Navy-Themed Sheet Music of the WWI Era (1914-1919) as drawn from Bernard S. Parker’s World War I Sheet Music. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2007. 2 vols.
The purpose of this list is to provide basic information on Navy-themed sheet music of the WWI period (1914-1919) as drawn from Parker’s work. The term “Navy-themed” refers to the cover illustration of the sheet music. In order to be considered “Navy-themed”, the cover illustration must be totally or mostly related to a Navy theme–sailors, warships, etc. While the Navy appears on a great many of the 9,670 items listed in Parker, it is usually in a minor role—a sailor standing next to a soldier, a warship in the background, etc. These have not been included in this list, nor have sheet music with words only on the cover.
1. Admiral Dewey. (1917) Lyricist: M.W. Murray
2. All For The Red, White, and Blue. (1919) Lyricist: Samuel E. Carter
3. All Hail To America. (1917) Lyricist: Peter Philip Bilhorn
4. America Awakes. (1918) Lyricist: Allen W. Woodruff
5. America Home Sweet Home. (1917) Lyricist: Carrie M. Brooks
6. America Is Ready. (1917) Lyricist: Josephine B. Cassidy
7. America Leads The Way. (1917) Lyricist: Addison A. Dart
8. American War March. (1917) Lyricist: S.J. Trietel
9. America’s Call. (1918) Lyricist: Edward F. Larkins
10. (Army) Yankees On The Rhine, (Navy) Yankees On The Brine. (1918) Lyricist: F.N. Graves
11. Battle Ship Rag. (1915) Lyricist: Thos S. Allen
12. Battleship Connecticut. (1919) Lyricist: James M. Fulton
13. Beacon Lights. (1918) Lyricist: M.T. Donovan
14. Boys In Navy Blue. (1918) Lyricist: Tom W. Sageman
15. Boys Of The USA. (1918) Lyricist: Elizabeth Kelly
16. Boys Of The USN. (1918) Lyricist: Laura G. Pringle & Edward P. Belcher
17. Bury The Hun. (1918) Lyricist: Archie Coates
18. Cheese It! We Should Worry! In The Good Old USA. (1915). Lyricist: Frederick Hall
19. Coaling Up In Colon Town. (1916) Lyricist: Raymond Egan
20. Columbian Patrol. (1917) Lyricist: E.S. Phelps
21. Come Along. (1917) Lyricist: Arthur Angyalfi & George Rosey
22. Come On Boys. (1919) Lyricist: Ella M. Rose
23. Come Take A Dip In My Submarine. (1914) Lyricist: Carl C. Diener
24. Davy Of The Navy, You’re A Wonderful Boy. (1918) Lyricist: Harold Dixon
25. Deep Sea Blues. (1918) Lyricist: Q. Roscoe Snowden
26. Democracy. (1919) Lyricist: Joseph Dutton
27. Do We Remember Dewey At Manila? (1918) Lyricist: Mort Green
28. Down In The U-17, A Musical Torpedo. (1915) Lyricist: Roger Lewis
29. Down The Lane And Home Again. (1919) Lyricist: Edgar Leslie & Bert Kalmar
30. E-Yip-Yow! Yankee Boys Welcome Home Again. (1918) Lyricist: Bob F. Sear
31. Fight For The Flag We Love. (1917) Lyricist: Clarence Zolinger & Billy Smythe
32. Fighting Navy Of The Good Old USA. (1917) Lyricist: Sam Keane
33. Fighting Navy Of The U.S.A. (1918) Lyricist: Charles A. Snyder
34. For Old Glory (Uncle Sam We Are Preparing). (1917) Lyricist: Walter Irving
35. For The Stars And Stripes We Live And Die. (1914) Lyricist: Angelo Garrasi
36. Freedom On The Seas. (1918) Lyricist: Henry M. Wharton
37. Gim’me A Kiss Mirandy. (1917) Lyricist: Forrest S. Rutherford
38. Give A Little Credit To The Navy. (1918) Lyricist: Bud De Sylva & Gus Kahn
39. Give Your Hand To Uncle Sam. (1916) Lyricist: H.S. Steege
40. God Bless You Boy In Blue. (1918) Lyricist: Floyd Delker
41. Going To Kick The Kaiser. (1917) Lyricist: Lura Allen Perdue
42. Good Bye America. (1918) Lyricist: James O’Keefe
43. Good Bye France! Hello Miss Liberty! (1919) Lyricist: James Edward Wilson
44. Good Bye Parley Voodle, Hello Yankee Doodle. (1919) Lyricist: J.J. Ward
45. Goodbye America. (1917) Lyricist: W.J. McKeever
46. Good-Bye Billy Hohenzollern, Good-Bye. (1918) Lyricist: R.R. Davidson
47. Goodbye Kaiser Bill. (1918) Lyricist: J.L. Waldorf
48. Good-Bye Mother. (1918) Lyricist: F. Arlington Smith
49. Grand America. (1917) Lyricist: Jennibelle O’Connor
50. Gunner Jim. (1918) Lyricist: Harold L. Cool
51. Gussie. (1918) Lyricist: Royal Baron
52. Hear The Call. (1918) Lyricist: Edward Welsh
53. Here’s To Our Sailors In Blue. (1918) Lyricist: Eva Allen Ball
54. He’s Mother’s Sailor Boy. (1918) Lyricist: Ben Cohen
55. Hicki-Hoy. (1915) Lyricist: Stanley Murphy
56. His Land Of Red, White, And Blue. (1914) Lyricist: Lillian Knox
57. Home Again. (1919) Lyricist: Henry Van Dyke
58. Home Again, Boys, Home Again, Back Across The Sea. (1919) Lyricist: Harry Leslie Brown
59. Hun Is On The Wave. (1918) Lyricist: Myron B. Marshall
60. Hurrah For America. (1919) Lyricist: Elinor Root
61. Hyja, My Pretty Nile Queen. (1918) Lyricist: James O’Keefe
62. I Love To Be A Sailor. (1916) Lyricist: Harry Lauder
63. I Want A Submarine. (1918) Lyricist: P.A. Draper
64. I Want Uncle Same To Bulid A Navy That Will Lick All Creation. (1916) Lyricist: Wm H. Pease & O.E. Errmann
65. If Sammy Simpson Shot The Shutes, Why Shouldn’t He Shoot The Shots? (1917) Lyricist: Ed. P. Morgan
66. I’ll Be Back Mary. (1918) Lyricist: Eugene West
67. I’ll Be Waiting Sailor Boy For You. (1918) Lyricist: Great Howard & Wm. Gahagan
68. I’ll Come Back And Be Your Sailor Boy. (1918) Lyricist: Sandy Chapman & Bert Meyers
69. I’m Going To Hire A Submarine. (1915) Lyricist: Don Fluhr
70. In The Harbor Of My Mother’s Arms. (1918) Lyricist: Monty Brice
71. In The Navy. (1918) Lyricist: Richard Howard
72. In Time Of Peace Prepare For War. (1916) Lyricist: Jeff Branen
73. It Must Have Been Some Wonderful Boy (Who Taught Her How To Love). (1918) Lyricist: Wm. Tracey & Jack Stern
74. It’s Great To Be A Navy Man. (1914) Lyricist: Charles Dodan
75. Ja-Da. (1918) Lyricist: Bob Carleton
76. Jasper Jones (Or I’m In The Navy Now). (1918) Lyricist: Sidney D. Wright
77. Lad O’er The Sea. (1918) Lyricist: Gertrude Wilson
78. Leave It To The Navy. (1918) Lyricist: R.N. Moffatt
79. Let Our Flag Wave On The Ocean. (1914) Lyricist: Ada Bombard Broas
80. Let Us Boys Fight For Our Nation (And Stick To The U.S.A. (1917) Lyricist: Victor Haimovitch
81. Let’s Be Prepared For Peace Or War. (1916) Lyricist: Raymond A. Browne
82. Message In The Bottle From The Sea. (1918) Lyricist: Will E. Skidmore & Clyde Hooper
83. My Life Belongs To Uncle Sam But My Heart Belongs To You. (1914) Lyricist: Otto Motzan
84. My Son, Your Country Is Calling. (1917) Lyricist: Milton Charles Bennett
85. Naval Reserve March. (1917) Lyricist: John Philip Sousa
86. Naval Review March. (1920) Lyricist: Bert Brown
87. Navy Swing. (1915) Lyricist: Arthur Lenox
88. Navy Took Them Over And The Navy Will Bring Them Back. (1918) Lyricist: Howard Johnson
89. Navy Waltz. (1918) Lyricist: William Hartman
90. Navy Will Bring Them Back. (1918) Lyricist: Howard Johnson
91. Neal Of The Navy. (1915) Lyricist: Charles Bayha
92. Ocean Must Be Free. (1917) Lyricist: Dave Kohn & Lew Flint
93. Oh! Jack, When Are You Coming Back? (1917) Lyricist: Andrew B. Sterling
94. Old Glory, A Song Of Preparedness. (1916) Lyricist: Edwin Skedden & Katherine Pike
95. Old Glory Goes Marching On. (1918) Lyricist: Paul B. Armstrong
96. Old Von Steuben Rag, A Seagoing Jazz. (1918) Lyricist: John H. Campbell
97. On! On!To Victory. (1918) Lyricist: Geo. Grether
98. On The Deck. (1919) Lyricist: Jessie Norman Cornly
99. On The Good Ship U.S.A. (1918) Lyricist: Karl G. Cahoon.
100. Onward To Berlin. (no date) Lyricist: Max Hoenig
101. Our Country. (1917) Lyricist: W.C. Piatt
102. Our First Line Of Defense. (1917) Lyricist: M. Karasyk
103. Our Guardians Of The Sea. (1917) Lyricist: A.C. Wardlow
104. Our Navy. (1915) Lyricist: Fred Alton Haight
105. Our Navy Boys. (1917) Lyricist: Carlotta Lake
106. Our Yanks Are Sailing Home. (1919) Lyricist: Marie Annette
107. Out On The Sea (It’s The Navy). (1918) Lyricist: John R. Rathom
108. Over The Seas Boys. (1918) Lyricist: Irving Berlin
109. Over There. (1917) Lyricist: George M. Cohan
110. Overseas. (1918) Lyricist: Herbert W. Lowe
111. Parting Sailor Boy’s Vow. (1918) Lyricist: Charles Ehrgott
112. Peace On Earth And Liberty. (1917) Lyricist: Roy. L. Burtch
113. Rag Time Sailor Man. (1917) Lyricist: J. Will Callahan
114. Rear Admiral Wood. (1918) Lyricist: Daisy M. Erd
115. Roar Of The Cannon March. (1914) Lyricist: Lew J. Novy
116. Rocked In The Cradle Of The Deep. (1918) Lyricist: Louis Weber
117. Sailor Boy. (1918) Lyricist: Henry Cross
118. Sailor Boy. (1917) Lyricist: Hersh & Gilette
119. Sailor Boy. (1914) Lyricist: Edward Ridge
120. Sailor Boy In Blue. (1919) Lyricist: Richard B. Weber
121. Sailor Boy (You Are My Hero). (1917) Lyricist: Lessling Alch
122. Sailor Boy’s Dream. (1917) Lyricist: Louis Weber
123. Sailor Lad. (1918) Lyricist: H.P. Nelson
124. Sailor Lad Is The Lad For Me. (1918) Lyricist: R.R. Davidson
125. Salute The Flag. (1914) Lyricist: Victor Bartlett
126. Salute The Flag. (1914) Lyricist: William T. Pierson
127. She Is My U-Boat. (1918) Lyricist: Chauncey St. Clair
128. Ship Named U.S.A. (Or Wilson’s War Cry Of Peace). (1915) Lyricist: James F. Whitehorn & T. F. Ambrose
129. Ships Of The Sea. (1918) Lyricist: Percy Ballentine
130. Smiling Jim. (1918) Lyricist: Arthur M. Kraus.
131. Soldier And Sailor Boy. (1918) Lyricist: Edwin Murphy
132. Spirit Of Liberty. (1917) Lyricist: Etta M. McAfee & A.E. Grapp
133. Stars And Stripes Are Yours As Well As Mine. (1918) Lyricist: Nina E. Walker
134. Statue Of Liberty, I’m Coming Home Toot Sweet. (1918) Lyricist: Henry Sauvain
135. Statue Of Liberty Is Smiling. (1918) Lyricist: Jack Mahoney
136. Submarine Chaser With A Yankee Crew. (1917) Lyricist: Max Maxwell
137. That Syncopated Sailor Band. (1918) Lyricist: Herman Hupfield
138. There Is Somebody Waitin’ For Me. (1917) Lyricist: Harry Lauder
139. There’s No Navy Like the U.S.A. (1916) Lyricist: Merwin J. Pulver
140. They Put Our Little Percy In The Brig. (1919) Lyricist: Wm. J. Redford
141. They’ll Know We’re Over Bye and Bye. (1917) Lyricist: Will Dillon
142. Torpedo Rag. (1917) Lyricist: Oscar Young
143. Uncle Sam Is Praying For The Stars And Stripes And You. (1919) Lyricist: Francesca Toutloff
144. Uncle Sam We’ll All Be There. (1918) Lyricist: Edward A. Terhune
145. Uncle Sam’s Ships. (1917) Lyricist: Daisy M. Erd
146. U.S. Navy. (1918) Lyricist: William H. Perrins
147. U.S.S. California. (1915) Lyricist: J.R. Shannon
148. U.S.S. Illinois. (1915) Lyricist: J.R. Shannon
149. U.S.S. Michigan. (1915) Lyricist: J.R. Shannon
150. U.S.S. New York. (1915) Lyricist: J.R. Shannon
151. U.S.S. Ohio. (1915) Lyricist: J.R. Shannon
152. U.S.S. Texas March. (1915) Lyricist: Charles L. Johnson
153. Victory. (1919) Lyricist: Max Dolin
154. Wake Up America! (1916) Lyricist: George Graff
155. Wake Up, Get Up, And Shine. (1918) Lyricist: Jos. M. Weingaertner
156. We Are Uncle Sammy’s Boys. (1914) Lyricist: Charles D. Tibbits
157. We Want A Mighty Navy. (1915) Lyricist: Howard Wesley
158. Welcome Home. (1919) Lyricist: Daisy M. Erd
159. Welcome Home Heroes All. (1918) Lyricist: Louis W. Everson
160. We’ll Come Back. (1917) Lyricist: E.G. Taratino
161. We’ll Go The Route For You. (1914) Lyricist: John J. Nilan
162. We’ll Knock The Heligo—Into Heligo Out of Heligoland! (1917) Lyricist: John O’Brien
163. We’ll Meet Them Over In France. (1917) Lyricist: Harvey A. Beasley
164. We’re Coming Uncle Sam To You. (1917) Lyricist: Frank Earl Hathaway
165. We’re Going Across. (1918) Lyricist: William Israel & Robert Cohen
166. We’re Off For The USA. (1918) Lyricist: Frances M. Witter
167. When Jack Comes Sailing Home Again. (1918) Lyricist: Nora Bayes
168. When Our Boys Come Home. (1918) Lyricist: Anne Hartigan
169. When Our Soldier Boys Return. (1918) Lyricist: George A. Stewart
170. When Sammy Comes Sailing Home. (1918) Lyricist: M.E. Webster
171. When The Boys Come Sailing Home. (1919) Lyricist: Floyd Delker
172. When The Boys Come Sailing Home. (1918) Lyricist: Martin F. Schram
173. When The Boys Come Sailing Home. (1918) Lyricist: John Philip Sousa
174. When The Great Lakes Band Goes Marching On Parade. (1918) Lyricist: James O’Keefe
175. When the Old Boat Heads For Home. (1918) Lyricist: Earl Fuller
176. When The Ships Recross The Ocean. (1918) Lyricist: Harvey S. Wolcott
177. When We See Them Home Again. (1919) Lyricist: Oakley D. Thompson
178. When Yankee Doodle Sails Upon The Good Ship Home Sweet Home. (1918) Lyricist: Addison Burkhardt
179. When You Come Back. (1917) Lyricist: Geo. Edwards
180. When You Hear The Martial Band. (1918) Lyricist: Leon P. Rundell
181. When Your Sailor Boy In Blue Comes Sailing Home To You. (1918) Lyricist: Annelu Burns
182. Won’t You Shine For Me Miss Liberty (For I Am Coming Home). (1919) Lyricist: Georgie Ginsberg
183. World’s Great War Is Won. (1919) Lyricist: D.C. Mecum
184. World’s War Song. (1918) Lyricist: Geo. B. Freeman
185. Yankee Gunner In The Navy. (1918) Lyricist: J.A. Harvey
186. Yankee Tars (American Navy March). (1919) Lyricist: John Boulton
187. You’ll Have To Take Your Hat Off To The Old Red, White, And Blue (The Greatest Nation Of Them All). (1916) Lyricist: Emory C.O’Hara.
188. Your Boy Is On The Coal Pile Now. (1918) Lyricist: Sam Ward
