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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Lay down your arms

Lay down your arms

Brown University

words by Louise Small ; music by Charles James. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: mothers of the world. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of a Trojan soldier and allegorical figure of Peace / De Takacs.

Land of mine

Land of mine

Brown University

words by Wilbur D. Nesbit ; music by James G. MacDermid. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Also published for: male, mixed and women's voices, orchestra, and band.

Lafayette

Lafayette

Brown University

by Ted Shapiro and Wellington Cross. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Wellington Cross; cover design / Barbelle.

Knitting

Knitting

Brown University

words & music by Muriel Bruce & Baron Aliotti. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. [6-8] Cover illustration: drawing of a woman knitting / Starmer.

Knit, knit, knit: song

Knit, knit, knit: song

Brown University

words by Anna Caldwell ; music by Ivan Caryll. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: Jack o'lantern. Advertisements for other music: p. [7-8] Cover illustration: woman holding jack o'lantern.

Khaki Sammy

Khaki Sammy

Brown University

words and music by John Alden Carpenter. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Miss Nora Bayes." Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: a soldier saluting.

Khaki Sammy

Khaki Sammy

Brown University

words and music by John Alden Carpenter. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to Miss Nora Bayes." Advertisement for four other songs: p. [8] Cover illustration: a soldier saluting.

Khaki boy: march song

Khaki boy: march song

Brown University

words and music by Emily G. Blagdon. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Dedicated to: Serg. Walter F. Blagdon. Cover illustration: a soldier.

Khaki Bill: march song

Khaki Bill: march song

Brown University

words & music by Harry L. Watson. March for medium voice and piano in D major. Caption title. "To the 'Khaki Bills' of the U.S.A." Advertisement for other music: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers' faces and U.S. flag border design. Also published for low voice and piano in C major and high voice and piano in E major.

Khaki and blue

Khaki and blue

Brown University

words by W. H. Harmon ; music by A.O.T. Astenius. For voice and piano. Cover title. Complete lyrics with additional verses: p. [4] Also published for: male quartette, mixed chorus, solo and chorus.

Keep your head down, Fritzi boy: (we saw you)

soldier chorus by Gitz Rice ; written & composed by C.W. Murphy & Norton David. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "The sunshine of your smile": p. [8] Cover illustration: soldier with rifle and trench warfare scene. "Special soldier chorus": p. 5. "Soldier version used by special courtesty of Robert Emmett Keane."

Keep your head down, Fritzi boy: (we saw you)

soldier chorus by Gitz Rice ; written & composed by C.W. Murphy & Norton David. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for "The sunshine of your smile": p. [8] Cover illustration: soldier with rifle and trench warfare scene. "Special soldier chorus": p. 5. "Soldier version used by special courtesty of Robert Emmett Keane."

Keep your head down Allemand, Fritzie Boy

words and music by Gitz Rice. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Sing me love's lullaby": p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of Gitz Rice; cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover.

Keep your head down Allemand, Fritzie Boy

words and music by Gitz Rice. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Sing me love's lullaby": p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of Gitz Rice; cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover.

Keep your head down "Fritzie Boy"

words and music by Gitz Rice. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: photograph of Gitz Rice; cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Keep your eye on little Mary Brown: song

lyric by Alfred Bryan ; music by Harry Tierney. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: What next? Advertisement for 15 other songs, boxed in red ink: p. [6] Cover illustration: woman soldier powdering nose / L.J. Mayer, c. Puck.

Keep the trench fires going for the boys out there

words by Eddie Moran ; music by Harry Von Tilzer. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Words by Ed. Moran"--Caption. Advertisement for other music: p. [4] War slogan: p. 2-3. Cover illustration: photographs of two unidentified women, drawing of soldier writing letter / E.H. Pfeiffer, N.Y.; photograph of Harry Von Tilzer. Photograph of Harry Von Tilzer: p. [4]

Keep the lovelight shining in the window

words and music by Caddigan and McHugh. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Pages 1-2 unnumbered. Advertisement for two other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: house on country lane with light burning in window, in green and red ink / W.C.H.

Keep the home-fires burning: ('till the boys come home) : song

words by Lena Guilbert Ford ; music by Ivor Novello. March for high voice and piano in key of A♭ Cover title. Advertisement for "Roses of Picardy": p. [2] Advertisement for "God bring you safely to our arms again": p. [8] Also published in keys of F and G for voice and piano and as piano solo. Also published under titles "La fiamma ardente" and "Naar I kommer hjem!"

Keep the home-fires burning: ('till the boys come home) : song

words by Lena Guilbert Ford ; music by Ivor Novello. March for high voice and piano in key of A♭ Cover title. Advertisement for "Roses of Picardy": p. [2] Advertisement for "God bring you safely to our arms again": p. [8] Also published in keys of F and G for voice and piano and as piano solo. Also published under titles "La fiamma ardente" and "Naar I kommer hjem!"

Keep the home-fires burning: ('till the boys come home) : song

words by Lena Guilbert Ford ; music by Ivor Novello. March for low voice and piano in key of F (original key) Cover title. Advertisement for "God bring you safely to our arms again": p. [2] Advertisement for "Waiting": p. [8] Also published in keys of G and A♭ for voice and piano and as piano solo. Also published under titles "La fiamma ardente" and "Naar I kommer hjem!"

Keep the home-fires burning: ('till the boys come home) : song

words by Lena Guilbert Ford ; music by Ivor Novello. March for medium voice and piano in key of G. Cover title. Advertisement for "When the great red dawn is shining": p. [2] Advertisement for "Land of the long ago": p. [8] Also published in keys of F and A♭ for voice and piano and as piano solo. Also published under titles "La fiamma ardente" and "Naar I kommer kjem!"

Keep the home-fires burning: ('till the boys come home) : song

words by Lena Guilbert Ford ; music by Ivor Novello. March for medium voice and piano in key of G. Cover title. Advertisement for "The bells of St. Mary's": p. [2] Advertisement for "Rose of Picardy": p. [8] Also published in keys of F (original key) and A♭ for voice and piano.