ALesser Known Public Domain SongsA List of 214
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| A and M College Song College |
N - Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College | ||
| A B C D E F G | See Alphabet Song | ||
| A-Gypsying Into The Sun Popular Song |
1916 - m. A. Louis Scarmolin, w. Sara Beaumont Kennedy | ||
| A-Roving College |
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| Abendlied Traditional |
1648 - Paul Gerhardt N - 15th Century Folk Tune | ||
| Abergenny Traditional |
1721 | ||
| Abolitionist Hymn Traditional |
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| Abschied (So leb denn wohl, du stilles Haus!) Traditional |
1828 - w. Ferdinand Raimund, m. Wenzel Muller | ||
| Absence and Return Traditional |
1890 | ||
| Absent Traditional |
1899 | ||
| Absinthe Frappe Popular Song |
1904 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Glen MacDonough | ||
| Accomplished Maid Traditional |
1790 | ||
| Acres of Clams Traditional |
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| Action Song Children |
Alfred S. Gatty V - Tell me, my children, and pray answer right. Are hands made to work with or only to fight? | ||
| Adams and Liberty Traditional |
1798 | ||
| Adelina Yale Boola Girl College |
N - Yale University | ||
| Adieu to Dear Cambria Traditional |
Traditional Welsh | ||
| Adieu, Dundee Traditional |
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| Adieu! 'Tis Love's Last Greeting Traditional |
1885 - Schubert | ||
| Admiral Benbow Traditional |
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| Adson's Sarabande Traditional |
1665 | ||
| Aeroplane Traditional |
1913 - Jack Glogau | ||
| African Pas' Traditional |
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| After 'While Popular Song |
1909 - w.m. Charles K. Harris V - Years have come and years have gone so silently C - After while, after while, you will wonder why your heart is always aching | ||
| After A Thousand Years Popular Song |
1917 - m. James V. Monaco, w. Alfred Dubin | ||
| After All That I Have Been To You Popular Song |
1912 - m. Chris Smith, w. Jack Drislane V - You say 'tis the end of love's story, You say it's our last good-bye. Love dies in the youth of it's glory, To bear it all now I must try. C - After all that I've been to you, After all of these many years, After ev'ry thing I've gone through, After all of our joys and our tears . . . | ||
| After The Roses Have Faded Away Popular Song |
1914 - m. Ernest Ball, w. Bessie Buchanan | ||
| After They Gather The Hay Popular Song |
1906 - m. S.R. Henry, w. James J. Walker | ||
| Afterwards Traditional |
1885 - Mullen | ||
| Afton Water Traditional |
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| Agitation Rag Ragtime, Music Hall |
1915 - m. Robert Hampton | ||
| Ah Me Conditione College |
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| Ah, Love, But A Day Popular Song |
1900 - m. Mrs. H.H.A. Beach, w. Robert Browning | ||
| Ah! I Have Sighed to Rest Me Traditional |
1885 - Verdi | ||
| Ah! So Pure Traditional |
1848 - (Martha) Flotow | ||
| Ah! Willow Traditional |
1890 | ||
| Aignish on the Machair Traditional |
Traditional Scots | ||
| Ain't Dat A Shame Popular Song |
1901 - m. Walter Wilson, w. John Queen V - One dark and stormy night,the rain was falling fast, Bill Bailey told his lady friend, 'Our dream of love is past' C - Ain't dat a shame, a measly shame, To keep your honey out in the rain. Will you open dat door and let me in, I stand here freezin' wet to the skin. | ||
| Ain't I Glad I've Got Out the Wilderness Spiritual |
Spiritual V - O, ain't I glad I've got out the wilderness C - Come aleaning on the Lord | ||
| Ain't It Funny What A Difference Just A Few Hours Make Popular Song |
1903 - m. Alfred G. Robyn, w. Henry M. Blossom | ||
| Ain't You Coming Back to Old New Hampshire, Molly? Popular Song |
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| Ainsworth Psalter Traditional |
1620 | ||
| Air from "Grand Duchess" Traditional |
1900 | ||
| Air from "Robert le Diable" Traditional |
1900 | ||
| Airy Fairy Lillian Traditional |
1894 | ||
| Al Fresco Popular Song |
1904 - m. Victor Herbert | ||
| Alabama Dream (A Rag Time Cake Walk) Traditional |
1899 - George D. Barnard | ||
| Alabama Lullaby Popular Song |
1919 - w.m. Cal De Voll | ||
| Alabama Moon Popular Song |
1920 - w.m. George H. Green | ||
| Alchurch Traditional |
1718 | ||
| Alexander (Don't You Love Your Baby No More?) Popular Song |
1904 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling | ||
| Alexander's Band Is Back In Dixieland Popular Song |
1919 - m. Albert Gumble, w. Jack Yellen | ||
| Alice Where Art Thou? Traditional |
1885 - Ascher | ||
| Alice, Where Art Thou Going? Popular Song |
1906 - m. Albert Gumble, w. Will Heelan | ||
| All Aboard For Blanket Bay Popular Song |
1910 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling | ||
| All Along the Line |
1906 - m. A. Liberati N - March | ||
| All Coons Look Alike to Me Popular Song |
1896 | ||
| All for the Sake of California College |
N - University of California | ||
| All For You Popular Song |
1921 - m. Arnold Johnson, w. Benny Davis V - Cuddle up dear, I am sincere, There's something I want to tell you C - All for you, All for you, I would start my life anew | ||
| All Hail to Thee Fair Western College |
N - Western College | ||
| All I Have Are Sunny Weather Friends Popular Song |
1920 - w.m. Kendis & Brockman | ||
| All In, Down And Out Popular Song |
1906 - m. Rosamond Johnson, Chris Smith, Elmer Bowman, w. Cecil Mack (R.C. McPherson) V - I had a friend I thought was true But I've found out friends won't never do C - Sorry, I ain't got it, you could get it, if I had it. But I'm all in down and out. I could send you to a friend who'd be very glad to lend you | ||
| All Is Quiet Traditional |
Rosewig | ||
| All on the Road to Brighton Traditional |
Traditional English | ||
| All Over Nothing At All Popular Song |
1922 - m. James Rule, w. J. Keirn Brennan,Paul Cunningham | ||
| All Over Now College |
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| All Over This World Spiritual |
V - All my troubles will soon be over C - All over this world | ||
| All That I Ask Of You Is Love Popular Song |
1910 - m. Herbert Ingraham, w. Edgar Selden V - I care not what the world may say. Or if it mock and jeer. I'd care not for it's smiles or frowns, If you were always near. C - All that I ask is love, All that I want is you. And I swear by all the stars, I'll be forever true. | ||
| All the Money Ragtime, Music Hall |
m. Raymond Birch N - March and Two-Step | ||
| All Throughout the Great Wide World I Wandered Traditional |
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| All Up and Down, My Honey Traditional |
N - a.k.a. Sugar Lump | ||
| Allah's Holiday Popular Song |
1916 - m. Rudolf Friml, w. Otto Harbach | ||
| Alleluia Popular Song |
1917 - w. Norah Phillips V - Let joyful praise to Heav'n ascend, for signs and tears have now an end C - Allueluia, Alleluia, Alleluia | ||
| Allemand in A Traditional |
1823 | ||
| Allemand in F Traditional |
1823 | ||
| Alles ist hin! Traditional |
1799 - German Folksong | ||
| Allurement of Love Traditional |
1830 - m. Welch Air: Serch Hudol w. Robert Burns (1759 - 1796) V - To thee, lov'd Dee, thy glasome vales Where late with careles steps I rang'd N - Other words for this tune by J.R. Planche It Is Not For Gold and John Oxenford Weep Not, I Pray | ||
| Allurement of the Pipe Traditional |
1830 | ||
| Alma (Where Do You Live?) Popular Song |
1910 - m. Adolph Phipp, w. George V. Hobart | ||
| Alma Mater | See Far Above Cayuga's Waters | ||
| Alma Mater College |
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| Alma Mater - Amherst College |
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| Alma Mater - Brown College |
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| Alma Mater - Colby College |
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| Alma Mater - Colgate College |
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| Alma Mater - Cornell College |
V - Far above Cayuga's waters, With its waves of blue, Stands our noble Alma Mater, Glorious to view. C - Lift the chorus, speed it onward, Loud her praises tell; Hail to thee! our Alma Mater, Hall, all, hail, Cornell! | ||
| Alma Mater - Greenville College |
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| Alma Mater - Illinois College |
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| Alma Mater - Lake Erie College |
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| Alma Mater - Lehigh College |
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| Alma Mater - Muhlenberg College |
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| Alma Mater - Ohio State University College |
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| Alma Mater - Ohio Wesleyan College College |
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| Alma Mater - Princeton College |
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| Alma Mater - Swarthmore College |
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| Alma Mater - Syracuse College |
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| Alma Mater - University of Chicago College |
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| Alma Mater - University of North Dakota College |
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| Alma Mater - University of Wisconsin College |
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| Alma Mater - US Military Academy College |
N - Male Voices | ||
| Alma Mater - Vassar College |
V - Vassar, we sing thy praises, Thy beauty, thy powers, thy fame C - Drink we our Alma Mater, Hurrah for the Rose and the Gray | ||
| Alma Mater - Yale College |
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| Alma Mater O College |
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| Almost Over Traditional |
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| Along the Peterskaya Road Traditional |
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| Alphabet for Little Masters & Misses Traditional |
1775 | ||
| Alpine Love Story Popular Song |
1913 | ||
| Alt Wien Popular Song |
1920 | ||
| Altassyrisch Traditional |
Victor von Scheffel | ||
| Always [Horwitz,Bowers] Popular Song |
1899 - m. Fred Bowers, w. Charles Horwitz V - You ask me if this love of ours, sweetheart, will ever die. C - Always, Always, I will love you always. Do not fear, my love is true, and I live alone for you. N - Not Always (I'll be loving you, always), by Irving Berlin, 1925, which is NOT in the public domain. | ||
| Always In The Way Popular Song |
1903 - w.m. Charles K. Harris | ||
| Always Take Mother's Advice Traditional |
1884 - Jennie Lindsay V - Honor your mother, so dear, You'll never know her worth 'til she's gone; Respect her grey hair while she's here, You'll be sad when she leaves you alone. C - Always take mother's advice, She knows what is best for your good; Let her kind words then suffice, And never speak hasty or rude. | ||
| Am I Not Fondly Thine Own Traditional |
1849 | ||
| Amapa - Le Vrai Tango Bresilien Dance |
1913 - m. J. Storoni N - Tango | ||
| Amaryllis Traditional |
1670 | ||
| Amazon Rag Traditional |
Teddy Hahn | ||
| American Hymn Traditional |
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| American Jubilee Popular Song |
1916 - m. Edward B. Claypoole | ||
| Amici College |
N - Columbia University | ||
| Amid the New-Mown Hay Traditional |
Traditional | ||
| Amina Popular Song |
1909 - m. Paul Lincke, w. Ballard MacDonald | ||
| Amo Amas I Love a Lass Traditional |
Traditional | ||
| Amorous Goldfish Traditional |
1896 - Greenbank & Jones | ||
| An den Fruhling Traditional |
Grieg | ||
| An den Mond Traditional |
18th Century Folk Song | ||
| An die Freude Traditional |
1785 - Traditional | ||
| Anchored Popular Song |
m. Michael Watson, w. Samuel K. Cowan, M.A. V - Flying with flowing sail, over the summer sea! Sheer thro' the seething gald Homeward bound was she! C - Safe at last, the danger past, safe in this father's home | ||
| And A Little Bit More Popular Song |
1907 - m. Fred Fisher, w. Alfred Bryan | ||
| And A Little Child Shall Lead Them Popular Song |
1906 - w.m. Charles K. Harris | ||
| And Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back Traditional |
1894 | ||
| And Then College |
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| And When I Die Traditional |
Traditional English N - Army Marching Song | ||
| And When the Leaves College |
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| Andantino in Db Traditional |
Lemare | ||
| Andreas Hofer Traditional |
w. J.Mosen, m. Traditional | ||
| Angel Child Popular Song |
1922 - w.m. George Price, Abner Silver, Benny Davis | ||
| Angel Food Traditional |
1911 - Al Marzian | ||
| Angel Gabriel College |
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| Angelic Songs are Swelling Traditional |
Armstrong | ||
| Angeline College |
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| Angels - We Call Them Mothers Down Here Popular Song |
1921 - w.m. Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby V - I watched a sweet little laddie die, One day at play, and I heard him say C - Angels have sould that are pure, Angels have hearts full of love | ||
| Angels Changed My Name Spiritual |
V - I went to the hillside, I went to pray; I know the angels done changed my name. N - 1905 Piano arrangement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor cited as from Jubilee Songs. Unable to identify original Jubilee Songs source. | ||
| Angels of Night Popular Song |
1909 - w.m. Harry J. Lincoln | ||
| Anna Maria Traditional |
1698 | ||
| Annchen von Tharau Traditional |
w. 1778, m - Herder from Simon Dach (1637), m. Friedrich Silcher | ||
| Anona Popular Song |
1903 - m. Robert A. King, w. Mabel McKinley | ||
| Another Rag Popular Song |
1911 - w.m. Theodore F. Morse | ||
| Answer Saying That You Love Me Popular Song |
1921 - w.m. Norman J. Vause | ||
| Anthem of the ILGWU Traditional |
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| Anti-Saloon Army Traditional |
1899 | ||
| Antique Mosaic College |
N - A College Medley | ||
| Any Old Place I Can Hang My Hat Is Home Sweet Home To Me Popular Song |
1901 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome | ||
| Any Rags Popular Song |
1902 - w.m. Thomas S. Allen V - Did you ever hear the story of Ragged Jagged Jack? Here he comes down the street with a pack on his back. C - Any rags? Rags? Any rags, any bones, any bottles today. There's a big black rag picker coming this way. | ||
| Anybody Here? Spiritual |
V - The angels wings were tipp'd with gold C - Is there anybody here That loves my Jesus | ||
| Apache Dance Traditional |
Offenbach | ||
| Apley House Traditional |
1703 | ||
| Apple Blossoms Popular Song |
1911 - m. Chas. B. Brown | ||
| Araby Popular Song |
1915 - w.m. Irving Berlin | ||
| Araby's Daughter Traditional |
1822 | ||
| Arbana Reel Traditional |
1823 | ||
| Archangel, Open the Door Traditional |
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| Are We Almost There Traditional |
1849 | ||
| Are You From Heaven? Popular Song |
1917 - m. Anatole Friedland, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert | ||
| Are You Lonesome? Popular Song |
1909 - m. Grace LeBoy, w. Gus Kahn | ||
| Are You Sincere? Popular Song |
1908 - m. Albert Gumble (1883 - 1946), w. Alfred Bryan (1871 - 1958) V - A youth and a maiden were tripping along, skipping along, singing a song. C - Are you sincere? If you're sincere, I'll let you call me your Dearie. Say what you mean, mean what you say . . . | ||
| Arethusa Traditional |
1730 - w. Prince Hoare, m. O'Carolan V - Come all ye holly sailors bold, Whose hearts are cast in honour's mould; While English glory I unford, Huza! for the Arethusa! | ||
| Argeers Traditional |
1650 | ||
| Argentines Portugese, And The Greeks Popular Song |
1920 - w.m. Arthur Swanstrom, Carey Morgan | ||
| Ariel Mason Traditional |
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| Arise My Soul Traditional |
Edson | ||
| Arise, Arise Traditional |
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| Army Blue College |
N - Male Voices | ||
| Army Oh Army College |
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| Army Team College |
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| Army's Coming Down the River College |
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| Arthur McBride Traditional |
Traditional Irish | ||
| Artillery Song College |
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| As A Little Child Children |
C.M. von Weber V - As a little child relies On a care beyond its own, Knows beneath it father's eyes, It is never left alone. | ||
| As Good As Gold Traditional |
1900 | ||
| As I Gaed Down Glenmoriston Traditional |
Traditional Scots | ||
| As I Walked Out Traditional |
Traditional | ||
| As I Walked Through the Meadows Traditional |
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| As Quick as you Please Traditional |
1728 | ||
| As to Clonnel we go Traditional |
Ireland | ||
| As We Parted At The Gate Popular Song |
1920 - w.m. E. Austin Keith | ||
| As Your Hair Grows Whiter Popular Song |
1897 - w.m. Harry Dacre V - Light of my life! I will always love you darling C - As your hair grows whiter, I will love you more ! | ||
| Ashy Africa Traditional |
Percy Weinrich | ||
| Ask a Policeman Traditional |
1889 - E.W. Rogers | ||
| Ask Her While The Band Is Playing Popular Song |
1908 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Glen MacDonough | ||
| At the Chicken Chaser's Ball Popular Song |
w.m. Vardon and Perry V - All the town boys gave a ball and invited me to call C - When the jazz band started blowing, all the roosters started crowing | ||
| At the Dawn of the Day Folk Song |
V - Loko ku ti ga loko ku ti ga N - Southeast Africa. Piano arrangement by S. Coleridge-Taylor | ||
| At The End Of A Beautiful Day Popular Song |
1916 - w.m. William H. Perkins | ||
| At the Hop College |
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| At The Ragtime Ball Popular Song |
1911 - m. James V. Monaco, w. Roger Lewis | ||
| At Trinity Church I Met My Doom Traditional |
1894 | ||
| At Twilight College |
N - On the Chapel Steps | ||
| At Twilight When The Shadows Fall Popular Song |
1918 - w.m. J. Stanley Brothers, Jr. V - When the shadows of the night fall softly from above C - Sing me just a song at twilight, just a melody of love | ||
| Auf Wiedersehn Popular Song |
1915 - w. Herbert Reynolds, m. Sigmund Romberg P - Blue Paradise - 1915, Broadway V - Let me hold you close to my heart, Brush your tears away, dear, while a fond C - Love lives ever, Knowing no word like good bye, Hearts may sever, True love can never die. Calm all your fears and dry all your tears | ||
| Augustan Club Waltz Ragtime, Music Hall |
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| Auld Hoose Traditional |
Traditional Scots | ||
| Aupres de Ma Blonde Traditional |
1580 - Traditional France | ||
| Auretti's Dutch Skippe Traditional |
1756 | ||
| Aurora Waltz Traditional |
1849 | ||
| Aurore Bradaire Traditional |
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| Australia College |
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| Automation Traditional |
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| Autumn Song Children |
V - Oh, little bird upon the tree, What will you sing today? Now spring has gone and summer gone, And swallows flown away | ||
| Ave Maria ~ Millard Popular Song |
1892 - w.m. H. Millard | ||
| Away Away Away We Go College |
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| Away Down in Sunbury Traditional |
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| Away to the Hills Traditional |
1890 | ||
| Away to the Oaken Grove Traditional |
1830 | ||
| Aye Aye Aye Friere Traditional |
1800's - Friere | ||
| Azalea Popular Song |
1902 - m. B. Hartz | ||
