Wodehouse Songs

Speranza

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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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Amour -- see L'Amour

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

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Bongo on the Congo
Jerome Kern Guy Bolton
Sitting Pretty
1924

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Breakfast in Bed
Armand Vecsey Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale

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

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Broken Blossoms
Armand Vecsey1919 The Rose of China
1919

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Bunny Dear
Armand Vecsey The Rose of China
1919
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Cabaret Girl
Jerome Kern Anne Caldwell George Grossmith, Jr

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

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Carnival of Fools
Rudolph Friml Clifford Grey1928
The Three Musketeers

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Charity Class, The
Jerome Kern Guy Bolton1924
Sitting Pretty

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Chase, The
Rudolph Friml Clifford Grey1928
The Three Musketeers

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Childhood DaysLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton 1918
Oh, My Dear!

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

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Cleopatra
(Jerome Kern)
Clifford Grey1920
Sally

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Cleopatterer

(Jerome Kern)
Guy Bolton1917
Leave It to Jane

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College Spirit

Armand Vecsey1919
The Rose of China

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Come Where Nature CallsLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!

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Comin' Thru the RyeArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton 1927
"The Nightingale: a musical comedy"

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Come to Me
(Emmerich Kálmán)
Herbert Reynolds

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Come to Us
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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

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Crickets Are Calling, The
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917
Leave It to Jane
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Daisy
Jerome Kern1917
Have a Heart

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Days Gone By
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton 1924 Sitting Pretty

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Dear Little Girl
Jerome Kern
Clifford Grey 1920 Sally

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Dear Old Fashioned Prison of Mine
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton 1924
Sitting Pretty

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Desert Island, A
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton 1924 Sitting Pretty

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Down Here in Greenwhich Village
Jerome Kern
Clifford Grey 1920 Sally

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

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Dreams
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey 1928 The Three Musketeers
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Enchanted Train, The
(Jerome Kern)
1924 Sitting Pretty

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"Every Day"
(Jerome Kern)
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Fairyland

Armand Vecsey
Guy Bolton 1927 The Nightingale

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Fall of Man, The Emmerich Kálmán 1917
The Riviera Girl: a musical comedy"

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Finale
Jerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920
Sally

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Finale
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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Finale Act One
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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Finale Act Two (from Leave It to Jane)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane
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Finale UltimoGeorge Gershwin
Jerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty

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

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First Rose of SummerJerome Kern
Anne CaldwellUnknown

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Flags of AlliesIvan Caryl
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun

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Flubby Dub, the Cave-Man Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton 1917 Oh, Boy!

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Football Song

Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton 1917 Leave It to Jane

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For the Man I Love

Jerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923 The Beauty Prize

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Frolic of a Breeze, The
F. Clifford Harris 1906 The Beauty of Bath

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Gascony BredRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers
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"Girl Behind the Gun, The"
Ivan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918
The Girl Behind the Gun

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Glow Worm, The
Herbert Haines1907My Darling

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Godsons and GrandmothersIvan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun

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

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Good Old AtwaterJerome Kern1917Leave It to Jane[27]

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Gossip
Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers[2]

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

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Gypsy Bring Your FiddleEmmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl[23]
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Half A Married Man
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl[29]

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

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He Doesn't KnowArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale

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Here They areGeorge Gershwin
Ira Gershwin1928Rosalie[30]

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Home from Oh KayGeorge Gershwin
Guy BoltonUnknown--[31]
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HomelandArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale

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Honeymoon InnJerome Kern1917
1977Have a Heart
Very Good Eddie

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

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

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Hussars MarchSigmund Romberg1928Rosalie

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Hymn to the SunArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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(And) I Am All AloneJerome Kern1917Have a Heart
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I Like It
Ivan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun

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I Never Knew
Jean Schwartz1918See You Later #2

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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I'm So BusyJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart

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I'm the Old Man in the MoonJerome KernUnknown

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In The Garden of RomanceEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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

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

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

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

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I've Played For YouJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane[16]
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JosephineArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale

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Joy BellsJerome Kern1923The Beauty Prize

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Just a Voice to Call Me DearEmmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl

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

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Land Where Journeys End (and Dreams Come True)
Louis HirschUnknown

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Land where the Good Songs GoJerome KernUnknown

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Leave It To JaneJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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Legend of the Tea Tree, The

Armand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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

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

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Life Is a Game of BluffEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Life's a Tale
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl

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Lilt of a Gypsy StrainEmmerich KálmánUnknown

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Little Bid for Sympathy, A
Emmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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

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Little BrideArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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

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Little Country Mouse, A
Emmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Look for the Silver LiningJerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally

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Love Monopoly, The
Emmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime[37]
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"Magic Train, The"
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty

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Man, Man, Man
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl

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March of the MusketeersRudolf Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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May MoonArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale

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Meet Me Down on Main StreetJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize

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Moon LoveJerome Kern
George Grossmith, Jr.1923The Beauty Prize

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Moon SongJerome Kern1918Oh, Lady! Lady!!

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Mr. and Mrs. RorerJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty

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My BelleRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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My Castle in the AirJerome Kern1916Miss Springtime

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My China RoseArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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“My Sword And I” Rudolph Friml – an interest of D. Ritchie.
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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My Wife - My ManJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart[11]
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NapoleonJerome Kern1917Have a Heart

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NervesJean Schwartz
Guy Bolton1922The Cabaret Girl

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Nesting Time (in Flatbush)Jerome Kern1917Oh, Boy!

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New York SerenadeGeorge Gershwin
Ira Gershwin1928Rosalie

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Non-Stop DancingJerome Kern1923The Beauty Prize

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Now That My Ship's Come HomeGuy Jones1907The Gay Gordons

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Nuts in MayIvor Novello1921The Golden Moth[52]
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Oh Gee Oh JoyGeorge Gershwin
Ira Gershwin1928Rosalie

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Oh, Mr Chamberlain!Jerome Kern1906The Beauty of BathRewritten version of a Kern song from The Catch of the Season (1905)

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Oh, My Dear!Louis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!

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Oh, Daddy PleaseJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!

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Oh, Lady! Lady!!Jerome Kern1918Oh, Lady! Lady!!

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Old-Fashioned Drama, The -- Emmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Old-Fashioned Wife, An -- Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!

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On a Desert Island With YouJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty

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Once In SeptemberArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale

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Once Upon a TimeEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Only A RoseRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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Opening Act 1 Appendix (Pergola Patrol)Jerome Kern
Anne Caldwell
George Grossmith, Jr.Unknown—

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

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Overture (from Leave It to Jane)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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Our Chinese BungalowArmand Vecsey
Oscar Shaw1919The Rose of China

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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!

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

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

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

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Peter PanJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart

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Phoebe SnowLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!

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Play Out Music (from Leave It to Jane)Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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Polka Dot, The
Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty

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Poor PruneJerome Kern1917Leave It to Jane

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Prologue (from The Three Musketeers)Rudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers

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Proposals Armand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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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

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Riviera GirlEmmerich Kálmán
Béla Jenbach
Leo SteinUnknown—

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Road That Lies Before, The -- Jerome Kern1917Have a Heart

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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

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Saturday NightJerome KernUnknown

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Say SoGeorge Gershwin
Ira Gershwin1928Rosalie

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Shadow of the MoonJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty

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Shimmy With MeJerome Kern1922
2003The Cabaret Girl
Never Gonna Dance

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ShopJerome Kern
Schuyler Green1917Have a Heart

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Shufflin' SamJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty

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Siren Song, The -- Jerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally

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Siren's Song, The -- Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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Sir GalahadJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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Sitting Pretty Jerome Kern 1924 Sitting Pretty (used in “Cabaret”)

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Some Day Waiting Will EndIvan Caryll1918The Girl Behind the Gun

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Some OneJerome Kern
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Sometimes I Feel Just Like GrandpaEmmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl

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The Spirit of the DrumArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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The Sun Shines BrighterJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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SunriseEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Sweet SweetGeorge Gershwin
Ira GershwinUnknown--
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That's What Men are ForIvan Caryll1918The Canary

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Tell Me All Your Troubles, CutieJerome Kern1917Miss 1917

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There Isn't One GirlJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty

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There It Is AgainJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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There'll Never Be Another Girl Like DaisyEmmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl

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There's a Light in your EyesIvan Caryll1918The Girl Behind the Gun

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There's a ToastEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert ReynoldsUnknown—

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This is the ExistenceEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Thousands of Years AgoIvan Caryll1918The Canary

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Throw Me a RoseEmmerich Kálmán
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Till The Clouds Roll ByJerome Kern
1917
unknown
1986Oh, Boy!

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Till the Clouds Roll by
Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood
To Live a Simple LifeHerbert Haines1907My Darling

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True to Me Ivan Caryll
Guy Bolton1918The Girl Behind the Gun

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Try AgainLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!

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Tulip Time in Sing SingJerome Kern1920
1924Sally
Sitting Pretty

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Twenties are here to StayGeorge Gershwin
Guy BoltonUnknown—

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Two Little ShipsArmand Vecsey
Guy Bolton1927The Nightingale
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Very Good Girl on Sunday, A
Jerome Kern
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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Victor Light Opera SelectionJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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Vive La FranceRudolph Friml
Clifford Grey1928The Three Musketeers
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Wait Till TomorrowJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Leave It to Jane

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We're CrooksJerome Kern1917Miss 1917

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West Point songSigmund Romberg1928Rosalie

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What I'm Longing to SayJerome Kern1917Leave It to Jane

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What! What! What!Armand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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What's The Use?Louis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!

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When the Ships Come HomeJerome Kern1920That Little Thing

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When You Are in ChinaArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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When You Take the Road With MeJerome Kern1923The Beauty Prize

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When You're Full of TalkJerome Kern
Herbert Reynolds1916Miss Springtime

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The Whippoorwill WaltzJerome Kern
Clifford Grey1920Sally

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

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Why Must We always be Dreaming
Sigmund Romberg1928Rosalie

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Why?
Jerome Kern1917Leave It to Jane

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Wild Rose
(Jerome Kern) Clifford Grey1920 "Sally"

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Will You Forget?
Emmerich Kálmán1917The Riviera Girl

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

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

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WorriesJerome Kern1924Sitting Pretty
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Yale Armand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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Year from Today, A Jerome Kern
Guy Bolton1924Sitting Pretty

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YesterdayArmand Vecsey1919The Rose of China

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

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

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

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You Never Knew About MeJerome Kern
Guy Bolton1917Oh, Boy!

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You Never KnowLouis Hirsch
Guy Bolton1918Oh, My Dear!

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

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

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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