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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Welcome home

Welcome home

Brown University

words and music by Daisy M. Erd. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Daisy M. Erd; cover design / ES Fisher.

We're with you, boys, we're with you!

words by L.M. Townsend ; music by J.B. Walter. For voice and piano. Cover title. Advertisement for other songs: p. [6] Parts available: band, orchestra.

We're the sons of Uncle Sam

words by Hattie B. Fallas ; music by Dorothy Thompson. For voice and piano. Caption title. Pages 1-2 are unnumbered. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: U.S. Marine Corps troops landing.

We're on our way to France: patriotic song

words by D.M. Buchanan ; music by Ned Clay. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisements for other songs: p. 2-[4] War slogans: p. 2-3. Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers marching and Statue of Liberty; photograph of Frederick D. Shaw.

We're going to take the sword away from William

words & music by Willie Weston. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Bring me a rose" printed in blue ink: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers advancing; photograph of Willie Weston / White, N.Y.

We're going to take the sword away from William

words & music by Willie Weston. For voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Bring me a rose" printed in blue ink: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers advancing; photograph of Willie Weston / White, N.Y.

We're going to hang the Kaiser: under the Linden tree

by Kendis-Brockman. For voice and piano. Caption title. Page 1 is unnumbered. Performed by Ed. Wynn in musical comedy "Over the top" Advertisement for "We're going to hang the Kaiser under the Linden tree" and other songs: p. [4] War slogans: p. [4] Cover illustration: dove of peace on Kaiser's helmet / [rose bymbol] Illustrator's name represented by a rose symbol on cover.

We're going over: (somewhere in France)

words & music by C. Arthur Pfeiffer. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "We're going over" arranged for male quartette (TTBB): p. [4] Cover illustration: profile of bugler and silhouette of U.S. troops marching. Also published for: band and orchestra.

We're going over

We're going over

Brown University

by Andrew B. Sterling, Bernie Grossman & Arthur Lange. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Before the world began," medium voice in E♭ : p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers / Starmer.

We're going over

We're going over

Brown University

by Andrew B. Sterling, Bernie Grossman & Arthur Lange. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Before the world began," medium voice in E♭ : p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers / Starmer.

We're going over

We're going over

Brown University

by Andrew B. Sterling, Bernie Grossman & Arthur Lange. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Before the world began," medium voice in E♭ : p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers / Starmer.

We're going over

We're going over

Brown University

by Andrew B. Sterling, Bernie Grossman & Arthur Lange. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Before the world began," medium voice in E♭ : p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers / Starmer.

We're going over

We're going over

Brown University

by Andrew B. Sterling, Bernie Grossman & Arthur Lange. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "Before the world began," medium voice in E♭ : p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of soldiers / Starmer.

We're from Canada: Canadian march song

words and music by Irene Humble. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "Dedicated to the Canadian Contingents." Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: a Canadian soldier.

We're Custer's soldier boys

words and music by Vernon T. Stevens. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Major General Dickman; drawing of soldier with American flags and American eagle.

We're coming millions strong

words by S.J. Bassett ; music by K.C. Brown. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Sung by: James P. Allan. Cover illustration: photograph of James P. Allan; cover design by E.S. Fisher.

We're building a bridge to Berlin: the mastersingers' war song

words by C.K. Gordon ; music by Bart. E. Grady. March for voice and piano. Cover title. "To Charles M. Schwab and the Ship builders of America."--Caption. Advertisement for other songs: p. [5] Cover illustration: man with a sledgehammer, sailor with a bayonetted rifle; photograph of shipbuilders and a ship being built. Parts available for: band, orchestra.

We're bound to win with boys like you

by Kendis and Brockman and Nat Vincent. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for "We're going to hang the Kaiser" and three other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: drawing of Woodrow Wilson, George Dewey, John Joseph Pershing and five other U.S. figures / K; photograph of unidentified woman. War slogans: p. [4]

We're all with you Mister Wilson

words and music by Bernie Grossman, Herman Jacobson and Maurice Abrahams. March for voice and piano. Caption title. Advertisement for another song: p. [6] Cover illustration: drawing of Woodrow Wilson / Al. Barbelle.