Our Familiar Songs & Those Who Made Them

300+ songs, with sheet music & lyrics, piano accompaniment,
information about their writers, and histories of the songs.

By Helen Kendrick Johnson circa 1889

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About This Book
This work constitutes a fairly major reference songbook of popular songs from the 19th century and earlier. It is more than 600 pages and, rather usually, the sheet music with lyrics provided for each song includes, not only the melody line, but also a full piano arrangement.

Midis wanted
This is probably the first time the sheet music of many of these songs have been made available on the net, so no midis will be found for many of them. I am hoping some keen sequencing fan will make some midis for them, if you do please let me know.

How the author describes this collection:
They need no introduction ; they come with the latch-string assurance of old and valued friends, whose separate welcomes have encouraged them to drop in all together. They are not popular songs merely, nor old songs exclusively, but well-known songs, of various times, on almost every theme of human inter­est. They are the songs we have all sung, or wished we could sing ; the songs our mothers crooned over our cradles, and our fathers hummed at their daily toil; the songs our sisters sang when they were the prima donnas of our juvenile world ; the songs of our sweethearts and our boon companions ; the songs that have swayed popular opinion, inspirited armies, sustained revolutions, honored the king, made presidents, and marked historical epochs.

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Our Familiar Songs & Those Who Made Them, Contents list & Page Numbers.
Deduct 100 from the numbers given to get the original page numbers.
Title Page
Introduction
Introduction
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Beginning Thoughts
The Long Ago - 0103
Old Dog Tray - 0104
Page - 0105
Page - 0106
Auld Lang Syne - 0107
Page - 0108
Ben Bolt - 0109
Page - 0110
Page - 0111
"I Remember, I Remember" - 0112
Page - 0113
I Remember - 0114
Page - 0115
"Oh, Would I Were A Boy Again!" - 0116
Page - 0117
The Old Oaken Bucket - 0118
Page - 0119
The Old Arm-Chair - 0120
Page - 0121
Page - 0122
Page - 0123
Page - 0124
"Woodman, Spare That Tree" - 0125
Page - 0126
Page - 0127
Page - 0128
"We Have Lived And Loved Together" - 0129
We Have Been Friends Together - 0130
Page - 0131
Oft In The Stilly Night - 0132
Page - 0133
The Light Of Other Days - 0134
Page - 0135
Page - 0136
"Break, Break, Break" - 0137
Page - 0138
Page - 0140
"Home, Sweet Home" - 0141
Page - 0142
Page - 0143
The Ingle Side - 0144
Page - 0145
My Ain Fireside - 0146
Castles In The Air - 0147
Page - 0148
Page - 0149
"Wife, Children, And Friends" - 0150
Page - 0151
The Woodpecker - 0152
Page - 0153
Page - 0154
Page - 0155
"Rain On The Roof" - 0156
Page - 0157
Page - 0158
The Boatie Rows - 0159
O Swiftly Glides The Bonnie Boat! - 0160
Page - 0161
Page - 0162
Page - 0163
My Old Kentucky Home - 0164
Page - 0165
Tak' Yer Auld Cloak About Ye - 0166
Page - 0167
Do They Miss Me At Home? - 0168
Old Folks At Home - 0169
Page - 0170
Rock Me To Sleep - 0171
Page - 0172
Page - 0173
The Graves Of A Household - 0174
Page - 0175
Page - 0176
Page - 0177
Page - 0178
Bay Of Dublin - 0179
The Oak And The Ash - 0180
Page - 0181
Lochaber No More - 0182
Page - 0183
Page - 0184
The Lament Of The Irish Emigrant - 0185
Page - 0186
Page - 0187
Erin Is My Home - 0188
Pat Malloy - 0189
Page - 0190
"The Exile Of Erin" - 0191
Page - 0192
Page - 0193
Page - 0194
"Isle Of Beauty, Fare Thee Well!" - 0195
Page - 0196
My Heart's In The Highlands - 0197
I'm Saddest When I Sing - 0198
If Thou Wert By My Side - 0199
The Carrier Dove - 0200
Page - 0201
"O, Take Me Back To Switzerland" - 0202
The Pilgrim Fathers - 0203
Page - 0204
"Cheer, Boys, Cheek" - 0205
Page - 0206
Page - 0208
The Sea - 0209
Page - 0210
Page - 0211
Page - 0212
Page - 0213
Barney Buntlinb - 0214
The White Squall - 0215
Page - 0216
Page - 0217
Page - 0218
Page - 0219
The Stokm - 0220
Page - 0221
The Minute Gun At Sea - 0222
Page - 0223
Page - 0224
Black-Eyed Susan - 0225
Page - 0226
Page - 0227
'twas When The Seas Were Roaring - 0228
Page - 0229
A Life On The Ocean Wave - 0230
Page - 0231
Page - 0232
Page - 0233
Page - 0234
Page - 0235
Page - 0236
A Wet Sheet And A Flowing Sea - 0237
Page - 0238
The Stormy Petrel - 0239
Page - 0240
Rockaway - 0241
Page - 0242
Page - 0243
Page - 0244
Page - 0245
What Are The Wild Waves Saying - 0246
Page - 0247
Page - 0248
Page - 0249
Page - 0250
Trancadillo - 0251
Page - 0252
Wapping Old Stairs - 0253
Page - 0254
Page - 0255
Page - 0256
The Jolly Young Waterman - 0257
Page - 0258
Jamie's On The Stormy Sea - 0259
The Lass That Loves A Sailor - 0260
Page - 0261
Poor Tom - 0262
Tom Bowling - 0263
Page - 0264
Page - 0265
Page - 0266
The Arethusa - 0267
Page - 0268
Page - 0269
Page - 0270
Captain Kidd - 0271
Page - 0272
The Heaving Of The Lead - 0273
Page - 0274
The Bay Of Biscay - 0275
Page - 0276
Page - 0277
Poor Jack - 0278
Page - 0279
Page - 0280
Three Fishers - 0281
Page - 0282
Page - 0283
Are There Tidings? - 0284
Page - 0285
Page - 0286
The Sands O' Dee - 0287
Page - 0288
Page - 0289
The Pilot - 0290
Treasures Of The Deep - 0291
Page - 0292
Page - 0293
Rocked In The Cradle Of The Deep - 0294
Page - 0295
Page - 0296
Page - 0298
The Bkook - 0299
Page - 0300
Page - 0301
Some Love To Roam - 0302
Page - 0303
Canadian Boat Song - 0304
Page - 0305
Bring Flowers - 0306
Page - 0307
A Southerly Wind And A Cloudy Sky - 0308
The Brave Old Oak - 0309
The Ivy Green - 0310
Page - 0311
Page - 0312
Page - 0313
Page - 0314
Tyrolese Evening Hymn - 0315
Page - 0316
Page - 0318
The Last Rose Of Summer - 0319
Page - 0320
I'd Be A Butterfly - 0321
Page - 0322
Those Evening Bells - 0323
Let Erin Remember - 0324
Page - 0325
Days Of Absence - 0326
"Erin, The Teak" - 0327
"O, Say Not That My Heart Is Cold" - 0328
Twilight Dews - 0329
Stars Of The Summer Night - 0330
Page - 0331
Page - 0332
Page - 0333
Page - 0334
My Life Is Like The Summer Rose - 0335
Love Not - 0336
"Come, Play Me That Simple Air" - 0337
Love's Young Dream - 0338
Page - 0339
When The Night-Wind Bewaileth - 0340
Eileen Aroon - 0341
Page - 0342
"Go, Forget Me!" - 0343
"The Four-Leaved Shamrock" - 0344
Page - 0345
The Lass Of Richmond Hill - 0346
Page - 0347
The Lass O' Gowrie - 0348
Had I A Heart For Falsehood Framed - 0349
The Young May Moon - 0350
Love's Kitornella - 0351
Page - 0352
Down The Burn - 0353
Page - 0354
When The Kye Comes Ha Me - 0355
Page - 0356
Page - 0357
When Stars Are In The Quiet Skies - 0358
Kitty Neil - 0359
Ply Not Yet - 0360
Page - 0361
Too Late I Stayed - 0362
'tis Midnight Hour - 0363
Roslin Castle - 0364
Page - 0365
County Guy - 0366
'the Meeting Of The Waters - 0367
For The Sake O' Somebody - 0368
Maid Of Athens - 0369
Page - 0370
Page - 0371
"O Nannie, Wilt Tnou Gang Wi' Me?" - 0372
Page - 0373
Near The Lake - 0374
Blue-Eyed Mary - 0375
The Rose That All Are Praising - 0376
'twere Vain To Tell Thee All I Feel - 0377
The Carrier Pigeon - 0378
The Blue Juniata - 0379
"What Will You Do, Love?" - 0380
She Wore A Wreath Of Roses - 0381
Page - 0382
Page - 0383
I'll Hang My Harp On A Willow Treb - 0384
The Indian's Death-Song - 0385
"O Boys, Carry Me 'long" - 0386
"Massa's In De Cold, Cold Ground" - 0387
Page - 0388
Page - 0390
Auld Robin Gray - 0391
Page - 0392
Page - 0393
Page - 0394
Page - 0395
'tis Said That Absence Conquers Love - 0396
Marion Moore - 0397
Page - 0398
The Mistletoe Bough - 0399
Allan Water - 0400
Page - 0401
Page - 0402
Mary Of The Wild Moor - 0403
What Ails This Heart O' Mine? - 0404
When Other Friends Are Round Thee - 0405
Page - 0406
Araby's Daughter - 0407
Page - 0408
Mary's Dream - 0409
Page - 0410
Conn El And Flora - 0411
Page - 0412
True Love Can Ne'er Forget - 0413
Jeanie Morrison - 0414
Page - 0415
Page - 0416
Ae Fond Kiss - 0417
There's Nae Room For Twa - 0418
Page - 0419
The Waefu' Heart - 0420
Here's A Health To Ane I Lo'e Dear - 0421
Afton Water - 0422
Page - 0423
The Braes O' Gleniffer - 0424
Page - 0425
The Bush Aboon Traquair - 0426
Barbara Allan - 0427
Page - 0428
Page - 0429
Savourneen Deelish - 0430
Lord Ullin's Daughter - 0431
Page - 0432
Kathleen Mavourneen - 0433
Page - 0434
Page - 0435
Page - 0436
Page - 0437
Jeannette And Jeannot - 0438
Page - 0439
The Bridal Of Andalla - 0440
Page - 0441
Page - 0442
Bonnie Doon - 0443
Page - 0444
"Bounding Billows, Cease Your Motion" - 0445
Page - 0446
"Roll On, Silver Moon" - 0447
Page - 0448
"We Met, 'twas In A Crowd" - 0449
Page - 0450
And Ye Shall Walk In Silk Attire - 0451
Thou Hast Wounded The Spirit That Loved Thee - 0452
Page - 0453
"Oh, No, We Never Mention Her" - 0454
Robin Adair - 0455
Page - 0456
She Is Far From The Land - 0457
Page - 0458
Highland Mary - 0459
Page - 0460
Page - 0462
The Brookside - 0463
Annie Laurie - 0464
Page - 0465
The Welcome - 0466
Page - 0467
Wandering Wfllie - 0468
Sally In Our Alley - 0469
Page - 0470
Jock O' Hazeldean - 0471
"Jessie, The Flower O' Dumblane" - 0472
Page - 0473
Meet Me By Moonlight - 0474
Page - 0475
Saw Ye My Wee Thing? - 0476
Page - 0477
Page - 0478
The Rose Of Allandale - 0479
Kind Robin Lo'es Me - 0480
I Lo'ed Ne'er A Laddie But Ane - 0481
Mary Of Argyle - 0482
Page - 0483
The Birks Of Aberfeldy - 0484
The Lass O' Patie's Mill - 0485
The Lea Rig - 0486
The Braes O' Balquhidder - 0487
Page - 0488
"Oh, Take Her, But Be Faithful Still" - 0489
My Wife's A Winsome Wee Thing - 0490
Page - 0491
The Angel's Whisper - 0492
We're A' Noddin - 0493
Nae Luck About The House - 0494
Page - 0495
Page - 0496
Page - 0497
"Touch Us Gently, Time" - 0498
"John Anderson, My Jo" - 0499
Page - 0500
Page - 0502
Comin' Through The Rye - 0503
The Low-Backed Car - 0504
Page - 0505
"Green Grow The Rashes, O" - 0506
Molly Carew - 0507
Page - 0508
Page - 0509
Within A Mile Of Edinboro' - 0510
Page - 0511
Widow Machree - 0512
Duncan Gray - 0513
Page - 0514
Rory O'more - 0515
Page - 0516
The Laird O' Cockpen - 0517
Kate Kearney - 0518
Page - 0519
"O Whistle, And I'll Come To You, My Lad" - 0520
Roy's Wife Of Aldivalloch - 0521
Page - 0522
Lovely Mary Donnelly - 0523
Page - 0524
Page - 0525
"Come, Haste To The Wedding" - 0526
Page - 0527
Weel May The Keel Row - 0528
Wait For The Wagon - 0529
Page - 0530
The Groves Of Blarney - 0531
Page - 0532
Page - 0533
A Frog He Would A Wooing Go - 0534
The Fine Old English Gentleman - 0535
Page - 0536
Page - 0537
Page - 0538
Old King Cole - 0539
Page - 0540
Saint Patrick Was A Gentleman - 0541
The Roast Beef Of Old England - 0542
Page - 0543
Buy A Broom - 0544
Robinson Crusoe - 0545
"The Bowld Sojer Boy" - 0546
The Cork Leg - 0547
Page - 0548
Page - 0550
Sparkling And Bright - 0551
Page - 0552
Smoking Away - 0553
Begone! Dull Care - 0554
"Come, Landlord, Fill The Flowing Bowl" - 0555
How Stands The Glass Around? - 0556
Fill The Bumper Fair - 0557
Page - 0558
One Bumper At Parting - 0559
Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes - 0560
Farewell! But Whenever - 0561
Page - 0562
The Meeting - 0563
Reasons For Drinking - 0564
Page - 0565
Page - 0566
"Oh, Think Not My Spirits" - 0567
Page - 0568
The Year That's Awa' - 0569
Page - 0570
Page - 0572
Tippecanoe And Tyler Too - 0573
Page - 0574
Page - 0575
John Brown's Body - 0576
Page - 0577
"Maryland, My Maryland" - 0578
Page - 0579
Wake Nicodemus - 0580
Page - 0581
Page - 0582
Page - 0583
Wha'll Be King But Charlie? - 0584
Page - 0585
Charlie Is My Darling - 0586
Page - 0587
"What's A' The Steer, Kimmer?" - 0588
Wearing Of The Green - 0589
Page - 0590
"Yes, The Die Is Cast" - 0591
Tullochgorum.1 - 0592
Page - 0593
Page - 0594
Page - 0596
Bonnie Dundee - 0597
Page - 0598
Hail To The Chief! - 0599
Page - 0600
The Blue Bells Of Scotland - 0601
Page - 0602
The Girl I Left Behind Me - 0603
The Soldier's Tear - 0604
The Dashing White Sergeant - 0605
Page - 0606
Page - 0607
The Gallant Troubadour - 0608
Dunois The Brave - 0609
The March Of The Cameron Men - 0610
Page - 0611
1 See Them On Their Winding Wat - 0612
The Campbells Are Comin' - 0613
Page - 0614
To Greece We Give Our Shining Blades - 0615
"Scots, Wha Hae Wi' Wallace Bled" - 0616
Page - 0617
Blue Bonnets Over The Border - 0618
The Soldier's Return - 0619
Page - 0620
Gaily The Troubadour - 0621
The Minstrel's Return - 0622
The Minstrel Bov - 0623
Tenting On The Old Camp Ground - 0624
Page - 0625
Page - 0626
The Soldier's Dream - 0627
Page - 0628
Page - 0629
Page - 0630
Page - 0631
Page - 0632
The Captive Knight - 0633
Page - 0634
The Battle Prayer - 0635
Page - 0636
Blngen On The Rhine - 0637
Page - 0638
Page - 0639
Page - 0640
The Heath This Night - 0641
Page - 0642
The Wounded Hussar - 0643
The Death Of Warren - 0644
Page - 0645
Page - 0646
Page - 0647
Page - 0648
Page - 0649
Page - 0650
Page - 0651
The Sword Of Bunker Hill - 0652
The Death Of Nelson - 0653
Page - 0654
Page - 0655
Page - 0656
Page - 0657
The Grave Of Bonaparte - 0658
Page - 0659
The Burial Of Sir John Moore - 0660
Page - 0661
Page - 0662
All Quiet Along The Potomac - 0663
After The Battle - 0664
Page - 0665
Page - 0666
While History's Muse - 0667
The Harp That Once Thro' Tara's Halls - 0668
Flowers Of The Forest - 0669
Page - 0670
The Tight Ltttle Island - 0671
Page - 0672
Ye Mariners Of England - 0673
Battle Of The Baltic - 0674
Page - 0675
"Rule, Britannia!" - 0676
Page - 0677
God Save The King - 0678
Page - 0679
Dixie - 0680
Page - 0681
Page - 0682
Yankee Doodle - 0683
Page - 0684
Page - 0685
"Hail, Columbia" - 0686
Page - 0687
Page - 0688
Adams And Liberty - 0689
Page - 0690
Page - 0691
The Star-Spangled Banner - 0692
Page - 0693
Page - 0694
"My Country, 'tis Of Thee" - 0695
Page - 0696
Page - 0698
The Spider And The Fly - 0699
Page - 0700
The Flowers Of The Forest - 0701
Page - 0702
A Man's A Man For A' That - 0703
There's A Good Time Coming - 0704
Page - 0705
Caller Herrin' - 0706
Page - 0707
Page - 0708
"The Arrow And The Song" - 0709
Page - 0710
Page - 0711
Page - 0712
The Carrier Bird - 0713
The Beggar Girl - 0714
Too Late - 0715
Page - 0716
Page - 0717
Page - 0718
Evening Song To The Virgin - 0719
The Rainy Day - 0720
Page - 0721
My Mother's Bible - 0722
Page - 0723
The Inquiry - 0724
Page - 0725
Page - 0726
Page - 0727
The Better Land - 0728
There's Nothing True But Heaven - 0729
The Pauper's Drive - 0730
Page - 0731
The Old Sexton - 0732
Page - 0733
Page - 0734
Page - 0735
German Watchman's Song - 0736
All's Well! - 0737
Page - 0738
As Down In The Sunless Retreats - 0739
Page - 0740
Page - 0741
When Shall We Three Meet Again? - 0742
Page - 0743
The Messenger Bird - 0744
Page - 0745
Page - 0746
Page - 0747
The Land O' The Leal - 0748
"Good Night, And Joy Be Wi' Ye A'!" - 0749
Page - 0750
Page - 0751
Page - 0752
Index - 0753
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