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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Good luck to the U.S.A.

Good luck to the U.S.A.

Brown University

words by Arthur J. Lamb ; music by Frederick V. Bowers. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Respectfully Dedicated to my friend, Frank N. Cobb."--Caption. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: people waving at a parade of soldiers.

Good bye my soldier boy

Good bye my soldier boy

Brown University

words by David Rosenwein ; music by J. Ernest Reels. For voice and piano. Caption title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. Cover illustration: drawing of soldier bidding goodbye to mother / Edward Brooks.

God's service flag: (the evening star) : song

words by Harold Seton ; music by Gertrude Ross. For low voice and piano in E♭ major. Cover title. "Dedicated to and sung by Madame Schumann-Heink" Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of evening star and trees / Xorol. Also published for: high voice in F major.

God's service flag: (the evening star) : song

words by Harold Seton ; music by Gertrude Ross. For low voice and piano in E♭ major. Cover title. "Dedicated to and sung by Madame Schumann-Heink" Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of evening star and trees / Xorol. Also published for: high voice in F major.

God save our men: patriotic song

words and music by Grace Twyman. For voice and piano. Cover title. "To Mrs. Fannie Heartsill." Also arranged for mens' voices by Lyman Brackett.

God brought you safe, home again: song

words and music by John Proctor Mills. For voice and piano. Cover title. "Written for and sung by Miss Vernelle Rohrer (contralto)." "Affectionately Dedicated to The Rainbow Division and every Man who wore Khaki and Navy Blue for U.S."

God bring you safely to our arms again: song

words by Kate Gibson ; music by Vincent Shaw. For voice and piano in F major (No. 2) Caption title. Advertisement for "Waiting": p. [8] Also published for voice and piano in keys of E♭ major (No. 1) and G major (No. 3)

God bring you safely to our arms again: song

words by Kate Gibson ; music by Vincent Shaw. For voice and piano in F major (No. 2) Caption title. Advertisement for "Land of the long ago": p. [8] Also published for voice and piano in keys of E♭ major (No. 1) and G major (No. 3)

God bring back our boys safe home again

words and music by H.C. Weasner. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: seacoast and roses. Also published for: 10-part orchestra and piano.

God be with our boys to-night

words by Fred. G. Bowles ; music by Wilfrid Sanderson. For high medium voice and piano in C major (No. 3) Caption title. Copyrighted 1917 under title "Someday at last." Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for "We'll keep Old Glory flying" and two other songs: p. [8] Also published for: low voice and piano in A♭ major (No. 1), low medium voice and piano in B♭ major (No. 2), and high voice and piano in D♭ major (No. 4)

God be with our boys to-night

words by Fred. G. Bowles ; music by Wilfrid Sanderson. For low voice and piano in A♭ major (No. 1) Caption title. Copyrighted 1917 under title "Someday at last." Sung by: John McCormack. Advertisement for other songs: p. [8] Also published for: low medium voice and piano in B♭ major (No. 2), high medium voice and piano in C major (No. 3), and high voice and piano in D♭ major (No. 4)

Go lad and may God bless you: song

lyric by Haven Gillespie ; music by Henry I. Marshall. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Star dance folio No. 18B": p. [4] War slogans: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: soldier embracing his mother, with bugler in background.

Give with a smile

Give with a smile

Brown University

lyric by E.W. Newton ; music by E.W. Newton and H.S. Leavitt. For voice and piano. Caption title. Additional chorus for use in campaigns for liberty bonds and war saving stamps: p. 5. Advertisement for this and one other song: p. [6] Cover illustration: U.S. and service star flags.

Give me a kiss by the numbers: (in cadence "one-two-three")

by Jos. F. Trounstine. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: 3 drawings of soldier kissing woman / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Give him back his job: song

lyric by Raymond B. Egan ; music by Richard A. Whiting. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical revue: The overseas revue (Tout suite Elizabet), a war-time version of the post-war revue, Toot sweet, starring Elizabeth Brice. Advertisement for other songs from the revue: p. [6 Cover illustration: drawing of actress in costume / F.E. Muire.

Give a little credit to the navy: song

lyric by Bud De Sylva and Gus Kahn ; music by Albert Gumble. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Commander William Buel Franklin, U.S.N.R.F. Advertisement for "You don't know" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: photographs of Del. Chain, Sidney Phillips, Commander William Buel Franklin; drawing of battleships / Starmer.

Give a little credit to the navy: song

lyric by Bud De Sylva and Gus Kahn ; music by Albert Gumble. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Commander William Buel Franklin, U.S.N.R.F. Advertisement for "You don't know" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: photographs of Del. Chain, Sidney Phillips, Commander William Buel Franklin; drawing of battleships / Starmer.

Give a little credit to the navy: song

lyric by Bud De Sylva and Gus Kahn ; music by Albert Gumble. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Commander William Buel Franklin, U.S.N.R.F. Advertisement for "You don't know" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: photographs of Del. Chain, Sidney Phillips, Commander William Buel Franklin; drawing of battleships / Starmer.

Give a little credit to the navy: song

lyric by Bud De Sylva and Gus Kahn ; music by Albert Gumble. For voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Commander William Buel Franklin, U.S.N.R.F. Advertisement for "You don't know" and other music: p. [4] Cover illustration: photographs of Del. Chain, Sidney Phillips, Commander William Buel Franklin; drawing of battleships / Starmer.

Give a job to the gob and the doughboy: song

lyric by Lew Porter & Alex Sullivan ; music by Max Friedman. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Memory-land" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: servicemen reading newspaper / Natwick.

Girls save your kisses till the boys come home

arr. by Thomas Benners ; words and music by Frankie Williams. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4 Cover illustration: photograph of woman / Moody, N.Y.

Get busy "over here" or "over there": ("work or fight") song

words and music by Edward Laska. For voice and piano. "A song expression of Provost Marshal General E.H. Crowder's famous 'Work or Fight' order...the song that predicted this order at the time of President Wilson's declaration of war"--Cover. Caption title. War slogans: p. 2-[4] Advertisement for "Smiles": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of war activities / Starmer.

Germany you'll soon be no man's land: song

lyric by J.E. Dempsey & Tom Kennedy ; music by Joe Burke & Sam Downing. For voice and piano. Caption title. War slogan: p. [4] Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier looking over the countryside.

General Pershing and his men

words by May M. Duffee ; music by L.A. Clark. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustraton: photographs of General Pershing, a military review, and May M. Duffee.

Gee! What a wonderful time we'll have: when the boys come home

words and music by Mary Earl. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. 3. Advertisement for "Indiana" and other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching through New York City / Barbelle.