HLesser Known Public Domain SongsH List of 227
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| H 2 S O 4 College |
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| H 2 S O 4 on K Cl O 3 College |
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| Ha Ha Ha Ha College |
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| Hackensack Reel Traditional |
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| Hai, Johnny Roach Traditional |
1859 - Dan Emmett | ||
| Hail Beloit College |
N - Beloit College | ||
| Hail Lafayette College |
N - Lafayette College | ||
| Hail Pennsylvania College |
N - University of Pennsylvania | ||
| Hail Smiling Morn Traditional |
Spofforth | ||
| Hail Stanford Hail College |
N - Leland Stanford Jr. University | ||
| Hail Thee Our Bethany College |
N - Bethany College | ||
| Hail to Denver University College |
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| Hail to Juniata College |
N - Juniata College | ||
| Hail to Old I.U. College |
N - Indiana University | ||
| Hail, Mary Traditional |
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| Hail! Hail! Hail! Spiritual |
V - Oh look up yander, what I see, I'm on my journey home. C - Children, hail, hail, hail! I'm gwine jine saints above . . . I'm on my journey home. | ||
| Halfe Hannikin Traditional |
1650 | ||
| Hallelu, Hallelu Traditional |
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| Hallelujah Spiritual |
V - O, I've been to the sea, and I've done been tried, Been downinto the sea . . . and I've been baptized. C - Hallelujah and a hallelujah! Hallelujah Lord! I been down into the sea. | ||
| Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Traditional |
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| Ham And! Traditional |
Arthur Marshall | ||
| Hambleton's Round Traditional |
1713 | ||
| Hame, Hame, Hame! Traditional |
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| Hamilton's Song College |
N - Hanilton College | ||
| Hamlet Was A Melancholy Dane Popular Song |
1902 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome | ||
| Hand That Rocked My Cradle Rules My Heart Popular Song |
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| Hand That Rocks the Cradle Traditional |
1895 | ||
| Handel SM Traditional |
1890 - Handel | ||
| Handful of Earth from Mother's Grave Traditional |
1883 | ||
| Handicap March Traditional |
1895 | ||
| Hannah, Won't You Open That Door Popular Song |
1904 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling | ||
| Hans und Liesel Traditional |
1845 - m. Franz von Woyna | ||
| Happy Are We Tonight College |
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| Happy Captive Traditional |
1777 | ||
| Happy Days in Dixie Traditional |
1896 | ||
| Happy Kitten Children |
V - See the happy kitten, playing with the knittin', How she rolls the ball about | ||
| Happy Land Traditional |
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| Happy Lover Traditional |
1890 | ||
| Happy Morning Traditional |
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| Happy Peasants Traditional |
Schumann | ||
| Happy Rag Ragtime, Music Hall |
1913 - R.G. Grady | ||
| Harbor of Lost Dreams Popular Song |
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| Harbor Of Love Popular Song |
1911 - m. Charlotte Blake, w. Earl C. Jones | ||
| Hard Times in the Mill Traditional |
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| Hard to Rise Again Spiritual |
V - Jesus, my all to heaven is gone, Hally, O haly, O hallelu! He whom I fix my hopes upon, Hard to rise again. C - O Saten comes like a busy ole man. Hally, O haly, O hallelu! He gets you down at de footy of de hill. Hard to Rise Again. | ||
| Hard Trials Spiritual |
V - De fox hav hole in de groun', An' de bird hab nest in de air, An' ebry t'ing hab a hiding place, But we, poor sinner, hab none. C - Now ain't dat hard trials, great tribulation, Ain't dat hard. | ||
| Hardy Norseman Traditional |
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| Hare's Maggot Traditional |
1701 | ||
| Harem Scarem Rag Traditional |
George L. (Lem) Trombley | ||
| Hares on the Mountains Traditional |
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| Hark ! Hark ! The Dogs Do Bark Children |
V - Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark, Beggars are coming to town; | ||
| Hark I Hear a Voice College |
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| Hark the Lark Traditional |
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| Hark! Hark! The Lark Traditional |
Shakespeare | ||
| Hark! I Hear a Voice Traditional |
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| Harlaem Waltz Traditional |
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| Harlem Rag Traditional |
Tom Turpin | ||
| Harmony Blues Popular Song |
1917 - J Bodewalt Lampe N - Fox Trot (no lyrics) | ||
| Harmony Club Waltz Ragtime, Music Hall |
1896 - m. Scott Joplin (1867 - 1917) | ||
| Harvard Every Day College |
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| Harvard Hymn College |
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| Harvard Sovereign Mother College |
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| Harvard's Day College |
N - Harvard university | ||
| Harvardiana College |
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| Haste Thee Jolly Boatman "Fra Diavolo" Traditional |
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| Hasten Lord the Glorious Time Traditional |
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| Haul on the Bowlin' Traditional |
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| Haymaking Song Children |
V - Boys and girls come out today, We must go a making hay. Heigh-o, Heigh-o, out a making hay. | ||
| Hazazaa Popular Song |
1913 - m. Emmerich Kalman, w. C.C.S. Cushing, E.P. Heath P - Sari - 1913, | ||
| Hazel Dell Traditional |
Root | ||
| He Arose Spiritual |
V - They crucified my Savior and nailed Him to the cross. . . And the Lord will bear my spirit home. C - He 'rose . . . He 'rose from the dead, And the Lord shall bear my spirit home. | ||
| He Done His Level Best College |
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| He Goes To Church On Sunday Popular Song |
1907 - m. E. Ray Goetz, w. Vincent Bryan | ||
| He Is King Of Kings Spiritual |
V - He built a platform in the air. No man works like Him; He meets the saints from ev'rywhere; No man works like Him. C - He is King of kings, He is Lord of lords. Jesus Christ, the first and the last, No man works like Him. | ||
| He Laid Away A Suite Of Gray Popular Song |
1900 - m. Ben Janson, w. Edward W. Wicks | ||
| He May Be Old But He's Got Young Ideas Popular Song |
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| He Raises A Poor Lazarus Spiritual |
V - Oh, He raise a poor Lazarus, He raise him from de dead, While many were standin' by. Jesus loosen' de man from under de groun' An' tell him Go Prophesy | ||
| He Walked Right In, Turned Around Popular Song |
1906 - m. Maxwell Silver, w. Ed Rose | ||
| He Was Nervous College |
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| He'd Say Ooh-La-La! Wee Wee Popular Song |
1919 - m. Harry Ruby, w. George Jessel | ||
| He's A Cousin Of Mine Popular Song |
1906 - m. Chris Smith, Silvio Hein, w. Cecil Mack | ||
| He's Me Pal Popular Song |
1905 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Vincent Bryan V - I know a lad and when I feel bad He drives me troubles away. When he's your friend he's yours to de end, No matter what others may say. C - He's me pal, he's me pal, Dere ain't nobody else I can see. I know he's dead tough, but his love ain't no bluff, He'd share his last dollar with me. | ||
| He's the Lord Of Lords Spiritual |
V - I will not let you go my Lord, No one can work like Him; Until you come and bless my soul, No one can work like Him. C - Why, He's the Lord of lords, And the King of kings, Why Jesus Christ is the first and the last, No one can work like Him. | ||
| Health Traditional |
1650 | ||
| Health to All Good Fellows College |
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| Hear De Lambs a-Cryin' Spiritual |
V - Our Savior spoke dese words so sweet: 'Oh, shepherd, feed-a my sheep', said 'Peter if ye love me feed my sheep', 'Oh, shepherd, feed-a my sheep' C - You hear de lambs a-cryin', Hear de lambs a-cryin' . . . Oh, shepherd, feed-a my sheep. | ||
| Hear Dem Bells College |
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| Hear Me Praying Spiritual |
V - Like Peter when you said to him . . Feed my sheep . . .Feed my lambs C - Lord, oh, hear me praying, Lord, . . I want to be more holy ev'ry day. | ||
| Hear The Angels Singin' Spiritual |
V - We're marchin' up to Hebben, its a happy time, Hear de angels singin' C - Oh, sing all de way . . . sing all de way, my Lord, Hear de angels singin' | ||
| Hear Them Bells Traditional |
1880 | ||
| Hear Those Soothing Sounds Traditional |
Beethoven | ||
| Heart Bowed Down Traditional |
Balfe | ||
| Heart of a Sailor Traditional |
Adams | ||
| Heart of Oak College |
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| Hearts Are Trumps Popular Song |
1899 - m. I.W. Young | ||
| Heartsease Traditional |
1650 | ||
| Heather Bell Traditional |
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| Heave Away Traditional |
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| Heaven Bell A-Ring Traditional |
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| Heaven Bells Traditional |
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| Heaven Bells Ringin' and I'm A-going Home Spiritual |
V - O de heav'n bells a-ringin' and my mother's going', goin' home . . . a climbin' up Zion's hill. C - O de heav'n bells a-ringin' and I'm a going', goin' home . . . a climbin' up Zion's hill. | ||
| Heaven Bells Ringin' In My Soul Spiritual |
V - Nobody knows who I am . . Walked around from door to door, What to do I did not know. Heav'n bells a-ringin' in my soul! C - O de heav'n bells ringin'! De sing sol singin'! Heav'n bells a-ringin' in my soul! | ||
| Heavenly Thoughts Popular Song |
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| Heavens Resound Traditional |
m. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)w. Andreas Hofer V - The heav'ns resound with His praises eternal, In might and glory they combine | ||
| Heavy Heart Traditional |
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| Heidelberg College |
N - Heidelberg University | ||
| Heidelberg (Stein Song) Popular Song |
1902 - m. Gustav Luders, w. Frank Pixley | ||
| Heidenroslein Traditional |
w. 1771, m - w. Goethe, m. Heinrich Werner | ||
| Heil dir im Siegerkranz Traditional |
1790 - w. Heinrich Harries, m. Henry Carey | ||
| Heimliche liebe Traditional |
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| Hell Cat March College |
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| Hello Frisco Hello Popular Song |
1915 - m. Louis A. Hirscho, w. Gene Buck | ||
| Hello, Hawaii, How Are You Popular Song |
1915 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. Bert Kalmar, Edgar Leslie | ||
| Hello! Summer ! Popular Song |
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| Helmaredi Popular Song |
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| Her Eyes Don't Shine Like Diamonds Traditional |
1894 | ||
| Her Mother Came Too Popular Song |
m. Ivor Novello, w. Dion Titheradge V - I seem to be the victim of a cruel jest, It dogs my footsteps with the girl I love the best. She's just the sweeting thing that I have known, But still we never get the chance to be alone. C - We lunch at Maxim's-And her mother comes too! How large a snack seems-When her mother comes too! | ||
| Her Name Is Rose Popular Song |
1899 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Irene Franklin | ||
| Here Come the Doggone Elis College |
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| Here Come the Elis College |
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| Here Comes My Daddy Now Popular Song |
1912 - m. Lewis F. Muir, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert | ||
| Here we are Traditional |
1863 - Dan Emmett | ||
| Here We Come Gath'ring Nuts in May Traditional |
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| Here We Go Around This Ring Traditional |
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| Here'a a Health to King Charles College |
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| Here's a Health Unto His Majesty Traditional |
Traditional | ||
| Here's to Nassau Hall College |
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| Here's To You College |
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| Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry Popular Song |
1903 - m. Nat Osborne, w. Bartley Costello | ||
| Herne Bay Dance Traditional |
1836 | ||
| Hey Boys Up Go We Traditional |
1650 | ||
| Hey Rube! Traditional |
1891 | ||
| Hickory Reel Traditional |
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| Higgilty Piggilty Children |
V - Higgilty Piggilty, my black hen. She lays eggs for gentlemen. | ||
| High Barbaree Traditional |
1801 | ||
| High Daddy Traditional |
1863 - Dan Emmett | ||
| High Germany Traditional |
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| Hike Song of 1917 College |
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| Hillsdale and the Blue College |
N - Hillsdale College | ||
| Hindenburg Blues Traditional |
1918 - Sanders Reynolds | ||
| Hindustan Popular Song |
1918 - m. Harold Weeks, w. Oliver G. Wallace | ||
| Hip Hobart College |
N - Hobart College | ||
| His Last Thoughts Were of You Traditional |
1894 | ||
| Hither Dear Husband Traditional |
1728 - John Gay | ||
| Ho! Every Sleeper Waken Traditional |
V - H0! Ev'ry sleeper waken! The sun is in the sky. Com, rise, come come, And hear the cuckoo cry. Cuckoo! Cuckoo! Wake up! Be spry! N - Round | ||
| Ho! Westward Ho! Traditional |
1850 - Ossian Dodge | ||
| Hobson's Reel Traditional |
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| Hog-Drivers We Air (And Kin We Git Lodgin' Here?) Traditional |
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| Holborn March Traditional |
1742 | ||
| Hold Me Popular Song |
1920 - w.m. Art Hickman, Ben Black V - I must confess that I like you But there is something amiss. Tell me did it ever strike you That a maid like a man to steal a kiss C - Hold me Fold me right in your arms. It's your affection I crave. Tease me Squeeze me tight in your arms Until I promise to behave. | ||
| Hold Out to the End Traditional |
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| Hold the Fort Traditional |
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| Hold the Wind (I Got My Jesus) Spiritual |
V - I got my Jesus, going to hold Him fast, Hold the wind, Don't let it blow. C - Hold the wind! Hold the wind! . . . Don't let it blow! | ||
| Hold the Wind (Talk About Me) Spiritual |
V - Talk about me just as much as you please, Hold the wind, don't let it blow C - Hold the wind! Hold the wind! . . Don't let it blow! | ||
| Hold Your Light Traditional |
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| Hole in the Wall Traditional |
1698 | ||
| Holy Bible Spiritual |
V - Holy Bible, Holy Bible . . . book divine, book divine. C - Before I'd be a slave, I'd be buried in my grave, And go home to my Father and be saved. | ||
| Holy Ghost with Light Divine Traditional |
Gottschalk | ||
| Holy Moses Traditional |
Cy Seymour | ||
| Holy Night Children |
V - Holy night, peaceful night, Thro' the darkness beams a light, Yonder where they sweet vigils keep | ||
| Holyoke College |
N - Mount Holyoke College | ||
| Home Again Blues Popular Song |
1920 - w.m. Harrt Akst, Irving Berlin | ||
| Home Home Can I Forget Thee? Children |
V - Home, home, can I forget thee? Dear, dear, dearly lov'd home. C - Home, home, home, home, dearest and happiest home. | ||
| Home to our Mountains Traditional |
Verdi | ||
| Home Waltz Traditional |
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| Homeland Traditional |
Sullivan | ||
| Homesick Popular Song |
1922 - w.m. Irving Berlin | ||
| Homeward Bound Traditional |
w. W.F. Warren, m. C.S. Harrison V - Out on an ocean all boundless we ride, We're homeward bound, homeward bound; Tossed on the waves of a rough, restless tide | ||
| Honey Boy Popular Song |
1907 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Jack Norworth | ||
| Honey Man Popular Song |
m. Al Piantadosi, w. Joe McCarthy | ||
| Honey Rag Traditional |
1909 - Egbert Van Alstyne | ||
| Honeymoon March Traditional |
1894 | ||
| Hoo-oo Ain't You Coming' Out Tonight Popular Song |
1907 - w.m. Herbert Ingraham | ||
| Hoop de Dooden Do Traditional |
Nish V - Some hundred years ago or so, Good ole Massa set me free | ||
| Hoorah for the Army Team College |
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| Hop-Picker's Feast Traditional |
1786 | ||
| Hope Popular Song |
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| Hope Waltz Traditional |
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| Horseshoe Medley College |
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| Horseshoe Rag Traditional |
Julia Lee Niebergall | ||
| Horsheshoe Song College |
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| Hot Chocolate Rag Traditional |
1908 - Malvin A. Franklin, Arthur Lange | ||
| Hot-House Rag Traditional |
1914 - Paul Pratt | ||
| Hottentot Love Song Popular Song |
1906 - w.m. Silvio Hein | ||
| Hours There Were Traditional |
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| How Can I Bear to Leave Thee College |
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| How Can I Leave Thee Traditional |
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| How Can I Leave Thee ! Children |
German Folk Song V - How can I leave thee! How can I from thee part! Thou only hast my heart | ||
| How Can I Leave Thee ? College |
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| How Dry I Am Popular Song |
1921 - m. Tom A. Johnstone, w. Will B. Johnstone | ||
| How Firm a Foundation Hymn |
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| How Gentle God's Commands Children |
m. H.G. Nageli, w. P. Doddridge V - How gentle God's commands! How kind His precepts are! Come cast your burdens on the Lord | ||
| How Happy is the Child Children |
M. Bruck V - How happy is the child who hear, Instruction's warning voice, And who celestial wisdom makes, His early only choice. | ||
| How Long, Watchman Spiritual |
V - How long did it rain? Can anyone tell? For forty days and nights it fell. How long watch-a-man, How long? C - O how long watch-a-man? O how long watch-a-man? O how long watch-a-man? | ||
| How the Wind Blows Children |
V - The wind blows high, The wind blows low; Hither and thither, to and fro; My cradle hands low from the broad branching tree | ||
| How Well I Remember College |
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| How'd You Like To Be My Daddy? Popular Song |
1918 - m. Ted Snyder, w. Sam Lewis, Joe Young | ||
| How's Every Little Thing In Dixie? Popular Song |
1916 - m. Albert Gumble, w. Jack Yellen | ||
| Howdy Traditional |
V - So when we meet together, together, together, No matter what the weather, Or what the time of day C - Howdy-do Hen? Howdy-do Jen? | ||
| Huckleberry Finn Popular Song |
1917 - w.m. Cliff Hess, Sam Lewis, Joe Young | ||
| Hull's Victory Traditional |
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| Humming Popular Song |
1921 - w.m. Louis Breau, Ray7 Henderson | ||
| Humming Top Children |
V - Hum hum goes my top, when on the ground I let it drop | ||
| Hungarian Dance No. 7 Popular Song |
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| Hungarian Dances ~ Kelar Traditional |
Before 185 - Bela Kelar | ||
| Hungarian Polka Traditional |
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| Hungarian Rag Traditional |
1913 - Julius Lenzberg | ||
| Hunsdon House Traditional |
1665 | ||
| Hunt is Up Traditional |
Traditional | ||
| Hunt the Squirrel Traditional |
1709 | ||
| Hunter's Song Children |
German Air V - With his bow and arrow, glist'ning in the sun, Comes the jolly huntsman, Just as day's begun C - La la la, la la la, la la la, la | ||
| Hunters of Kentucky Traditional |
1821 - w. Samuel Woodworth, Tune: 'The Unfortunate Miss Bailey' V - Ye gentlemen and ladies fair who grace this famous city, Just listen if you've time to spare while I rehearse a ditty. C - O Kentucky, the Hunters of Kentucky. O Kentucky, the Hunters of Kentucky N - a.k.a. Battle of New Orleans and Half Horse and Half Aligator. Written to commemorate Andrew Jackson's victory over the Britishin 1821. | ||
| Hunters' Chorus Traditional |
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| Hunting for a City Traditional |
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| Hunting for the Lord Traditional |
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| Hurlgate Waltz Traditional |
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| Hurrah For Baffin's Bay Popular Song |
1903 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Vincent Bryan | ||
| Hurrah for the Banner Traditional |
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| Hurrah for Zeta Psi College |
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| Hursley LM Traditional |
Monk | ||
| Hush My Babe Children |
J.J. Rousseau V - Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber, Holy angels guard they bed, | ||
| Hush-a-by, Darling Traditional |
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| Huttelein Cottage Fair College |
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| Hyacinth Rag Traditional |
1911 - George Botsford | ||
| Hymn to College Hill College |
N - Tufts College | ||
| Hymns Of The Old Church Choir Popular Song |
1907 - m. Alfred Solman, w. Arthur Lamb | ||
| Hypocrite and the Concubine Traditional |
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