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SLesser Known Public Domain SongsS List of 528

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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	Title	V=Verse C=Chorus N=Note P=Production w=Words m=Music
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. What Is A PD Download or Reprint?
	S.O. College
	Sabbath Has No End Spiritual	V - When John first came out of Egypt, He camp'd upon the ground, He sang one of Zion's praises, And the Holy Ghost came down. C - Mighty, meeting in Zion, I believe . . . And Sabbath has no end.
	Sacrament - A Love Song Popular Song
	Sacramento Traditional	1849
	Sadie Green Popular Song	1903 - w.m. Sidney J. Mullen
	Sadie Salome, Go Hom Popular Song	1909 - w.m. Irving Berlin, Edgar Leslie
	Sadie Say You Won't Say Nay Popular Song	1901 - w.m. Will R. Anderson
	Sadler's Wells Traditional	1728
	Safe in the Arms of Jesus Traditional	1870
	Saftest O' The Family Popular Song	1904 - m. Harry Lauder, w. Bobry Beaton
	Sail Boat Children	V - Upon our little lake the tiny sail boar skims along, with its sails so full of air
	Sail, O Believer Traditional
	Sailin' Away On The Henry Clay Popular Song	1917 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Gus Kahn
	Sailing at High Tide (Sailing in the Boat) Traditional
	Sailing Down The Chesapeake Bay Popular Song	1913 - m. George Botsford, w. Jean Haven
	Sailing Marks Traditional	1885
	Sailor Boy Popular Song
	Sailor Loved a Lass Traditional	1890 - Stephen Storace
	Sailor's Life Traditional	1890
	Sailor's Song on the Taking of Teach Traditional	1715 - Benjamin Franklin
	Sally Come Up Traditional	1885 - Sewell
	Sally in Our Alley Traditional	1902 - Carey, Rosamond, Cole
	Salome Traditional	1898
	Saloon Must Go Traditional	1899
	Saloon Spider Traditional	1899
	Salvation Lassie of Mine Popular Song	1918 - m. Chick Story, w. Jack Caddigan
	Sam Fox Trot Popular Song
	Samaritan Woman Traditional	1882
	Sammy Popular Song	1902 - m. Edward Hutchinson, w. James O'Dea
	San Popular Song	1920 - w.m. Lindsay McPhail, Walter Michels
	San Antonio Popular Song	1907 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Harry H. Williams
	San Francisco Blues Traditional	1916 - Chris Smith
	Sandman Comes Children	German V - The Sandman comes, He has such pretty snow white sand, and well he's known throughout the land
	Sans Souci College	N - Columbia University
	Sapho Rag Traditional	1909 - J. Russell Robinson
	Saratoga Reel Traditional	1823
	Sari Waltz Popular Song	1913 - m. Emmerich Kalman, w. C.C.S. Cushing, E.P. Heath
	Satan's Camp A-Fire Traditional
	Saucy Sailor Traditional
	Save It For Me Popular Song
	Save Me Lord Spiritual	V - I hailed my sister, she hailed back to me, The last word I heard her say was, Save me, Lord, save me! C - Yes, I want God's heaven to be mine, be mine . . . Save me, Lord, save me!
	Savior, Like A Shepherd Lead Us Traditional	w. Dorothy A. Thrupp, m. m/ William B. Bradbury
	Saw Mill River Road Popular Song	1921 - m. Harry Tierney, w. Joe McCarthy
	Saw you my Father? Traditional	1882
	Say It While Dancing Popular Song	1922 - m. Abner Silver, w. Benny Davis
	Say Not Love Is a Dream Traditional
	Scabs Crawl In Traditional
	Scarf Dance Traditional	1888 - Chaminale
	Scarflet and Cream College	N - University of Nebraska
	Scarlet and Black College	N - Iowa College
	Scarlet and Cream College	N - University of Nebraska
	Scarlet and Gray Forever College	N - Ohio State University
	Scarlet Sarafan Children	Russian Folk Song V - Sew now, O my mother dear, on the red Sarafan, Useless would thy labor be, so use not up they strength
	Scenes That Are Brightest Children	V - Scenes that are brightest will charm us a while, Hearts that are lightest, and eyes that smile.
	Scenes that are Brightest (Maritana) Traditional	1845
	Schafers Soontagslied Traditional	w. 1805, m - w. L. Uhland, m. Konradin Kreutzer
	Scheherazade Traditional	1890 - Rimsky-Korsikov
	Schneider's Band College
	School Mates Popular Song	1909 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Ed Gardnerier
	School of Ragtime Ragtime, Music Hall	1908 - Scott Joplin N - Ragtime Exercises and Instruction by Scott Joplin
	Schutzenlied Traditional	1804 - w. Schiller, m. Anselm Weber
	Score College
	Scotch Cap Traditional	1650
	Scotch Lullaby Children	V - See Oh, Hush Thee, My Baby
	Scotch March Traditional	1849
	Scotch Morris Traditional	1727
	Scotchman College
	Scots Whae Hae wi' Wallace Bled Traditional	Traditional Scots
	Scots, Wha Ha'e Wi' Wallace Bled Traditional
	Scott Joplin's New Rag Ragtime, Music Hall	1912 - Scott Joplin
	Scottish Hornpipe Traditional	Traditional Scots
	Scottish Wedding Traditional
	Scrub Rags Traditional
	Sea Tangle Traditional	Traditional Hebrides
	Searching for Lambs Traditional
	Searchlight Rag Traditional	1907 - Scott Joplin
	Second Hand Rose Popular Song	1921 - m. James F. Hanley, w. Grant Clarke
	Second Mazurka Popular Song
	Sedany Traditional	1650
	See at Your Feet Traditional	1885 - Balfe
	See Fo' An' Twenty Elders Spiritual	V - See fo' an' twenty elders on dere knees C - An' we'll all rise togedder an' view de risin' sun, O Lord, have mercy ef yo' pleas'.
	See Saw Margery Daw Children	1893 V - See Saw, Margery Daw, Jack shall have a new master, He shall have but a penny a day, Because he won't work any faster.
	See Saw Waltz Song Traditional	1885 - Crowe
	See the Happy Kitten Children	V - See the happy kitten, playing with the knittin'. How she rolls the ball about.
	See-Saw Children	Ch. Coote V - There's Polly and Johnny and Kitty and Jane, All running to get on the see-saw again. C - See saw See saw, now we're up or down . . . Now we're off to London town
	Seeds of Love Traditional
	Seek And You Shall Find Spiritual	V - My brother, de Lord has been here . . . And de Love come a-trickaling down. C - Seek and ye shall find, Knock and de door shall be opened; Ask and it shall be giv'n, And de Love come a-trickaling down.
	Sehnsucht (Longing) Popular Song
	Sellenger's Round Traditional	1670
	Seminole Popular Song	1904 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Harry H. Williams
	Send Me Away With A Smile Popular Song	1917 - m. Al Piantadosi, w. Lou Weslyn
	Send Out Thy Light Traditional	m. Charles Gounod V - Send out Thy light . . . send out Thy light and They truth, let them lead me, O let them bring me to Thy holy hill
	Senora Popular Song	1907 - m. Joseph S. Nathan, w. Felix Feist
	Sensation Traditional	Joseph Lamb
	Serenade College
	Serenade ~ Schubert Traditional	1824 - Schubert
	Serenade ~ Toselli Traditional	1901 - Toselli
	Serenade Drigo Traditional	1900
	Serenading Traditional	1849
	Shabby Genteel Traditional
	Shade Of The Palm Popular Song	1900 - m. Leslie Stuart, w. Owen Hall
	Shades of Night Popular Song	1916 - m. Anatole Friedland, w. L. Wolfe Gilbert, Malvin Franklin
	Shadowland Popular Song	1914 - m. Lawrence B. Gilbert
	Shadows Deepen, Day Is Done Popular Song
	Shady Grove Traditional
	Shake Yo' Dusters! Traditional	W.H. Krell
	Shaky Eyes Popular Song	1909 - w.m. Harry Armstrong, Billy Clark
	Shall I Die? Traditional
	Shall I Wasting in Despair College
	Shall We Meet Traditional	1885 - Rice
	Shame On You Popular Song	1904 - m. John Larkins, w. Chris Smith
	She Answered Me Nay College
	She Is More to Be Pitied Than Censured Traditional	1898 - w.m. William B. Gray V - At an old concert hall on the Bow'ry 'Round a table were seated one night. A crowd of young fellows carousing With them life seemed cheerful and bright. C - She is more to be pitied than censured, She is more to be helped than despised, She is only a lassie who ventured On life's stormy path ill advised
	She Is So Fair College
	She Is the Belle of New York Traditional	1898
	She Is The Sunshine of Virginia Popular Song	1916 - m. Harry Carroll, w. Ballard MacDonald
	She May Have Seen Better Days Traditional	1894-1895
	She Moved Thro the Fair Traditional	Traditional Scots
	She Shook Her Head College
	She Waits By The Deep Blue Sea Popular Song	1905 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Edward Madden
	She Was A Grand Old Lady Popular Song	1907 - m. S.R. Henry, w. William C. Davies
	She Was Bred In Old Kentucky Traditional	1898
	She Was Happy Till She Met You Traditional	1899
	She Was Not So Bad For A Country Girl Popular Song
	She Was One of the Early Birds Traditional	1900 - T.W. Connor
	She Wears A Yeller Ribbon (Round Her Neck) Traditional	1917 - w.m. George A. Norton V - Susie Simpkins in the village papers Read about the soldiers manly capers, And made up her mind, That a soldier's bonnie bride she'd be. C - Round her neck she wears a yeller ribbon, She wears it in the winter and the summer so they say. If you ask her 'Why the decoration?' She'll say 'It's fur my lover who is fur, fur away'.
	She's a Mean Job ! Popular Song
	She's Dixie All The Time Popular Song	1916 - m. Harry Tierney, w. Alfred Bryan
	She's Getting Mo' Like the White Folks Every Day Traditional	1901
	She's Gone Let Her Go College
	She's The Daughter Of Mother Machree Popular Song	1915 - m. Ernest Ball, w. Jeff Branen
	Sheath Traditional
	Sheep and the Boy Children	V - Lazy sheep, pray tell me why, In the pleasant fields you lie
	Sheep-Shearing Traditional
	Shenandoah Traditional	1826 V - Missouri she's a mighty river, Away you rolling river. The redskins' camp lies on its borders. C - Ah ha I'm bound away 'cross the wide Missouri.
	Shepherd Boy Popular Song
	Shepherd of the Valley Traditional	1890
	Shepherd Thy Demeanour Vary Traditional	1890 - Thomas Brown
	Shepherd's Holiday Traditional	1652
	Shim-Me-Sha-Wabble Popular Song	1917 - w.m. Spencer Williams
	Shining Shore Traditional	1885 - Root
	Ship in Distress Traditional
	Shock Along, John Traditional
	Shoeboot's Serenade Traditional	1915 - W.C. Handy
	Shool College
	Should Forture Prove Unkind College
	Should the Volga's Banks Be Flooded Traditional
	Shout On, Children Traditional
	Shovel Fish Rag Traditional	Harry L. Cook
	Show Me the Way [Oh My Good Lord] Spiritual	V - Noah sent out a mourning dove . . . which brought back a token of heavenly love. C - O my good Lord, Show me the way . . . Enter the chariot, travel along.
	Show Me The White Of Yo' Eye Popular Song	1903 - w.m. Stanley Crawford
	Shower College
	Shrewsberry Lasses Traditional	1765
	Shropshire Lass Traditional	1713
	Shure They Call It Ireland	See A Little Bit of Heaven (Shure They Call it Ireland)
	Shut That Door College
	Shy and Sly Traditional	C. Luckyth Roberts
	Siam Popular Song	1915 - m. Fred Fisher, w. Howard Johnson
	Siege of Limerick Traditional	1698
	Sigh No More Ladies Traditional	Shakespeare
	Sighing Popular Song
	Sign of the Bonny Blue Bell Traditional
	Sign This Pledge Traditional	1899
	Signal From Mars Popular Song	1901 - m. E.T. Paull
	Signals of Time Children	V - There's a time for everything they say, A time for work and a time for play . . .
	Silent Falling Snow Children	V - In flakes of a feathery white, 'Tis falling so gently and slow
	Silent Night Christmas, Holiday	1818 - w. 1816, German Joseph Mohr, 1859 English tr. John Young, m. 1818 Franz X. Gruber V - Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and Child. Holy Infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace,
	Silent Night ~ Barnby Christmas, Holiday	1890 - Barnby V - Holy night! Peaceful night. Thro' the darkness beams a light . . .Yonder where they sweet vigil keep O'er the Babe, who in silent sleep. Rests in heavenly peace. N - Alternate tune and translation of Silent Night
	Silent Now the Drowsy Bird Traditional	m. JH. Offenbach, w. I.L. Brown V - Silent now the drowsy bird, As softly falls the night; We hear the sound of splashing oar, The night wind's tender sigh C - Linger yet awhile, for too soon comes the day . . . Ah! Ah! Ah! N - From Tales of Hoffman
	Silent Voice Popular Song
	Silently Traditional
	Silks and Rags Traditional	Fred S. Stone
	Silver and Gold College	N - University of Colorado
	Silver Bell Popular Song	1910 - m. Percy Weinrich, w. Edward Madden
	Silver Heels Popular Song	1905 - m. Neil Moret, w. James O'Dea
	Silver Swan Rag Traditional
	Silvery Waves Popular Song
	Simple Aveu Traditional	1878
	Simple Simon Children	1765 V - Simple Simon met a pieman Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the pieman, Let me taste your ware.
	Sin-Sick Soul Traditional
	Since Bill Bailey Came Home Traditional	1902
	Since Father Went To Work Popular Song	1906 - w.m. William Cahill
	Since First I Saw Your Face Traditional	1890 - Ford
	Since I First Met You Popular Song	1902 - m. Alfred J. Wathall, w. George Ade
	Since Nellie Went Away Popular Song	1906 - w.m. Herbert H. Taylor
	Since Sally Left Our Alley Popular Song	1903 - m. J. Fred Helf, w. Will Heelan
	Since Sister Nell Heard Paderewski Play Traditional	1902
	Sing a Ho That I Had The Wings of A Dove Spiritual	V - Virgin Mary had one son, I'd fly away and be at rest, The Jews and the Romans had him hung . . .. C - Sing a ho that I had the wings of a dove . . I'd fly away and be at rest.
	Sing a Song of Sixpence Children	1765 V - Sing a song of six pence, A pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbird baked in a pie.
	Sing a Song of Sunbeams Traditional	Traditional
	Sing a Song of Twilight Children	V - Sing a song at twilight, when the lights are low. And the flick'ring shadows softly come and go.
	Sing Augustana's Praises College	N - Augustana College
	Sing Gaily Sing Children	V - Sing, gaily sing! Let gladness round us ring. This little simple, cheerful lay, Shall be our parting song today.
	Sing Me A Song Of The South Popular Song	1899 - m. James W. Casey, w. George A. Norton
	Sing Me Love's Lullaby Popular Song	1917 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Dorothy Terriss
	Sing Me the Rosary Popular Song
	Sing Smile Slumber Traditional	1885 - Gounod
	Sing To Me An Old Time Melody Popular Song
	Sing! Sing! Birds On The Wing Popular Song
	Singing in the Rain Children	V - Where the elm tree branches, By the rain are stirred, Careless of the shower, Swings a little bird. N - Please note this is a Children's Song. It is NOT the song from the 1952 movie 'Singing In The Rain' starring Gene Kelley
	Singing on Our Way Traditional	1890 - Ogden
	Sinner Won't Die No More Traditional
	Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass Spiritual	V - I know that my Redeemer lives . . . Sinner, please don't let this harvest pass. C - Sinner please don't let this harvest pass . . . and die and lose your soul at last.
	Sinner, You Better Get Ready Spiritual	V - The tallest tree in Paradise, The Christian calls it the tree of life, Hour is a comin' Dat a sinner must die. C - Sinner, you better get ready . . For the hour is a comin' Dat a sinner must die.
	Sion House Traditional	1686
	Sioux 'Love Song' Folk Song
	Sioux 'Night Dance Song' Folk Song	V - Ha
	Sioux 'War Song' Folk Song	V - Ha
	Sir Roger de Coverly Traditional	Traditional
	Siren's Song Traditional
	Sister Ruth Children	Joseph Haydn V - Dost thou love me, Sister Ruth? Say, say Say! As I fain would speak the truth, Yea, yea, yea.
	Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts For Soldiers Popular Song	1914 - m. Hermann E. Darewski, w. R.P. Weston
	Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat Popular Song	1913 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome, Grant Clarke
	Six Little Snails Children	V - Six Little Snails lived in a tree, Johnny threw a big stone, Down came three.
	Sixty-Three Is the Jubilee Traditional	1863 - Green, French
	Skaters Waltz Traditional	1882 - Emile Waldteufel
	Skidmore Fancy Ball Traditional	1878
	Skip To My Lou Children	1844 V - Gone Again, Skip to my Lou . . . Stole my partner, Skip to my Lou . . . Many, many verses C - Skip to my Lou, Skip To My Lou, My Darling
	Skye Boat Song Traditional	1745 - Traditional Scots
	Slaughter House Traditional	1703
	Slavonic Dances Traditional	1887 - Dvorak
	Sleep Baby Sleep Children	V - Sleep, baby, sleep! Thy father guards the sheep, Thy mother shakes the dreamland tree
	Sleep Beloved Sleep Traditional	1885 - Taubert
	Sleep Lady Sleep Traditional	1890 - Luse
	Sleep My Love College
	Sleep My Sweet Baby Children	G. Verdi V - Sleep, my sweet baby, Happy the dreaming, Bright may the morrow, On thee awaken N - from Il Trovatore
	Sleep O Sleep ! Children	V - Sleep, O Sleep! While breezes so softly are blowing; Sleep O Sleep While streamlets so gently are flowing
	Sleep Sleep My Darling Children	V - Sleep, sleep my darling, sleep peacefully, Mother is watching, praying for thee.
	Sleeps the Noon Traditional	Traditional Hebrides
	Sleepy Hollow Rag Traditional
	Sleepy Sidney Traditional	Archie W. Scheu
	Sleigh Ride Children	1890 - S.H. Lightner V - Come girls and boys prepare to go, For fun and frolic in the snow. Wrapped up in coats and tippets warm, Why should we fear the wint'ry storm. C - The sleigh is ready, now jump in, Nor put a stop to noisy din, The jingling sleigh bells seem to say Oh! what a joyful winter day. N - This is an Obscure Children's Song. It is NOT the Well Known Sleigh Ride Song, m. LeRoy Anderson 1948, w. Mitchell Parrish,1950
	Slender Mountain Ash Traditional
	Slide Kelly Slide Traditional	1889
	Slide Trombone Medley College
	Slighted Swain Traditional	1890
	Slippery Elm Rag Traditional	Clarence Woods
	Slivers Traditional	Harry L. Cook
	Slow and Easy Popular Song	1919
	Slumber Boat Popular Song
	Slumber Song Children	V - Be hushed, my dear, thy mother's near, Thou needst no longer weep;
	Slumber Song ~ Kucken Children	V - All is still in sweetest rest, Be they sleep serenely blest
	Smarty Popular Song	1908 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Jack Norworth
	Smiler Traditional	Percy Weinrich
	Smiles Popular Song	1917 - m. Lee G. Roberts, w. J. Will Callahan
	Smith William Traditional	1800
	Smoker's Anthemn College
	Smoky Mokes Traditional	1899
	Smoky Topaz Traditional	Grace Bolen
	Smugglers Patriotic	1882 - m. John Philip Sousa
	Snakey Blues Traditional	1915 - Will Nash
	Snap Shot Sal Traditional	1899
	Sneak Popular Song	1922 - m. Nacio Herb Brown, w. Herry D. Kerr
	Snookey Ookums Popular Song	1913 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	Snow Flurries Traditional
	Snow Man Children	Alfred S. Gatty V - Come out, dear Dolly and make a snow man. Ha! Ha! Ever so big.
	Snowball Babe Traditional
	Snowy-Breasted Pearl Traditional	Traditional Irish
	So Long Mary Popular Song	1905 - w.m. George M. Cohan
	So Long, It's Been Good to Know You Traditional
	So Long, Letty Popular Song	1915 - w.m. Earl Carroll
	So What's the Use College
	Social Band Traditional
	Soft Music is Stealing Children	V - Soft, soft, music is stealing. Sweet, sweet lingers the strain, Loud, loud, now it is pealing
	Soft Sea Shore Traditional	1830
	Softly Blow the Vernal Breezes Traditional	1890
	Soiridh! Traditional
	Soldatenlieve Traditional	1824 - w. W. Hauff, m. Traditional
	Soldier Boy Children	V - Soldier boy, soldier boy, where are you going, Waving so proudly the Red, White, and Blue.
	Soldier of the Cross Spiritual	V - Am I a soldier of the cross? . . . A follow'r of the Lamb? C - . . Must I be carried to the skies . . . Are there no foes for me to face . . Sure I must fight if I would reign.
	Soldier Song Children	R. Schumann V - A dapple grey horse, and a bright shiny gun; And a stout wooden swore, We will surely have fun
	Soldier's Farewell Traditional	1885 - Kinkel
	Soldier's Return Traditional	1862 - Morris, Thomas
	Soldier's Tear Traditional	1885 - Bayly
	Soldiers Field College
	Soldiers' Chorus Traditional	1857 - Faust Gounod
	Soldiers' Joy Traditional	1849, 1893 N - Fiddle Tune, Contra Dance
	Solidarity Forever Traditional
	Some Boy Popular Song	1913 - m. Dave Stamper, w. Gene Buck
	Some Day Traditional	1885 - Wellings
	Some Day When Dreams Come True Popular Song	1907 - w.m. Philip Statts
	Some Folks Traditional	1855 - Stephen Collins Foster
	Some Girls Do and Some Girls Don't Popular Song	1916
	Some Jazz Traditional	1919 - S.J. Stocco
	Some Little Bird Popular Song	1920 - w.m. Haven Gillespie, Egbert Van Alstyne, Lindsay McPhail
	Some o' Dese Mornin's Spiritual	V - Gwine to see my mother, some of dese mornin's, see my mother some o' dese mornin's . . . Hope I'll jine de band. C - Look a-way in de heaven . . . Look a-way in de heaven, Lord, Hope I'll jine de band.
	Some o' These Days Spiritual	V - I'm a-gonna walk on the streets of glory, some o' these days, hallelujah!
	Some Sunday Morning Popular Song	1917 - m. Richard Whiting, w. Gus Kahn
	Some Sunny Day Popular Song	1922 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	Some Valiant Soldier Traditional
	Somebody Else, It's Always Somebody Else Popular Song	1910 - m. George Meyer, w. Jack Drislane
	Somebody Lied Popular Song	1907 - m. Evans Lloyd, w. Jeff T. Branen
	Somebody's Buried in the Graveyard Spiritual	V - Although you see me coming along so, To the promised land I'm bound to go. C - Somebody's buried in the graveyard, somebody's buried in the sea, Going to get up in the morning a shouting, Going to join Jubilee.
	Somebody's Coming To My House Popular Song	1913 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	Somebody's Knocking at Your Door Spiritual	V - Knocks like Jesus, Somebody's knocking at your door. C - Somebody's knocking at your door . . O sinner, why don't you answer?
	Somebody's Sweetheart I Long To Be Popular Song	1905 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb N - a.k.a. Somebody's Sweetheart I Want To Be
	Somebody's Waiting 'Neath Southern Skies Popular Song	1902 - m. John T. Bratton, w. Arthur Lamb
	Somebody's Waiting For You Popular Song	1906 - m. Albert Gumble, w. Vincent Bryan
	Someday Sweetheart Popular Song	1919 - w.m. John C. Spikes, Reb Spikes V - You told me that you loved me, And I believed in you. You've broken ev'ry vow you made And proved yourself untrue. C - Someday Sweetheart you may be sorry For what you've done to my true heart. You may regret the vows you've broken.
	Someone Thinks Of Someone Popular Song
	Something Doing Traditional	1903 - Scott Joplin, Scott Hayden
	Somewhere Popular Song	1906 - w.m. Charles K. Harris
	Somewhere A Voice Is Calling Popular Song	1911 - m. Arthur F. Tate, w. Eileen Newton
	Somewhere In France Is The Lily Popular Song	1917 - m. Joseph E. Howard, w. Philander Johnson
	Son of a Gambolier College
	Son of God Goes Forth to War Traditional	1885 - Cutler
	Son of the Desert Am I Popular Song	1889
	Sonatas of III Parts Traditional	1683 - Henry Purcell
	Song My Sweetheart Sang Popular Song
	Song of a Thousand Years Traditional	1885 - Henry Clay Work
	Song of All Songs Traditional	1863 - Stephen Collins Foster
	Song of Conquest Folk Song	1905 N - Piano arrangement by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
	Song of Freedom Traditional	w.m. Frederick M. Lynk, Carl Groos V - Freedom blessed freedom Of the human race, Show in golden spendor Thy beloved face.
	Song of Greeting Traditional
	Song of India Traditional	1897 - Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
	Song of Love Popular Song	1921 - m. Sigmund Romberg, w. Dorothy Donnelly
	Song of Loyalty College
	Song of Praise Traditional	1890
	Song of Songs Popular Song	1914 - m. Harold Vickers, w. Clarence Lucas
	Song of the A.B. College	N - University of North Carolina
	Song of the Bells Children	R. Planquette V - Ding, dong, ding, dong, ding, dong, merrily it's ringing over hill and dell . . . Listen to the bell C - Ding, dong, ding, dong, ding, dong, bell
	Song of the Fowler Traditional	1885 - Mozart
	Song of the Guaranteed Wage Traditional
	Song of the Islands Popular Song
	Song of the Isle of Saint Kilda Traditional
	Song of the Lifeboat Men College
	Song of the Moon Children	German V - Who has a flock of stars up in the sky so high? The moon which sheds its golden beams As it foes floating by.
	Song of the O.W.U. College	N - Ohio Wesleyan Univeristy
	Song of the Road Popular Song
	Song of the Sea Traditional	1885 V - A sailor's life is a roving life, It robbed me of my heart's delight, And caused me to lament and mourn, And sadly wait for his return.
	Song of the Western Men Traditional	Traditional
	Song That I Hear In My Dreams Popular Song
	Song That Reaches Irish Hearts Popular Song	1911 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Bartley Costello C - You'll hear it at the cradle, You'll hear it at the grave . . . It's the song that reaches Irish hearts, the Wearing of the Green. N - a.k.a. The Wearing of the Green
	Song to Old Union College	N - Union College
	Song Without Words Popular Song	1874 - m. Mendelssohn
	Songs My Mother Taught Me Traditional	1860 - Dvorak
	Songs of Old Nassau College
	Songs We Sang College
	Sons of Geneva College	N - Geneva College
	Sons of Georgetown College	N - Georgetown University
	Soon a Will Be Done Spiritual	V - Soon a will be done with the troubles of the world, troubles of the world . . . Goin' home to live with God. C - No more weeping and wailing . . I'm going to live with God.
	Sorcerer's Apprentice Traditional	1897 - Dukas
	Sound the Pibroch Traditional	Traditional Scots
	Sounds From the Missinieway Waltz Popular Song
	Sounds From the Ringing Rocks Popular Song
	Soup Song Traditional
	Sour Grapes Traditional	Will B. Morrison
	Southern Rag Medley 1 Traditional
	Southern Rag Medley 2 Traditional
	Southrons' Chant of Defiance Traditional	1861,1864 - Blackman
	Southrons' Chaunt of Defiance Traditional
	Souvenir Traditional	1904
	Spade's Head Traditional	1830
	Spaghetti Rag Traditional	1910 - Lyons and Yosco
	Spangles Popular Song	1907 - m. John W. Bratton
	Spaniard Traditional	1777
	Spaniard That Blighted My House Popular Song	1911 - w.m. Billy Merson
	Spaniard That Blighted My Life Traditional
	Spanish Jig Traditional	1721 N - Marji - ECD
	Spanish Ladies Folk Song	English Folk Song V - Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish ladies, Farewell and adieu, ladies of Spain; For we've received orders for to sail for old England. C - We will rant and we'll roar all on the salt sea, Until we strike soundings in the channel of old England.
	Spanish Patriot's March Traditional	1849
	Spanish Proverb College
	Sparrow on the Tree Children	Alfred S. Gatty V - Com in , you naught bird. The rain is pouring down. What will your mother do, If you sit there and drown?
	Speak Gently Traditional	1849
	Speed Away! Speed Away! Traditional	1885 - Woodbury
	Speed the Plough Traditional	1849
	Speller's Fate College
	Spider and the Fly Children	V - Will you walk into my parlour, said a Spider to a Fly. It is the prettiest parlour that ever you did spy! C - . . .Remember, remember the foolish little fly. N - Based on Poem by Mary Howitt first published in 1828.
	Spider And The Fly ~ Von Tilzer Popular Song	1900 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Arthur Lamb V - Kiss me goodnight mother darling, Why are you sad tonight? Soon I will dance with the man I love, In the ballroom so bright. C - Think of the spider a man so false, And the fly a maiden fair, Think of him leading her step by step, Into his cruel snare. N - There are many versions of this song beginning in 1844 or earlier
	Spirit Of '76 Popular Song	1902 - w.m. J. Fred Helf
	Spirit Of Independence Popular Song	1912 - m. Abe Holzmann
	Splendid Shilling Traditional	1790
	Sponge Traditional	W.C. Simon
	Spread Yo' Stuff Popular Song	1921 - m. Jules Levy, Paul Crane, w. Al Bernard
	Sprig of Thyme Traditional
	Spring Traditional	1699 - Hayes
	Spring Beautiful Spring Traditional	1903 - Lincke
	Spring Garden Traditional	1665
	Spring Gentle Spring ! Children	J.R. Planche V - Spring Spring gentle Spring! Youngest season of the year, Hither haste, and with thee bring
	Spring Now Returning Traditional	1890 - Von Weber
	Spring-Time Rag Traditional	1916 - Paul Pratt
	Spring, Beautiful Spring Popular Song	1903 - m. Paul Lincke
	Spring's Message Children	V - Cuckoo, Cuckoo, calls from the tree, Now let us sing and dance and be merry
	Springtime Children	Alfred S.Gatty V - The hyacinth and daffodil are shining in the bed. Untouch'd upon the window sill
	Squirrel Loves a Pleasant Chase Children	V - The squirrel loves a pleasant chase, Tra la la la la, To catch him you must run a race C - Hold out your hands and we will see, Which of the two will quicker be!
	St Margaret's Hill Traditional	1713
	St Martin's Traditional	1650
	St Matthew's Passion Traditional	Bach
	St Patrick's Day Traditional	1849
	St. Louis Rag Traditional	Tom Turpin
	St. Louis Tickle Traditional	1904 - "Barney & Seymour" - Theron C. Bennett?
	St. Patrick's Day Traditional
	Staine's Morris Traditional	1650
	Stand by Your Glasses College
	Stand On A Sea Of Glass Spiritual	V - Satan tried my soul to slay, Sword of faith skeered him away. Stand on a sea of glass. C - O dis union! Sing dis union! I love dis union, Stand on a sea of glass.
	Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus Traditional	1901 - w. George Duffield, m. Adam Geibel
	Standin' in the Need of Prayer Spiritual	V - Not my brother, nor my sister, but it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer. C - It's me, it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer
	Star of the East (Alfred University) College	N - Alfred University College Song
	Star of the Twilight ~ Emerson Traditional	1885 - L. O. Emerson
	Star of the Twilight ~ Von Weber Traditional	1890 - von Weber
	Starlight Popular Song	1905 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden
	Stars Begin to Fall Traditional
	Stars in the Elements Spiritual	V - Don't you hear those Christians a-praying, While the moon drips away in the blood, And the ransomed of the Lord . . . C - Oh, the stars in the elements are falling, And the moon drips away in the blood, And the ransomed of the Lord are turning home to God? O blessed be the name of the Lord!
	Stars of the Summer Night Traditional	1885 - Woodbury
	Stay in de Field Spiritual	V - My eyes are turned to de Hebbenly gate until de war is ended. I'll keep on my way or I'll be too late, until de war is ended. C - Stay in de field, Stay in de field, Stay in de field 'til de war is ended.
	Stay In Your Own Back Yard Popular Song	1899 - m. Lyn Udall, w. Karl Kennett
	Steal Away and Pray Spiritual	V - Sinners, why do't you pray . . . I can't stay away. C - O, Steal away and pray . . . I'm looking for my Jesus.
	Stealing Popular Song	1921 - w.m. Dan J. Sullivan
	Steam Boat Quick Step Traditional	1849
	Steamboat Bill Popular Song	1910 - m. Burt Leighton, Frank Leighton, w. Ren Shields
	Steel King March College
	Stein Song College
	Stein Song - University of Maine Popular Song
	Stenka Razin (From Beyond the Island) Traditional
	Step Stately Traditional	1650
	Steps Song College	N - Princeton University
	Stewball Traditional	1873 - Ireland
	Stinging Bee Traditional
	Stolen Kisses Popular Song	1921 - m. Ted Snyder, w. Francis Wheeler
	Stones Are Very Hard Folk Song	1905 V - Maribye ma nonoha ngopfu N - Southeast Africa. Piano Arrangement by Samuel Cooleridge-Taylor.
	Stonewall's Requiem Traditional	1885 - Deeves
	Stop Yer Tickling, Jock! Popular Song	1904 - m. Harry Lauder, w. Frank Folley
	Stoptime Rag Traditional	1910 - Scott Joplin
	Story of the Coachman Traditional
	Story of the Rose (Heart of My Heart) Traditional	1899 - w. 'Alice', m. Andrew Mack (1863-1931) P - The Last of the Rohans V - A youth one day in a garden fair A rose found wither'd and dying. And all for love, ah! love in vain, This rose was sadly sighing. C - Heart of my heart, I love you. Life would be naught without you. Light of my life, my darling. I love you, I love you. N - NOT Gang That Sang Heart of My Heart, 1926, Ben Ryan. The NOT PD Ryan Song is about a group that sang this 1899 song.
	Stosst an!soll leben Traditional	1817 - August Binzer
	Strains of Guitar (On the River) Traditional
	Strawberry Roan Traditional	1870
	Streets of Cairo Traditional	1885
	Strenuous Life Traditional	1902 - Scott Joplin
	Strike the Harp Gently Traditional	1885 - Woodbury
	Strolling Home Traditional
	Strolling on the Brooklyn Bridge Traditional	1883
	Strut, Miss Lizzie Popular Song	1921 - m. Turner Layton, w. Henry Creamer
	Stu Mo Run Traditional
	Student's Toast College
	Stumbling Popular Song	1922 - w.m. Zez Confrey
	Style in Which It's Done Traditional	Est 1900
	Suez Popular Song	1922 - m. Ferde Grofe, Peter DeRose, w. Will Panacoast
	Sugar Cane Traditional	1908 - Scott Joplin
	Sugar in de ground Traditional	1868 - Dan Emmett
	Sugar Moon Popular Song	1910 - m. Percy Weinrich, w. Stanley Murphy
	Suite Bergamasque - Menuet Classical	1905 - Claude Debussy
	Suite Bergamasque - Passepied Classical	1905 - Claude Debussy
	Suite Bergamasque - Prelude Classical	1905 - Claude Debussy
	Summer Breeze Traditional	James Scott
	Summer is Coming! Children	Alfred S. Gatty V - No more frosts and no more snows! No more chilblains on one's toes
	Summer is Icumen In Traditional	1226
	Sun Assembly Traditional	1750
	Sun Dance Popular Song	1901 - m. Leo Friedman
	Sun Don't Set in De Mornin' Spiritual	V - Pray on, prayin' sister . . . Light shine roun' de worl'. C - Sun don't set in de mornin' . . . Lord, sun don't set in de mornin', Light shine round de world.
	Sun of my Soul Hymn	1885 - W.H. Monk V - Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear. It is not night if Thou be near.
	Sun of Victory College
	Sun Worshippers Folk Song	V - Wah! tah-ho! tah-ho! Wah! oot-tah-ho, nah-wee-tahn-ah-lo. N - Zuni Indian Melody. English: Rise, arise, arise! The dawn is here, day is calling thee.
	Sunbonnet Sue Popular Song	1906 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb
	Sunburst Rag Traditional	James Scott
	Sunday School Scholar College
	Sunday Song Children	V - Oh, Sunday has come again today, a nose gay in his hat, His eye is mild and cheerful,
	Sunflower Slow Drag Traditional	1901 - Scott Joplin, Scott Hayden
	Sunrise And You Popular Song
	Sunset Song Children	H.G. Nageli V - Oh! Thou golden sunset, Beautiful to see, Ever thy bright gleams will seem glorious to me.
	Sunshine And Roses Popular Song	1913 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Gus Kahn
	Sunshine of Paradise Alley Traditional	1895
	Suoni La Tramba Traditional	Est 1900
	Supposing Popular Song	1899
	Sur le Pont d'Avignon [On The Bridge of Avignon] Traditional	1500s - French Folk Song V - Les messieurs font comm' Ca, Les dames font comm' Ca. C - Sur le pont d'Avignon, L'on y pase, L'on y danse, Sur le pont d'Avignon, L'on y danse tous en rond.
	Sure Fire Rag Traditional
	Swamptown Shuffle Traditional
	Swan Traditional	1887 - Saint Saens
	Swan of Tuonela Traditional	1901 - Sibelius
	Swanee River College
	Sweet Adeline	See You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline
	Sweet Alice Ben Bolt Traditional	1848
	Sweet Annie Moore Popular Song	1901 - w.m. John Flynn, Alex Rogers
	Sweet By and By Hymn	1868 - m. Joseph P. Webster, w. Sanford F. Bennett V - There's a land that is fairer than day, And by faith you can see it afar. For the Father waits over the way, To prepare us a dwelling place there. C - In the sweet by and by, we shall meet on that beautiful shore. In the sweet by and by, we shall meet on that beautiful shore. N - a.k.a. In The Sweet By and By
	Sweet Canaan Spiritual	V - Oh, my brother, did you come for to help me . . . Pray, give me your right hand. C - Oh, the land I am bound for, Sweet Canaan's happy land, I am bound for Sweet Canaan's happy land . . Pray, give me your right hand.
	Sweet Dreamland Faces Children	V - Sweet dreamland faces, How they come and go, There in the firelight, flitting to and fro.
	Sweet Emalina, My Gal Popular Song	1917 - m. Turner Layton, w. Henry Creamer
	Sweet Emogene Popular Song
	Sweet Evelina	See Dear Evelina, Sweet Evelina
	Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight Popular Song	1918 - m. Henri Klickmann, w. Harold G. Frost
	Sweet Heaven Spiritual	V - Some people think I have no grace, But I'll see my Savior face to face, Lord how I long to be there. C - Oh, sweet heaven! . . . But how I long to be there.
	Sweet Hour of Prayer Hymn	1885 - W.B. Bradbury V - Sweet Hour of Prayer, That calls me from a world of care
	Sweet is the Budding Spring of Love Traditional	1735
	Sweet Kentucky Lady Popular Song	1914 - m. Louis A. Hirsch, w. William Jerome
	Sweet Kisses That Came in the Night Popular Song
	Sweet Kitty Traditional
	Sweet Lady Popular Song	1921 - m. Dave Zoob, Frank Crumit, w. Howard E. Johnson
	Sweet Little Buttercup Popular Song	1917 - m. Herman Paley, w. Alfred Bryan V - Will you miss me little Buttercup Said a rustic lad one day. I must go away And I must obey . . . C - Sweet little Buttercup Shy little Buttercup, Dry your eyes of blue I'll come back to you When the war is through . . .
	Sweet Little Girl that I Love (The Hook) Traditional	1890
	Sweet Lovely Joan Traditional
	Sweet Marie Traditional
	Sweet Music Traditional	1893
	Sweet Pal Popular Song
	Sweet Primeroses Traditional
	Sweet Sixteen Popular Song	m. Dave Stamper, w. Gene Buck P - Ziegfeld Follies of 1919 V - There are dear dainty delicate days of delight that whisper so gently of spring C - Life is all honey so sweet and sunny when you are sweet sixteen
	Sweet Song-Bird Children	V - Merry of heart, ye song birds. Merry of heart to day. Far thro' the golden sunshine. Far on you gladsome way.
	Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer Traditional	1885 - Wallace
	Sweet the Zephyrs Sigh Traditional	1890
	Sweet Turtle Dove or Jerusalem Mornin' Spiritual	V - Sweet turtle dove, she sing-a so sweet, Muddy de water, so deep, An' we had a little meetin' in de mornin', A-for to hear Gabriel's trumpet sound. C - Jerusalem mornin'. Jerusalem mornin' by de light, Don't you head Gabriel's trumpet in dat mornin'?
	Sweet Violets - Fritz in Ireland Popular Song	1882 - w.m. J.K. Emmet V - Sweet violets. Sweeter than all the roses; Ladened with fragrance, Sparkling with dew. Sweet violets. From mossy dell and rivulet. C - (Yodel) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, N - Popular song of 1951 recorded by Dinah Shore
	Sweet Violets - Intermezzo Two Step Instrumental, Keyboard	1908 - m. W.C. Powell
	Sweet William Traditional
	Sweetest Flower That Grows In Tennessee Popular Song	1903 - m. George Evans, w. Ren Shields
	Sweetest Girl In Dixie Popular Song	1903 - m. Robert J. Adams, w. James O'Dea
	Sweetest Girl in Monterey Popular Song
	Sweetest Maid of All Popular Song	1908 - m. Oscar Straus, w. Joseph Herbert
	Sweetest Story Ever Told Traditional	1892
	Sweetheart Come Back to Me College
	Sweetheart Days Popular Song	1908 - m. J. Anton Dailey, w. I.W. Helser
	Sweetheart Good Night College
	Sweetheart I Wait for Thee College
	Sweethearts Popular Song	1913 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Robert V. Smith
	Swing Low Spiritual	V - Oh, de good ole chariot swing so low, Good ole chariot swing so low . . I don't want to leave me behind. C - Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, Oh, swing low, sweet chariot, I don't want to leave me behind.
	Swing Low, Chariot Spiritual	V - Swing low, chariot, low in de Eas', Let God's people have some peace, Gwine t' ride in de chariot in de mornin'. C - Swing low, Gwine t' ride in de chariot in de mornin'; Elijah, Gwine t' ride in de chariot in de mornin'
	Swipesy Cake Walk Ragtime, Music Hall	1900 - Scott Joplin, Arthur Marshall
	Swiss Waltz Traditional	1849
	Switzer's Farewell Traditional	1885 - Linley
	Switzerland My Home Traditional	1890
	Sword of Bunker Hill Traditional	1885 - Covert
	Sycamore Traditional	1904 - Scott Joplin
	Sylvester March Popular Song
	Sylvester Waltzes Popular Song
	Sylvia Popular Song	1914 - w. Clinton Scollard, m. Oley Speaks
	Sympathetic Jasper Traditional
	Sympathy Traditional
	Sympathy ~ (Paley) Popular Song	1905 - m. Herman Payley, w. Jack Kendis
	Sympathy ~ Friml Popular Song	1912 - m. Rudolf Friml, w. Otto Harbach

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