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Foster's Songs, chronological

 

For an alphabetical list of Foster's songs, please go here.

 

1844

 

Open Thy Lattice Love

 

1846

 

There's a Good Time Coming

 

Autumn Waltz

 

1847

 

Lou'siana Belle

 

What Must a Fairy's Dream Be?

 

Where is Thy Spirit Mary?

 

1848

 

Uncle Ned (Old Uncle Ned)

 

Stay Summer Breath

 

Santa Anna's Retreat from Buena Vista

 

Susanna (Oh! Susanna)

 

Away Down Souf

 

Way Down South in Alabama *

 

1849

 

Nelly Was a Lady

 

My Brodder Gum

 

Dolcy Jones

 

Summer Longings

 

1850

 

Oh! Lemuel!

 

Mary Loves the Flowers

 

Nelly Bly

 

Soiree Polka

 

Dolly Day

 

"Gwine to Run All Night" or De Camptown Races

 

Angelina Baker

 

Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway!

 

Way Down in Ca-i-ro

 

Molly Do You Love Me?

 

The Voice of By Gone Days

 

The Spirit of My Song

 

The Soiree Polka (arranged for piano, four hands)

 

I Would Not Die in Spring Time (arranged for vocal quartet)

 

Turn Not Away!

 

Village Bells Polka

 

Lily Ray

 

1851

 

Give the Stranger Happy Cheer

 

Melinda May

 

Wilt Thou Be Gone, Love?

 

Mother, Thou'rt Faithful to Me

 

Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair

 

Farewell! Old Cottage

 

Once I Love Thee, Mary Dear

 

Ring, Ring de Banjo!

 

Oh! Boys, Carry Me 'Long

 

I Would Not Die in Summer

 

My Hopes Have Departed Forever

 

Laura Lee

 

Ah! My Child (Ah mon fils)

 

Old Folks at Home

 

Old Folks at Home Variations

 

In the Eye Abides the Heart

 

Willie My Brave

 

Eulalie

 

Farewell My Lilly Dear

 

1852

 

Massa's in de Cold Ground

 

The Hour for Thee and Me

 

I Cannot Sing To-Night

 

Maggie By My Side

 

Camptown Races (arranged with guitar accompaniment) *

 

Laura Lee (arranged with guitar accompaniment) *

 

1853

 

Eulalie (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!

 

Oh! Boys Carry Me Long (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Old Folks Quadrilles

 

Annie My Own Love

 

Massa's in de Cold Ground (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Holiday Schottisch

 

Old Dog Tray

 

My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Willie My Brave (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Farewell My Lilly Dear (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Old Memories

 

Little Ella

 

1854

 

The Social Orchestra

 

Ellen Bayne

 

Willie We Have Missed You

 

Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair

 

Come with Thy Sweet Voice Again

 

Maggie By My Side (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Willie We Have Missed You (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Old Memories (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Old Dog Tray (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Ellen Bayne (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Little Ella (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Come with Thy Sweet Voice Again (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

Hard Times Come Again No More

 

1855

 

Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming

 

Some Folks

 

Hard Times Come Again No More (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

The Village Maiden Comrades Fill No Glass for Me

 

1856

 

Gentle Annie

 

The White House Chair

 

The Abolition Show (The Great Baby Show)

 

1857

 

I See Her Still in My Dreams

 

Gentle Annie (arranged with guitar accompaniment)

 

1858

 

Lula Is Gone

 

Linger in Blissful Repose

 

Where Has Lula Gone?

 

My Loved One and My Own or Eva

 

Sadly to Mine Heart Appealing

 

My Angel Boy Some Folks (arranged with guitar accompaniment) *

 

1859

 

Linda Has Departed

 

Parthenia to Ingomar

 

For Thee, Love, for Thee

 

Fairy-Belle

 

Thou Art the Queen of My Song

 

1860

 

None Shall Weep a Tear for Me

 

The Wife

 

Poor Drooping Maiden

 

Cora Dean

 

Under the Willow She's Sleeping

 

The Glendy Burk

 

Jenny's Coming o'er the Green

 

Beautiful Child of Song

 

Old Black Joe

 

Down Among the Cane-Brakes

 

Virginia Belle

 

The Little Ballad Girl

 

1861

 

Mine Is the Mourning Heart

 

Don't Bet Your Money on de Shanghai

 

Molly Dear Good Night

 

Our Willie Dear is Dying

 

Lizzie Dies To-Night

 

Our Bright, Bright Summer Days Are Gone

 

I'll Be a Soldier

 

Why Have My Loved Ones Gone?

 

Oh! Tell Me of My Mother

 

Farewell Mother Dear

 

Sweet Little Maid of the Mountain

 

Farewell Sweet Mother

 

Little Belle Blair

 

Nell and I

 

A Penny for Your Thoughts!

 

A Thousand Miles from Home

 

1862

 

Little Jenny Dow

 

I Will Be True to Thee

 

The Merry, Merry Month of May

 

A Dream of My Mother and My Home

 

That's What's the Matter

 

Better Times Are Coming

 

Slumber My Darling

 

Merry Little Birds Are We

 

No One to Love

 

No Home, No Home

 

Was My Brother in the Battle?

 

We Are Coming Father Abraam, 300,000 More

 

I'll Be Home To-Morrow

 

Happy Hours at Home

 

Gentle Lena Clare

 

We've a Million in the Field

 

Beautiful Dreamer

 

1863

 

The Love I Bear to Thee

 

Bury Me in the Morning, Mother

 

Little Ella's an Angel!

 

Suffer Little Children Come unto Me

 

Willie's Gone to Heaven

 

I'm Nothing But a Plain Old Soldier

 

I'd Be a Fairy

 

Bring My Brother Back to Me

 

Oh! There's No Such Girl as Mine

 

Water's Golden Harp for Sunday Schools *

 

The Beautiful Shore *

 

Oh! 'Tis Glorious! *

 

Tears Bring Thoughts of heaven *

 

Leave Me with My Mother *

 

He Leadeth Me Beside Still Waters *

 

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread *

 

Seek and Ye Shall Find *

 

We'll all Meet Our Saviour *

 

We'll Still Keep Marching On *

 

The Angels Are Singing unto Me

 

While the Bowl Goes Round

 

Jenny June

 

A Soldier in the Colored Brigade

 

There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea

 

When This Dreadful War Is Ended

 

Lena Our Loved One Is Gone

 

Katy Bell

 

Larry's Good Bye

 

There Was a Time

 

Willie Has Gone to the War

 

Kissing in the Dark

 

For the Dear Old Flag I Die!

 

The Soldier's Home

 

My Wife Is a Most Knowing Woman

 

Oh! Why Am I So Happy?

 

Onward and Upward!

 

We Will Keep a Bright Lookout

 

The Song of All songs

 

The Athenaeum Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Church and Sunday School *

 

The Pure, the Bright, the Beautiful *

 

We'll tune Our Hearts *

 

Tell Me of Angels, Mother *

 

What shall the Harvest Be? *

 

Don't Be Idle *

 

Stand Up for the Truth *

 

Over the River *

 

While We Work for the Lord *

 

Choral Harp *

 

The Bright Hills of Glory

 

Dearer than Life! (Meet Me Tonight Dearest)

 

My Boy Is Coming from the War

 

1864

 

If You've Only Got a Moustache

 

Mr. & Mrs. Brown

 

Wilt Thou Be True?

 

When Old Friends Were Here

 

She Was All the World to me

 

Sitting by My Own Cabin Door

 

Somebody's Coming to See Me To Night

 

When Dear Friends Are Gone

 

Give This to Mother

 

Tell Me Love of Thy Early Dreams

 

All Day Long *

 

Little Mac! Little Mac! You're the Very Man *

 

1865

 

The Voices That Are Gone Our Darling Kate

 

1866

 

Sweet Emerald Isle That I Love So Well

 

1867

 

What Does Every Good Child Say?

 

Praise the Lord!

 

1869

 

Kiss Me Dear Mother Ere I Die

 

1896

 

The Tioga Waltz *

 

1931

 

Long Ago Day *

 

This Will Remind You (This Rose Will Remind You)*

 

*Doubtful Work This work is included in a section entitled "Works of Doubtful Authenticity" in The Music of Stephen C. Foster: A Critical Edition by Deane Root and Stephen Saunders. For further information on why this may not be a work of Foster's please consult the Critical Edition (bibliographic information on this book may be found here.)


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