Public Domain Songs

The following public domain songs are here for everybody to enjoy. You can change the chords, the keys, and the instrument. You can even print the song with the changes you make — you just can't save the changes. We are sharing this so you will share them with others that need a little music and joy in their lives. If you want to add a song or suggest one please drop us a line!

Song TitleContributed By
Ain't We Got Fun?
Words by Gus Kahn & Raymond B. Egan, Music by Richard A. Whiting
Beatil
Amazing Grace
Traditional - wriiten around 1799
Beatil
April Showers
Words by B.G. DeSylva; Music by Louis Silvers
Charlie
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe
Charlie
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?
Words and Music by Hughie Cannon
Charlie
Cockles And Mussels (Sweet Molly Malone)
Beatil
Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine
Words: Otto A. Harbach; Music: Karl Hoschna
Charlie
Danny Boy
Frederick Edward Westherly
Adapted from the traditional Irish song, "Londonderry Air"
Charlie
For Me and My Gal
Words: Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz; Music: George W. Meyer
Charlie
Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping)
Traditional French nursery song from the 1800's. French and English lyrics.
Beatil
Give My Regards to Broadway
Words and Music by George M. Cohan
Beatil
Greensleeves
Beatil
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Words and Music: Beth Slater Whitson and Leo Friedman
Charlie
Oh, Susanna
Written in 1848 by Stephen Foster
Beatil
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
A traditional children's song, sung as a round
Beatil
Silent Night
Mohr & Gruber
Charlie
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Unknown
Charlie
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Composer: Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer
In honor of baseball season! Here's a very amusing video on YouTube. Embedding was disabled, so try this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-gsdLSSQ0
Beatil
The Sidewalks of New York (East Side, West Side)
Words and Music by Chas. B. Lawlor and James W. Blake
Beatil
This Land Is Your Land (guitar)
Woody Guthrie
Charlie
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Traditional
Charlie
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Chauney Olcott, George Graff, Jr., Ernest R. Ball
Beatil
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