FRAGILE PAPER Please handle this book with care, as the paper is brittle. ! )N6STER ®mmll WLmvmity ®§ihwt% THE GIFT OF ? &aki...:&%~r. .5^..v-u\.o.- 4553 Cornell University Library PS 593.L8A56 The American college songster :a collect 3 1924 022 109 809 Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924022109809 THE AMEBICAN COLLEGE SONGSTER A COLLECTION OF SONGS, GLEES, AND MELODIES, SUNG BY AMERICAN STUDENTS; CONTAINING ALSO Popular American, English, Irish and German Songs, Negro Melodies, Etc. COMPILED FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS AND LOVERS OF STUDENT MUSIC GENERALLY, BY UNIVEKSIT* OF MICHIGAN. SHEEHAN & CO., BOOKSELLERS AND PUBLISHERS, trSUYERSITr PLACE, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN. 1876. S Entered accoi ding to Act of Congress, in the year 1875, by S. C. ANDREWS, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. TI8HER & KEATING, PRINTERS, J BROADWAY. PREFACE. — »ot*:o« — The need of a handy and inexpensive edition of Amer- ican student songs has long been felt both by the students of our colleges and universities, and also those of our acadamies, high schools, and large educational institutions in general. It is not expected that this collection shall take the place of the larger but more expensive work containing the music, viz : — the Carmina Collegensia. On the contrary, it is hoped that every student who can afford it, will own the music as well as the words. The object of this book is to supply a cheap, but handy and complete edition that every student can have at hand, or carry with him. One of the great attractions of college life is the absence of all formality, stifness, and rules of etiquette, which char- acterizes the social relations of students . one with another. The freedom from care antl anxiety results in spontaneous outbursts of good feeling, hilarity, and song. To be sure, as it general thing, student music is usually the outbreak of sheer exuberance of spirits ; but in the unstudied character itself of the music and song is found the charm both for the hearer and the singer. It is to be regretted that the better class of student songs are almost unknown outside of college towns. The gaining popularity of student glee club concerts, we hope, however, will bring the public to a full appreciation of this most agree- able heart-stirring and mirth-provoking class of songs and music. That this work may assist in the attainment of this end is the sincere desire of THE COMPILER. Ann Arbor, October, 1875. INDEX. oiOZo PAGE. A Bacchanal Ballad, . 94 A College Lay, . . 6 Alma Mater, ... 3 Alma Mater, . . . 89 Alma Mater! Alma Ma- ter! .... 18 Alma Mater, 0! . 32 America, . . • 140 Annie Laurie, . . 157 Anvil Chorus, . 132 Araby's Daughter, . 160 As I'd nothing else to do, 177 Away with Sorrow, . 79 A Wet Sheet and a Flow- ing Sea, . 166 Audacia, . . 18 SAuld Lang Syne, . . 183 Aurem Praebe Mihi, . 90 Ba-be-bi-bo-bu, 48 Babylon is Fallen, 145 Bango, . . . 131 Barber, spare those hairs, 113 Battle Hymn of the Re- public, . . . 135 Biennial, . . .78 Biennial Jubilee Song, . 33 Bingo, ... 27 Boating Song, . 67 Bull-Dog, . . 35 Camptown Races, . . 147 Canadian Boat Song, . 126 Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, . . 179 Champagne Charlie, . 181 Cheer, Boys, Cheer, . 90 Chingery Chan, . . 102 Class Song, . . .15 Cocachelunk, . . .24 Come Home, Father, . 184 Comin Thro' the Rye, .183 Crambambuli, . 115 Darling Nellie Gray, . 142 PAGE. Die Deutche Companie, 94 r ^Dreedousand miles avay, 154 Drink to me only with thine eyes, . . .50 Down among the Dead Men, . . . .55 ^Down in a Coal Mine, 107 " Dulce Domum, . 92 'Evening Bells, . . 31 Fair Harvard, . 49 Fairy Moonlight, . . 47 Far away a city stands, 84 First time I saw a Tutor, 103 French Ode, ... 80 Gaudeamus, . . .20 \ Generosity, . 95 ^Gin-Sling, . . .58 Glory Hallelujah, . .133 ,, Gttod-bye, Charlie, 192 VGood Night, . . 31 Gratulandum Est, . 63 Hail Columbia, . .140 Hair-bells, . . .130 Hanki Panki, . 174 Hobart, our Home, . 98 l»Home, Sweet Home, . 160 (H)Osseous Philosophy, 83 How the Ark was Filled, 14 I came an Emerald fresh- man, . . . .20 I-eel, . . .23 If I had but a Thousaud \ a year, .... I'm Dreaming now of Hadley, In Sanitatem Omnium, Ca, Ca, . Integer Vitse, . In the Grandeur of Age, It's a way we have at Old Harvard, \Tve a Jolly Sixpence, 165 . 101 64 49 70 50 71 INDEX. I wish I was a Fish, ■Jack and Gill, John Brown's Injuns, Johnny Schmoker, John Anderson. My Jo, Jolly are we to-night, Boys, . Jubilate, . Junior Ex., Just after the Battle, Just before the Battle, Mother, Kingdom Coming, . Kathleen Mavourneen, . King of the Cannibal Is- lands, Kommos, Landlord fill the flowing bowl, . . . . Lauriger Horatius, Lauriger Horatius, Let every Student fill his bowl, .... Let every Young Sopho- more Life on the Ocean Wave, Linonia, the Wreaths of Glory Listen to the Mocking Bird, Litoria, .... .Little Black Bull, . Love among the Lovely Night, Lowlands, Maid of Athens, Marching Through Geor- gia, Mary had a Little Lamb, Massa's in the cold, cold ground, Mathematical Jordan, May Training Ode, Medley, .... Meet me, Josie, at the , gate, _ . 'Menagerie, My College Course must have an end My Old Kentucky Home, good-night, My Whisker, . Nienia Librorum, PAGE. PAGE. . 178 Not for Joseph, . . 170 . 39 Nunc, Nunc Sodales, . 112 . 45 Nun Stantes Epi, . . 46 . 149 O, Brunonia, . . .05 166 Oh, University, . . 6 Old Brown, . . . (35 96--01d Folks at Home, . 143 74 Old Livy's Sleeping, . 120 . 125„»£>ld Noah he did build . 163 an Ark, Old Sukey, 162 O Tern pora, O Mores, . 144 Old Williams, 'tis of thee, 152 Old Yale, Our Alma Mater, 100 Our College Home, 9 Our Hill-side Queen, rOur Maidens far away, . 122 Out of the Freshman 22 Year, .... 22 Passed Up, Peach Blow Farm, Put me in my little bed. Questions and Answers, Quodlibet, 70 169 Jtemarkable, Roses, 1S7 . 53 . 101 134 99 Revelry of the Dying, . 21 Rex Anthropophaga; In- 188-f-Rig-aVig, '.'.'. 23 > Rock me to sleep, Mother, 16 ^-Ruby Lips, Saw my Leg off, Shool, . . . . Shucking of the Corn, . 62 Jr Silver Threads among the Gold, . Sing Tongent, Cotongent, Slap Bang; or, Jolly Dogs are we, 147 Smoking Song, 73 ,**oft Byes are Dreaming, 84 Song of the Bolt, . 119 Song of the Freshman, . Song of the Graduate, . 189 Song of the Spoon, 129 ^Son of a Gambolier, Song of '75, . Ill Song to Old Union, Sophomore Year, . 184 Sparking Sunday Night, 82 Stamping or Laughing 66 I Signal, 93 68 117 81 17 7 8 90 121 127 114 131 156 54 4 106 107 124 86 161 12 116 25 02 104 108 190 38 127 118 110 28 42 13 87 12 57 10 INDEX. PAGE. xStarry Night for a Ram- ble, . . . .182 Stars of the Summer Night 30 Susan Jane, . . . 169 'Tell me not, . . .36 Ten Little Injuns, . 146 The Artillerist's Oath, . 51 The Battle Cry of Free- dom, . . 132 -The Big Sun-Flower, . 175 The Blue Juniata, . 190 The College Boy, . . 91 The Cork Leg, . .171 The Day of Departure is come, . . . .47 The Dutch Company, Tim Finigan's Wake, ,The Flying Trapeze, The Gay Old Amherst Sophomore, The Gallant Young Soph- omoie, The Giant.of Eld, . .103 The Joy Ode, . . 44 The Life Preserver, . 123 PAGE. ^The Two Roses, . . 54 J?he way we have at Ann Arbor, . . . .11 The Williams Carol, . 7(> The Young Ovsterman, . 71 ^The 73 Ivy Ode, . . 44 NT/here's Music in the Air, 45 There was a Man, . . 119 Three Crows, . . .44 Three Little Darkies, . 41 Training for Brown, . 68 Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! 13<> JTwas off the Blue Can f aries, Ubi Bene, Ibi Patria, Uncle Ned 153 17fi 105 52 109 144 39 >P JUnder the Willow She's Sleeping, University Song, Upidee, ". yUpidee, Yale version, 1(> >Up in a Balloon, . 172 79^ •Vive le Capitaine John, 104 59 34 The Marseillaise Hymn, 139 The Mermaid, . . 41 The Mermaid, . . 56 The Mountains, . . 75 The Old Cabin Home, . 186 The Pope he leads a jolly life 43 The Red, White and Blue, 137 The Regular Army O, . 151 The Royal Wild Beast Show, . . . .185 The Sheep-skin, . . 27 The Star Spangled Ban- ner, .... 138 The Tinker and the Cob- bler 61 Vive le N. Y. U., . . 11." ,>Wake Nicodemus, . 191 Warble, . . , .40 Warble, Uralio, . . 48 Way down in the Hoos- ick Valley, . . .77 Whately, . . .88 When I saw Sweet Nel- lie home, . . . 158 When Johnny comes marching home, . 168 When the Puritans came over, . . . .60 When the Swallows fly homeward, . . . 157 When this Cruel War is over, .... 159 Who Can Tell? Catch, 97 SONGS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. -x^cx. ALMA MATER. Air — Marseillen Hymn. A. II. SNOW, '65. Come, jolly boys, and life your voices. Ring out, ring out a hearty song ; Praise her in whom each son rejoices, And let the notes be loud and long, And let the notes be loud and long. 'Tis Alma Mater wakes the spirit, And prompts the strain of harmony ; O, sing to her triumphantly ! The glorious theme — do ye not hear it? CHORUS. Hurrah ! hurrah ! ye sons, By Alma Mater blest ! All hail ! all hail ! her honored name, The pride of all the West. A thousand tongues, to swell the chorus, Shall proudly join with us to-day ; While thousands more, who've gone before us, Will gladly echo back the lay ; And many lands shill know the glory That crowns the Brow of Michigan, And greet the light of Learning's van, The fair Ann Arbor, rich in story. So, now our friends are hither turning An anxious and expectant eye ; Are we, all base ambition spurning,. On fire with aspirations high? Oh, earnestly the world is pleading For men of strong and valiant soul ; Then let us strive for honor's goal,. Our country's youth in triumph leading... SONGS OP THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. By Alma Mater's precepts guided, "We'll boldly tread life's rugged way ; Nor faint, nor falter, though derided, Or foes our course should wish to stay ; And in our hearts shall perish never, Our love for her whose halls we've trod ; Her praise we'll sing till 'neath the sod Our voice is silent, and forever. QUODLIBET. Air — The Captain with his Whiskers. PRIZE SONG, J. K. BLISH, '66. 'Tis September's golden month, when the opening is at hand, That we watch the trains and registers, to see the Fresh- men land. There is stumpy Fresh, and seedy Fresh, and Freshies short and tall, The Freshman with the goggles, and the Fresh who wears the shawl. Some are hopeful, some despondent, and a very knowing one Asks you if it is a fact that the Prex now weighs a ton. Oh, they all are model boys, study hard the whole day long, Always go to chapel regular, and sing this little song : CHORUS. il Oh, that will be joyful, joyful, joyful, Oh. that will be joyful, When young men sin no more." When they rise to mighty Sophs (suoh a change I grieve totel'l), Kul their highest aspiration is to steal the chapel bell. Then they push upon the stairs, get some plugs and cut a swell, Singing, " saw the Freshman's leg off," as loud as they can yell. Then they buy some big meerschaums, just to pass away the time, Which they try to make you think came from " Bingen on the Rhine." SONGS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. 5 i)h, you ought to see his whiskers, just thirteen in the pair, Which he strokes so very gently, while he sings his favorite air : CHORUS. *• When nothing else is near, sir, We take a noggin of beer, sir, 'Twill make you feel so queer, sir, And drive dull care away." What romantic chaps they are, when they get their Junior boost, And they tell of strange adventures, pulling turkeys from the roost ; Form some very strong attachments, and escort the girls about, SSo they'll get a nice bouquet when they make their Junior spout. €)h, it would not be so strange, as perhaps it might be sad, If a letter from the Faculty should chance to reach their Dad. Then he spends his whole vacation, which ends, alas, too soon, Trifling with the girls' affections by the singing of this tune : CHORUS. 41 Maid of Athens, ere we part. Give, oh give me back my heart.'' J>ut now that they arc Seniors, mark their philosophic air, When they " say their say " in chapel, and make the Freshmen stare ; And they sport a beard besides, just as every Senior should, Think that billiards are consistent with their "spirit's highest good." <)h r they smoke and take their ease, while they talk of moral law, Und sie trinken starkes Bier wann Niemancksieht sie, ja. Then Commencement comes at last, which they've wadtedS for so long, 1* f> SONGS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. And with sheepskins in their pockets safe, they sing tho parting song : CHORUS. •' Boiling home, rolling home, rolling home, boys> lioliing home, rolling home, rolling home, boys; Anil happy is the maid that shall meet us,. As we go rolling home. OH r UNIYEESITY E; Air — America. O, University ! O, Freedom's pride ! to thee- Our song we raise. From all our glorious land We come, a mighty band, United, heart and hand, To chant thy praise. In Time's swift, onward flight To wisdom's grandest height. At last thoult come. Thy glowing altar flame ! And sons who praise thy name,. Shall tell the world thy fame, Blest College Home. A COLLEGE LAY.. Air — Her