This webpage is devoted to all of the music contained in the title collection. Some composer's songs are listed here, as well as on their own dedicated webpages, for convenience. Otherwise all other songs are listed also, in chronological order, on my Misc. 1800s or Civil War 2 webpages, as appropriate. The songs are listed here in the same order as they are in the book.
| Title | Year | Words | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Folks at Home [aka Swanee River] | 1851 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Angel Gabriel (End Song) | 1875 | Frank Dumont | James E. Stewart |
| Angels, Meet Me at the Cross Roads | 1875 | William Shakespeare Hays | William Shakespeare Hays |
| The Little Old Cabin in the Lane (Song and Chorus) | 1871 | William Shakespeare Hays | William Shakespeare Hays |
| Susan Jane | 1871 | William Shakespeare Hays | William Shakespeare Hays |
| The Yaller Gal That Winked at Me | 1867 | anon. | A. M. Hernandez |
| Ole Shady; or The Song of the Contraband | 1861 | Benjamin Russell Hanby | Benjamin Russell Hanby |
| Darling Nelly Gray | 1856 | Benjamin Russell Hanby | Benjamin Russell Hanby |
| The Little Brown Jug | 1869 | Joseph Eastburn Winner | Joseph Eastburn Winner |
| Twinkling Stars Are Laughing, Love | 1855 | John P. Ordway | John P. Ordway |
| Listen to the Mocking Bird [17 Apr.] | 1855 | Septimus Winner (using the pseud. of Alice Hawthorne) | Melody by Richard Milburn; Arr. by Septimus Winner (using the pseud. of Alice Hawthorne) |
| Dixie's Land | 1860 | anon. | Daniel Decatur Emmett; Arr. by W. L. Hobbs |
| Ellee Rhee, or Carry Me Back to Tennessee | 1865 | Adapted by Septimus Winner | Arr. by Septimus Winner |
| I Want to See the Old Home (Song and Chorus) | 1873 | Frank Dumont | James E. Stewart |
| Lilly Dale | 1852 | H. S. Thompson | H. S. Thompson |
| Gentle Annie | 1856 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Early in De Mornin' | 1877 | William Shakespeare Hays | William Shakespeare Hays |
| Good Sweet Ham (End Song) | 1873 | Henry Hart | Melody by Henry Hart; Arr. by James E. Stewart |
| Oh! Sam (A Famous Minstrel Song) | 1872 | William Shakespeare Hays | William Shakespeare Hays |
| Folks That Put on Airs | 1858 | H. Angelo | William H. Coulston |
| Rosa Lee, or "Don't Be Foolish Joe" | 1847 | anon. | anon. |
| De History ob de World (from the Popular Extravaganza of Buffalo Gals at the Adelphi) | 1847 | anon. | anon.; Arr. by T. Contreso |
| In the Louisiana Lowlands | 1859 | anon. | anon. |
| The Virginia Rose Bud (Song and Chorus) | 1849 | anon. | F. H. Kavanaugh |
| Oh! I'se So Wicked | 1854 | G. C. Howard | G. C. Howard |
| Trabling Back to Georgia | 1874 | Arthur W. French | Charles D. Blake |
| Old Uncle Ned | 1848 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Oh! Susanna | 1848 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Nancy Till (Written for White's Serenaders) | 1851 | anon. | anon. |
| Jordan Is a Hard Road to Trable | 1853 | anon. | Daniel Decatur Emmett |
| Farewell my Lilly Dear | 1851 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| "Gwine to Run All Night" or De Camptown Races | 1850 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Adolphus Morning Glory | 1868 | J. B. Murphy, of St. Louis | David Braham |
| Nelly Bly | 1850 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Root, Hog, or Die | 1856 | anon. | anon. |
| Angelina Baker | 1850 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Piccayune Butler (sung by the Virginia Minstrels) | 1847 | anon. | anon. |
| The Alabama Blossoms (Song and Dance) | 1874 | Frank Dumont | Melody by Frank Dumont; Arr. by James E. Stewart |
| Balm of Gilead | 1861 | anon. | anon.; Arr. by H. T. Bryant |
| Good Bye, Liza Jane | 1871 | anon. | anon.; Arr. by Eddie Fox |
| Settin' On A Rail; or, Raccoon Hunt | 1837 | anon. | anon. |
| Nicodemus Johnson | 1865 | J. B. Murphy | J. B. Murphy |
| Jim Along Josey | 1840 | Edward Harper | Edward Harper? |
| Zip Coon | 1834 | George Washington Dixon, George Nichols or Bob Farrell? | George Washington Dixon, George Nichols or Bob Farrell? |
| Old Bob Ridley | 1855 | Charles White | Charles White |
| Melinda May | 1851 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| A Little More Cider (as sung by the Fellow's Minstrels) | 1852 | anon. | anon.; Arr. by Austin Hart |
| I Seen Her at de Window | c1840s | anon. | anon. |
| Buffalo Gals (compare to Lubly Fan Will You Cum Out To Night?) | 1844 | anon. | Cool White |
| Carry Me Back to Old Virginia | 1848 | anon. | anon.; Arr. by Edwin Pearce Christy, 1815-1862 |
| Mary Blane | 1847 | F. C. German | Charles T. White; Arr. by J. H. Howard |
| Ella Ree | 1853 | Charles E. Steuart | James W. Porter |
| Roll Out! Heave Dat Cotton | 1877 | William Shakespeare Hays | William Shakespeare Hays |
| Lucy Long | 1844 | anon. | anon. |
| Sing, Sing, Darkies, Sing | c1844 | anon. | anon. |
| Dearest Mae (As sung by the Harmoneons) | 1848 | Francis Lynch | L. V. H. Crosby |
| De Boatman Dance (Sung by the Ethiopian Serenaders) | 1843 | Daniel Decatur Emmett | Daniel Decatur Emmett |
| Sally Come Up | 1862 | T. Ramsey | E. W. Mackney; Arr. by Frederick Buckley, 1815-1864 |
| Old Dan Tucker | 1843 | Daniel Decatur Emmett | Daniel Decatur Emmett |
| Clare de Kitchen (Song) | 1832 | Thomas Dartmouth (Daddy) Rice | Thomas Dartmouth (Daddy) Rice |
| Gideon's Band (sung in the Musical Extravaganza of Mazeppa) | 1861 | anon. | anon.; Arr. by Charles R. Dodsworth |
| Lucy Neal | 1844 | James Sanford | James Sanford |
| Jingle Bells or The One Horse Open Sleigh [16 Sep.] | 1857 | James Pierpont | James Pierpont |
| Dandy Jim of Caroline | 1843 | Silas Sexton Steele | J. Richard ("Ole Bull") Myers |
| Oh! Dat Watermelon | 1874 | Luke Schoolcraft | Luke Schoolcraft; Arr. by John Braham |
| Poor Old Uncle Rufe | 1876 | Harry Bloodgood | Melody by James Maas; Arr. by John Braham |
| Babylon Is Fallen! (Sequel to "Kingdom Coming") | 1863 | Henry Clay Work | Henry Clay Work |
| In the Morning By the Bright Light (A Famous End Song) | 1879 | James Allen Bland | James Allen Bland |
| The Old Home Aint What It Used to Be (companion song to The Old Folks at Home as sung by the original Georgia Minstrels) | 1872 | Charles A. White | Charles A. White |
| I'se Gwine Back to Dixie | 1874 | Charles A. White | Charles A. White |
| Nelly Was a Lady | 1849 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night | 1853 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| De Gospel Raft | 1878 | Frank Dumont | Frank Dumont; Arr. by Charles Baker |
| De Golden Wedding | 1880 | James Allen Bland | James Allen Bland; Arr. by J. H. W. |
| Kingdom Coming! (The Year of Jubilo) | 1862 | Henry Clay Work | Henry Clay Work |
| Keep in de Middle ob de Road | 1878 | William Shakespeare Hays | William Shakespeare Hays |
| Hard Times Come Again No More | 1854 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Wake Nicodemus | 1864 | Henry Clay Work | Henry Clay Work |
| Shine On | 1874 | Luke Schoolcraft | Luke Schoolcraft; Arr. by John Braham |
| Poor Old Slave | 1851 | G. W. H. Griffin | G. W. H. Griffin; Arr. by E. M. F. |
| Old Dog Tray | 1853 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Oh! Boys, Carry Me 'Long | 1851 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| Oh Dem Golden Slippers! (Song and Chorus) | 1879 | James Allen Bland | James Allen Bland; Arr. by F. Louis |
| Old Black Joe | 1860 | Stephen Collins Foster | Stephen Collins Foster |
| I'll Be Dar (Plantation Song) | 1875 | Charles Benedict | Charles Benedict |
| The Old Cabin Home | 1857 | T. Paine | T. Paine |
| Stop That Knocking at the Door | 1843 | Anthony F. Winnemore | Charles T. White |
| Tom-Big-Bee River, or The Gum Tree Canoe | 1847 | Silas Sexton Steele | Anthony F. Winneore |
| Jim Crow (A Comic Song) | 1829? | Thomas Dartmouth ("Daddy") Rice | Thomas Dartmouth ("Daddy") Rice |
| Walk, Jaw Bone (written expressly for Cool White) | 1844 | Silas Sexton Steele | Silas Sexton Steele |
| Jim Crack Corn [aka The Blue Tail Fly] | 1846 | Daniel Decatur Emmett? | Daniel Decatur Emmett? |
| Lubly Dine (Sung by the Virginia Serenaders) | 1844 | James Sanford | James Sanford |
| The Jolly Raftsman | 1844 | Andrew Evans | anon. |