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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Fight, boys, fight!

Fight, boys, fight!

Brown University

[words by] George L. Cutler ; [music by] Elliott W. Hayes. March for solo voice or unison voices and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. 6-[8] Also published for: male quartet or chorus in G major, octavo-size; voice and piano in F major, quarto-size; unison voices, 3x5 in. card.

Fight for the flag we love

by Clarence Zollinger and Billy Smythe. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Billy Smythe [?]; drawing of sailor and soldier with sailing ship.

Fight for the flag we love

by Clarence Zollinger and Billy Smythe. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Billy Smythe [?]; drawing of sailor and soldier with sailing ship.

Father will be with us soon

words by H.H. Skerrett ; music by Ballare Macdonald and Nat. Osborne. Waltz for voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: Atta boy, produced by the soldier boys of Q.M.C. Camp Meigs, Washington, D.C. Advertisement for other songs: p. 3-[4] Cover illustration: two women with soldier / Barbelle.

Farewell: (my loved ones)

words by Gladys G. Dennis ; music by Harry H. Williams. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Mrs. Wm. G. Dennis. Advertisements for other songs: p. [2] and [6 Cover illustration: photograph of an unidentified man [Harry Williams?]; border design.

Farewell: (my loved ones)

words by Gladys G. Dennis ; music by Harry H. Williams. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Dedicated to: Mrs. Wm. G. Dennis. Advertisements for other songs: p. [2] and [6 Cover illustration: drawing of soldier bidding farewell / Acme Eng. Co., Muskogee.

Fall in! U.S.A.

Fall in! U.S.A.

Brown University

words by Azubah J. Latham ; [music by] William J. Kraft. For voice and piano. Caption title. "H.W. Gray Company, sole agents for Novello & Co., Ltd., London"--Cover. Advertisements for other songs: p. [2, 7, 8] Additional verses: p. [4] Cover illustration: U.S. flag topped by phrygian cap.

Eyes of the army: song

Eyes of the army: song

Brown University

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.

Everybody welcome - Everything free!: (that is the slogan of the K. of C.)

lyric by Alex Sullivan ; music by Thomas Egan. March for voice and piano. Caption title. "Official Knights of Columbus War Service Song."--Cover. Featured by: Thomas Egan, world-famous Irish tenor. Cover illustration: man welcoming soldiers to Knights of Columbus hall. Photograph of Thomas Egan: p. [4]

Every mother's son

Every mother's son

Brown University

words and music by Calla Gowdy Gregg. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Cover illustration: soldier kneeling by his mother.

Ev'ry Sammy needs his smokin' over there

words by Richard W. Pascoe ; music by Monte Carlo & Alma M. Sanders. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Introduced by: Eddie McGrath, at the Broadway Strand Theatre, Detroit, Mich. "Dedicated to the U.S. Soldiers Tobacco Fund." Statements about the tobacco fund: p. [4] Cover illustration: cover design of soldier smoking by Lew W. Tower; photograph of Eddie McGrath. Photograph of the Broadway Strand Theatre, Detroit, Mich.: p. [4]

Ev'ry girl is doing her bit to-day

written by Clifford Harris and Valentine ; music by Jas. W. Tate. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical: Everything, at the New York Hippodrome. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] War slogans: p. 2. Cover illustration: drawing of people dancing on stage, a soldier and a sailor.

Each stitch is a thought of you, dear

words by Al. Sweet ; music by Billy Baskette. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for a song folio: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a woman knitting / Henry Hutt. Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette, and available for "talking machine or player piano"--p. 2.

E-yip-yow!: Yankee boys, welcome home again!

words by Bob F. Sear & Al. W. Brown ; music by Al. W. Brown. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a ship coming home / H.

Dreaming of home sweet home

words by Ballard Macdonald ; music by James F. Hanley. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. 3-[4] War slogans: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier by campfire envisioning his home / Starmer Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Dreaming of home sweet home

words by Ballard Macdonald ; music by James F. Hanley. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. [3-4] War slogans: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldier by campfire envisioning his home / Starmer Also published for: band, orchestra, male quartette.

Dream on little soldier boy

words by Jean C. Havez ; music by Irving Berlin. For voice and piano. Caption title. From musical revue: Yip-yip-yaphank, a military musical "mess" cooked up by the boys of Camp Upton. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Cover illustration: a soldier.

Down the lane and home again

words by Edgar Leslie and Bert Kalmar ; music by M.K. Jerome. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "My Barney lies over the ocean": p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of a ship sailing to the United States, printed in blue ink / Barbelle.

Doughboy Jack and Doughnut Jill

words by Marcus C. Connelly ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [8] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier and woman with Salvation Army uniform eating doughnuts / E.E. Waton.

Doughboy Jack and Doughnut Jill

words by Marcus C. Connelly ; music by Gitz Rice. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6], [8] Cover illustration: drawing of soldier and woman with Salvation Army uniform eating doughnuts / E.E. Waton.

Don't you go and worry, Mary

words by Ballard Macdonald ; music by Halsey K. Mohr. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. 3-[4] War slogans: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldiers and women / Barbelle.

Don't you go and worry, Mary

words by Ballard Macdonald ; music by Halsey K. Mohr. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. 3-[4] War slogans: p. [4] Cover illustration: soldiers and women / Barbelle.

Don't worry, dearie: march ballad

words by Bert Fitzgibbon ; music by George Lyons. March for voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-[4] Cover illustration: photograph of Alice Joyce and Evart Overton.

Don't worry little girl

Don't worry little girl

Brown University

lyrics by Frank A Picard ; music by John B. Archer and Capt. Picard. For voice and piano. Caption title. Sung by the character Caro in the musical "Say the word" Advertisements for other songs: p. [2, 7-8] Cover illustration: Uncle Sam pulling back an over-eager soldier / H.P. Thomas.