World War I Sheet Music

The World War I digital sheet music collection is drawn from the Sheet Music Collection at the John Hay Library. It is composed of over 1,800 titles that relate in some way to the events of World War I, and the impact of that war on American society. There are patriotic songs, songs relating to specific military units, romantic songs of love and loss, comic songs, and songs that look to the war’s end.
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My soldier

My soldier

Brown University

words by Mary Belle Freeley [and] Albert Haberst[r]o ; music by Albert Haberstro. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to the soldier of democracy wherever he may be and to the greater cause of liberty for which he is fighting"--Cover. Cover illustration: soldiers in various national uniforms / A.

My Red Cross girlie: the wound is somewhere in my heart

lyric by Harry Bewley ; music by Theodore Morse. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "It's a long way to Berlin" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of two wounded soldiers / [rose symbol]; photograph of nurse with white headress. Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover.

My Red Cross girlie: the wound is somewhere in my heart

lyric by Harry Bewley ; music by Theodore Morse. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "It's a long way to Berlin" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of two wounded soldiers / [rose symbol]; photograph of nurse with white headress. Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover.

My rainbow ribbon girl!

My rainbow ribbon girl!

Brown University

lyric by Arthur A. Penn ; music by Gus Edwards. For voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: girl waving a handkerchief at marching soldiers in silhouette.

My mother raised her boy to be a soldier

words and music by Jack Crawford ; arranged by E.W. Garrett. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for poems by the composer: p. [6] Extract from "The Brooklyn Eagle", May 16, 1915 article on Capt. Crawford: p. 2. "This song is a rebuke to the author of 'I did not raise my boy to be a soldier' [lyricist Alfred Bryan]"--P. 2. Cover illustration: photograph of the composer; drawing of the composer in buckskins, a mother and soldier son / R.M. Baligant.

My little service flag has seven stars: song

lyric by Stanley Murphy ; music by Harry Tierney. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other music: p. [4] War slogans: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: woman with seven-star service flag and seven soldiers / Starmer.

My little Belgian maid

My little Belgian maid

Brown University

words by Gene Buck ; music by Dave Stamper. For voice and piano. Caption title. From revue: Ziegfeld's new 11:30 midnight frolic. Advertisement for "Hello! I've been looking for you": p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of woman dancing.

My little Belgian maid

My little Belgian maid

Brown University

words by Gene Buck ; music by Dave Stamper. For voice and piano. Caption title. From revue: Ziegfeld's new 11:30 midnight frolic. Advertisement for "Hello! I've been looking for you": p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of woman dancing.

My life belongs to Uncle Sam: (but my heart belongs to you)

words by Schuyler Greene ; music by Otto Motzan. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Would you take me back again?": p. [2] Advertisement for "If I could live to love you": p. [6] Cover illustration: battleship flying U.S. flag at helm / De Takacs.

My life belongs to Uncle Sam: (but my heart belongs to you)

words by Schuyler Greene ; music by Otto Motzan. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Would you take me back again?": p. [2] Advertisement for "If I could live to love you": p. [6] Cover illustration: battleship flying U.S. flag at helm / De Takacs.

My life belongs to Uncle Sam: (but my heart belongs to you)

words by Schuyler Greene ; music by Otto Motzan. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Would you take me back again?": p. [2] Advertisement for "If I could live to love you": p. [6] Cover illustration: battleship flying U.S. flag at helm / De Takacs.

My heart's in the trenches of France

words by Laurence Lockney ; music by Louis E. Backherms ; arranged by Cannon Hearne. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Edwin J. Taylor, at Camp Devens, Mass. "Dedicated to mothers, wives, and sweethearts of men in The 29th Regiment, Engineers." Cover illustration: drawing of woman thinking of soldiers in a trench / F.C. Manning.

My girl from the U.S.A.

My girl from the U.S.A.

Brown University

lyric by Max. C. Freedman ; music by Geo. B. McConnell. For voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: drawing of older woman / Starmer.

My daddy's star

My daddy's star

Brown University

lyric by Ivan Reid ; music by Peter De Rose. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a child looking at a star and thinking of her daddy / EE Walton.

My daddy's coming home

My daddy's coming home

Brown University

words and music by David W. Cooper. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "There's a picture in my memory": p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of baby in crib / White Photo, Boston.

My daddy's coming home

My daddy's coming home

Brown University

words and music by David W. Cooper. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4]

My choc'late soldier Sammy boy: song

words and music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "You'll be welcome as flowers in the Maytime" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldiers parading along river quay / Starmer.

My choc'late soldier Sammy boy: song

words and music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "You'll be welcome as flowers in the Maytime" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldiers parading along river quay / Starmer.

My choc'late soldier Sammy boy: song

words and music by Egbert Van Alstyne. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "You'll be welcome as flowers in the Maytime" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldiers parading along river quay / Starmer.

My boy

My boy

Brown University

words by Frances Tileston Breese ; music by Bruno Huhn. March for high voice and piano in D major. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Also published for: high voice in C major (original key), medium voice in B♭ major, and medium high voice in C major.

My boy

My boy

Brown University

words by Frances Tileston Breese ; music by Bruno Huhn. March for medium voice and piano in B♭ major. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Also published for: high voice in C major (original key), high voice in D major, and medium high voice in C major.

My bit-of-a-girl: (all day long I think of you)

words by Leslie Stewart ; music by Malcolm Mackenzie. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Also published for: orchestra parts. Parts available for orchestra.

My big little soldier boy

lyric by Wilbur D. Nesbit ; music by Mabelle Carolyn Church. For high voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Miss Carolina White. Cover illustration: boy playing with toy soldiers / Dorothy Dulin. Also published for: medium voice and low voice.

My big little soldier boy

lyric by Wilbur D. Nesbit ; music by Mabelle Carolyn Church. For medium voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Miss Carolina White. Advertisement for another song: p. [8] Cover illustration: by playing with toy soldiers / Dorothy Dulin. Also published for: low voice and high voice. First line of text: Dear little boy, with your soldiers at play.

My Belgian rose =: (Ma rose Belge)

French text by Louise Delamarre ; [English words and music] by Geo. Benoit, Rob't Levenson, Ted Garton. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Good morning, Mr. Zip-zip-zip" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of woman holding roses. Also published for: band orchestra, and male quartette.

My Belgian rose =: (Ma rose Belge)

French text by Louise Delamarre ; [English words and music] by Geo. Benoit, Rob't Levenson, Ted Garton. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Good morning, Mr. Zip-zip-zip" and another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of woman holding roses. Also published for: band orchestra, and male quartette.

My Belgian rose

My Belgian rose

Brown University

by Geo. Benoit, Rob't. Levenson, Ted Garton. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing" p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of woman holding roses. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

My Belgian rose

My Belgian rose

Brown University

by Geo. Benoit, Rob't. Levenson, Ted Garton. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for Feist songs in article reprinted from Saturday evening post: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Yvette of Yvette & Saranoff; roses. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartet.

My Belgian rose

My Belgian rose

Brown University

by Geo. Benoit, Rob't. Levenson, Ted Garton. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Songs the soldiers and sailors sing" p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of woman holding roses. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

My Belgian rose

My Belgian rose

Brown University

by Geo. Benoit, Rob't. Levenson, Ted Garton. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for Feist songs in article reprinted from Saturday evening post: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Yvette of Yvette & Saranoff; roses. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartet.