W-Lesser Known PD Songs

WLesser Known Public Domain SongsW List of 400

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	Wabash Blues Popular Song	1921 - m. Fred Meinken, w. Dave Ringle
	Wade in the Water Spiritual	V - See that band all dressed in white, God's a-going to trouble the water. Leader looks like the Israelite . . C - Wade in de water, wade in the water children, God's a-going to trouble the water.
	Wae's me for Prince Charlie Traditional
	Wai', Mr. Macwright Traditional
	Wait Popular Song	1900 - m. Fred Bowers, w. Charles Horwitz
	Wait For Me Traditional
	Wait for the Wagon Traditional	1851
	Wait for Your Soldier Traditional
	Wait Till the Cows Come Home Popular Song	1917 - m. Ivan Caryll, w. Anne Caldwell P - Jack O'Lantern - 1917, Musical Comedy
	Wait Till You Get Them Up In The Air Boys Popular Song	1919 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Lew Brown
	Waiting at the Church Popular Song	1906 - m. Henry E. Pether, w. Fred W. Leigh
	Wake Freshmen Wake College
	Wake the Echoes College	N - Mt. Union College
	Wake Up Children Spiritual	V - Ole Satan tho't he had me fast, And I will serve that living God. But thank the Lord, I'm free at last, And I will serve that living God. C - O wake up, children, wake up! O a-rise! O wake up, children, wake! And I will serve that living God.
	Wake Up, Jacob Traditional
	Wal, I Swan Popular Song
	Wal, I Swan! Traditional
	Walk Jerusalem Jes' Like John Spiritual	V - Walk Jerusalem jes' like John, Walk Jerusalem up and down, Walk Jerusalem, walk Jerusalem . . Walk Jerusalem round and round. C - Walk Jerusalem jes' like John. When I come to die, I want to be ready, When I come to die.
	Walk Through the Valley in Peace Spiritual	V - Brothers, we'll walk thro' the valley . . . C - We will walk thro' the valley in peace, come along . . . If Jesus Himself be our leader then, we will walk thro' the valley in peace.
	Walk You In De Light Spiritual	V - Oh, children, do you think it's true, Walkin' in de light o' God, Dat Jesus Christ did die for you, Walkin' in de light o' God., C - Walk you in de light . . Walkin' in de light o' God.
	Walkin' on de Rainbow Road Traditional	S.M. Roberts
	Walking for that Cake Traditional	1877 - Harrigan, Hart
	Walking In The Light Spiritual	V - Hallelujah to the Lamb. We are walking in de light. Jesus died for ebery man. We are walking in de light. C - We are walking in de light, We are walking in de light . . We are walking in de light of God.
	Walking on the Green Grass, Walking Side by Side Traditional
	Wall Street Rag Traditional	1909 - Scott Joplin
	Walmer Castle Traditional	1801
	Waltz Coppelia Deibes Traditional	1876
	Wanderer Popular Song	V - O Love of mine, I'm far away But I am longing still for you. Again to roam at dusk of day, When soft winds gently kiss the dreaming dew. C - Forever more, my love forever more, Or whether joy or sorrow hovers o'er, The summer comes and goes, oh summer day! N - This song is NOT Happy Wanderer, 1954 NOT PD, Friedrich-Wilhelm Möller, 'I love to go awandering, along the mountain track'
	Wanderer's Night Song Popular Song	1873
	Wanderlied Traditional	1809 - J. Kerner
	Wanderschaft Traditional	w. 1818, m - w. W. Muller, m. Karl Zollner
	Wandrers Nachtlied Traditional	w. 1780, m - w. Goethe, m. Friedrich Kuhlau
	Want any shad? Traditional	1868 - Dan Emmett
	Want to go to Heaven When I Die Spiritual	V - Want To Go To Heaven When I Die . . . Good Lord. C - When I die good Lord, when I die. Good Lord, when I die.
	War Song of the Men of Glamorgan Traditional	1830
	Warrior Bold Traditional	1885 - A. Adams
	Warriors' Song Folk Song	1905 V - no lyrics
	Was There Ever a Pal Like You Popular Song	1920 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	Washington's Birthday Waltz Popular Song
	Washington's March Traditional	1849 - Sousa
	Wassail Song Christmas, Holiday	ca. 1850 - w.m. English Traditional Christmas Carol V - Here we come a-wassailing Among the leaves so green; Here we come a-wand'ring So fair to be seen. C - Love and joy come to you, And to you your wassail too; And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year And God send you a Happy New Year.
	Watchet Sailor Traditional
	Watchman Tell Us of the Night Christmas, Holiday	w. 1825 John Bowring, m. 1830 Lowell Mason V - Watchman, tell us of the night, What its signs of promise are. Traveler, o'er yon mountain's height, See that glory beaming star.
	Water Boy Popular Song
	Water o' Gambie Traditional	1882
	Water, Water, Wild Flowers, Growing Up So High Traditional
	Waterfall College
	Watermelon Smiling On The Vine Traditional	1882 - T.P. Westendorf
	Watermelon Trust Traditional
	Waters of Venice Popular Song	1916 - m. Albert Von Tilzer, w. Neville Fleeson
	Waves of the Danube Traditional	1880 - Ion Ivanovici (1845 - 1902 ) N - a.k.a. Danube Waves,Valurile Dunari,Donauwellen, Flots du Danube. Lyrics by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin as Anniversary Song are NOT in the public domain.
	Way Down In Ca-i-ro Traditional	1850 - Stephen Collins Foster
	Way Down In Cotton Town Popular Song	1909 - m. Al Piantadosei, w. Edgar Leslie
	Way Down in Florida College
	Way Down In My Heart I've Got a Feeling for You Traditional	1904
	Way Down In Old Indiana Popular Song	1901 - w.m. Paul Dresser
	Way Down South Popular Song	1912 - w.m. George Fairman
	Way Down Upon the Swanee River	See Old Folks at Home
	Way Down Yonder In The Cornfield Popular Song	1901 - m. Gus Edwards, w. Will D. Cobb
	Way Down Yonduh in the Cawnfiel College
	Way Over Yonder in Ohio Popular Song	1916
	Way to Norwich Traditional	1721
	Way Up on the Mountain-top-tip-top College
	Wayfaring Stranger Traditional	V - I am a poor wayfaring stranger, While journeying thro' this world of woe; Yet there's no sickness, toil, or danger, In that bright world to which I go. C - I'm just a-going over Jordan, I'm just a-going over home. N - See Pilgrim's Song
	We Are Building a Strong Union Traditional
	We Are Building On A Rock Spiritual	V - We are building on a rock, On high, on high . . . thank God. C - . . . It's a mighty true rock . . . It's a mighty solid rock . . . Christ Jesus is the Rock . . .
	We Are Coming Father Abra'am Traditional	1862 - Gibbons, Emerson
	We Are Coming from the Cotton Fields Traditional	1864
	We Are Coming, Father Abraam, 300,000 More Traditional	1862 - Stephen Collins Foster
	We Are Living We Are Dwellin Traditional	1899
	We Are Marching on to Victory Traditional
	We Cheer for the U. of M. College	N - University of Minnesota
	We Come to See Miss Jennie Jones Children	V - We come to see Miss Jennie Jones, How is she today?
	We Come with a Shout and Song College
	We Gather Together Traditional	Dutch 1597 V - We gather together to ask the Lord's blessings, He chastens and hastens His will to make known; The wicked oppressing cease them from distressing . . . N - a.k.a. Thanksgiving Hymn and Thanksgiving Prayer
	We Have Much To Be Thankful For Popular Song	1913 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	We Meet Again Tonight College
	We Shall Overcome	See We Will Overcome
	We Stand by Our Classes College
	We Stand for the Last Time Together College
	We Three Kings Christmas, Holiday	1857 - w.m. John H. Hopkins, Jr. V - We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star. C - O star of wonder, star of light, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light.
	We Wear Our Colors Red and Gold College	N - University of Denver
	We Were Gathering Up the Roses College
	We Will March Thro' the Valley Traditional
	We'd Better Bide a Wee Traditional	1885 - Claribel
	We'll All Go a-Singing Children	V - I will sing the first part, I'll be number two, I will take the third, and the fourth I'll try to do.
	We'll Build A Rainbow In the Sky Popular Song
	We'll Crown Them With Kisses Traditional	1899
	We'll Pay Paddy Doyle Traditional	1885
	We're Going Over Popular Song	1917 - w.m. Andrew Sterling, Bernie Grossman, Arthur Lange
	We're Some of the Praying People Spiritual	V - And must I be to judgment brought, to answer in that day? C - We're some of the praying people . . . For my Lord told me so.
	Wear A Starry Crown Spiritual	V - O we are going to wear a crown . . . To wear a starry crown. C - Away over Jordon with my Blessed Jesus, Away over Jordan, To wear a starry crown.
	Weary Blues Ragtime, Music Hall	1915 - Artie Matthews N - a.k.a. The Pastime Rag #8
	Weber Traditional	1890 - Von Weber
	Wedding March - Lohengrin Traditional	1852 - Wagner
	Wedding March. A - Midsummer Night's Dream Traditional	1844 - Mendelssohn
	Wedding of the Roses Popular Song
	Wedding Of The Winds Popular Song	1897 - m. John T. Hall
	Wee Bird Cam' to our Ha' Door Traditional
	Wee Deoch-an-Doris Popular Song
	Wee Little Drop O' The Cruiskeen Lawn Popular Song	1911 - m. J. Fred Helf, w. Ed Moran
	Weepin' Mary Spiritual	V - If there's anybody here like weepin' Mary, Call upon your Jesus, an' He'll draw nigh. C - O, glory, glory hallelujah! Glory be to my God, who rules on high.
	Weeping Sad and Lonely Traditional	1862 - Sawyer, Tucker
	Weeping Willer Traditional	1865 - Harry Clifton
	Weeping Willow Traditional	1903 - Scott Joplin
	Weeping, Sad and Lonely Traditional
	Weihelied Traditional	w. 1772, m - w. Matthias Claudius, m. A. Meethfesel
	Welcome of the Hostess Traditional	1830
	Welcome Sweet Springtime ! Children	Anton Rubinstein V - Welcome, sweet springtime, We greet thee in song, Murmurs of gladness fall on the ear C - Balmy and life-breathing, breezes are blowing, Swiftly to nature new vigor bestowing.
	Welcome the Bee Traditional	1830
	Welcome to Spring Children	V - All the birds so gaily sing of the joys of springtime. Never did we hear such songs,
	Well Hail Wayfaring Stranger Traditional	1701
	Well-Tempered Clavier 1 Traditional	1722 - Bach
	Weller's Reel Traditional	Est 1900
	Welsh Lullaby Children	V - See All Through the Night
	Wenn die Schwalben heimwarts ziehn Traditional	w. 1830, m - w. C Herlosssohn, m. Franz Abt
	Were I a Little Bird Children	V - Were I a little bird, I would then fly away Over the sea
	Were You Ever in Rio Grande? Traditional	1885 V - Were you ever in Rio Grand? Way, Rio. O were yhou ever on that strand? C - We're bound for the Rio Grand? Way, Rio, Way Rio, Then fare you well, my pretty young girl, we're bound for the Rio Grand.
	West Texas Blues Traditional	1919 - Charles H. Booker, Jr.
	West Virginia Hills Traditional
	West, A Nest And You Popular Song
	Western Boating Song College
	Western College Boating Song College
	Wha'll Be King but Charlie Traditional
	Whar ye been so long? Traditional	1865 - Dan Emmett
	What a Load Traditional	Est 1900
	What A Nasty Disposition For A Lady Like You Popular Song	1903 - m. J. Fred Helf, w. Will Heelan N - On PD Info Want List We do NOT have a copy of this title in our library. If you have access to a copy, please contact us.
	What a Tryin' Time Spiritual	V - Adam, you ate the apple . . . O what a tryin' time. Lord, Eve, she gave it to me, O what a tryin' time. C - O Adam where are you? . . . O what a tryin' time. Lord, I'm in the Garden, Lord . . . O what a tryin' time.
	What a Trying Time Traditional
	What A Wonderful Mother You'd Be Popular Song	1915 - m. Al Piantadose, w. Joe Goodwin
	What Beams so Bright College
	What Care We for Gold ? Children	V - What care we for gold or silver? What care we for house or land? What care we for ships on the ocean,
	What Child is This? Christmas, Holiday	1865 - 1865 - William C. Dix, m. 16th Century English Traditional V - What Child is this who, laid to rest On Mary's lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste, to bring Him laud . . . N - Tune: Greensleeves
	What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes at Me For? Popular Song	1916 - w.m. Joe McCarthy, Howard Johnson, James V. Monaco V - Funniest pair of eyes I've ever seen, Funny, I can't get wise to what they mean, I wish that I can understand the things they say C - So, what do you want to make those eyes at me for, When they don't mean what they say? They make me glad, They make me sad
	What Fairy-Like Music Traditional	1885 - DePinna
	What Is A Home Without Love? Popular Song	1900 - w.m. Charles K. Harris
	What is Home Without a Mother? Children	V - What is home without a mother? What are all the joys we meet. When her loving smile no longer Greets the coming of our feet!
	What Kind of Shoes Are You Going to Wear? Spiritual	V - What kind of shoes are you going to wear? Golden slippers! . . . Golden slippers I'm bound to wear, That outshines the glittering sun. C - Yes, yes my Lord, I'm going to join the heav'nly choir . . I am a soldier of the cross.
	What o' dat? Traditional	1859 - Dan Emmett
	What The Brass Band Played Popular Song	1904 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Jack Drislane
	What the Dickie-Birds Say Traditional	1886
	What Was Your Name in the States? Traditional	1849
	What Yo' Gwine T' Do When De Lamp Burn Down Spiritual	V - Oh, de lamp burn down an' yo' cannot see; What yo' gwine t' do when de lamp burn down? Oh, de lamp burn down an' yo' cannot see. . . . C - Oh, po' sinner, Now is yo' time. Oh, po'sinner, What yo' gwine to do when de lamp burn down?
	What's The Matter with Father Popular Song	1910 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Harry H. Williams
	Whe She Is Gone College
	Wheel in a Wheel Spiritual	V - A wheel in a wheel, Oh, my Lord . . . Gwine to take a ride On de chariot wheel C - . . . It runs by love . . . It runs by faith . . . Chariot's a comin' . . .
	Wheeler's Hornpipe Traditional	1823
	When A Fellow's On The Level With A Girl Who's On The Square Popular Song	1907 - w.m. George M. Cohan
	When a Wife's in a Pout Traditional	1728 - John Gage
	When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band To France Popular Song	1918 - w.m. Alfred Bryan, Cliff Hess, Edgar Leslie V - What's that tune I hear? A-ringing in my ear; Come on along, it's a wonderful idea. It's Alexander's band from down in Dixieland; He's going 'over there' to do his share. C - When Alexander Takes His Ragtime Band to France, He'll capture ev'ryh Hun, And take them one by one, Those ragtime tunes will put those Germans . . .
	When Bob White Is Whistling In The Meadow Popular Song	1906 - w.m. Monroe H. Rosenfeld
	When Buddha Smiles Popular Song	1921 - m. Nacio Herb Brown, w. Arthur Freed
	When Chloe Sings A Song Popular Song	1899 - m. John Stromberg, w. Harry B. Smith
	When Daisies Pied Traditional	Shakespeare
	When Daphne Sails with Me College
	When Dull Care Traditional	1890 - Richard Loverage
	When First I Kissed Sweet Margaret College
	When Francis Dances with Me Popular Song	1921 - m. Sol Ginsberg, w. Benny Ryan
	When He Cometh Traditional	1885 - Root
	When Hearts Are Young Popular Song	1922 - m. Sigmund Romberg, Al Goodman, w. Cyrus Wood
	When I Come T' Die Spiritual	V - When I git dere I will sit down an' tell, Tell about de world I jus' come from. Wan' t' walk about Jerusalem jus' like Job. C - Oh, when I come t' die, I wan't t' be ready, When I come t' die, Wan' t' walk about Jerusalem jus' like Job.
	When I Do the Hoochy Coochy in de Sky Popular Song
	When I Dream In The Gloaming Of You Popular Song	1908 - w.m. Herbert Ingraham
	When I Gathered The Myrtle With Mary Popular Song
	When I Get You Alone Tonight Popular Song	1912 - m. Fred Fisher, w. Joe Goodwin, Joe McCarthy
	When I Leave the World Behind Popular Song	1915 - w.m. Irving Berlin V - I know a millionaire, Who's burdened down with care, A load is on his mind. He's thinking of the day When he must pass away And leave his wealth behind. C - I'll leave the sunshine to the flowers, I'll leave the spring time to the trees, And to the old folks I'll leave the mem'ries Of a baby upon their knees.
	When I Lost You Popular Song	1912 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	When I Saw Sweet Nelly Home Traditional	1860
	When I Survey the Wondrous Crossl Traditional	w. Isaac Watts, m. Lowell Mason
	When I Was A Dreamer (And You Were My Dream) Popular Song	1914 - m. Roger Lewis, w. George A. Little
	When I Was a Lad Traditional	1878 - Gilbert, Sullivan
	When I Was a Lady Children	V - When I was a lady, a lady, and when I was a lady, a lady was I.
	When I Was A Shoemaker, a Shoemaker Was I Traditional
	When I Was Twenty-One And You Were Sweet Sixteen Popular Song	1911 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Harry Williams
	When I'm Away From You, Dear Popular Song	1904 - w.m. Paul Dresser
	When I'm Dead Spiritual	V - Pale Horse and Rider have taken my mother away . . . By and by don't you grieve after me. C - When I'm dead don't you grieve after me, . . By and by don't you grieve after me.
	When I'm Gone You'll Soon Forget Popular Song
	When Icicles Hang By the Wall Traditional	Shakespeare
	When It's All Goin' Out and Nothin' Comin' In Popular Song	1902 - m. Bert Williams, w. George Walker
	When It's Apple Blossom Time In Normandy Popular Song	1912 - w.m. Harry Gilford, Huntley Trevor, Tom Mellor
	When It's Night Time Down In Burgundy Popular Song	1914 - m. Herman Paley, w. Alfred Bryan
	When It's Night Time In Dixie Land Popular Song	1914 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	When It's Orange Blossom Time In Loveland Popular Song
	When Kate And I Were Comin' Thro' The Rye Popular Song	1902
	When Morning Comes Spiritual	V - Trials dark on ev'ry hand, and we cannot understand, All the ways that God will lead us . .. C - By and by, when the morning comes, All the saints of God are gathering home . .
	When Mr. Shakespeare Comes To Town Popular Song	1901 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome
	When My Golden Hair Has Turned to Silver Gray Popular Song
	When My Ship Comes In Popular Song	1915 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Vincent Bryan
	When Old Bill Bailey Plays The Ukelele Popular Song	1915 - w.m. Charles McCarron, Nat Vincent
	When Pa College
	When Shadows Fall Popular Song
	When Shall We Meet Again? Popular Song	1921 - m. Richard Whiting, w. Raymond B. Egan
	When Shall We Three Meet Again Traditional	1885
	When She Is Gone College
	When Slumbers Sweet Enfold Thee College
	When Sweet Marie Was Sweet Sixteen Popular Song	1907 - m. Ernest Ball, w. Raymond Moore
	When Sweetheart's Vows Are Broken Popular Song
	When That General Roll Is Called Spiritual	V - Gwine to see my father, I'll be there . . . see my mother . . . see my sister . . . see my Jesus . . . C - I'll be there in the morning . . . when that general roll is called. I'll be there, When that general roll is called, I'll be there.
	When That I Was A Little Tiny Boy Traditional	Shakespeare
	When That Mobile Boy Sings The Memphis Blues Popular Song
	When The Angelus Is Ringing Popular Song	1914 - m. Bert Grant, w. Joe Young
	When The Bees Are In The Hive Popular Song	1904 - m. Kerry Mills, w. Alfred Bryan
	When The Bell In the Lighthouse Rings, Ding Dong Popular Song	1905 - m. Alfred Solman, w. Arthur Lamb
	When The Black Sheep Returns To The Fold Popular Song	1916 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	When the Boys Go Marching Over There Popular Song	1918
	When the Clock in the Tower Strikes Twelve Traditional	1882
	When The Evening Breeze Is Sighing Home Sweet Home Popular Song	1905 - m. Alfred Solman, w. J. Hayden Clarendon
	When the General Roll is Called Spiritual	V - Goin' to meet my sister, I'll be there. C - I'll be there in the morning . . When the general roll is called.
	When The Grown Up Ladies Act Like Babies Popular Song	1914 - m. Maurice Abrahams, w. Joe Young, Edgar Leslie
	When The Harvest Days Are Over, Jessie, Dear Popular Song	1900 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Howard Graham
	When The Harvest Moon Is Shining On The River Popular Song	1904 - m. S.R. Henry, w. Arthur Lamb
	When the kye come hame Traditional
	When The Leaves Come Tumbling Down Popular Song	1922 - w.m. Richard Howard
	When the Lights are Low Traditional	1885 - m. Gerald M. Lane V - When twilight falls on the dim old walls, And day is past and done C - Just when the day is over, Just when the lights are low
	When The Maple Leaves Were Falling Popular Song
	When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam' Popular Song	1912 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	When The Mocking Birds Are Singing In The Wildwood Popular Song	1905 - m. H.B. Blake, w. Arthur Lamb
	When The Moon Plays Peek-A-Boo With You Popular Song	1907 - m. Fred Fisher, w. Ed Gardenier
	When the Morning Traditional	1890 - Mozart
	When the Robins Nest Again Traditional	1883
	When the Roll is Called Up Yonder Traditional	1893
	When the Shades of Evening Gather College	N - Ursinus College
	When the Snow Is on the Ground Children	V - When the snow is on the ground, Little Robin Red Breast grieves.
	When the Stars Begin to Fall Spiritual	V - You'll hear a sinner mourn to make the nations underground. Look in my God's right hand When the stars begin to fall. C - My Lord, what a morning . . When the stars begin to fall.
	When The Sunset Turns The Ocean's Blue To Gold Popular Song	1902 - m. Henry W. Petrie, w. Eva Fern Buckner
	When the Swallows Homeward Fly Children	1885 V - When the swallows homeward fly, When the roses scatter'd lie, When from neither hill nor dale
	When The Twilight Comes To Kiss The Rose Good Night Popular Song
	When This Cruel War is Over Traditional	1885 - Tucker
	When This Dreadful War Is Ended Traditional	1863 - w. George Cooper, m. Stephen Collins Foster
	When to Thy Vision Traditional	1885 - Gounog
	When Tony Goes Over the Top Popular Song	1918
	When Uncle Joe Plays A Rag On His Old Banjo Popular Song	1912 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. D.A. Esrom
	When We Are M-A-Double-R-I-E-D Popular Song	1907 - w.m. George M. Cohan
	When We Do Meet Again Traditional
	When Wilt Thou Save the People? Hymn	1856 - m. Josiah Booth, w. Ebenezer Elliott
	When Yankee Doodle Learns To Parlez-Vous Francais Popular Song	1917 - m. Ed Nelson, w. William Hart
	When You and I Were Young Maggie Blues Popular Song	1922 - w.m. Harold G. Frost, Jimmy McHugh
	When You Come Back (And You Will Come Back) Popular Song	1918 - w.m. George M.Cohan
	When You Know You're Not Forgotten By The Girl You Can't Forget Popular Song	1906 - m. J. Fred Helf, w. Ed Gardenier
	When You Look In The Heart Of A Rose Popular Song	1918 - m. Florence Methven, w. Marian Gillespie
	When You Play In The Game Of Love Popular Song	1913 - m. Al Piantadose, w. Joe Goodwin
	When You See Another Sweetie Hanging Around Popular Song	1919
	When You Were a Baby and I Was the Kid Next Door Popular Song	1915
	When You Were Sweet Sixteen Popular Song	1898 - w.m. James Thornton
	When You Wore A Pinafore Popular Song	1908 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden
	When You're A Long, Long Way From Home Popular Song	1914 - m. George Meyer, w. Sam Lewis
	When You're All Dressed Up And No Place To Go Popular Song	1913 - m. Silvio Hein, w. Benjamin H. Burt
	When You're Away ~ Grant Popular Song	1911 - m. Bert Grant, w. Joe Young, A. Seymour Brown
	When You're Away ~ Herbert Popular Song	1914 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Henry Blosson P - Only Girl - 1914, Musical Farcical Comedy
	When You're Gone I Won't Forget Popular Song	1920 - m. Peter DeRose, w. Ivan Reid
	Where Am De Children? Spiritual	V - Where am de chil'ren a-singin' sweet, Hal-le-halelujah, my Lord. Dar on de sho' now I see dem stan'. Singin' de glory ob de angel ban' C - Den chil'ren, chil'ren, chil'ren, meet me in de Kingdom . . . Meet me over dar!
	Where Are The Friends of Other Days? Popular Song	1903 - w.m. Paul Dresser
	Where Are You Going My Pretty Maid Children	V - Where are you going to my pretty maid? . . "I'm going a-milking, sir" she said.
	Where Did Cathering Winters Go? Popular Song
	Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night? Popular Song	1916 - m. George Meyer, w. Joe Young, Sam Lewis
	Where Did You Get That Girl Popular Song	1913 - m. Harry Puck, w. Bert Kalmar
	Where Did You Get That Hat? Traditional	1888
	Where Do We Go From Here Popular Song	1917 - m. Percy Wenrich, w. Howard Johnson V - Paddy Mack drove a hack Up and down Broadway.Pat had one expression and he'd use it ev'ry day; Any time he'd grab a fare, to take them for a ride . . . C - Where do we go from here, boysl Where do we go from here? Anywhere from Harlem to a Jersey city pier.
	Where He Leads Me Traditional	1899
	Where Memory Dwells Popular Song	1909 - m. Louis A. Drumheller N - Musical Meditation. No Lyrics.
	Where O Where College
	Where Sleepest Thou, My Dearie? Traditional
	Where the Bee Sucks Traditional	Shakespeare
	Where The Black-Eyed Susans Grow Popular Song	1917 - m. Richard A. Whiting, w. Dave Radford P - Robinson Crusoe, Jr. - 1917, N - Vocal Artist: Al Jolson
	Where The Morning Glories Grow Popular Song	1917 - m. Richard A. Whiting, w. Gus Kahn, Raymond Egan
	Where The Morning Glories Twine Around The Door Popular Song	1905 - m. Harry Von Tilzer, w. Andrew Sterling
	Where The River Shannon Flows Popular Song	1905 - w.m. James J. Russell
	Where The Silv'ry Colorado Wends Its Way Popular Song	1901 - m. Charles Avril, w. C.H. Scoggins
	Where The Southern Roses Grow Popular Song	1904 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Richard H. Buck
	Where the Sunset Turns the Ocean's Blue to Gold Traditional	1902
	Where the Sweet Magnolias Grow Traditional	1899
	Where Was Moses When the Lights Went Out Traditional	1878
	Where We Hail From College	N - Charlie Tufts His College
	Where Would I Be College
	Which Hazel? Popular Song
	Which Way Does the Wind Blow Children	V - Which way does the wind blow, And where does he go? He rides o'er the water, And over the snow.
	While Shepherds Watched Christmas, Holiday	w. 1700 - Nahum Tate, m. 1728 - George F. Handel V - While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around, And glory shone around.
	While the Foaming Billows Roll Linley Traditional	1890
	While The Incense Is Burning Popular Song
	While They Were Dancing Around Popular Song	1913 - m. James V. Monaco, w. Joe McCarthy
	Whim Traditional	1695
	Whip-Poor-Will Popular Song	1920 - m. Jerome Kern, w. Bud DeSylva
	Whipped Cream Traditional	1913 - Percy Weinrich
	Whirligig Traditional	1650
	Whiskey Still College
	Whistle College
	Whistle, Daughter, Whistle Traditional
	Whistler and His Dog Popular Song	1905 - m. William Pryor
	Whistling Rufus Traditional	1899 - Kerry Mills
	White Cockade Traditional	1849
	White Marble Stone Traditional
	White Plume Patriotic	m. John Philip Sousa N - March
	White Wings Popular Song	1884 - w.m. Banks Winter V - Sail! home, as straight as an arrow, My yacht shoots along on the crest of the sea; C - White Wings, they never grow weary, They carry me cheerily over the sea;
	Whitewash Man Traditional	1908 - Jean Schwartz
	Whittington For Ever Children	V - Whittington for ever, Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! Lord Mayor of London. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! C - Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
	Whittling Remus Traditional
	Who are We ? College
	Who Cares? Popular Song	1922 - m. Milt Ager, w. Jack Yellen
	Who Dat Say Chicken In Dis Crowd? Traditional	1898
	Who Did College
	Who Do You Love? Popular Song
	Who Is on the Lord's Side Traditional
	Who is Sylvia Traditional	1885 - Schubert
	Who Is Thy Neighbor? Traditional	1899
	Who Killed Cock Robin? Traditional	Traditional
	Who Knows Why Traditional
	Who Let the Cows Out? Traditional	Charles Humfield
	Who Paid The Rent For Mrs. Rip Van Winkle Popular Song	1914 - m. Fred Fisher, w. Alfred Bryan
	Who Stole The Hat Popular Song
	Who Threw the Overalls in Mistress Murphy's Chowder Traditional	1898
	Who'll Be the Next One to Cry Over Popular Song	1921 - w.m. Johnny Black
	Who'll Jine De Union Spiritual	V - My lovely brethren, how ye do? Who'll jine the Union? Oh, des yer love a-continue true? . . . Ebber since I hab-a benn newly born . . C - Oh, hallelujah, Oh,hallelujah, Oh hallelujah, Who'll jine de union?
	Who'll Save the Left? Traditional	1863 - Tompkins Root
	Whoa Bally! Traditional	1868 - Dan Emmett
	Whoa Mule ! College
	Whoa! Nellie! Traditional
	Whoa! You Heiffer Traditional	1904 - Al Verges
	Whose Baby Are You? Popular Song	1920 - m. Jerome Kern, w. Anne Caldwell
	Whose Dat Yandah Spiritual	V - O little did I think, he was so nigh. He spoke, and He made me laugh and cry. C - O who's dat yandah? an' a who's dat yandah? Say, who's dat yandah? Look like a' my Lord comin' in de sky.
	Why Popular Song	1899 - m. Paul Cohn, w. Fred J. Hanill
	Why Did They Sell Killarney? Popular Song	1900 - m. John Dillon, w. Harry Dillon
	Why Do You Gaze at the Road Traditional
	Why Don't You Go, Go, Go Popular Song	1903 - m. Jean Schwartz, w. William Jerome
	Why Don't You Try Popular Song	1905 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Harry H. Williams
	Why Is The Ocean So Near The Shore Popular Song
	Why Should I Cry Over You? Popular Song	1922 - m. Chester Conn, w. Ned Miller
	Why We Smile Traditional	Charles Hunter
	Whyte-Melville/Tosti Traditional	1881
	Wi' a Hundred Pipes an a' Traditional	Traditional Scots
	Widdicombe Fair Traditional	Traditional
	Wien, du Stadt meiner Traume Traditional	1914 - Rudolf Sieczynski
	Wild Bird Traditional	1899 - Miesse
	Wild Cherries Traditional	1908 - Ted Snyder
	Wild Cherries Rag Popular Song	1909 - m. Ted Snyder, w. Irving Berlin
	Wild Flower Rag Traditional	1916 - Clarence Williams
	Wild Irish Rose	See My Wild Irish Rose
	Wild Rose Children	Johann Strauss V - Where the wild rose sweetly doth blow, There must I go, Where the birdlings sing soft and low.
	Will She Come From The East Popular Song	1922 - w.m. Irving Berlin (1888 - 1989) P - Music Box Revue 1922-1923 - 1922, Variety
	Will Ye Gang to the Hielands, Leezie Lindsay? Traditional
	Will You Love Me In December As You Do In May Popular Song	1905 - m. Ernest Ball, w. James J. Walker
	Will You Remember Popular Song	1917 - m. Sigmund Romberg, w. Rita Johnson Young
	Will You Walk A Little Faster ? Children	V - Will you walk a little faster, said a whiting to a snail. There's a porpoise close behind me
	Willet's Hornpipe Traditional	1823
	William Taylor Traditional
	Willie Has Gone to the War Traditional	1863 - w. George Cooper, m. Stephen Collins Foster
	Willie's Gone to Melville Castle Traditional	Traditional
	Willow Song Traditional	Shakespeare
	Wilnot 8s & 7s Traditional	1890 - Von Weber
	Wilt Thou Be Gone, Love? Traditional	1851 - Stephen Collins Foster
	Wind Song Popular Song
	Wine Women and Song Traditional	1869 - Strauss
	Winkum, Winkum Children	V - Winkum winkum, shut your eye. Sweet my baby lullaby. For the dew are falling soft
	Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues Traditional
	Winter Traditional
	Winter Evening Popular Song
	Winter Good Bye! Children	V - Winter, goodbye. We'll never sigh, For now come joyous spring, when all the birds will sing.
	Winter It Is Past Traditional
	Winter Song College
	Winter Soon Be Over Spiritual	V - Them Methodist and Baptists can't agree, And we'll all rise and go. An' stop you long tongue from telling lies, And we'll all rise and go. C - O the winter, the winter, the winter soon be over. chillen . . And we'll all arise and go.
	Wir hatten gebauet Traditional	1819 - w. August von Binzer, m. Traditional
	Wish Traditional	1650
	With All Her Faults I Love Her Still Traditional	1888
	With Flying Colors College	N - Rah for the Black and Blue
	With You In Eternity Popular Song	1907 - m. Alfred Solman, w. Arthur Lamb
	Without You The World Don't Seem The Same Popular Song	1910 - m. Maurice Wolfe, w. Charles Shackford
	Witness Spiritual	V - You read the Bible and you understand, Methuselah was the oldest man. He lived nine hundred and sixty-nine, He died and went to heaven, Lord, in a-due time. C - My soul is a witness for my Lord.
	Wolverine Patriotic	1881 - m. John Philip Sousa
	Woman Is Only A Woman, But A Good Cigar Is A Smoke Popular Song	1905 - m. Victor Herbert, w. Harry B. Smith
	Women All Tell Me Traditional	1700's
	Won't You Be My Honey Popular Song	1907 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Jack Drislane
	Won't You Come Over to My House Popular Song	1906 - m. Egbert Van Alstyne, w. Harry H. Williams
	Won't You Fondle Me? Popular Song	1904 - w.m. Jack Kendis, Herman Paley
	Won't You Waltz Home Sweet Home With Me Popular Song	1907 - w.m. Herbert Ingraham
	Wond'rous Love Traditional	1835
	Wonder Where Is Good Ole Daniel Spiritual	V - Wonder where is good ole Daniel . . . Way over in de Promise' Lan' C - . . He was cas' in de den ob lions . . . By an' by we'll go an' meet Him . . . Wonder where's dem Hebrew children . . .
	Wonderful Kid Popular Song
	Wonderful One Popular Song	1922 - m. Paul Whiting, Ferdie Grofe, w. Dorothy Terris V - My wonderful one, Whenever I'm dreaming, Love's lovelight agleaming, I see C - Calling, calling dear, Loved one can't you hear, Each throbbing part of my faithful heart N - a.k.a. My Wonderful One
	Wonderful Words of Life Traditional	w.m. P.P. Bliss
	Woodcock Traditional	1650
	Woodland Echo Traditional	w.m. German Folksong V - O hark ! O hear ! How soft and clear The echo's mellow strain
	Woodman, Woodman, Spare That Tree! Popular Song	1911 - w.m. Irving Berlin
	Woodman! Spare That Tree Popular Song	1837 - m. Henry Russell, w. George Pope Morris V - Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough. In youth it shelter'd me, And I'll protect it now.
	Work and be Happy Traditional	1890 - Naegeli
	Work and Play Children	V - Here at school we gather daily. And we learn the Golden Rule. Still aspiring, Never tiring, That is what we learn at school.
	Work for the Night is Coming Children	Lowell Mason V - Work for the night is coming, Work through the morning hours,
	World Is Waiting for the Sunrise Popular Song	1919 - m. Ernest Seitz, w. Eugene Lockhart
	World Turned Upside Down Traditional	1775
	Worlds Fair Rag Traditional	Harvey M. Babcock
	Would I Were a Bird Traditional	Est 1900
	Would I Were with Thee Traditional	1885 - Bist
	Would You Care? Popular Song	1905 - w.m. Charles K. Harris
	Would You Know ? Children	V - Would you know the baby's skies? Baby's skies are mamma's eyes
	Would You Rather Be A Colonel With An Eagle On Your Shoulder Popular Song	1918 - m. Archie Gottler, w. Sidney D. Mitchell
	Wouldn't It Make You Mad, Wouldn't It Jar You? Popular Song	1900 - Will J. Hardman
	Wouldn't You College
	Wraggle Taggle Gipsies, O! Traditional
	Wrap Me In a Bundle Popular Song	1914
	Wrecker's Daughter Traditional	1849
	Wrestle On, Jacob Traditional
	Wyoming Popular Song	1920 - w.m. Gene Williams V - When the sun is sinking in Wyoming, When the twilight shadows start to fall, In my dreams I can hear a melody C - Go to sleep my baby, Close your pretty eyes, Angels up above you, Peeping at my honey from the skies. N - Lullaby a.k.a. Go To Sleep, My Baby

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