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1843 Song Book

This song book was purchased on eBay. It is a wonderful primary source of songs from

the early to mid 19th century and needs to be shared with those who would be interested in it.

There are a number of songs that are familiar to us today and many that are not. The melodies

from 1843, however, are generally different - one obvious example being Yankee Doodle.

Various words have also changed over the years. Again, a line from the 1843 Yankee Doodle

states: "Our tars will show the haughty foe, Columbia's sons are handy."

Tar was a period term for the sailors who handled the tarred rope rigging of the sailing

ships, and Columbia was a early term for America.

These songs are public domain. You can print them off and use them however you wish.

Credit to "The 1843 Song Book Project by Tom Vance"

would be appreciated in any publication.

I'm scanning and posting songs periodically. If there is a song or songs that you

would like to see right away, email me at tsevance@mchsi.com and I'll get them up.

	Song	Page(s)	Scanned	Chords Added	Recorded
	Front and Back Covers		Yes
	Title Page	1	Yes
1.	Am I not Fondly Thy Own?	8-9
2.	Araby's Daughter	96-97
3.	Auld Land Syne	82-83
4.	Away With Melancholy	72-73
5.	Barbary Allen	36-37	Yes
6.	Bay of Biscay	90-91
7.	Begone, Dull Care	50-51
8.	Betsy Baker	98-99
9.	Black Eyed Susan	84-85	yes
10.	Blue Bell of Scotland	65
11.	Blue Eyed Mary	78-79
12.	Bonnie Boat	76-77
13.	Bonnie Doon	62-63
14.	The Brave old Oak	174-175
15.	The Bright Rosy Morning	148-149
16.	Bruce's Address	53
17.	Buy A Broom	94-95	yes
18.	The Campbells are Coming	32-33	yes
19.	Canaan	100
20.	Canadian Boat Song	80-81
21.	Capt. Robert Kidd	202-203
22.	Castilian Maid	118-119
23.	Coal Black Rose	46-47
24.	Come, Haste to the Wedding	4-5
25.	Come, Rest in this Bosom	129
26.	Dandy Jim ob Caroline - I	162-163
	Dandy Jim ob Caroline - II	164
27.	Days of Absence	101
28.	Fanny Gray	14-15
29.	The Farmer's Boy	74-75
30.	Exile of Erin - I	130-131
	Exile of Erin - II	132
31.	The Galley Slave	9
32.	The Garland of Love	206-207
33.	The German Watchman's Song	182-183
34.	Go, Forget Me, Why Should Sorrow?	150-151
35.	Go to thy Rest	165
36.	Good Old Times	198-199
37.	Green Grow the Rushes, O	29
38.	Growing Beauty	34-35
39.	Hail Columbia	92-93	Yes
40.	The Harp That Once Thro' Tara's Halls	117
41.	Highland Mary	180-181
42.	Hunters Of Kentucky	208-209	Yes
43.	Hunting Chorus	58-59	Yes
44.	I see them on their winding way	168-169
45.	I Wish You Well	137
46.	I Won't Be a Nun	12
47.	In Good Old Colony Times	109
48.	In my Cottage	171
49.	The Indian's Death Song	184
50.	Kate Kearney	124-125
51.	King and Countryman	40-41
52.	Jesse, the Flower of Dumblane	48-49
53.	John Anderson My Jo	126-127
54.	John Nott - I	134-135
	John Nott - II	136
55.	Land of out Fathers	194-195
56.	The Last Link is Broken - I	68-69
	The Last Link is Broken - II	70
57.	Last Rose of Summer	52-53
58.	Lavender Girl	20-21
59.	Law	6-7
60.	Life Let Us Cherish	120-121
61.	Long, Long Ago	112-113
62.	The Lord is our Shepherd	212-213
63.	Love's Ritornella	64-65
64.	Lovely Rose	170-171
65.	Lucy Neal	158-159
66.	The Maid of Lodi	119
67.	Maltese Boatman's Song	152-153
68.	Marian's Complaint	149
69.	Marseilles Hymn	88-89
70.	Matrimonial Sweets - I	24-25
	Matrimonial Sweets - II	26-27
	Matrimonial Sweets - III	28
71.	The Mellow Horn	56-57
72.	The Minstrel's Return	54-55	Yes	Yes
73.	Miss Lucy Long	42-43
74.	My Bible leads to Glory	214-215
75.	My Country	185
76.	My Heart and Lute	133
77.	My Heart's in the Highlands	172-173
78.	Noble Land of Canada	200-201
79.	Nothing True but Heaven	110-111
80.	Ode on Science	186-187
81.	Oft in the Stilly Night	86-87	Yes
82.	O how happy are they	216
83.	O Lassie, Art Thou Sleeping Yet?	10-11
84.	Oh! No, I never mention Him	189
85.	Oh! Take me back to Switzerland	166-167
86.	Old Dan Tucker	44-45	Yes
87.	The Old Oaken Bucket	157	Yes
88.	Parting Friends	188
89.	The Pirates Serenade - I	114-115
	The Pirates Serenade - II	116
90.	The Poachers	66-67
91.	Polly Hopkins	18-19
92.	Remember Me	210-211
93.	Rory O'Moore	38-39
94.	Rose of Allandale	138-139
95.	Rose That All are Praising	2-3
96.	Ship Ahoy	176-177
97.	Sich a Gettin Up Stairs	16-17
98.	the Soldier's Grave	196-197
99.	The Soldier's Return	122-123
100.	Solomon's Temple	104-105
101.	Some Love to Roam - I	140-141
	Some Love to Roam - II	142-143
102.	The Sons of the West - I	190-191
	The Sons of the West - II	192
103.	Star of Bethlehem	108
104.	The Star Spangled Banner - I	144-145	Yes
	The Star Spangled Banner - II	146	Yes
105.	Still so Gently, o'er me Stealing - I	154-155	Yes
	Still so Gently, o'er me Stealing - II	156	Yes
106.	Sweet Home	60-61
107.	Swiss Boy	71
108.	The Troubadour	128
109.	Twill nebber do to gib it up so!	204-205
110.	Washing Day	30-31
111.	The Watchman	147
112.	What can the matter be?	193
113.	What Fairy Like Music	22-23	Yes
114.	When I Can Read My Title	102-103
115.	When Stars are in the Quiet Skies	160-161
116.	When We Went Gipseying	106-107
117.	Will You Come to the Bower	13
118.	Yankee Doodle	178-179	Yes