CLesser Known Public Domain SongsC List of 227
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 1929 or earlier. Our PD Sheet Music Reprints are exact reprints of books and sheet music published in 1929 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-1930 PD sheet music publication in our library AND if anyone has asked about PD status of the song in the past 20 years. | |||
| Cagaran Gaolach Traditional |
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| Caisson Song College |
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| Cake Walk Queen Popular Song |
1910 - m. John Stromberg, w. Harry B. Smith V - Dar's a meetin' of all de high society To decide what dancers has most variety, And a prize dey offer with all propriety C - No use! for we have de cake walk Queen. | ||
| Calendar Song Children |
V - Sixty seconds make a minute, Something sure you can learn in it; Sixty minutes make an hour | ||
| California And You Popular Song |
1914 - m. Harry Puck, w. Edgar Leslie | ||
| Calinda Traditional |
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| Call Me Back, Pal O' Mine Popular Song |
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| Call Me Pet Names Traditional |
Osgood | ||
| Calla Lilly Rag Traditional |
Logan Thane | ||
| Calling To Her Boy Just Once Again Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Paul Dresser | ||
| Calm Be Thy Slumbers Traditional |
Bishop | ||
| Came Raise the Song College |
N - Wesleyan University | ||
| Camp Meetin' Time Popular Song |
1906 - m. Egbert Van Alstyle, w. Harry H. Williams | ||
| Camp Meeting Band Popular Song |
1913 - m. Lewis F. Muir, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert | ||
| Campus Song College |
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| Can Can Galop from La Grade Duchesse Classical |
1867 - m. Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) N - This is a nice alternate Offenbach Can Can, but is NOT the very famous Offenbach Can Can Galop from Orphee Aux Enfers. | ||
| Can I Go, Dearest Mother? Traditional |
1862 - Bernard Covert V - I am writing to you mother, knowing well what you may say, When you read with tearful fondness what I write to you today. C - Can I go my hearest mother? tell me, mother, can I go? N - Civil War | ||
| Can't You Live Humble Spiritual |
V - Lightning flashes, Thunders roll, Make me think of my poor soul. C - Can't you live humble? Praise King Jesus. | ||
| Candy Traditional |
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| Candy Jag Popular Song |
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| Canoeing Song College |
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| Cape Ann Traditional |
1840's | ||
| Cape Cod Girls Traditional |
1830 | ||
| Capital Ship College |
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| Caprice Bohemia Popular Song |
1897 - m. F. Boyd Wells | ||
| Captain Morgan's March Traditional |
1830 | ||
| Captain of the Boodle Gang Traditional |
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| Careless Love | See Loveless Love | ||
| Carissima Popular Song |
1904 - w.m. Arthur Penn | ||
| Carleton Spelling Song College |
N - Carleton College | ||
| Carlotta Grisi's Polka Traditional |
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| Carmen Etonense Traditional |
1885 - J.M. Barnby | ||
| Carnival of Venice Bellak Traditional |
1854 - Bellak | ||
| Carol Children Carol Children |
Old English V - Carol, children, carol, carol joyfully. Carol the good tidings, O carol merrily. | ||
| Carolina College |
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| Carolina Fox Trot Traditional |
1914 - m. Will H. Vodery | ||
| Carolina Sunshine Popular Song |
1919 - m. Walter Hirsch, w. Edwin R. Schmidt | ||
| Caroline Traditional |
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| Carpenter Children |
V - Hey hammer, Ho hammer, hear the steady blow. 'Tis the jolly carpenter, Who's pounding down below. | ||
| Carrier Dove Traditional |
Johnson | ||
| Carus Breeze Traditional |
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| Carve dat Possum College |
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| Casey Would Waltz with the Strawberry Blonde | See The Band Played On | ||
| Castanets are Sounding Traditional |
1885 V - Caome, O come! Castanets are gaily sounding; Light feet to their notes are bounding C - Bear such thrilling notes of pleasure; Hearts and eyes are filled with glee, and gayest of the gay we'll be. N - Spanish La Cachuca | ||
| Castle of Towan Traditional |
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| Celebratin' Day In Tennessee Popular Song |
m. Jack Glogau, w. Lew Brown | ||
| Centipede and the Frog College |
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| Central, Give Me Back My Dime Popular Song |
1905 - w.m. Joe Howard | ||
| Century Girl Traditional |
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| Champlain College |
N - University of Vermont | ||
| Chant College |
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| Chant of the Short Ags College |
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| Chapel College |
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| Charley Over the Water Children |
V - Over the water and over the lea, And over the water to Charley; | ||
| Charlie Is My Darling Traditional |
1824 | ||
| Charlie Over the Water (Can't Catch Me) Traditional |
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| Checkerboard Traditional |
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| Cheer for the Purple College |
N - Northwestern University | ||
| Cheer We Love College |
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| Cheerful 'Arn (Fox Jumped) Traditional |
Traditional | ||
| Chelmsford Assembl Traditional |
1750 | ||
| Cherries Are Ripe Children |
V - Cherries are ripe. Babies are too young to choose; | ||
| Cherries Ripe Children |
V - Cherries ripe, cherries ripe, who will buy my cherries ripe? Berries red . . | ||
| Cherry in the Glass Popular Song |
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| Chesapeake and the Shannon Traditional |
Traditional | ||
| Chestnut Traditional |
1650 | ||
| Cheyenne Popular Song |
1906 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Harry H. Williams | ||
| Chicken Chowder Traditional |
Irene Giblin | ||
| Chicken Rag Popular Song |
1911 - w.m. James Brockman V - A thousand miles south upon a great big farm, A thousand young chicks down in a great big barn C - Chick, chick, chick, chick, Come do the chicken rag, Chick, chick, chick, chick, Don't let your footlets drag | ||
| Child and the Star Children |
V - Little star that shines so bright, Come and peep at me tonight | ||
| Child Love Popular Song |
1911 - m. Joe Cooper, w. Dave Oppenheim | ||
| Child This Day Traditional |
1833 | ||
| Child's Dreamland Children |
V - When the moon is beaming, I'er the waters gleaming, Little ones are dreaming, | ||
| Child's Hymn Children |
V - Let children that would fear the Lord, Hear what their teacher say; With rev'rence hear their parent's words, And with delight obey. | ||
| Childgrove Traditional |
1701 | ||
| Children Do Linger Traditional |
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| Children of the Battle Field Traditional |
1864 - Clark | ||
| Children's Angel Children |
V - In ev'ry land an angel, Goes watching ev'ry where. No one of us may see him and yet we know he's there | ||
| Children's Hosanna Children |
George J. Webb V - And when his salvation bringing, To Zion on Jesus came | ||
| Children's Temperance Hymn Traditional |
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| Chimes Traditional |
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| Chimes of Trinity Popular Song |
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| Chinese Baby-Song Traditional |
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| Chinese Lullaby ~ Bowers Popular Song |
1919 - w.m. Robert Hood Bowers V - Sing song, sing song, so Hop Toy Allee same like China boy C - A ripple I seem on life's mystic stream | ||
| Chinese Lullaby ~ Children Children |
V - Snail, snail, come out and be fed, Put out your horns and then your head | ||
| Ching-a-ling College |
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| Chris and the Wonderful Lamp Patriotic |
1900 - m. John Philip Sousa | ||
| Christchurch Bells Traditional |
1686 | ||
| Christians Hold Up Your Heads Spiritual |
V - Christians hold up your heads C - Got religion all round the world, O | ||
| Christians' Hymn Of The Crucifixion Spiritual |
V - O repent, sinner, Hammering! What de hammer say? Hammering! C - Hammering! | ||
| Christmas Carol Children |
Alfred S. Gaty V - Kind Christmas comes but once a year, Ring merrily, bells, ding dong! And with it brings right hearty cheer, Ring merrily bells, ding dong! | ||
| Christmas Chimes Children |
Brinley Richards V - What bells are those, so soft and clear, That fall melodious on my ear? | ||
| Christmas Is Coming Traditional |
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| Christmas Pastorale Popular Song |
1921 - m. Pachelbel | ||
| Christmas Song Children |
V - Ev'ry yeat there comes to us the dear Christchild, Once to earth again With way so meek and mild. | ||
| Christmas Voices Children |
V - Voices of the belfry height, pealing forth your merry chimes, Sound upon the winter nights, Melodies of Christmas time. | ||
| Church Of God Spiritual |
V - Oh, look up yander what I see C - De church of God. . . . . . dat sounds so sweet | ||
| Cielito Lindo - Beautiful Heaven Popular Song |
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| Cinderella Waltz Traditional |
N - Index shows title as Cinderella Waltz, but music page has title Swiss Waltz | ||
| Circassian Circle Traditional |
Traditional Scots | ||
| City Troop Popular Song |
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| Clarindy Traditional |
1898 | ||
| Clear the Way of U.S.C. College |
N - University of Southern California | ||
| Clementine | See Oh My Darling Clementine | ||
| Cliff on the Volga Traditional |
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| Climate Traditional |
V - We sing of the Polar bear fearless and bold, He never feels hot and he never feels cold | ||
| Climbers Rag Traditional |
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| Clime Beneath Whose Genial Sun Traditional |
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| Close To My Heart Popular Song |
1915 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling | ||
| Clouds Have Risen Over the City Traditional |
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| Clover Club Traditional |
1918 - Felix Arndt | ||
| Clover Leaf Popular Song |
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| Clovertime Popular Song |
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| Co-ca-che-lunk Traditional |
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| Co-Ed That Vanquishes Me College |
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| Co-Ed's Chant College |
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| Co-Education College |
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| Coax Me Popular Song |
1904 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling | ||
| Cock Robin College |
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| Cock Robin and Jenny Wren Children |
V - Twas in a merry time, When Jenny Wren was young, So neatly as she danc'd, And so sweetly as she sung. | ||
| Coffin To Bind Me Down Spiritual |
V - De coffin, de coffin, to bind me down, A folding sheet upon my lips . . A silver spade to dig my grave . . . C - De coffin, de coffin, to bind me down | ||
| Cold Frost Came A Mendelssohn Traditional |
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| Cold Icy Hand | See Death's Going to Lay His Hand on Me | ||
| Colleen O'Mine Popular Song |
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| College Bell College |
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| College Days College |
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| College Days of OId College |
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| College Hornpipe Traditional |
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| College Life Popular Song |
1905 - m. Henry Frantzen, w. Porter Emerson Brown | ||
| College Medley College |
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| College on the Hill College |
N - St. Olaf College | ||
| College Proverb College |
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| College Pump College |
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| College Ties Can Ne'er Be Broken College |
N - Moravian College | ||
| Collegium College |
N - Hope College | ||
| Collier's Daughter Traditional |
1728 | ||
| Colonial Glide Traditional |
Paul Pratt | ||
| Colonial Guards Popular Song |
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| Colorado College Song College |
N - Colorado College | ||
| Come All You Worthy Christian Men Traditional |
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| Come Along Spiritual |
V - I was but young when I begun, And now my race is nearly run. C - Come along, come along, I am sorry for to leave you, On the road to heaven come, friends, will you go? | ||
| Come Along, Moses Traditional |
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| Come and Join Us Traditional |
1899 | ||
| Come Back Sweet May Children |
V - Come back sweet May, And bid the flowers bloom. The birds sing on the spray | ||
| Come Back, Ma Honey Boy, To Me Popular Song |
1900 - m. John Stromberg, w. Edgar Smith | ||
| Come Come Soldiers Come Traditional |
1849 | ||
| Come Down Spiritual |
V - Jesus Christ, He died for me. Way down in Egypt land. Jesus Christ, He set me free, Way down in Egypt land. C - Come down....Come, my Lord! . . . Way down in Eqypt land. | ||
| Come Down, Sinner Spiritual |
V - Some seek de Lord, but doan seek Him right . . . Lil' at de day an' none at night; C - Come down, come down, come down, sinner, yo' none too late | ||
| Come Fairies Trip It Parry Traditional |
1890 | ||
| Come Fill Your Glasses up College |
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| Come Go With Me Traditional |
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| Come Here, Lord! Spiritual |
V - O, little did I think He was so night, Sinners crying, 'Come Here, Lord!' C - Come here Lord. Come here Lord. Sinners crying, 'Come Here, Lord!' | ||
| Come Home Dewey We Wont Do a Thing to You Traditional |
1899 | ||
| Come Home Father Traditional |
Henry Clay Work | ||
| Come Let Us Sing College |
N - Campbell University | ||
| Come May Thou Lovely Mozart Traditional |
Mozart | ||
| Come Neighbors, the Moon Is Up (Frog Pond) Traditional |
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| Come O Come with Me Traditional |
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| Come On PaPa Popular Song |
1918 - w.m. Edgar Leslie, Harry Ruby | ||
| Come Over On My Veranda Popular Song |
1905 - m. Lester Keith, w. John Kemble | ||
| Come Rally Tonight College |
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| Come Seniors Come College |
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| Come to the Battle Traditional |
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| Come Unto these Yellow Sands Shakespeare Traditional |
1600's - Shakespeare | ||
| Come with Thy Lute Traditional |
w.m. German Folksong V - Come, with they lute, to the fountain, Sing me a song of the mountain; Sing of the happy and free, | ||
| Come Ye Back to Old Grinnell College |
N - Iowa College | ||
| Come, All Ye Young Men, in Your Evil Ways Traditional |
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| Comfort in Heaven Spiritual |
V - Jerusalem, my happy home, Name ever dear to me, O glory hallelujah! C - There's a comfort in heaven, And I feel it in my soul, O glory hallelujah! | ||
| Comic: Rig-A-Jig, Noah's Ark Three Crows Popular Song |
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| Comical Fellow Traditional |
1776 | ||
| Commencement Hymn College |
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| Commencement Ode College |
N - Fair Harvard | ||
| Commonwealth of Toil Traditional |
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| Comrades Children |
1887 - Felix McGlennon V - Comrades, comrades, ever since we were boys, Sharing each other's sorrows | ||
| Comrades I Am Dying Traditional |
1864 - w. Manahan, m. Sontag | ||
| Coney Island Coon Popular Song |
1902 - w.m. William C. Welp | ||
| Confess Traditional |
1650 | ||
| Confess His Tune Traditional |
1650 | ||
| Congo Love Song Popular Song |
1903 - m. J. Rosamond Johnson, w. Bob Cole, J.W. Johnson P - Nancy Brown - 1903, | ||
| Congress Hall Patriotic |
w.m. John Philip Sousa | ||
| Conscript's Departure Traditional |
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| Consolation Popular Song |
1908 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden | ||
| Constantinople College |
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| Constantly Popular Song |
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| Continued in Our Next College |
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| Contrack, De Traditional |
1860 | ||
| Convention Traditional |
1794 | ||
| Coon Band Contest Popular Song |
1900 - m. Arthur Pryor | ||
| Coon Hollow Capers Traditional |
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| Coon Serenade Traditional |
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| Coon Up A Tree Popular Song |
1900 - A Scull | ||
| Coon! Coon! Coon! Popular Song |
1900 - w.m. Leo Friedman, Gene Jefferson | ||
| Cooper's Song Traditional |
Von Suppe | ||
| Cornell College |
N - Cornell University | ||
| Coronation Traditional |
1793 - Holden, Perronet | ||
| Corps College |
N - Male Voices | ||
| Cottage Well Thatch'd with Straw Traditional |
Traditional | ||
| Cotton Patch Traditional |
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| Cotty House Traditional |
1721 | ||
| Could You Be True To Eyes Of Blue Popular Song |
1902 - m. G. Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb P - Chinese Honeymoon - 1902, | ||
| Country Dance Traditional |
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| Courage Brother Traditional |
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| Cow Children |
V - Thank you pretty cow, that made the pleasant milk to soak my bread | ||
| Cow with a Brindle Tail College |
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| Crabfish Traditional |
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| Cradle Hymn Children |
J. J. Rousseau V - Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard thy bed. | ||
| Cradle Rock Traditional |
1916 - Abe Frankl, Phil Kornheiser | ||
| Cradle Song Traditional |
Weber | ||
| Cradle's Empty, Baby's Gone Traditional |
1880 | ||
| Crambambuli College |
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| Crew Song College |
N - Wellesley College | ||
| Crimson Triumph College |
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| Crocodile Isle Popular Song |
1906 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Jack Drislane V - Far off in Egypt's lands, Down by the silv'ry Nile, On its sunbeaten sands, There lived a crocodile. C - Don't go away and leave me. Why don't you stay and spoon! If you should go 'twould grieve me, Stay 'neath the silv'ry moon. | ||
| Crooning Popular Song |
1921 - m. William F. Caesar, w. Al Dubin, Herbert Weise | ||
| Crosby Square Traditional |
1701 | ||
| Cross Ober Jordan Traditional |
1863 | ||
| Crow Song College |
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| Crown of Love Popular Song |
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| Crownd Him Lord of All Spiritual |
V - Am I a soldier of the cross, A follower of the Lamb? And shall I fear to own his cause, Or blush to speak His name? C - We will crownd Him Lord of All | ||
| Cruel Papa! Traditional |
Will Marion Cook | ||
| Crystal Spring Traditional |
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| Cubanola Glide Popular Song |
1909 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Alfred Bryan | ||
| Cuckoo Traditional |
McFarren | ||
| Cuckoo Yodel College |
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| Cuckoo! Children |
V - Cuckoo ! Cuckoo! Pretty bird say; Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Prithee, so gay? | ||
| Cupid's Garden Popular Song |
1901 - m. Max C. Eugene | ||
| Curly Locks Children |
V - Curly locks ! Wilt thou be mine? Thou shalt not wash dishes nor yet feed the swine; | ||
