SECOND EDITION: REVISED AHD ENLARGED, 1918
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This webpage is devoted to all of the music contained in the title collection. The songs are listed here in the same order as they are in the book. Many of the songs are listed with words and melody only, thus I will try to arrange them with appropiate accompaniments. Anyone having more info about any of the songs listed are encouraged to email me about it. Anyone wanting to request a song which has not yet been posted from this list, please send a song request email to me with "[Song Request]" in its "Subject" line. |
| Title | Year | Words | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| My Country! 'Tis of Thee [aka America] | 1832 | Dr. Samuel Francis Smith, 1808-1895, (1831) | Henry Carey, 1689-1743, from God Save the King (1744) |
| The Star-Spangled Banner | 1814 | John Stafford Smith, 1750-1836 | Francis Scott Key, 1780-1843; Arranged by Thomas Carr |
| Comrades, Join the Flag of Glory (Tune: Banish Sorrow) | 1813 | anon. | anon. |
| Hail! Columbia (President's March) | 1798 | Joseph Hopkinson | Joseph Hopkinson |
| God Save Our President | 18?? | Harrison Millard | Harrison Millard |
| The Flag of the Constellation [Florence, Italy, May 1861] | 1861 | T. Buchanan Reed | Air: Sparkling and Bright |
| The American Flag | 18?? | Joseph Rodman Drake, 1795-1820 | Melody from Bellini |
| O Columbia! the Gem of the Ocean; or, The Red, White and Blue | 1843 | Thomas a Becket Sr. | Thomas a Becket Sr. [for David T. Shaw, Actor] |
| The Banner of the Stars | 1863 | Capt. R. W. Raymond | Capt. R. W. Raymond |
| Ye Seamen of Columbia | 1813 | anon. | anon. |
| The Banner of the Sea (Words awarded the Scranton[,PA] Truth's prize of $100, by John Boyle O'Reilly as per an article in the Lima [Ohio] Daily News dated 16 Aug 1889) | 1889 | Homer Greene of Honesdale, PA | Bernard Covert |
| Liberty Tree | 18?? | Robert Treat Payne | Robert Treat Payne |
| Flag of the Free | 18?? | Harrison Millard | Harrison Millard |
| Columbia Rules the Sea | 18?? | J. D. Canning | Henry Tucker |
| The Flag of Our Union | 1851 | George Pope Morris, 1802-1864 | William Vincent Wallace, 1812-1865 |
| Yankee Doodle (Original) | 1775 | Dr. Shamburg | Dr. Shamburg |
| The Ship of State | 18?? | William Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882 | George Frederick Root, 1812-1895 |
| Float, Beautiful Flag | 18?? | George W. Knight | George Blankman |
| Yankee Doodle | 18?? | General George Pope Morris, 1802-1864 | General George Pope Morris, 1802-1864 |
| Our Flag Is There [aboard the U.S.S. Boston] | 1829 | Purser Joseph Watson, U.S.N. | Purser Joseph Watson, U.S.N. |
| Sea and Land Victories [from The Naval Songster] | 1815 | anon. | anon. |
| America, Commerce, and Freedom [from the Boston Musical Miscellany] | 1815 | anon. | anon. |
| Yankee Thunders [from Boston] | 1813 | anon. | anon. |
| Rock'd in the Cradle of the Deep | 18?? | Mrs. Emma Willard | J. P. Knight |
| Viva L'America, Home of the Free | 18?? | Lt. Harrison Millard | Lt. Harrison Millard |
| Pull Away | 18?? | Rossini | Rossini |
| The Freedom of the Seas | 1813 | anon. | Tune: Ye Gentlemen of England |
| Truxtun's Victory | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Washington [circa 1865] | 1865 | John F. Cowan | Horatio Collins King, 1837-1918 |
| The Battle Hymn of the Republic | 1862 | Mrs. Julia Ward Howe | Tune: John Brown's Body |
| Remember the Maine! | 1898 | Robert Burns Wilson | Charles Crozat Converse, 1832-1918 |
| The Constellation and L'Insurgente (for [3] Male Voices) [9 Feb] | 1799 | anon. | anon. |
| Sailing by the Lowlands | 18?? | M. B. C. S. | anon. |
| The Constitution and the Guerriere [19 Aug] | 1812 | anon. | anon.; Tune: The Landlady of France |
| What Will You Do, Love? | 18?? | Samuel Lover | Samuel Lover |
| Paul Jones' Victory [ref: 23 Sep 1779] | 1813 | anon. | anon. |
| The Hornet; or, Victory No. 5 [ref: 24 Feb 1813] | 1813 | Samuel Wordsworth | Tune: Battle of the Nile |
| Rolling Home | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Old Ironsides (The U.S.S. Constitution) | 1830 | Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1809-1891 | Dr. William Lardner, Chevelier of the Golden Order of Poland (C. G. P.) |
| Adieu to Maimuna | 18?? | from the Arabic | Music: The Broken Ring |
| Perry's Victory [ref: 10 Sep 1813] | 1813 | anon. | anon. |
| The Ballad of Billy Taylor | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Yankee Tars | 1813 | anon. | Tune: Derry Down, 1630 |
| Song of the Fishes | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Ship of Tripoli | 1815 | anon. | Tune: Battle of the Nile |
| The Yankee Girls | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Yankee Man-of-War | 1778 | anon. | anon. |
| Ye Parliament of England | 1813 | anon. | anon. |
| Yankee Chronology | 1813 | William Dunlap | anon. |
| Manhattan's Dear Isle [25 Dec] | 1843 | Midshipman W. F. Spicer, U.S.N. | Midshipman W. F. Spicer, U.S.N. |
| The Kearsarge and the Alabama [ref: 19 Jun 1864] | 1864 | anon. | anon. |
| Through Fire in Mobile Bay | 18?? | T. C. Harbaugh | T. C. Harbaugh |
| The Girl I Left Behind Me | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Unmooring | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| A Toast to Dewey [27 Nov 1897 & 3 May 1898] | 1898 | Archibald Hopkins | anon. |
| The Pirate of the Isle | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Dreadnought | 1841 | from the Merchant Service | anon. |
| A Life on the Ocean Wave | 1838 | Epes Sargent, 1812-1880 | Henry Russell, 1812-1900 |
| Cease, Rude Boreas | 1760 | Falconer | anon. |
| Paddle Your Own Canoe | 18?? | Harry Clifton | Harry Clifton |
| I'm Afloat [1 Feb] | 1841 | Eliza Cook, 1818-1889 | Henry Russell, 1812-1900 |
| Rules of the Road, at Sea | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| High Barbary | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Meeting | 18?? | Dibdin | Purday |
| Poor Tom Bowling, or, The Sailor's Epitaph | 18?? | Charles Dibdin, 1745-1814 | Charles Dibdin, 1745-1814 |
| The Tar's Farewell | 18?? | Stephen Adams | Stephen Adams |
| The Larboard Watch (Duet) | 18?? | Williams | Williams |
| Nancy Lee (Ballad) | 1875 | Frederick Edward Weatherly, M. A., 1848-1949 | Stephen Adams (pseud. for Michael Maybrick) |
| Absent Friends and You, Mary | 184? | William F. Spicer | William F. Spicer |
| Come, Brave the Sea | 18?? | anon. | Bellini |
| Hats Off! The Flag is Passing By | 188? | H. H. Bennett | James Hazard Wilson |
| The United States and the Macedonian [ref: 25 Oct 1813] | 1813 | anon. | anon. |
| Here's a Health to Thee, Tom Breese | 1830 | J. C. Drake | J. C. Drake |
| Ben Backstay [both the original and the book's version are made here into a medley] | 18?? | Charles Dibdin, 1745-1814; Contributed by V. Mott Francis, M.D. | Charles Dibdin, 1745-1814; Contributed by V. Mott Francis, M.D. |
| Three Fishers Went Sailing | 18?? | Rev. Charles Kingsley | J. Hullah |
| Jack Mainmast | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Outward Bound | 18?? | Hon. Mrs. Norton | Hon. Mrs. Norton |
| The Heart Knows Only One | 18?? | Captain Willes Johnson | Philip Klitz |
| Trancadillo | 18?? | Caroline Gilman | Francis H. Brown |
| Good-Night, Ladies | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Poor bessy | 18?? | G. Hodson | G. Hodson |
| The White Squall | 18?? | George A. Barker | George A. Barker |
| When You Get Home, Remember Me | 1882 | Henry Clay Work, 1832-1884 | Henry Clay Work, 1832-1884 |
| See Our Oars With Feathered Spray | 18?? | Sir John Sturvson | Sir John Sturvson |
| Venetian Boat Song | 18?? | W. G. Cusins | W. G. Cusins |
| Isle of Beauty Fare Thee Well | 181? | Thomas H. Bayley, Esq. (from Songs of Rosa, Vol. 1, Second Edition) | Melody by Charles Chapland Whitmore; Arr. by T. A. Rawlings |
| On Friday Morning, We Set Sail; or, The Mermaid | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Oh, I Am a Merry Sailor Lad | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The True Yankee Sailor | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Though Lost to Sight, to Memory Dear; or, Sweetheart Goodbye | 18?? | George Linley, 1701 | J. W. Cherry |
| The War Ship of Peace (The U.S.S. Jamestown) [6 Oct] | 1887 | Samuel Lover | anon. |
| Sail Ho! | 18?? | W. D. Spaulding | G. L. Spaulding |
| All Hands, Ahoy! | 1879 | anon. | anon. |
| Our Yankee Ships | 1892 | Anna Louisa White | Anna Louisa White |
| The Merman | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Sailing | 18?? | Godfrey Marks | Godfrey Marks |
| Home, Sweet Home | 1823 | John Howard Payne, 1791-1852 | Sicilian Air arranged by Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, 1786-1855 |
| The Pirate's Serenade | 18?? | J. Thompson | J. Thompson |
| The Cumberland's Crew [ref: 8 Mar 1862] | 1862 | George R. Willis | George R. Willis |
| The Anchor's Weighed | 18?? | John Braham | J. G. Mulder |
| The "Date of Thirty-Nine" | 1839 | William F. Spicer | William F. Spicer |
| The Fearless Tar | 18?? | James Ellison | James Ellison |
| The Midshipmite | 18?? | Fred E. Weatherly | Stephen Adams |
| Farewell to Grog [ref: 31 Aug 1862] | 1862 | Caspar Schenck | Air: Come Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl |
| All's Well | 1805 | Thomas John Didbin | John Braham |
| Ye Lingering Winds | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Song of the '41 Date | 1846 | John G. Whittaker | John G. Whittaker |
| The Gale | 1845 | William F. Spicer | William F. Spicer |
| The Practice Cruise | 1871 | N. H. Barnes | N. H. Barnes |
| Canadian Boat Song | 18?? | Thomas Moore | Thomas Moore |
| The Black Ball Liner Shanty Song | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Oh, Pilot! 'Tis a Fearful Night | 18?? | Thomas Haynes Bayly | S. Nelson |
| Larry O'Brien | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Light-House | 18?? | Thomas Moore | J. Wilson |
| The Sea! The Glorious Sea | 18?? | W. Würfel | W. Würfel |
| Black Eyed Susan | 17?? | John Gay, 1688-1732 | John Gay, 1688-1732 |
| O, Swiftly Glides the Bonny Boat | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Light of Memory | 18?? | A. Rotoll | A. Rotoll |
| Ballad of the Oysterman | 18?? | Oliver Wendell Holmes | J. L. hatton |
| The Sailor's Journal | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | Purday |
| The Naval Academy Graduate's Song | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Best Bower Anchor | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | H. West |
| Tom Tackle | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | G. Hogarth |
| The Bay of Biscay O! | 18?? | Andrew Cherry | John Davy |
| Jack's Claim to Poll | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | H. West |
| The Nancy | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | H. West |
| Come, Loose Every Sail to the Breeze | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Homeward Bound | 17?? | anon. | anon. |
| Wives and Sweethearts | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | Purday |
| Nancy Dear | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | H. West |
| Ship A-Hoy | 18?? | Thomas Moore | Thomas Moore |
| The Flash Frigate | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Norfolk Girls | 18?? | William F. Spicer | William F. Spicer |
| Wrap Me Up in My Tarpaulin Jacket | 18?? | W. P. B. | W. P. B. |
| Poor Jack | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | G. Hogarth |
| There Is Melody, Boys, Etc. (Boat Song) | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| The Sailor Boy's Farewell | 1834 | R. W. Meade Sr. | R. W. Meade Sr. |
| Barney Buntline; or, The Sailor's Consolation | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| Glide Along, Our Bonnie Boat | 18?? | anon. | Favorite Round from "Jubilee" |
| The New Hampshire Boys | 1888 | The School Master | The School Master |
| Life's Weather-Gauge | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | H. West |
| The Two Proud Sisters of the Sea [Ref: the Wasp, 18, and the Hornet, 18] | 18?? | Oliver Wendell Holmes | anon. |
| Let the Ocean Heave to the Tempest's Wing | 18?? | Rev. D. Davidson | Rev. D. Davidson |
| The Young Midshipman | 1804 | anon. | anon. |
| The Sailor [Mar] | 1886 | N. H. Barnes | D. P. Horton |
| The Sailor's Home | 18?? | Rev. J. A. Ballou | D. P. Horton |
| Our Good Ship Speeds Before the Gale (A Duet in Answer to Larboard Watch) | 18?? | George Cooper, 1840-1927 | Harrison Millard |
| Good-Bye, My Lover, Good-Bye (Song and Chorus) | 1882 | T. H. Allen | T. H. Allen |
| A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea | 18?? | Allan Cunningham | Allan Cunningham |
| The Fisherman's Daughter | 18?? | Sam. Bagnall | Sam. Bagnall |
| Beautiful Isle of the Sea | 1865 | George Cooper, 1840-1927 | John Rogers Thomas, 1830-1896 |
| Good News from Home | 18?? | anon. | anon. |
| For Her Sweet Sake | 18?? | Benedict | Benedict |
| Lovely Man | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | Thomas John Didbin |
| The Minute Gun at Sea (Duet) | 18?? | M. P. King | M. P. King |
| Jack Ratlin | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | G. Hogarth |
| The Lass That Loves a Sailor | 17?? | Thomas John Didbin | Thomas John Didbin |
| The Sea, the Sea, the Open Sea | 18?? | Barry Cornwall | S. Neukomm |
| Sailor's and Soldier's Memorial Day | 18?? | M. B. C. S. | W. O. P. |
| Peace to the Brave | 18?? | Oliver Optic | William Vincent Wallace; arr. anon. |
| Sailor's Grave | 18?? | Dr. William Mason | Dr. William Mason |
| How Sleep the Brave | 18?? | William Collins, 1720-1756 | D. P. Horton |
| The Blue and the Gray | 1875 | F. M. Finch | Harrison Millard |
| The Loyal Fisher [ref: 29 Jul] | 1866 | from Harper's Bazaar | Carlard; Arr. D. P. Horton |
SHANTY SONGS | |
| Title | Words |
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| Haul the Bowline | anon. |
| Haul Away, Joe | anon. |
| Johnny Boker | anon. |
| For 'Rousing up' the Bunt of a Sail | anon. |
| Reuben Ranzo | anon. |
| Sally Brown | anon. |
| John François | anon. |
| My Tommy's Gone a High-Low | anon. |
| Blow, My Bully Boys, Blow | anon. |
| Liverpool Jack | anon. |
| Whiskey Johnny | anon. |
| Oh! They Call Me Hanging Johnny | anon. |
| So Handy, My Boys, So Handy | anon. |
| Poor Old Man | anon. |
| Knock a Man Down | anon. |
| Rio Grande (A Windlass Sons) | anon. |
| Shandore | anon. |
| Sometimes We're Bound for England | anon. |
| Lowlands | anon. |
| A-Roving | anon. |
| Let the Bulgine Run | anon. |
| Santa Anna | anon. |
| Old Storm Along | anon. |
| It's Time for Us to Leave Her | anon. |
| Homeward Bound | anon. |
| The Black Ball Line | anon. |
| Paddy, Come Work on the Railway | anon. |