I'll make your heart glow so fine and true. | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Change The Thorns To Roses Popular Song |
1910 - m. H. Howard Cheney, Alfred Fredericks, w. Arthur Lamb | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Do It All Over Again Popular Song |
1914 - m. Albert Gumble, w. A. Seymour Brown | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Hang My Harp on a Willow Tree Traditional |
Anonymous | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Hear the Trumpet Sound College |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'll Keep A Warm Spot In My Heart For You Popular Song |
1906 - m. Bert Williams, w. George Walker | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Make A Ring Around Rosie Popular Song |
1910 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Say She Does Popular Song |
1918 - w.m. Buddy DeSylva, Gus Kahn, Al Jolson | PD Reprint | |
| I'll See You in C-U-B-A Popular Song |
1919 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| I'll Twine Mid the Ringlets (Wildwood Flower) Traditional |
1860 - Maud Irving & J D Webster V - I'll twine mid the ringlets of my black raven hair, The lillies so pale and the roses so fair. The myrtle so bright with an emerald hue, And the pale aronatus with eyes of bright blue. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm A Jazz Vampire Popular Song |
1920 - m. Carey Morgan, w. Art Swanstrom V - Say did you ever hear the Saxophone Let out an awful moan. Let out an awful groan. It makes you feel so nervous, yet its great C - For I'm a jazz vampire. Shake a foot, shake a foot with me and dance, dance, dancing is my specialty. Wise men keep out of my way. They know I'll lead them astray. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm A Jonah Man Popular Song |
1903 - w.m. Alex Rogers | PD Reprint | |
| I'm a Pilgrim Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm A Popular Man Popular Song |
1907 - w.m. George M. Cohan | PD Reprint | |
| I'm a Trouble in de Mind Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy | See The Yankee Doodle Boy | ||
| I'm A-Going to Join the Band Spiritual |
V - The more come in with a free good will, Make the band seem sweeter still. C - I'm a going to join the band, Hallelujah! I'm a going to join the band, | PD Reprint | |
| I'm A-longin' Fo' You Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm a-Rolling Through An Unfriendly World Spiritual |
V - Oh brothers, won't you help me . . won't you help me to pray? . . . help me in the service of the Lord. C - I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling, I'm a-rolling through an unfriendly world. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm a-Trav'ling To The Grave Spiritual |
V - My Massa died a-shoutin', singing glory hallelujah, The last words he said to me, Was about Jerusalem. C - I'm a trav'ling to the grave, I'm a trav'ling to the grave, my Lord . . . For to lay this body down. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Afraid To Come Home In The Dark Popular Song |
1907 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Harry H. Williams | PD Reprint | |
| I'm All Alone Popular Song |
1922 - w.m. Jack Coale, Frank Anderson | PD Reprint | |
| I'm All Bound 'Round With The Mason-Dixon Line Popular Song |
1917 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. Sam Lewis, Joe Young | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Awfully Glad I Met You Popular Song |
1909 - m. George W. Meyer, w. Jack Drislane | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Called Little Buttercup Traditional |
1878 | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Certainly Living A Ragtime Life Popular Song |
1900 - m. Robert S. Roberts, w. Gene Jefferson | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Crazy 'Bout Your Lovin' And I Wants It All the Time Traditional |
1919 - Perry Bradford | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Crying Just For You Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Free, Single, Disengaged, Looking For Someone to Love Traditional |
1921 - w. Charles Tyus, m. Effie Tyus | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Glad I Can Make You Cry Popular Song |
1918 - m. Carey Morgan, w. Charles McCarron | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Glad I Met You, Mary Popular Song |
1899 - w.m. Monroe Rosenfeld | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Goin' To Join In This Army Spiritual |
V - Takes a humble soul to join, In this army of my Lord. Takes a humble soul to join, In this army. C - I am goin' to join in this army of my Lord, I am goin' to join in this army. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Goin' to Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Goin' To Sing Spiritual |
V - We want no cowards in our band, Who will their colors fly; We call for valiant hearted men, Who're not afraid to die. C - O I'm goin' to sing . . . O I'm goin' to sing all along my way. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Goin' To Walk With Jesus By Myself Spiritual |
V - I am goin' to walk with Jesus by myself, by myself, I am goin' to walk with Jesus by myself . . . C - . . talk with Jesus . . see King Jesus . . . live with Jesus . . . by myself. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Going Home Traditional |
V - I sought my Lord in he wilderness, in de wilderness, . . For I'm a going home. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Going To Follow The Boys Popular Song |
1917 - m. James V. Monaco, w. George J. Trinkhaus | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Going To Lay Down My Life For My Lord Spiritual |
V - If religion were a thing that money could buy, I'm a going to lay down my life for my Lord. O the rich would live and poor would die. . . C - For my Lord, for my Lord, I'm a going to lay down my life for my Lord. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Gonna Pin My Medal On The Girl I Left Behind Popular Song |
1918 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Gwine Back To Dixie Traditional |
1874 - C.A. White | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Gwine to Alabamy Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm in Trouble Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Just a Vagabond Lover Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Like a Ship Without a Sail Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Livin' Easy Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Looking For A Nice Young Fellow Popular Song |
1910 - m. S.R. Henry, w. Jeff T. Branen | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Looking For A Sweetheart Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Missin' Mammy's Kissin' Popular Song |
1921 - m. Lew Pollack, w. Sidney Clare | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Not That Kind Of Girl Popular Song |
1910 - m. Nat Ayer, w. A. Seymour Brown | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Nothing To You Now Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm On My Way To Dublin Bay Popular Song |
1915 - w.m. Stanley Murphy | PD Reprint | |
| I'm On The Water Wagon Now Popular Song |
1903 - m. John W. Bratton, w. Paul West | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Seventeen Come Sunday Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Sorry I Made You Cry Popular Song |
1918 - w.m. N.J. Clesi | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Starving For One Sight Of You Popular Song |
1907 - w.m. Charles K. Harris | PD Reprint | |
| I'm The Lonesomest Gal In Town Popular Song |
1912 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Lew Brown | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Tired Popular Song |
1901 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Troubled in Mind Spiritual |
V - O Jesus my Savior, on Thee I'll depend, When troubles are near me, you'll be my true Friend. C - I'm troubled, I'm troubled in mind. If Jesus don't help me, I surely will die. | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Trying So Hard To Forget You Popular Song |
1904 - w.m. Charles K. Harris | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Tying the Leaves So They Won't Come Down Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Walking on the Levy Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Wearing Awa' Jean Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I'm Wearing My Heart Away For You, Louise Popular Song |
1902 - w.m. Charles K. Harris | PD Reprint | |
| I've A Longing In My Heart For You, Lousie Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Charles K. Harris | PD Reprint | |
| I've Been a-List'ning' All De Night Long Spiritual |
V - Some said that John, de Baptist, Was nothin' but a Jew, But the Bible doth inform us Dat he was a preacher too. C - I been a list'ning all de night long, Been a list'ning all de day, I've been a list'ning all de night long, To hear some sinner pray. | PD Reprint | |
| I've Been Floating Down The Old Green River Popular Song |
1915 - m. Joe Cooper, w. Bert Kalmar | PD Reprint | |
| I've Been Toilin' at de Hill Spiritual |
V - Oh, mother, ain't you glad? . . . Oh, mother, ain't you glad,my Lord. An' about t' git t' Hebben at las' C - I've been toilin' at de hill so long . . . my Lord, An' about t' git t' Hebben at las'. | PD Reprint | |
| I've Been Working On The Railroad | See Levee Song | ||
| I've Done What You Told Me To Do Spiritual |
V - O Lord, I've done what you told me to do . . In a-that morning, O my Lord. C - In a-that morning, O my Lord, In a-that morning when the Lord says Hurry! | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got A Feelin' For You Popular Song |
1904 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got a Mother in de Heaven Spiritual |
V - I've got a mother in de heaven, Outshines de sun . . . Way beyond de moon. C - . . got a father . . . got a sister . . . | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got a Robe, You've Got a Robe | See Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven | ||
| I've Got A White Man Working For Me Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Andrew Sterling | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got De Blues Traditional |
1901 - Chris Smith, Elmer Bowman | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got My Captain Working For Me Now Popular Song |
1919 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got My Eyes On You Popular Song |
1902 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. F.W. Hager, Justus Ringleeben | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got the Blue Ridge Blues Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| I've Got The Time, I've Got The Place Popular Song |
1910 - m. S.R. Henry, w. Ballard MacDonald | PD Reprint | |
| I've Got To Go Now 'Cause I Think It Is Going To Rain Popular Song |
1903 - m. Nat Osborne, w. Ed Rose | PD Reprint | |
| I've Grown So Used To You Popular Song |
1901 - w.m. Thurland Chattaway | PD Reprint | |
| I've Just Received a Telegram from Baby Traditional |
1899 | PD Reprint | |
| I've Left the Snow Clad Hills Traditional |
Linley | PD Reprint | |
| I've Lost My Doggy College |
PD Reprint | ||
| I've Made My Plans For The Summer Popular Song |
1907 - m. John Philip Sousa | PD Reprint | |
| I've Nothing Else to Do Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| I've Taken Quite A Fancy To You Popular Song |
1908 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden | PD Reprint | |
| Ich Can Sprech-A College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Ich Can Sprecha College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Ich Liebe Dich Traditional |
1865 - Grief | PD Reprint | |
| Icycles Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Ida Sweet As Apple Cider Popular Song |
1903 - w.m. Eddie Leonard V - In the region where the roses always bloom C - Ida Sweet as Apple Cider, Sweeter than all I know | PD Reprint | |
| If College |
V - If I were a cat, And I were a cat, And we all were cats together. We'd stroll on the fence, Where the shurbbery is dense, In rainy or other weather. C - Chirrup, chirrup, Too-dle-oo-dle-um, FZT BOOM! | PD Reprint | |
| If A Girl Like You Loved A Boy Like Me Popular Song |
1905 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb | PD Reprint | |
| If All the World Were Paper Children |
V - If all the world were paper, And all the sea were ink, And all the tress were bread and cheese, What should be do for drink? | PD Reprint | |
| If He Can Fight Like He Can Love, Good Night Germany! Popular Song |
1918 - m. George W. Meyer, w. Grant Clarke, Howard E. Rogers | PD Reprint | |
| If He Comes In, I'm Going Out Popular Song |
1910 - m. Chris Smith, w. Cecil Mack | PD Reprint | |
| If I Had A Thousand Lives To Live Popular Song |
1908 - m. Alfred Solman, w. Sylvester Maguire | PD Reprint | |
| If I Knew You and You Knew Me Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| If I Only Had A Dollah Of My Own Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Bogert & O'Brien | PD Reprint | |
| If I Were on the Stage Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| If Jack Were Only Here Traditional |
1896 | PD Reprint | |
| If Money Talks, It Ain't On Speakin' Terms With Me Popular Song |
1902 - w.m. J. Fred Helf | PD Reprint | |
| If The Man In The Moon Were A Coon Popular Song |
1905 - w.m. Fred Fisher | PD Reprint | |
| If They's Only Move Old Ireland Over Here Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| If Time Was Money, I'd Be A Millionaire Popular Song |
1902 - m. Ted S. Barron, w. Felix Feist | PD Reprint | |
| If Winter Comes Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| If You Can't Be A Bell Cow, Fall In Behind Popular Song |
1902 - w.m. A.L. Robb, J. Fred Helf | PD Reprint | |
| If You Don't Believe I Love You Traditional |
1921 - Clarence Williams | PD Reprint | |
| If You Don't Want Me (Why Do You Hang Around) Popular Song |
1913 - w.m. Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989) | PD Reprint | |
| If You Had All The World And It's Gold Popular Song |
1916 - m. Al Piantadosa, w. Bartley Costello, Harry Edelheit | PD Reprint | |
| If You Look In Her Eyes Popular Song |
1917 - m. Louis Hirsch, w. Otto Harbach | PD Reprint | |
| If You Love Me Darling Tell Me with Your Eyes Traditional |
1887 | PD Reprint | |
| If You Talk In Your Sleep, Don't Mention My Name Popular Song |
1911 - m. Nat D. Ayer, w. A. Seymour Brown | PD Reprint | |
| If You Want to Know College |
PD Reprint | ||
| If You Were Only Mine Traditional |
1899 | PD Reprint | |
| If You've Only Got A Moustache Traditional |
1864 - w. George Cooper, m. Stephen Collins Foster | PD Reprint | |
| Il Bacio Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Il Satiro Traditional |
1680 - del Cavalier | PD Reprint | |
| Illinois College |
N - University of Illinois | PD Reprint | |
| Im Vald und auf der Heide Traditional |
1816 - w. W. Bornemann, m. Traditional | PD Reprint | |
| Imitation of a Bag Pipe College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Immortal Love Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Impecunious Davis Popular Song |
1899 - m. Kerry Mills | PD Reprint | |
| Imperial Edward Patriotic |
1902 - m. John Philip Sousa | PD Reprint | |
| In A Cozy Corner Popular Song |
1901 - m. Grace E. Kimball, John W. Bratton | PD Reprint | |
| In a Persian Garden Traditional |
1896 | PD Reprint | |
| In a Persian Market Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| In All My Dreams, I Dream Of You Popular Song |
1911 - m. Al Piantadose, w. Joseph McCarthy | PD Reprint | |
| In Alma Mater's Praise College |
N - In Praise of Old De Pauw | PD Reprint | |
| In Autumn Time Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| In Bright Mansions Above Spiritual |
V - My mother's gone to glory, I wan' t' go there too. C - In bright mansions above. . . Lord, I wan' t' live up yonder, In bright mansions above. | PD Reprint | |
| In College Days College |
PD Reprint | ||
| In Comes the Farmer, Drinking All the Cider Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| In Dat Great Gittin'-up Mornin' Spiritual |
V - I'm a gwine to tell you bout de comin' ob de Savior. Fare you well, Fare you well. Dar's a better day a comin' . . . When my Lord speaks to His Fader C - Fare-you-well, fare-you-well. | PD Reprint | |
| In Dear Old Georgia Popular Song |
1905 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Herry H. Williams | PD Reprint | |
| In Dear Old Illinois Popular Song |
1902 - w.m. Paul Dresser | PD Reprint | |
| In Front of Old Pardee College |
N - Lafayette College | PD Reprint | |
| In Good Old Colony Times Traditional |
1830 | PD Reprint | |
| In Happy Moments Day by Day Children |
V - In happy moments day by day, The sand of life will pass | PD Reprint | |
| In Monkeyland Popular Song |
1907 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Jack Drislane | PD Reprint | |
| In My Harem Popular Song |
1913 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| In Naples Fair Popular Song |
1900 - m. Fred Bowers, w. Charles Horwitz | PD Reprint | |
| In Old Alabama Popular Song |
1903 - w.m. Dox Cruger | PD Reprint | |
| In Old California With You Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| In Old Manila Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| In Old New York | See The Streets of New York (In Old New York) | ||
| In Praise of Dear Old Greer College |
N - Greer College | PD Reprint | |
| In Praise of Old De Pauw College |
N - De Pauw University | PD Reprint | |
| In San Domingo Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| In That Great Day Spiritual |
V - Don' you hear you Saviour callin'? . . . In dat great day. C - Oh, whah you runnin', sinner? I'se a runnin' from de fiah, In dat great day. O Israel, O Israel, In dat great day. | PD Reprint | |
| In the Baggage Coach Ahead Traditional |
1896 | PD Reprint | |
| In the Bleak Midwinter Christmas, Holiday |
1906 - w. 1872, Christina G. Rossetti, m. Gustav von Holst V - In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. N - Holst Tune:Granham | PD Reprint | |
| In the Bleak Midwinter (T.G. Strong) Christmas, Holiday |
1909 - w. Christina G. Rossetti, m. Thomas B. Strong, 1892 V - In the bleak mid-winter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. N - Alternate Tune. | PD Reprint | |
| In The Candlelight Popular Song |
1913 - w.m. Fleta Jan Brown | PD Reprint | |
| In The Cathedral Popular Song |
1900 - m. G.S. DeChaneet, w. Louis Voight | PD Reprint | |
| In The City Of Sighs And Tears Popular Song |
1902 - m. Kerry Mills, w. Andrew Sterling | PD Reprint | |
| In The Evening By The Moonlight, Louise Popular Song |
1906 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling | PD Reprint | |
| In the Fields ln Frost and Snow Traditional |
1713 | PD Reprint | |
| In the Garden Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| In The Garden Of My Heart Popular Song |
1908 - m. Ernest Ball, w. Caro Roma | PD Reprint | |
| In The Gloaming Was The Song She Sang To Me Popular Song |
1911 - m. George Ade-Davis, w. Arthur Gillespie | PD Reprint | |
| In The Great Somewhere Popular Song |
1901 - w.m. Paul Dresser | PD Reprint | |
| In the Harbor of Home Sweet Home Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| In The House Of Too Much Trouble Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Will Heelan, J. Fred Helf | PD Reprint | |
| In The Kingdom Spiritual |
V - My mother has gone to journey away, In the kingdom, in the kingdom today. C - In the kingdom, in the kingdom, in the kingdom today. | PD Reprint | |
| In The Land Of Harmony Popular Song |
1911 - m. Ted Snyder, w. Bert Kalmar | PD Reprint | |
| In The Little Red School House Popular Song |
1922 - w.m. Al Wilson, James Brennan | PD Reprint | |
| In the Mansions Above Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| In the Meadow Stood a Little Birch Tree Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| In the Morning by the Bright Light College |
PD Reprint | ||
| In the Old Porch Chairs College |
PD Reprint | ||
| In the Secret of His Presence Traditional |
1885 | PD Reprint | |
| In The Shadows Popular Song |
1910 - m. Herman Finck, w. E. Ray Goetz | PD Reprint | |
| In the Starlight Glover Traditional |
1890 - Glover | PD Reprint | |
| In The Town Where I Was Born Popular Song |
1914 - m. Al Harriman, w. Dick Howard, Billy Tracey | PD Reprint | |
| In the Valley Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| In the Valley of Dreams Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| In The Wildwood Where The Blue Bells Grew Popular Song |
1907 - w.m. Herbert H. Taylor | PD Reprint | |
| In Zanzibar Popular Song |
1904 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb | PD Reprint | |
| In Zanzibar My Little Chimpanzee Traditional |
1904 | PD Reprint | |
| Inching Along Spiritual |
V - It was inch by inch that I sought the Lord; Jesus will come by 'n by; It was inch by inch that He saved my soul. . . We'll inch and inch and inch along. C - Keep a-inching a-long . . My Lord will come by and by. Keep a-inching a long, like a poor inch worm, Jesus will come by 'n by. | PD Reprint | |
| Independent Farmer Traditional |
Root | PD Reprint | |
| Indian Girl Traditional |
1849 | PD Reprint | |
| Indian Queen Traditional |
1701 | PD Reprint | |
| Indian Summer Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Ingle Side Traditional |
1890 - Wiesenthal | PD Reprint | |
| Ink Splotch Rag Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Installation Traditional |
1772 | PD Reprint | |
| Institute Song College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Intermezzo Traditional |
1890 - Cavalleria Rusticana Mascagni | PD Reprint | |
| Intermezzo Orientale Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| International Congress Fantasy Patriotic |
1877 - m. John Philip Sousa | PD Reprint | |
| Interrupted Serenade College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Invincible Eagle Patriotic |
1901 - m. John Philip Sousa | PD Reprint | |
| Invitation a la Danse Popular Song |
m. C.M. Von Weber | PD Reprint | |
| Invitation to the Dance Traditional |
1821 - Weber | PD Reprint | |
| Ireland, Sweel Land Across the Sea Popular Song |
1915 | PD Reprint | |
| Irene Popular Song |
1919 - m. Harry Tierney, w. Joe McCarthy | PD Reprint | |
| Irish Christening College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Irish Cotillion Traditional |
1823 | PD Reprint | |
| Irish Jubilee Traditional |
1890 | PD Reprint | |
| Irish Lamentation Traditional |
1735 - Irish Country Dance Tune N - 'Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances', Vaughn Williams Memorial Library, London | PD Reprint | |
| Irishman's Home Sweet Home Traditional |
1886 | PD Reprint | |
| Irishman's Shanty Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Is Anybody Here Spiritual |
V - This world's a wilderness of woe, So let us all to glory go. C - Is there anybody here who loves my Jesus? Anybody here who loves my Lord? I want to know if you love my Jesus . . . | PD Reprint | |
| Is Everybody Happy? Popular Song |
1905 - m. Tom Lemonier, Ernest Hogan, w. Frank Williams | PD Reprint | |
| Is John Smith Within ? Children |
V - Is John Smith within? Yes, that he is. Can he set a shoe? Ay, marry two, | PD Reprint | |
| Islay Maiden Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Isle D'Amour Popular Song |
1913 - m. Leo Edwards, w. Earl Carroll | PD Reprint | |
| Isle O'Dreams Popular Song |
1912 - m. Ernest Ball, w. George Groff, Chauncey Olcott | PD Reprint | |
| Isle Of Our Dreams Popular Song |
1906 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Henry Blossom | PD Reprint | |
| It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Christmas, Holiday |
1850 - m. Richard S. Willis, w. Edmond H. Sears V - It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold; | PD Reprint | |
| It Looks Like A Big Night Tonight Popular Song |
1908 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Gus Kahn | PD Reprint | |
| It Takes A Little Rain With The Sunshine Popular Song |
1913 - m. Harry Carroll, w. Ballard MacDonald | PD Reprint | |
| It Takes A Long Tall Brown-Skin Gal Popular Song |
1917 - m. Will E. Skidmore, w. Marshall Walker V - Old Deacon Johnson was a preachin' man, The black sky pilot of old Dixieland Had never miss'd a Sunday rain or shine C - It takes a long, tall brown-skin gal to make a preacher lay his Bible down. | PD Reprint | |
| It Was a Lover and His Lass Traditional |
1598 - Shakespeare | PD Reprint | |
| It Was Moonlight College |
PD Reprint | ||
| It Was On a May, a Midsummer's Day Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| It's a Right Tight Little College College |
N - Haverford College | PD Reprint | |
| It's a Rosebud in June Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| It's a Way We Have a Old Princetop College |
PD Reprint | ||
| It's a Way We Have at Old Harvard Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| It's All Right, Mayme Popular Song |
1901 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome | PD Reprint | |
| It's Always Fair Weather When Good Fellows Get Together Traditional |
1898 | PD Reprint | |
| It's Delightful To Be Married Popular Song |
1906 - m. Vincent Scotto, w. Anna Held | PD Reprint | |
| It's For Her, Her, Her Popular Song |
1902 - m. Billee Tarylor, w. Ren Shields | PD Reprint | |
| It's Great To Be A Soldier Man Popular Song |
1907 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Jack Drislane | PD Reprint | |
| It's Nice to be a Father Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| It's Nobody's Business But My Own Popular Song |
1919 - m. Will Skidmore, w. Marshall Walker | PD Reprint | |
| It's the Army College |
PD Reprint | ||
| It's The Man Behind The Gun That Does The Work Popular Song |
1900 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Robert Browne | PD Reprint | |
| It's Tulip Time In Holland Popular Song |
1915 - m. Richard A. Whiting, w. Dave Radford | PD Reprint | |
| Italian Cradle Song Children |
V - Sleep on, O baby dearest, Thou darling of my heart; Thy mother standeth near thee, | PD Reprint | |
| Italian National Hymn Traditional |
1885 | PD Reprint | |
