Wodehouse Songs: A to Z

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A

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Act One Finale
(Jerome Kern)
"Sitting Pretty: a musical comedy"
1924

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Act One Finale
(Rudolph Friml) Clifford Grey
The Three Musketeers: a musical comedy
1928

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"All For One"
(Rudolph Friml) Clifford Grey
"The Three Musketeers: a musical comedy"
1928

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"Actor's Life, The"
(Rudolph Friml) Clifford Grey
"The Three Musketeers: a musical comedy"
1928

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"All Full of Talk"
(Jerome Kern)
"Miss Springtime: a musical comedy"
1916

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"All You Need Is a Girl"
(Jerome Kern)
Guy Bolton
"Sitting Pretty: a musical comedy"
1924

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Ask Dad
Louis Hirsch Guy Bolton
"Oh, My Dear!: a musical comedy"
1918

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B

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Back To the Dear Old Trenches
(Ivan Caryll)
"The Girl Behind the Gun: a musical comedy"
1918

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"Beauty Prize"
(Jerome Kern)
George Grossmith, Jr.

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Behind the Scenes
Jerome Kern
"The Beauty of Bath: a musical comedy"
1906

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"Bill"
(Jerome Kern)
Oscar Hammerstein II
1918 1927 1986
"Oh, Lady! Lady!!: a musical comedy"
Show Boat Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood

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Bless My Soul
Rudolph Friml Clifford Grey
The Three Musketeers
1928

Bongo on the Congo
Jerome Kern Guy Bolton
Sitting Pretty
1924

Breakfast in Bed
Armand Vecsey Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale[10]

Bright Lights
Jerome Kern Schuyler Green
"Have a Heart: a musical comedy"
1917


Broken Blossoms
Armand Vecsey1919The Rose of China
1919

Bunny Dear
Armand Vecsey1919The Rose of China
1919

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Cabaret Girl
Jerome Kern Anne Caldwell George Grossmith, Jr


Calico
Herbert Haines Charles H. Taylor1907
"My Darling: a musical comedy"
1907


Carnival of Fools
Rudolph Friml Clifford Grey1928
The Three Musketeers

Charity Class, The
Jerome Kern Guy Bolton1924
Sitting Pretty

Chase, The
Rudolph Friml Clifford Grey1928
The Three Musketeers

Childhood DaysLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918
Oh, My Dear!

Church Round the Corner, The
(Jerome Kern)
Clifford Grey1920
Sally

Cleopatra
(Jerome Kern)
Clifford Grey1920
Sally

CleopattererJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917
Leave It to Jane

College SpiritArmand Vecsey1919
The Rose of China

Come Where Nature CallsLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!


Comin' Thru the RyeArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927
"The Nightingale: a musical comedy"


Come to Me
(Emmerich Kálmán)
Herbert Reynolds

Come to Us
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

"Cottage in Kent, A"
Jerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923
The Beauty Prize

Crickets Are Calling, The
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917
Leave It to Jane

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D

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Daisy
Jerome Kern1917
Have a Heart

Days Gone By
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty

Dear Little Girl
Jerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally

Dear Old Fashioned Prison of Mine
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924
Sitting Pretty

Desert Island, A
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty

Down Here in Greenwhich Village
Jerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally

Down on the Banks of the Subway
Armand Vecsey
1919
The Rose of China


Dreams
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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E
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Enchanted Train, The
(Jerome Kern)
1924Sitting Pretty

"Every Day"
(Jerome Kern)


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FairylandArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale

Fall of Man, The Emmerich Kálmán1917
The Riviera Girl: a musical comedy"


Finale
Jerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920
Sally


Finale
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers


Finale Act One
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane


Finale Act Two (from Leave It to Jane)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane


Finale UltimoGeorge Gershwin
Jerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty[1]


First Day of May, The Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy![24]


First Rose of SummerJerome Kern
Anne CaldwellUnknown--[25]

Flags of AlliesIvan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun[26]

Flubby Dub, the Cave-ManJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy![24]

Football SongJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]

For the Man I LoveJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize[19]

Frolic of a Breeze, The
F. Clifford Harris1906The Beauty of Bath[7]
Gascony BredRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers[2]

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"Girl Behind the Gun, The"
Ivan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918
The Girl Behind the Gun[26]

Glow Worm, The
Herbert Haines1907My Darling[7]

Godsons and GrandmothersIvan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun[26]

Go Little Boat
Jerome Kern1917
1918Miss 1917
Oh, My Dear[21]

Good Old AtwaterJerome Kern1917Leave It to Jane[27]

Gossip
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers[2]

Greenwich Village
Jerome Kern1918Oh, Lady! Lady!![28]

Gypsy Bring Your FiddleEmmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl[23]


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Half A Married Man
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl[29]

Happy FamilyIvan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun[26]

He Doesn't KnowArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale[17]

Here They areGeorge Gershwin
Ira Gershwin1928Rosalie[30]

Home from Oh KayGeorge Gershwin
Guy BoltonUnknown--[31]

HomelandArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale[17]

Honeymoon InnJerome Kern1917
1977Have a Heart
Very Good Eddie[32]

Honeymoon IsleJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize[19]

How Warm It is Today, Oh Ivan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun[26]

Hussars MarchSigmund Romberg1928Rosalie[33]

Hymn to the SunArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China[12]
(And) I Am All AloneJerome Kern1917Have a Heart[11]

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I Like It
Ivan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun[26]

I Never Knew
Jean Schwartz1918See You Later #2[34]

I Shall Be All Right NowLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear![4]

I Wonder Whether (I've Loved You All My Life)
Louis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear![4]

"If Ever I Lost You"
(Ivor Novello) 1921 "The Golden Moth"


I'd Ask No MoreLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear![4]

I'm a PrizeJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize[19]

I'm Here, Little Girl, I'm HereJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart[11]

I'm Going To Find a GirlJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]

I'm So BusyJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart[11]

I'm the Old Man in the MoonJerome KernUnknown--[36]

In The Garden of RomanceEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime[37]

It's a Great Big LandJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]

It's a Hard Hard World for a ManJerome Kern1918Oh, Lady! Lady!![38]

It's A Long, Long DayJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize[19]

I've Had My Share (I Don't Care)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]

I've Played For YouJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]

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JosephineArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale[17]

Joy BellsJerome Kern1923The Beauty Prize[19]

Just a Voice to Call Me DearEmmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl[39]

Just You Watch My StepJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]

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Koo-La-Loo
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton
Oh, Boy!
1917

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L

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L'Amour Toujours-L'Amour
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

Land Where Journeys End (and Dreams Come True)
Louis HirschUnknown--[40]

Land where the Good Songs GoJerome KernUnknown--[41]

Leave It To JaneJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]

The Legend of the Tea TreeArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China[12]

Let's Make a Night of ItJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy![24]

Life in the Old Dog YetIvan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun[26]

Life Is a Game of BluffEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime[37]

Life's a Tale
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl[42]

Lilt of a Gypsy StrainEmmerich KálmánUnknown--[43]

Little Bid for Sympathy, A
Emmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime[37]

Little Bit of Ribbon, A
Kerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy![24]

Little BrideArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China[12]

Little Bungalow in Quoque, A
Jerome Kern1917
1920
1977The Riviera Girl
Sally
Very Good Eddie[15][32]

Little Country Mouse, A
Emmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime[37]

Look for the Silver LiningJerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally[15]

Love Monopoly, The
Emmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime[37]

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"Magic Train, The"
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty[1]

Man, Man, Man
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl[23]
March of the MusketeersRudolf Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers[44]
May MoonArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale[17]
Meet Me Down on Main StreetJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize[19]
Moon LoveJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize[45]
Moon SongJerome Kern1918Oh, Lady! Lady!![46]
Mr. and Mrs. RorerJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty[1]
My BelleRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers[2]
My Castle in the AirJerome Kern1916Miss Springtime[47]
My China RoseArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China[12]

My Sword And IRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers[2]
My Wife - My ManJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart[11]

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NapoleonJerome Kern1917Have a Heart[48]

NervesJean Schwartz
Guy Bolton1922The Cabaret Girl[49]
Nesting Time (in Flatbush)Jerome Kern1917Oh, Boy![24]
New York SerenadeGeorge Gershwin
Ira Gershwin1928Rosalie[50]

Non-Stop DancingJerome Kern1923The Beauty Prize[51]
Now That My Ship's Come HomeGuy Jones1907The Gay Gordons[7]
Nuts in MayIvor Novello1921The Golden Moth[52]

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Oh Gee Oh JoyGeorge Gershwin
Ira Gershwin1928Rosalie[53]
Oh, Mr Chamberlain!Jerome Kern1906The Beauty of BathRewritten version of a Kern song from The Catch of the Season (1905)
Oh, My Dear!Louis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!
Oh, Daddy PleaseJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!

Oh, Lady! Lady!!Jerome Kern1918Oh, Lady! Lady!!
The Old-Fashioned DramaEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime
An Old-Fashioned WifeJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!
On a Desert Island With YouJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty
Once In SeptemberArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale
Once Upon a TimeEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

Only A RoseRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers
Opening Act 1 Appendix (Pergola Patrol)Jerome Kern
Anne Caldwell
George Grossmith, Jr.Unknown--
Opening Act Two (from Leave It to Jane)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]

Overture (from Leave It to Jane)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]
Our Chinese BungalowArmand Vecsey
Oscar Shaw1919The Rose of China[12]
Our City of DreamsLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear![4]

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Package of Seeds, A Jerome Kern
Herbert Reynolds1915
1917Ninety in the Shade
Oh, Boy![24]


 Pal Like You, A (We're Going to Be Pals)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!


  Pal Like You, A
Jerome KernUnknown--Also known as (I Was Looking For) A Pal Like You


A Peach of a Life
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to JaneAlso known as Life of a Peach

Peter PanJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart

Phoebe SnowLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!
Play Out Music (from Leave It to Jane)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane


Polka Dot, The
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty


Poor PruneJerome Kern1917Leave It to Jane
Prologue (from The Three Musketeers)Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

ProposalsArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China
Put Me in My Little CellFrederick Rosse1904Sergeant Brue Not included in the published score or libretto; published separately.

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Reaching for StarsJerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally


Riviera GirlEmmerich Kálmán
Béla Jenbach
Leo SteinUnknown--
The Road That Lies BeforeJerome Kern1917Have a Heart


Rolled into OneJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!

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Sally SelectionJerome Kern
Buddy DeSylva
Clifford Grey
Anne CaldwellUnknown--
SamarkandJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart
Saturday NightJerome KernUnknown

Say SoGeorge Gershwin
Ira Gershwin1928Rosalie


Shadow of the MoonJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty


Shimmy With MeJerome Kern1922
2003The Cabaret Girl
Never Gonna Dance
ShopJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart

Shufflin' SamJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty
The Siren SongJerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally
The Siren's SongJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane
Sir GalahadJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

Sitting PrettyJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty
Some Day Waiting Will EndIvan Caryll1918The Girl Behind the Gun
Some OneJerome Kern
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime
Sometimes I Feel Just Like GrandpaEmmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl


The Spirit of the DrumArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China
The Sun Shines BrighterJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane
SunriseEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

Sweet SweetGeorge Gershwin
Ira GershwinUnknown--

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That's What Men are ForIvan Caryll1918The Canary
Tell Me All Your Troubles, CutieJerome Kern1917Miss 1917
There Isn't One GirlJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty
There It Is AgainJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane
There'll Never Be Another Girl Like DaisyEmmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl
There's a Light in your EyesIvan Caryll1918The Girl Behind the Gun
There's a ToastEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert ReynoldsUnknown--


This is the ExistenceEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime
Thousands of Years AgoIvan Caryll1918The Canary
Throw Me a RoseEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime
Till The Clouds Roll ByJerome Kern
1917
unknown
1986Oh, Boy!


Till the Clouds Roll by
Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood
To Live a Simple LifeHerbert Haines1907My Darling
True to MeIvan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun


Try AgainLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!
Tulip Time in Sing SingJerome Kern1920
1924Sally
Sitting Pretty
Twenties are here to StayGeorge Gershwin
Guy BoltonUnknown--
Two Little ShipsArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale

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Very Good Girl on Sunday, A
Jerome Kern
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime
Victor Light Opera SelectionJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane
Vive La FranceRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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Wait Till TomorrowJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane
We're CrooksJerome Kern1917Miss 1917
West Point songSigmund Romberg1928Rosalie
What I'm Longing to SayJerome Kern1917Leave It to Jane
What! What! What!Armand Vecsey1919The Rose of China
What's The Use?Louis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!


When the Ships Come HomeJerome Kern1920That Little Thing
When You Are in ChinaArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China
When You Take the Road With MeJerome Kern1923The Beauty Prize
When You're Full of TalkJerome Kern
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime


The Whippoorwill WaltzJerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally

Why Don't They Hand It to Me?
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl

Why Must We always be Dreaming
Sigmund Romberg1928Rosalie

Why?
Jerome Kern1917Leave It to Jane

Wild Rose
(Jerome Kern) Clifford Grey1920 "Sally"

Will You Forget?
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl

Women Haven't Any Mercy on a Man
Ivan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun

"Words Are Not Needed (Every Day)"
(Jerome Kern)
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!

WorriesJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty

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Yale Armand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

Year from Today, A Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty

YesterdayArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

You can't Keep a Good Girl DownJerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally

You can't Make Love by WirelessJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize

You Found Me and I Found YouJerome Kern1918Oh, Lady! Lady!!

You Never Knew About MeJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!

You Never KnowLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!

"You Said Something"
(Jerome Kern) 1917 "Have a Heart"

"You, You, You"
(Guy Jones)1907 "The Gay Gordons"

You'll Find Me Playing Mah-Jongg
(Jerome Kern) 1923 "The Beauty Prize"

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"Your Eyes"
(Rudolf Friml) 1928 "The Three Musketeers"

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"You're the Top"
(Cole Porter) 1934 "Anything Goes". Lyrics re-written by Wodehouse for British version