Sample Lyrics
Edited by John Kenrick
These lyrics are from various musical theatre genres. As best as I can determine, all are currently in the public domain.
Minstrelsy
Vaudeville
- The Band Played On (1895)
- I Don't Care (1905)
- Mr. Gallagher & Mr. Shean (1920)
- Under the Bamboo Tree (1903)
Harrigan & Hart
Broadway - Early Musical Comedies
- After the Ball (1892)
- The Bowery (1892)
- I Can't Do the Sum (1903)
- I Wants to Be a Actor Lady (1903)
- Sweet Sana-oo (1904)
- The Streets of New York (1906)
George M. Cohan
- Give My Regards to Broadway (1904)
- Yankee Doodle Boy (1904)
- Life's a Very Funny Proposition (1904)
- 45 Minutes From Broadway (1906)
- Mary's a Grand Old Name (1906)
- You're a Grand Old Flag (1906)