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.
This collection is part of Brown University Library, hosted by Brown University.

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How 'ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm?: (after they've seen Paree)

words by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young ; music by Walter Donaldson. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "That tumble-down shack in Athlone", printed in brown ink: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers having a good time in Paris, printed in brown ink / Barbelle.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeward bound

Homeward bound

Brown University

words by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz ; music by Geo. W. Meyer. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Belle Brooks. Variant advertisements. Cover illustration: drawing of U.S. transport ships / [rose symbol]; photograph of Belle Brooks. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Homeland: I can hear you calling me

words by J.E. Dempsey ; music by Joseph A. Burke. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a soldier looking over a broken wall / Barbelle.

Home again, boys, home again: back across the sea

words and music by Harry Leslie Brown. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: ships crossing the ocean, an American flag. Photograph of composer: p. [4]

Home again

Home again

Brown University

lyrics by Augustus Barratt ; music by Sigmund Romberg. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical comedy: Her soldier boy. Advertisement for other songs: cover. Advertisement for "The military stamp" and two other songs: p. [8] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching.

Home again

Home again

Brown University

lyrics by Augustus Barratt ; music by Sigmund Romberg. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical comedy: Her soldier boy. Advertisement for other songs: cover. Advertisement for "The military stamp" and two other songs: p. [8] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching.

Home again

Home again

Brown University

lyrics by Augustus Barratt ; music by Sigmund Romberg. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical comedy: Her soldier boy. Advertisement for other songs: cover. Advertisement for "The military stamp" and two other songs: p. [8] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching.

Here's to your boy and my boy

[words and music] by George Fairman. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: allegorical figure of U.S. liberty with arms outstretched.

Here we come, America!

Here we come, America!

Brown University

words and music by Charles F. Manney. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Parts available for band and orchestra.

Here we are Lafayette

Here we are Lafayette

Brown University

words and music by [sic] C. Arthur Pfeiffer. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: U.S. soldiers marching through Paris. Also published for band and orchestra.

Here I am Uncle Sammy, take me: everybody's song

words by Dean T. Wilton ; music by James McHugh. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Most Respectfully Dedicated To Our Gallant Boys of the Army and Navy and to The Allies with whom we are United making us One For All and All for One!" Cover illustration: drawing of Uncle Sam holding American flag and American eagle / E.S. Fisher.

Here comes the flag

Here comes the flag

Brown University

words by Arthur Macy ; music by G.W. Chadwick. March for mixed voices (SATB) and piano. Caption title. "Dedicated to all American children who love their flag." Advertisement for an opera: p. [14]

Hello central, give me no man's land

words by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young ; music by Jean Schwartz. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: William Schoen. Variant advertisments. Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene and little girl with telephone / Barbelle; photograph of William Schoen.

Hello central, give me no man's land

words by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young ; music by Jean Schwartz. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: William Schoen. Variant advertisments. Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene and little girl with telephone / Barbelle; photograph of William Schoen.

Hello central, give me no man's land

words by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young ; music by Jean Schwartz. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: William Schoen. Variant advertisments. Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene and little girl with telephone / Barbelle; photograph of William Schoen.

Hello central, give me no man's land

words by Sam M. Lewis & Joe Young ; music by Jean Schwartz. For voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: William Schoen. Variant advertisments. Cover illustration: drawing of battle scene and little girl with telephone / Barbelle; photograph of William Schoen.