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OLesser Known Public Domain SongsO List of 246

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	O (Oh!) Traditional
	O alte Burschenherrlichkeit Traditional	1825 - Eugen Hofling
	O Brother, Don't Get Weary Traditional
	O Can ye Sew Cushions Traditional	Traditional Scots
	O Canada Traditional	1885 V - O Canada, our home, our native land,True patriot love in all thy sons command C - O Canada, O Canada, we stand on guard,we stand on guard for thee.
	O Come All Ye Faithful Christmas, Holiday	1841 - w. translation Federick Oakeley, m. 1751, John Francis Wade V - O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant! O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him Born the King of Angels: C - O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. N - From Latin Adeste Fideles
	O Come Come Away Children	1885 - W.E. Hickson V - On come, come away from labor now reposing. Let busy care awhile forbear, Oh, come, come away
	O Come You from the Battle-Field? Traditional	1864 - Root
	O Come, O Come, Emanuel Christmas, Holiday	1850s - w. translation John Mason Neale, Henry Sloane Coffin, m. French Hymn, 1400s V - O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. C - Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. N - From Latin, Veni, veni Emmanuel, 1100s
	O Daniel Traditional
	O Dear Loved Maine College	N - University of Maine
	O Death, Where Is Thy Sting Popular Song	1918 - w.m. Clarence Stout
	O Dry Those Tears Popular Song	1901 - w.m. Teresa Del Riego V - O dry those tears, And calm those fears, Life is not made for sorrow. 'Twill come alas, But soon twill pass, Clouds will be sunshine tomorrow. C - O dry those tears, Life is not made for sorrow.
	O du frohliche o du selige Traditional	w. 1816 - w. J. Falk, m. Traditional Sicilian
	O Gin I were Where Gowdie Rins Traditional	Traditional Scots
	O Give Me a Home by the Sea Traditional	1885 - Hosner
	O God Our Help in Ages Past Traditional	1700
	O Good Ale Traditional	Traditional
	O Holy Night Christmas, Holiday	1847 - 1847 w. Placide Clappeau, French, English translation John S. Dwight, m. Adolphe C. Adam V - O holy night! The stars are brightly shining. It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth. C - O night divine, O night, O night Divine.
	O Hush Thee My Baby Children	V - Oh, hust thee , my baby, thy sire was a knight, They mother a lady, both lovely and bright.
	O I'm a Good Old Rebel Traditional	Anonymous
	O Lamb ! Beautiful Lamb ! Spiritual	V - Down on my knees when the light passed by, tho't my soul would rise and fly, I'm going to serve God till I die. C - O Lamb, beautiful Lamb! I'm going to serve God till I die.
	O Little Town of Bethlehem Christmas, Holiday	1868 - w. Phillips Brooks, m. Lewis H. Redner V - O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
	O lo ba Folk Song	V - O lo ba ya le mi N - West African Folk Song. Piano arrangement by Samuel Coleridge=Taylor.
	O Loving Heart Trust On Traditional	1885 - Gottschalk
	O Mistress Mine Traditional	Shakespeare
	O Music Traditional	1885
	O My Little Soul's Going to Shine Spiritual	V - I don't care where you bury my body . . . O my little should going to shine. C - O my little soul's going to shine, shine . . . All around the Heavens going to shine, shine . . .
	O Paradise Traditional	1885 - Barnby
	O Pendry You Are Such a Fool College
	O Rocks Don't Fall on Me Spiritual	V - Look over yonder on Jerico's wall . . And see those sinners tremble and fall. C - O rocks don't fall on me . . Rocks and mountains, don't fall on me.
	O Sally, My Dear Traditional
	O Shout Away Traditional
	O Sing God's Praise in Winter Too Children	V - O sing God's praise in winter, too, He is so good and kind
	O Sole Mio Traditional	1899 N - A recent copyright claim has been upheld in Italy and this song is likely NOT in the public domain outside of the USA.
	O Strassburg Traditional	Traditional
	O the Oak and the Ash Traditional	Traditional
	O Those Blue Eyes Traditional	w.m. Russian Song V - The post house lamp has died away, And in the fire expir'd the light, Strange visions o'er my fancy play
	O Thou Joyful Day Children	B.M. Smucker V - O Thou Joyful day, O thou blessed day, Holy, peaceful Christmas tide !
	O Waly, Waly Folk Song	V - The water is wide, I cannot get o'er, And neither have I wings to fly;
	O Weary Feet Traditional	1885 - Beirly
	O Would I Were a Bird Traditional	Est 1900
	O Ye Tears Traditional	Est 1885
	O Yes We Will All Be Dar Traditional	Est 1900
	O-OO, Ernest (Are You Ernest with Me?) Popular Song	1922 - m. Cliff Friend, w. Sidney Clare, Harry Tobias
	O, Nobody Knows Who I Am Spiritual	V - Want to go to heaven, Want to go right, Want to go to Heaven All dressed in white. C - O, nobody knows a who I am, a who I am, till the judgment morning! Heav'n bells a ringing, the saints all singing, Heav'n bells a-ringing in my soul.
	O'er the Crossing Traditional
	Oaken Leaves Traditional	1670
	Ober in Jarsey Traditional	1863
	Ocean Burial Traditional
	Oceana Roll Popular Song	1911 - m. Lucien Denni, w. Roger Lewis
	October College
	October Song Children	V - In the sad month of October, baby toddles up and down, Red cheeks shining 'mid the dead leaves, Such a glow if red and brown
	Odd Fellows' Hall College
	Ode to Denison College	N - Denisonj University
	Of Noble Race was Traditional	1830 - Siencyn
	Oh By Jingo, Oh By Gee! - You're the Only Girl For Me Popular Song	1919 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Lew Brown
	Oh De Hebben' Is Shinin' Spiritual	V - Oh, Fare you well, friends, I'm gwine to tell you all; De hebben is shinin' full ob love; Gwine to leave you all a-mine eyes to close . . . C - Oh, de hebben is shinin', shinin', O Lord de hebben is shinin' full ob love.
	Oh Dear What Can The Matter Be? Children	V - O Dear ! What can the matter be? Johnny's so long at the fair.
	Oh Frenchy Popular Song
	Oh Give Way Jordan Spiritual	V - Oh, I heard a sweet music up above. I want to go across to see my Lord. An' I wish dat music would come here . . . C - Oh, give way Jordan, give way Jordan . . . I want to go across to see my Lord.
	Oh Helen! Popular Song
	Oh Jerusalem Spiritual	V - Mind my sister, how you walk on de cross, Yo' might slip an you' soul git los'! C - Oh Jerusalem! Oh, my Lord! I'm walkin' de road Oh, Jersusalem, walkin' de road, Oh my Lord!
	Oh Me! Oh My! (Oh You!) Popular Song	1921 - m. Paul Lannin,Vincent Youmans, w. Arthur Francis
	Oh No We'll Never College
	Oh Oregon Oh Oregon College	N - University of Oregon
	Oh Sinner You'd Better Get Ready Spiritual	V - Oh, sinner man, you had better pray. Time is a-comin' dat sinner must die; For it loo a-like judgement ebry day. C - Oh, sinner, you'd better get ready, Ready, my Lord, ready, Oh, sinner, you'd better get ready, For the time is a-comin' dat sinner must die.
	Oh Syracuse College	N - Syracuse University
	Oh Wanderer Stay Traditional	1890 - Rosini
	Oh Wasn't Dat A Wide Riber Spiritual	V - Oh you got Jesus, hold him fast, One more riber to cross, Oh, better love was nebber told, One more riber to cross. C - Oh, wasn't dat a wide riber, Riber ob Jordan, Lord, Wide riber, Dere's one more riber to cross.
	Oh Well We'll Hoop Her Up For . . . College
	Oh When I Git T' Heaven Spiritual	V - Oh, when I git t'Haven, gwine t' sit right down, Ask my Lord for a starry crown, Sittin' down side o' de Holy Lamb. C - Father Abraham, sittin' down side o' de Holy Lamb, Help me t' sing de song . . . Help me to move along.
	Oh Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone	See Where Has My Little Dog Gone
	Oh Yes Spiritual	V - Oh, yes! Oh, yes! I tell you bretheren a mortal fac', Oh, yes!, Ef ye want to get to heav'n, don't nebber look back . . I want to know a before I go . . C - Oh, wait till I put on my robe, wait till I put on my robe . . . Oh, yes! Oh, yes!
	Oh Yes Yonder Comes My Lord Spiritual	V - Oh, yes, yonder comes my Lord, Oh, yes, yonder comes my, Oh, yes, yonder comes my Lord. C - . . He is comin' this a way . . . With His sword in his han' . . . He's gwine t'hew dem sinners down. . . Right level to de groun' . . .
	Oh, Charlie Is My Darling Traditional
	Oh, Didn't It Rain Spiritual	V - Fo'ty days and fo'ty night when de rain kept a-fallin; De wicked clumb de tree, an' for help kept a-callin', For they heard de waters wailin'. C - Didn't it rain rain, didn't it rain. Tell me Noah, didn't it rain.
	Oh, Love Will Venture In Traditional
	Oh, Miss Mallinda Popular Song	1908 - w.m. Max Armstrong, Bonita Armstrong
	Oh, Mr. Dream Man Popular Song	1911 - w.m. James V. Monaco
	Oh, Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells Popular Song
	Oh, Shining Light Popular Song	1900 - w.m. Spencer Adams
	Oh, Why I Left I My Hame? Traditional
	Oh, You Bear Cat Rag Popular Song	1910 - w.m. Fred Watson
	Oh, You Dear Little Night Traditional
	Oh, You Kid Popular Song	1908 - m. Melville J. Gideon, w. Edgar Selden
	Oh, You Million Dollar Doll Popular Song	1913 - m. Maurice Abrahams, w. Grant Clarke, Edgar Leslie
	Oh! Popular Song	1919 - m. Byron Gay, w. Arnold Johnson
	Oh! Breathe Not His Name Traditional	Traditional
	Oh! Don't You Remember Sweet Alice Traditional	1885 - Ben Bolt
	Oh! Frenchy Popular Song	1918 - m. Con Conrad, w. Sam Ehrlich
	Oh! Happy Day Hymn	1855
	Oh! How I Laugh When I Think How I Cried Over You Popular Song	1919 - m. Willy White, w. Roy Turk, George Jessel
	Oh! How I Wish I Could Sleep Until My Daddy Gets Home Popular Song	1918 - m. Pete Wendling, w. Sam Lewis, Joe Young
	Oh! How She Could Yacki, Hacki, Wicki, Wacki, Woo Popular Song	1916 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Stanley Murphy, Charles McCarron
	Oh! Oh! Delphine Popular Song	1912 - m. Ivan Carryl, w. C.M.S. Mclellan
	Oh! Willie We Have Miss'd You Traditional	1885 - Stephen Collins Foster
	Oh! You Circus Day Popular Song	1911 - w.m. Edith Maida Lessing, James V. Monaco
	Oh! You Devil Traditional	1909 - Ford T. Dabney
	Ohio Popular Song
	Old Allegheny College	N - Allegheny College
	Old Ark A-Moverin' Along Spiritual	V - 'Jes wait a little while, I'm gwine to tell ye 'bout de ole ark, ole ark. C - De ole ark a-moverin', a-moverin' along. De ole ark a-moverin', a-moverin'.
	Old Ark's A-Movering Spiritual	V - See that sister dressed so fine? She ain't got Jesus in-a her mind. C - O, the old ark's a movering, a movering, amovering . . . And I am going home. The old ark she reeled, the old ark she rocked
	Old Arm Chair Traditional	1885 - Russell
	Old Brick Row College
	Old Butler College	N - Butler College
	Old Cabin Home Traditional	1885
	Old Cathedral Chimes Popular Song
	Old College Chum College
	Old College Clock in the Tower College
	Old College Days College
	Old Colony Times Traditional	1830
	Old Dirge from the Isle of Mull Traditional
	Old Faithful Popular Song	1907 - m. Abe Holzmann
	Old Fashioned Garden Popular Song
	Old Flag Never Touched the Ground Traditional	1900
	Old Gaelic Lullaby Children	V - Hush! The waves are rolling in, White with foam; Father toils amid the din
	Old Girl of Mine Popular Song	1918
	Old Harvard College	N - The Brabanconne
	Old Hundred Children	L. Bourgeois V - All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice
	Old Joy Traditional	Est 1900
	Old K Y Ky Traditional	1860 - Dan Emmett
	Old King Cole Children	V - Old King Cole was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he;
	Old Ma Bell Traditional
	Old Man Clothed in Leather Children	V - One misty, moisty morning, When cloudy was the weather, O there I met an old man, Clothed all in leather.
	Old Man Jazz Popular Song	1920 - w.m. Gene Quay
	Old Man Moses College
	Old Mole Traditional	1650
	Old Mother Toad Children	V - Over the meadow, In the sand, in the sun, Lived an old mother toad, And her little toadie one.
	Old Nassau College	N - Princeton University
	Old Noll's Jig Traditional	1703
	Old Pal Popular Song
	Old Pal, Why Don't You Answer Me Popular Song	1920 - m. M.K. Jerome, w. Sam Lewis, Joe Young
	Old Santa Claus Children	V - Old Santa Claus sat all alone, his pipe upon is knee. C - Santa Claus who fears no danger, Overall all the world a ranger, Ev'rywhere a welcome stranger
	Old School Home College	N - Tufts Hurrah
	Old Sexton Traditional	1885 - Russell
	Old Shady Traditional	1885 - Hanby
	Old Tipperary College
	Old Uncle Ned Traditional	1848 - Stephen Collins Foster
	Old Virginia Rag Traditional
	Old Woman in a Basket Children	V - There was an old woman toseed up in a basket Seventy times as high as the moon;
	Ole Eph's Vision Popular Song	1899 - w.m. Lee Orean Smith
	Ole Virginny Barbecue Traditional
	On A Saturday Night Popular Song	1902 - m. Joe Howard, w. Ida Emerson
	On A Sunday Afternoon Popular Song	1902 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling
	On Brave Old Army Team College
	On Easy Street Traditional	J. Reginald MacEachron
	On Hudson's Shore College
	On Ilkley Moor Baht Hat Traditional	Traditional Yorkshire
	On Mobile Bay Popular Song	1910 - m. Neil Moret, w. Earle C. Jones
	On The 5:15 Popular Song	1914 - m. Henry I. Marshall, w. Stanley Murphy
	On The Alamo Popular Song	1922 - m. Isham Jones, w. Gus Kahn, Joe Lyons
	On the Banks of Allan Water Traditional	1750
	On the Banks of the Old Raritan College	N - Rutgers College
	On the Chapel Steps College
	On The Firing Line Popular Song	1900 - m. L.F. Mabie
	On The Gin-Gin-Ginny Shore Popular Song	1921 - m. Walter Donaldson, w. Edgar Leslie
	On The Good Ship Mary Ann Popular Song	1914 - m. Grace LeBoy, w. Gus Kahn
	On the Line Traditional
	On The Mississippi Popular Song	1912 - m. Harry Carroll, Arthur Fields, w. Ballard MacDonald
	On the Mountains Traditional	1890 - Luse
	On The Old Fall River Line Popular Song	1913 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. William Jerome, Andrew Sterling
	On the Pike Traditional	James Scott
	On The Road To Home Sweet Home Popular Song	1917 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Gus Kahn
	On the Road to Mandalay Popular Song
	On the Road to Monterey Popular Song
	On The South Sea Isle Popular Song	1916 - w.m. Harry Von Tilzer
	On The Way To Home Sweet Home (There's A Lane Without A Turning) Popular Song	1915 - m. George Meyer, w. Sam Lewis
	On to Glory Traditional
	On to Victory College	N - La Marseillaise
	On Top of Old Smokey Folk Song	m. 1916 or earlier, w. NOT PD about 1925 N - m. The Little Mohee - Appalachian Folk Tune w. NOT PD - 1922 or earlier publication is unknown.
	On Wings of Song Traditional	1837 - Mendelssohn
	On Wisconsin Popular Song
	On Yonder Rack Reclining Traditional	Est 1900
	On, O Thou Soul Traditional	m. Serbian Folk Song, w. Frederick Manley V - On, on, O thou soul! Tho' the way be starless and steep; Onward still thro' night and tempest, Thro' the dread gloom of the deep.
	Once a Night Traditional	1774 - Traditional
	Once I Saw a Rose Children	V - Once I saw a sweet brier rose, All so freely blooming, Bathed with dew and blushing fair, Gently waved by balmy air.
	Once in Royal David's City Christmas, Holiday	1849 - w. Cecil Frances Alexander, m. Henry John Gauntlett V - Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her Baby In a manger for His bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little Child.
	One Day College
	One Fine Day - Madame Butterfly Popular Song
	One Happy Swede Traditional
	One Man Shall Mow My Meadow Traditional
	One Man Went to Mow Traditional	Traditional
	One More River to Cross Traditional	1865
	One o' Them Things Traditional
	One Strike, Two Strikes, Three Strikes Out Popular Song	1901 - m. Ed Rogers, w. Ed Gardenier
	One Sweetly Solemn Thought Traditional	1885 - Ambrose V - One sweet solemn thought Comes to me o'er and o'er. I am nearer home today Than I've ever been before.
	Only a Pansy Blossom Traditional	1883
	Only A Ribbon Popular Song	1897
	Only A Soldier Boy Popular Song	1902 - m. Edwin S. Brill, w. Charles W. Doty
	Onward Christian Soldiers Hymn	1871 - m. Sir Arthur Sullivan, w. Baring-Gould V - Onward Christian Soldiers, Marching as to war, With the cross of Jesus, Going on before C - With the cross of Jesus going on before.
	Onward to the Goal College
	Oogie Oogie Wa Wa Popular Song	1922 - Grant Clarke, Edgar Leslie
	Open the Gates of the Temple Popular Song
	Open Thy Lattice Love Traditional	1844 - Stephen Collins Foster
	Operatic Rag Traditional	1914 - Julius Lenzberg
	Ophelia Rag Traditional	James Scott
	Orange Traditional	1890 - L.M. Luse
	Orange and Black College
	Orange and Black - Albany College	N - Albany College
	Orange and Black - Princeton College	N - Princeton University
	Orange and the Black College
	Orange Blossoms Popular Song
	Oranges and Lemons Traditional	1665
	Original Chicago Blues Traditional	James White
	Original Rags Traditional	1899 - Scott Joplin
	Orlabear's Maggot Traditional	1732
	Orleans Baffled Traditional	1728
	Ormand House Traditional	1721
	Orphan Boys Traditional	1885
	Orpheus in the Underworld Traditional	Offenbach
	Orpheus with His Lute Shakespeare Traditional	Shakespeare
	Os-Ka-Loo-Sa-Loo Popular Song	1906 - m. Henry S. Sawyer, w. Jeff T. Brannen
	Otto Nikolai Traditional
	Oui, Oui, Marie Popular Song	1918 - m. Fred Fisher, w. Alfred Bryan, Joe McCarthy
	Our Baby Children	1885 - French Lullaby V - Cheeks of rose, tiny toes, Has out little baby; Eyes of blue, fingers too, Cunning all as may be.
	Our Cause Traditional	1899
	Our College Cheer College
	Our College Home College	N - Upper Iowa University
	Our College Upper Ten College
	Our Country Shall Be Free Traditional	1899
	Our Country's Flag Traditional	1890 - Wagner
	Our Director Popular Song	1901 - m. Frederick E. Bigelow
	Our Father Traditional	1890 - Naegeli
	Our Flag is There Children	V - Our flag is there, We'll greet it with three loud huzzas. Our flag is there, Behold the glorious stripes and stars!
	Our Flirtations Patriotic	1879 - m. John Philip Sousa
	Our Honored Bates College	N - Bates College
	Our Land Oh Lord Children	Michael Haydn V - Our land, O Lord, with song of praise, Shall in they strength rejoice
	Our Nation for Temp'rance Traditional	1899
	Our Native Song Traditional	1885 - Methfessel
	Our State Traditional	1899
	Our Team By Thunder College
	Out Of The Cradle, Into My Heart Popular Song	1916 - m. Anatole Friedland, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert
	Out on the Deep Traditional	1895 - Lohr V - Out on the deep, when the sun is low, And the sea with splendor burns
	Out Where the West Begins Popular Song
	Outlandish Knight Traditional
	Over in the Promised Land Traditional	1899
	Over the Banister College
	Over the Garden Wall Traditional	1885 - Fox
	Over The Hills And Far Away Popular Song	1908 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome V - Sweetheart don't sign, Dearie don't cry, Summer will soon be here. Over the Hills and far away, we go a-roaming dear. C - Over the hills and far away, far away, Roaming the fields of new mown hay, We'll spend our holiday, Sweet Girlie,
	Over the Hills and Far Away ~ Children Children	1700s V - Tom he was a piper's son, He learnt to play when he was young.
	Over the Hills To Mary Popular Song
	Over the Stars There Is Rest Children	V - Over the stars there is rest! Suffer in patience confiding, Life with its trial and chiding
	Over the Summer Sea Children	G. Verdi V - Over the summer sea, with lights gay and free. Join'd by glad minstrelsy, gaily we're forming. N - From Rigoletto La Dona Mobile
	Over the Waves (Sobre las Olas) Instrumental, Keyboard	1888 - m. Juventino Rosas
	Owl and the Pussy Cat College

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