PLesser Known Public Domain SongsP List of 207
IMPORTANT: This list is based on USA Copyright Law and is intended only as a help in researching public domain music. This list is NOT sufficient documentation that music is in the Public Domain. To prove PD status in the USA, you MUST find a published copy of the song with a copyright date of 1926 or earlier. Our PD Sheet Music Reprints are exact reprints of books and sheet music published in 1926 or earlier and include music, lyrics, and complete original copyright information. Some of these songs may not be PD in countries other than the USA.
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| Songs are on this PD list if we have a pre-1927 PD sheet music publication in our library AND if anyone has asked about PD status of the song in the past 20 years. | |||
| Pack Up Your Sins (And Go to the Devil) Popular Song |
1922 - w.m. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| Package of Old Love Letters (Little Rosewood Casket) Traditional |
1870 - L P Goullaud, C A White | PD Reprint | |
| Paddle Your Own Canoe Traditional |
1870 - Hobson | PD Reprint | |
| Paddy Duffy's Cart College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Paddy Whack Traditional |
1903-1907 | PD Reprint | |
| Pale Moon Popular Song |
1920 - m. Frederick Knight Logan, w. Jesse G.M. Glick | PD Reprint | |
| Palesteena (Lena From Palesteena) Popular Song |
1920 - w.m. Con Conrad, J.l Russel Robinson | PD Reprint | |
| Palm Beach Traditional |
C. Luckyth Roberts | PD Reprint | |
| Palm Branches Traditional |
m. J. Faure V - O'er the way are palms and blossoms gay; Strewn on this day in festal preparation; Cometh our Lord to take our grief away C - Let every voice be raised in acclamation; Hosanna! Praise ye the Lord | PD Reprint | |
| Palms Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Palms The Children |
V - O'er all the way green palms and blossoms gay, Are strewn this day is festal preparation | PD Reprint | |
| Pan-cake Traditional |
1868 - Dan Emmett | PD Reprint | |
| Panama Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Panama Rag Traditional |
Cy Seymour | PD Reprint | |
| Panamericana Popular Song |
1901 - m. Victor Herbert | PD Reprint | |
| Panharmonicon March Traditional |
1849 | PD Reprint | |
| Panis Angelicus | See O Lord Most Holy - Panis Angelicus | ||
| Pansies Mean Thoughts, And Thoughts Mean You! Popular Song |
1909 - m. Herbert Spencer, w. Fleita Jan Brown | PD Reprint | |
| Papa's Wife Traditional |
Ziegfeld | PD Reprint | |
| Paragon Rag Traditional |
1909 - Scott Joplin | PD Reprint | |
| Paramount Rag Traditional |
James Scott | PD Reprint | |
| Pardon Came Too Late Traditional |
1891 | PD Reprint | |
| Parody Song College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Parson's Farewell Traditional |
1650 | PD Reprint | |
| Parting Long Ago Traditional |
Est 1900 | PD Reprint | |
| Parting Lovers Traditional |
1776 | PD Reprint | |
| Pass Around the Good Old Beer College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Passing By Traditional |
1890 | PD Reprint | |
| Pastime Rag No. 2 Traditional |
Artie Matthews | PD Reprint | |
| Pastime Rag No. 3 Traditional |
Artie Matthews | PD Reprint | |
| Pastime Rag No. 4 Traditional |
Artie Matthews | PD Reprint | |
| Pastime Rag No. 5 Traditional |
Artie Matthews | PD Reprint | |
| Pastorale Traditional |
1890 - Carey | PD Reprint | |
| Pat Rooney's Ball (to 'As to Clonnel we go") Traditional |
Dan Emmett | PD Reprint | |
| Pat Works on the Railway Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pat-A-Cake Children |
Mother Goose V - Pat a cake, pat a cake, baker's man! That I will master as quick as I can. Prick it, nick it and mash it with T . . . | PD Reprint | |
| Path That Leads to You Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Patricia Rag Traditional |
Joseph Lamb | PD Reprint | |
| Patriot Volunteer Popular Song |
1864 - m. James E.Spratley, w. James E. Spratley | PD Reprint | |
| Paupee Valsante Traditional |
1885 - Poldini | PD Reprint | |
| Pavanne for a Dead Infanta Traditional |
1899 | PD Reprint | |
| Peace and Plenty Rag Traditional |
James Scott | PD Reprint | |
| Peace to the Brave Traditional |
1890 | PD Reprint | |
| Peace to the Nations Traditional |
1890 - Lwoff | PD Reprint | |
| Peaceful Henry Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Peaceful Night Traditional |
1890 - Luse | PD Reprint | |
| Peach Traditional |
Arthur Marshall | PD Reprint | |
| Peacherine Rag Traditional |
1901 - Scott Joplin | PD Reprint | |
| Peaches and Cream Traditional |
Percy Weinrich | PD Reprint | |
| Peanut Song College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Peanuts College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Peatbog Soldiers Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Peek-a-Boo Traditional |
1881 - w.m. William J. Scanlan V - On a cold winter's ev', when bus'ness is done, And to your home you retire. C - Peek-a-boo! Peek-a-boo! Come from behind the chair. Peek-a-boo! Peek-a-boo! I see you hiding there, | PD Reprint | |
| Peek-A-Boo Rag Ragtime, Music Hall |
1914 - m. Charles L. Johnson | PD Reprint | |
| Peer Gynt Suite Traditional |
1888 - Grieg | PD Reprint | |
| Peerless Maiden Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pegasus Traditional |
James Scott | PD Reprint | |
| Peggy Popular Song |
1919 - m. Neil Moret, w. Harry Williams | PD Reprint | |
| Peggy Dear Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Peggy O'Neil Popular Song |
1921 - w.m. Harry Pease, Ed Nelson, Gilbert Dodge | PD Reprint | |
| Perfect Day Popular Song |
1910 - w.m. Carrie Jacobs-Bond | PD Reprint | |
| Perry's Victory Traditional |
Before 185 | PD Reprint | |
| Persian Serenade College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Peter Gray Traditional |
1885 | PD Reprint | |
| Peter On The Sea Spiritual |
V - Peter, Peter, Peter on the sea, sea, sea! Drop your nets and follow, Drop your nets and follow me. C - Gabriel blow your trumpet loud! . . . Danield in the lions' den . . . Who did swallow Jonah whole? . . . Whale did swallow Jonah whole! | PD Reprint | |
| Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Traditional |
1765 | PD Reprint | |
| Peter Piper College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Peter, Go Ring Dem Bells Spiritual |
V - I wonder where my mother is gone . . I heard from heaven today. I thank God, and I thank you, too. . . C - Oh Peter, go ring dem bells . . . I heard from heaven today. | PD Reprint | |
| Petition Traditional |
1890 - Luse | PD Reprint | |
| Pharisee and Sadducee College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pheonix Traditional |
1670 | PD Reprint | |
| Phillis Has Such Charming Graces Traditional |
1890 - Anthony Young | PD Reprint | |
| Phoenix Quickstep Traditional |
1849 | PD Reprint | |
| Physical Snob Traditional |
1800 | PD Reprint | |
| Piano Concerto #1 Traditional |
1875 - Tchaikovsky | PD Reprint | |
| Piano Concerto ~ Grieg Traditional |
1873 - Edbvard Grieg | PD Reprint | |
| Picador March Patriotic |
1889 - m. John Philip Sousa | PD Reprint | |
| Picking up Sticks Traditional |
1650 | PD Reprint | |
| Picture No Artist Can Paint Traditional |
1899 | PD Reprint | |
| Picture That's Turned to the Wall Traditional |
1891 | PD Reprint | |
| Pictures at an Exhibition Traditional |
1887 - Mussorgsky | PD Reprint | |
| Piece Dans Le Style Ancien Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pilgrim Traditional |
1701 | PD Reprint | |
| Pine Apple Rag Traditional |
1908 - Scott Joplin | PD Reprint | |
| Piney Ridge Popular Song |
1915 - m. Halsey K. Mohr, w. Ballard MacDonald | PD Reprint | |
| Pinks and Lilies Traditional |
1728 | PD Reprint | |
| Pint of Derby Traditional |
1718 | PD Reprint | |
| Pipe Dreams College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Piper of Dundee Traditional |
Traditional Scots | PD Reprint | |
| Pippin Traditional |
Arthur Marshall | PD Reprint | |
| Pirates of Penzance Traditional |
Gilbert, Sullivan | PD Reprint | |
| Pirates' Chorus Traditional |
1885 - Balfe V - Ever be happy and light as thou art, Pride of the pirate's heart! Long be thy reign, O'er land and main, By the glaive, by the chart, Queen of the Pirates' heart. | PD Reprint | |
| Pittsburg Hornpipe Traditional |
1823 | PD Reprint | |
| Pizzicati Traditional |
1876 - Sylvia Deibes | PD Reprint | |
| Pizzicato Polka Traditional |
Strauss | PD Reprint | |
| Place A Light To Guide Me Home Popular Song |
1898 - m. James B. OIiver, w. J. Everett Fay | PD Reprint | |
| Plague of Love Traditional |
1890 - Dr. Arne | PD Reprint | |
| Plantation Melodies Instrumental, Keyboard |
1905 - m. Eugene Walter V - My Old Kentucky Home, Old Black Joe, Darling Nellie Gray, Maryland My Maryland, Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground | PD Reprint | |
| Planting Rice Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Play Ball College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Play Time Children |
V - Here we stand, hand in hand, Ready for our exercise, Heads upright, with delight | PD Reprint | |
| Playmates Ragtime, Music Hall |
1909 - m. Harry J. Lincoln N - March Two-Step without lyrics. NOT the 1940s song Playmates | PD Reprint | |
| Pleasant Moments Traditional |
Scott Joplin | PD Reprint | |
| Please Come And Play In My Yard Popular Song |
1904 - m. Theodore F. Morse, w. Edward Madden V - Two little girls with two little curls were living side by side. One little maid each morning play in a yard so grand an wide. But in the next house, as poor as a mouse . . . C - 'Please come and play in my yard, I'm all alone you see, Once I was poor like you are, then Mama loved but me' . . . 'Please come and play in my yard, nobody cares for me.' | PD Reprint | |
| Please Do It Again | See Do It Again (Please Do It Again) | ||
| Please Go 'Way and Let Me Sleep Popular Song |
1902 - m. James T. Brymn, w. Cecil Mack | PD Reprint | |
| Please Let Me Sleep Traditional |
1902 | PD Reprint | |
| Plenty Good Room Spiritual |
V - My Lord's done just what he said, Way in the kingdom; Healed the sick and raised the dead, Way in the kingdom. C - There's plenty good room . . . Way in the kingdom. | PD Reprint | |
| Plough Boy in Luck Children |
V - My daddy is dead, but I can't tell you how; He left me six horses to follow the plough. | PD Reprint | |
| Po' Me Spiritual |
V - The Lord is on the giving hand, Trouble will bury me down! The more I pray the better I feel, Trouble will bury me down! C - Why brethering, Po' me! Po' me! Po' me! Trouble will bury me down! | PD Reprint | |
| Poet Gazes on the Moon Popular Song |
1892 | PD Reprint | |
| Poison Ivy Traditional |
1908 - Herbert Ingraham | PD Reprint | |
| Polacca Traditional |
1823 | PD Reprint | |
| Policy King Traditional |
Charles B. Brown | PD Reprint | |
| Polish May Song Children |
V - May is here, the world rejoices, Earth puts on her smiles to greet her; Gove and field lift up their voices Leaf and flow'r come forth to meet her C - Happy May, blithesome May. Winter's reign has pass'd away | PD Reprint | |
| Polly Eyes of Old Yale Blue College |
N - Yale University | PD Reprint | |
| Polly My Sweetheart College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Polly Perkins Traditional |
Est 1900 | PD Reprint | |
| Polly Put the Kettle On Children |
V - Polly put the kettle on, we'll all have tea. Sukey take it off again, They're all gone away. | PD Reprint | |
| Polonaise Militaire Traditional |
1840 | PD Reprint | |
| Polovetsian Dances Traditional |
1888 - Borodin | PD Reprint | |
| Polyglot's Wooing College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pool's Hole Traditional |
1690 | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Butterfly Popular Song |
1916 - m. Raymond Hubbell, w. John I. Golden | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Buttermilk Traditional |
1921 - Zez Confrey | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Dog Bright Children |
V - Poor dog Bright, Ran off with al lhis might, Because the cat was after him, Poor dog Bright. | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Heart Popular Song |
1866 | PD Reprint | |
| Poor John Popular Song |
1906 - m. Henry E. Pether, w. Fred W. Leigh | PD Reprint | |
| Poor John! Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Poor Me Spiritual |
V - I'm sometime up, I'm sometime down, Trouble will bury me down; But still my soul feels heav'nly bound, Trouble will bury me down. C - Poor me, Poor me, Trouble will bury me down. | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Mourners Got a Home Spiritual |
V - O mourner, mourner. Ain't you tired a-mourning. Bow down on-a your knees and join the band with the angels. C - (mm... ) (mm....) my Lord! (mm...) Poor mourner's got a home at last. | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Old Horse Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Poor Old Yale College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Poor Pauline Popular Song |
1914 - m. Raymond Walker, w. Charles McCarron | PD Reprint | |
| Poor Rosy Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Poor Sinner Spiritual |
V - Fire in the east, fire in the west. . . . Fire goin' to burn up the wilderness . . . C - O poor sinner. O now is your time. O poor sinner, O, what you goin' to do when your lamp burns down? | PD Reprint | |
| Pope College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Popping Corn Traditional |
1890 - Lightner | PD Reprint | |
| Popular Air Traditional |
Est 1900 | PD Reprint | |
| Pork and Beans Traditional |
1913 - C. Luckyth Roberts | PD Reprint | |
| Porpoise Traditional |
1830 | PD Reprint | |
| Portabella Traditional |
1715 | PD Reprint | |
| Portsmouth Traditional |
1701 | PD Reprint | |
| Possum and Taters-A Ragtime Feast Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Possum Rag Traditional |
Geraldine Dobyns | PD Reprint | |
| Potpourri Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Powder Rag Traditional |
1908 - Raymond Birch | PD Reprint | |
| Praise Traditional |
1890 - Luse | PD Reprint | |
| Praise Be to God Traditional |
1890 - Rinck | PD Reprint | |
| Praise Him, Praise Him ! Hymn |
m. Chester G. Allen, w. Fanny J. Crosby | PD Reprint | |
| Praise of Islay Traditional |
Traditional Scots | PD Reprint | |
| Praise, Member Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pray All de Member Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pray For The Lights To Go Out Popular Song |
1916 - m. Will E. Skidmore, w. Renton Tunnah | PD Reprint | |
| Pray On Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pray On Brothers Spiritual |
V - I washed my head in the midnight dew; The morning stars a witness, too. C - Pray on, brothers. O hally hallelujah! Pray on, brothers, It ain't too late. | PD Reprint | |
| Prayer Traditional |
1890 - Fleming | PD Reprint | |
| Prayer - Freischutz Children |
V - Softly sighs the voice of evening, Stealing thro' 'yon shady willow grove | PD Reprint | |
| Prayer Is De Key Of Heaven Spiritual |
V - I think it 'twas 'bout twelve o'clock, Faith unlocks de do', When Jesus led me to de rock, Faith unlocks de do'. I know dat. C - Prayer is de key of heaven . . . Faith unlocks de do' . I know dat. | PD Reprint | |
| Prayer of Thanksgiving Traditional |
1597, 1894 V - We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to make known. | PD Reprint | |
| Prayer Perfect Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Preacher and the Bear Popular Song |
1904 - w.m. Joe Arzonia | PD Reprint | |
| Preacher and the Slave Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Prelude op 28 no 7 Traditional |
1839 - Chopin | PD Reprint | |
| Preparedness Blues Traditional |
1917 - Charles Hillman | PD Reprint | |
| President Pierce's March and Quickstep Traditional |
1853 | PD Reprint | |
| Pretty Creature Traditional |
1890 - Stephen Storace | PD Reprint | |
| Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pretty Kitty Kelly Popular Song |
1920 - m. Ed Nelson, w. Harry Pease | PD Reprint | |
| Pretty Little Deer Children |
V - Pretty little deer, do not be in fear, Who shall harm you while I'm near? | PD Reprint | |
| Pretty Little Rainbow Popular Song |
1919 - m. Vincent C. Plunkett, w. Robert Levenson V - Pretty Little Rainbow let me see you smile again. I'll kiss your tears all away. Like a ray of light that's shining thro' the night. C - Your dear name Sets my heart aflame, Rainbow, Rainbow, Come be mine! | PD Reprint | |
| Pretty Mollie Shannon Popular Song |
1901 - m. Walter Wolff, w. George H. Ryan | PD Reprint | |
| Pretty Polly Oliver Traditional |
1600's - Traditional | PD Reprint | |
| Pride of Bucktown Traditional |
Robert S. Roberts | PD Reprint | |
| Prima Donna Waltz Traditional |
Est 1600's | PD Reprint | |
| Primrose Time Popular Song |
1890 | PD Reprint | |
| Prince George's Birthday Traditional |
1718 | PD Reprint | |
| Prince William Traditional |
1731 | PD Reprint | |
| Prince William of Gloucester's Waltz Traditional |
1801 | PD Reprint | |
| Princess Traditional |
1701 | PD Reprint | |
| Princess Nicotine Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Princess Pocahontas Popular Song |
1903 - m. Richmond F. Hoyt, w. Al Trahern | PD Reprint | |
| Princess Rag Traditional |
James Scott | PD Reprint | |
| Princeton Cannon Song March College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Princeton Chorale College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Princeton Days College |
N - Mixed Voices | PD Reprint | |
| Princeton Jungle March College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Princeton That's All College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Princeton Warble College |
PD Reprint | ||
| The Prisoner's Hope | See Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! | ||
| Prof College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Promised Land Traditional |
1885 | PD Reprint | |
| Psi U Psi U College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Puff! (Kitten Song) Children |
V - There once liv'd a pretty young kitten call'd Puff, The prettiest kitten e'er seen | PD Reprint | |
| Pullman Porters On Parade Popular Song |
1913 - m. Maurice Abrahams, w. Irving Berlin | PD Reprint | |
| Pure As Snow Popular Song |
PD Reprint | ||
| Purple and Gold College |
N - University of Washington | PD Reprint | |
| Purple and White College |
N - Pennsylvania College for Women | PD Reprint | |
| Purple Cow College |
PD Reprint | ||
| Pursuit Traditional |
1728 | PD Reprint | |
| Pussy Cat Pussy Cat Children |
V - Pussy cat, pussy cat, where have you been? I've been to London to visit the Queen. | PD Reprint | |
| Put John On De Island Spiritual |
V - You got Jesus, hold him fas', Weep a low Judgement's comin'. De grace of God you shall receive . . . C - Hail, hail Put John on de island, Hail, hail, Weep a low Judgement's comin'. | PD Reprint | |
| Put Me Off at Buffalo Traditional |
1895 | PD Reprint | |
| Put Me To Sleep With An Old Fashioned Melody Popular Song |
1915 - m. Harry Jentes, w. Sam Lewis, Dick Howard V - Last night while I was a sleeping, I heard a raggedy tune, Into my brain it kept creeping, It had me wide awake soon. C - Put me to sleep with an old fashioned melody when the lights are burning low . . . And wake me up with a rag. | PD Reprint | |
| Put off, and row wi' speed Traditional |
PD Reprint | ||
| Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel Traditional |
Est 1900 | PD Reprint | |
| Putney Ferry Traditional |
1670 | PD Reprint | |
