Best Known Popular Public Domain Songs 1925 List of 70
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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 1925 or earlier. Our PD Sheet Music Reprints are exact reprints of books and sheet music published in 1925 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.
| Title | V=Verse C=Chorus N=Note P=Production w=Words m=Music |
1 - 3 $5 ea 4 up $4 ea | |
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| Alabamy Bound | 1925 - w. Buddy DeSylva, Bud Green, m. Ray Henderson V - Goodbye, blues. Birdies are singin' ev'ry thing in tune. C - I'm Alabamy bound. There'll be no 'Heebie Jeebies' hangin' round. | PD Reprint | |
| Always | 1925 - w.m. Irving Berlin V - Ev'ry thing went wrong, and the whole day long I'd feel so blue C - I'll be loving you, Always. With a love that's true, Always. | PD Reprint | |
| Angry | 1925 - w. Dudley Mecum, m. Henry Brunies, Merritt Brunies | PD Reprint | |
| Bam Bam Bamy Shore | 1925 - m. Mort Dixon, m. Ray Henderson | PD Reprint | |
| Brown Eyes Why Are You Blue? | 1925 - w. Alfred Bryan, m. George W. Meyer | PD Reprint | |
| By The Light Of The Stars | 1925 - w.m. George A. Little, Arthur Sizemore, Larry Shay | PD Reprint | |
| Cecilia | 1925 - w. Herman Ruby, m. Dave Dreyer V - Little Miss Cecilia Green, Little over sweet sixteen, But the cutest flapper that you've every seen. C - Does your Mother know you're out Cecilia! Does she know that I'm about to steal you. | PD Reprint | |
| Cheatin' On Me | 1925 - w. Jack Yellen, m. Lew Pollack | PD Reprint | |
| Close Your Eyes | 1925 - w. Larry Yoell, m. Charles Vincent | PD Reprint | |
| Collegiate | 1925 - w.m. Moe Jaffe, Nat Bonx | PD Reprint | |
| Cossack Love Song [Don't Forget Me] | 1925 - w. Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, m. Herbert Stothart, George Gershwin P - Song of the Flame | PD Reprint | |
| Cup Of Coffee, A Sandwich, And You! | 1925 - w. Al Durbin, Billy Rose, m. Joseph Meyer | PD Reprint | |
| Dinah | 1925 - w. Same Lewis, Joe Young, m. Harry Akst V - Carolina, Gave me Dinah, I'm the proudest one beneath the Dixie sun. C - Dinah, is there anyone finer in the state of Carolina, If there is and you know 'er, show 'er to me? | PD Reprint | |
| Don't Bring Lulu | 1925 - w. Billy Rose, Lew Brown, m. Ray Henderson V - Your presence is requested wrote little Johnny White. But with this invitation there is a stipulation. C - You can bring Pearl, she's a darn nice girl, but don't bring Lulu. You can bring Rose with the turned up nose, but don't bring Lulu. | PD Reprint | |
| Don't Wake Me Up [Let Me Dream] | 1925 - w. L. Wolfe Gilbert, m. Mable Wayne, Abel Baer | PD Reprint | |
| Down By The Winegar Woiks | 1925 - w.m. Don Bestor, Roger Lewis, Walter Donovan | PD Reprint | |
| Drifting And Dreaming | 1925 - w. Haven Gillespie, m. Egbert Van Alstyne, Erwin R. Schmidt, Loyal Curtis | PD Reprint | |
| Everything Is Hotsy-Totsy Now | 1925 - w. Irving Mills, m. Jimmy McHugh | PD Reprint | |
| Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue | 1925 - w. Lewis & Young, m. Ray Henderson V - I just saw a maniac, maniac, maniac, Wild, and tearing his hair C - Five foot two, eyes of blue, But oh! what those five foot could do, Has anybody seen my girl? | PD Reprint | |
| I Love My Baby | 1925 - w. Bud Green, m. Harry Warren | PD Reprint | |
| I Miss My Swiss | 1925 - w. L. Wolfe Gilbert, m. Abel Baer | PD Reprint | |
| I Never Knew [That Roses Grew] | 1925 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Ted Fiorito | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Gonna Charleston Back to Charleston | 1925 - w.m. Roy Turk, Lou Handman | PD Reprint | |
| I'm In Love Again | 1925 - w.m. Cole Porter | PD Reprint | |
| I'm Sitting On Top of The World | 1925 - w. Lewis & Young, m. Ray Henderson | PD Reprint | |
| If You Knew Susie | 1925 - w.m. B.G. De Sylva V - I have got a sweetie known as Susie. In the words of Shakespeare she's a 'wow' C - If you knew Susie like I know Susie Oh! Oh! Oh! What a girl. | PD Reprint | |
| In The Middle Of The Night | 1925 - w. Billy Rose, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Jimtown Blues | 1925 - w. Fred Rose, m. Charlie Davis | PD Reprint | |
| Just A Cottage Small [By A Waterfall] | 1925 - w. B.G. DeSylva, m. James F. Hanley | PD Reprint | |
| Just A Little Drink | 1925 - w.m. Byron Gay | PD Reprint | |
| Just Around The Corner | 1925 - w. Dolph Singer, m. Harry Von Tilzer | PD Reprint | |
| Let It Rain! Let It Pour! (I'll Be In Virginia In The Morning) | 1925 - w. Cliff Friend, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Lonesomest Girl In Town | 1925 - w. Al Dubin, m. Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills | PD Reprint | |
| Manhattan | 1925 - w. Lorenz Hart, m. Richard Rodgers | PD Reprint | |
| Midnight Waltz | 1925 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Milenberg Joys | 1925 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | PD Reprint | |
| Montmartre Rose | 1925 - w.m. Tommy Lyman | PD Reprint | |
| Moonlight and Roses | 1925 - w.m. Edwin H. Lemare, Ben Black, Neil Moret V - When vesper bells are ringing, I hear sweet voices singing, As evening shadows fall. C - Moonlight and roses Bring wonderful mem'ries of you. My heart reposes In beautiful thoughts so true. | PD Reprint | |
| My Sweetie Turned Me Down | 1925 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Neapolitan Nights | 1925 - w. Harrt D. Kerr, m. J.S. Zamecnik | PD Reprint | |
| New Orleans Blues | 1925 - m. Ferd 'Jelly Roll' Morton | PD Reprint | |
| Only A Rose | 1925 - w. Brian Hooker, m. Rudolf Friml | PD Reprint | |
| Paddlin' Madelin' Home | 1925 - w.m. Harry Woods | PD Reprint | |
| Pal of My Cradle Days | 1925 - w. Marshall Montgomery, m. Al Piantadosi | PD Reprint | |
| Remember | 1925 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| Riverboat Shuffle | 1925 - m. Hoagy Carmichael & Irving Mills | PD Reprint | |
| Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow | 1925 - w. B.G. De Sylva, m. Al Sherman | PD Reprint | |
| Sentimental Me (And Romantic You) | 1925 - w. Lorenz Hart, m. Richard Rodgers | PD Reprint | |
| Show Me The Way To Go Home | 1925 - w.m. Irving King, Pseud: James Alexander Campbell-Tyrie (1903–1967) and Reginald John Connelly (1895–1963) V - When I'm happy singing all the while. I don't need nobody then to show me how to smile. C - Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I had a drink about an hour ago, And it's gone right to my head. | PD Reprint | |
| Shreveport Stomp | 1925 - m. Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton (1890-1941) | PD Reprint | |
| Sleepy Time Gal | 1925 - w. Joseph R. Alden, Raymond B. Egan, m. Ange Lorenzo, Richard B. Whiting | PD Reprint | |
| So Am I | 1925 - w. Ira Gershwin m. George Gershwin | PD Reprint | |
| Sometime | 1925 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Ted Fiorito | PD Reprint | |
| Song Of The Flame | 1925 - w. Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, m. Herbert Stothart, George Gershwin P - Song of the Flame | PD Reprint | |
| Song Of The Vagabonds | 1925 - w. Brian Hooker, m. Rudolf Friml P - The Vagabond King | PD Reprint | |
| Swanee Butterfly | 1925 - w. Bily Rose, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Sweet And Low-Down | 1925 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | PD Reprint | |
| Sweet Georgia Brown | 1925 - w.m. Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey V - She just got here yesterday. Things are hot here now they say. There's a big change in town. C - No gal made has got a shade On Sweet Georgia Brown. Two left feet but oh so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown. | PD Reprint | |
| Thanks For The Buggy Ride | 1925 - w.m. Jules Buffano | PD Reprint | |
| That Certain Feeling | 1925 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | PD Reprint | |
| That Certain Party | 1925 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Walter Donaldson | PD Reprint | |
| Then I'll Be Happy | 1925 - w. Sidney Clare, Lew Brown, m. Cliff Friend | PD Reprint | |
| Ukelele Lady | 1925 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Richard A. Whiting | PD Reprint | |
| Valencia | 1925 - w. Lucien Boyer, Jacques Charles, Clifford Grey, m. Jose Padilla | PD Reprint | |
| When Do We Dance | 1925 - w. Ira Gershwin, m. George Gershwin | PD Reprint | |
| Who Takes Care of the Caretaker's Daughter | 1925 - w.m. Chick Endor | PD Reprint | |
| Who? | 1925 - m. Jerome Kern | PD Reprint | |
| Why Do I Love You? | 1925 - w. Ira Gershwin, Bud DeSylva, m. George Gershwin | PD Reprint | |
| Yearning (Just For You) | 1925 - w.m. Benny Davis, Joe Burke | PD Reprint | |
| Yes Sir! That's My Baby | 1925 - w. Gus Kahn, m. Walter Donaldson V - Who's that coming down the street? Who's that looking so petite? C - Yes, Sir, That's my Baby. No, Sir, Don't mean Maybe. Yes, Sir, That's my Baby now. | PD Reprint |
