EverydaySongBook Tune List @ john-chambers.us

This directory contains ABC transcriptions of a collection of children's songs of the early 20th century in the U.S. This collection is memorable for being the first to contain the "Happy Birthday" song, number 16, which surveys report to be the most-sung song in the world. This book was important evidence in the 2015 lawsuit that cancelled the long-standing copyright on the song claimed by a string of "owners", ending with Warner/Chapell's claim. Many of the songs in this collection are still well known and (sometimes not so well) sung.

Transcription Notes
In some tunes, it is difficult to follow the lyric lines after the first staff, especially for songs with two lines of words per staff. The book sometimes uses extra spacing to help, but ABC doesn't have notation for this. (Neither does "standard" staff notation; each publisher handles it differently.) Sometimes the verse numbers are added to all the lyric lines to help solve this problem. This isn't perfect, though, since it produces poor labelling when the staffs are reorganized. If a solution to this ever appears, we can edit the tunes appropriately.

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get	gif	png	pdf	svg	img	src	Class	K	B	st	w	Name	Titles	d	i
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								000 Title	0:the Everyday Song Book
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								001-America-V1	1:America. 1:(My Country, Tis of Thee.)
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								001=America-V2	1:America. 1:(My Country, Tis of Thee.)
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								002-Sleep Baby Sleep-V1	2:Sleep, Baby, Sleep.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								002=Sleep Baby Sleep-V2	2:Sleep, Baby, Sleep.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								003 Yankee Doodle	3:Yankee Doodle.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								004 Dairy Maids	4:the Dairy Maids
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								005 Farmer	5:the Farmer
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								006 My Bonnie	6:My Bonnie
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								007 Well all Clap Hands Together	7:We'll All Clap Hands Together.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								008 See-saw Margery Daw	8:See-saw, Margery Daw.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								009 Rock-a-bye Baby	9:Rock-a-bye Baby.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								010 Did You Ever See a Lassie	10:Did You Ever See a Lassie?
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								011 When the Little Children Sleep	11:When the Little Children Sleep.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								012 Soldire Boy	12:Soldier Boy
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								013-Little Bo-Peep-V1	13:Little Bo-Peep.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								013=Little Bo-Peep-V2	13:Little Bo-Peep.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								014 Child and the Star	14:the Child and the Star.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								015 Wind-Baby	15:the Wind-Baby.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								016 Good Morning and Birthday Song	16:Good Morning and Birthday Song.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								017 Swing Cradle Swing	17:Swing, Cradle, Swing
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								018 London Bridge	18:London Bridge. 18:(A Game Song. For directions, see page 7.)
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								019 Dickory Dickory Dock	19:Dickory, Dickory Dock.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								020 Explanation	20:an Explanation
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								021-Jolly Old St Nicholas-V1	21:Jolly Old St. Nicholas
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								021=Jolly Old St Nicholas-V2	21:Jolly Old St. Nicholas
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								022 the Three Little Kittens	22:the Three Little Kittens
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								023 Little Jack Horner	23:Little Jack Horner
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								024 Pollys Piano	24:Polly's Piano
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								025 Come Let Us Learn to Sing	25:Come, Let Us Learn to Sing
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								026 Left Right	26:Left, Right!
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								027 Pussy Cat Pussy Cat	27:Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								028 the Hobby Horse	28:the Hobby Horse
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								029 the Snowbirds	29:the Snowbirds
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								030 the Alphabet	30:the Alphabet
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								031 Ride a White Horse	31:Ride a White Horse
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								032 Ding Dong Bell	32:Ding, Dong, Bell
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								033 Contentment	33:Contentment
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								034 How Doth the Little Busy Bee	34:How Doth the Little Busy Bee
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								035 Richard and Robin	35:Richard and Robin
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								036 the Silk-Worm	36:the Silk-Worm
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								037 Mothers Birthday	37:Mother's Birthday
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								038 the Mulberry Bush	38:the Mulberry Bush
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								039 Summer Dancing	39:Summer Dancing
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								040 Hey Diddle Diddle	40:Hey, Diddle, Diddle
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								041 Once I Saw a Little Bird	41:Once I Saw a Little Bird
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								042 I Love Little Pussy	42:I Love Little Pussy
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								043 Humpty Dumpty	43:Humpty Dumpty
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								044	[No title for "044_.abc"]
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								044 the Little Dairymaid	44:the Little Dairymaid
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								045 Carrousel	45:Carrousel
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								046 Can a Littld Chile Like Me	46:Can a Little Child like me?
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								047-Hay-Making SongV1	47:Hay-Making Song
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								047=Hay-Making Song-V2	47:Hay-Making Song
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								048 the Mill	48:the Mill
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								049 John Browns Little Indian	49:John Brown's Little Indian
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								050 Old Folks at Home	50:Old Folks at Home
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								051 Thanksgiving Pie	51:Thanksgiving Pie
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								052 Thank You Pretty Cow	52:Thank You, Pretty Cow
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								053-Thanksgiving-V1	53:Thanksgiving 53:Used by permission. 53:"Songs of the Child World."--John Church Co.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								053=Thanksgiving-V2	53:Thanksgiving 53:Used by permission. 53:"Songs of the Child World."--John Church Co.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								054 I See You	54:I See You
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								055 German Klapp Dance	55:German Klapp Dance
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								056 Father Christmas	56:Father Christmas
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								057 Holy Night	57:Holy Night
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								058 Jesus Tender Shepherd Hear Me	58:Jesus, Tender Shepherd, Hear Me
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								059 Christmas Song	59:Christmas Song
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								060-Oh Season of the Christmas Child-V1	60:Oh, Season of the Christmas Child
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								060=Oh Season of the Christmas Child-V2	60:Oh, Season of the Christmas Child
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								061-Christmas Carol-V1	61:Christmas Carol
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								061=Christmas Carol-V2	61:Christmas Carol
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								061 Open the Gates	61:Open the Gates 61:(A GAME SONG)
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								062 Jingle Bells	62:Jingle, Bells
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								063 When Johnny Comes Marching Home	63:When Johnny Comes Marching Home
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								064 Time to Rise	64:Time to Rise
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								065 Little Miss Etticoat	65:Little Miss Etticoat
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								066 Round Lovely Evening	66:Round: Lovely Evening
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								067 Lucy Locket	67:Lucy Locket
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								068 Winter Adieu	68:Winter, Adieu!
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								069 Springs Coming	69:Spring's Coming
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								070 Ten OClock	70:Ten O'Clock
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								071 Morning Song	71:Morning Song
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								072-Gentle Winds of Evening v1	72:Gentle Winds of Evening!
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								072=Gentle Winds of Evening-V2	72:Gentle Winds of Evening!
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								073 the Buge Call	73:the Bugle Call
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								074 Violet With Tear-Dimmed Eye	74:Violet With Tear-Dimmed Eye
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								075 Round Row Row Row Your Boat	75:Round: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								076 Birds Are Singing	76:Birds Are Singing
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								077 Mary Had a Little Lamb	77:Mary Had a Litle Lamb
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								078 Dancing In the Sun	78:Dancing In the Sun
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								079 Which Way Does the Wind Blow	79:Which Way Does the Wind Blow?
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								080 Rabbit In the Hollow	80:Rabbit In the Hollow
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								081 Tom the Pipers Son	81:Tom, the Piper's Son
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								082	[No title for "082_.abc"]
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								082 the Little Man and the Little Duck	82:the Little Man and the Little Duck
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								083-Sweet and Low-V1	83:Sweet and Low
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								083=Sweet and Low-V2	83:Sweet and Low
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								084 Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be	84:Oh! Dear, What Can the Matter Be?
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								085 the Little Ship	85:the Little Ship
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								086 Nutting Tree	86:Nutting Time.
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								087 Hollyhocks	87:Hollyhocks
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								088 Bird in the Greenwood Tree	89:Bird in the Greenwood Tree
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								089 Round Be You to Others Kind and True	89:Round: Be You to Others Kind and True
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								090 Lazy Sheep	90:Lazy Sheep
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								091 Little Brother in a Cot	91:Little Brother in a Cot
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								092 Tom and His Friend	92:Tom and His Friend
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								093 Cheerily the Huntsman	93:Cheerily the Huntsman
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								094 Oats and Beans	94:Oats and Beans
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								095 Come Thou Almighty King	95:Come, Thou Almighty King
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								096 the Little Dustman	96:the Little Dustman
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								097 Lightly Row	97:Lightly Row
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								097 Round Come Ye Schoolmates	97:Round: Come, Ye Schoolmates
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								098 Jolly is the Miller	98:Jolly is the Miller
abc	gif	png	pdf	svg								099 Prayer	99:Prayer.

B:	Bar count for once through the tune.
Class:	The tune's classification (rhythm, dance, origin, etc.).
date:	The earliest reported date for a tune. This is generally not very reliable, of course.
img:	Source files of the type(s) shown. Image files are often formatted for printing, and may contain extra information in addition to the music.
src:	Source files of the type(s) shown. Source files are usually formatted for printing, and may contain extra information in addition to the music.
info:	Assorted information about the file, depending on what has been implemented and supplied. Currently only shows the date of (earliest known) publication.
K:	The tune's initial or main key.
st:	Staff count for this version of the tune.
Name:	is taken from the file name, with underscores replaced by spaces. If a link, points to a directory with several versions of the tune. Bold names or titles mean that the tune is in the session's "first binder", and has been played more often than the tunes in a normal font.
Titles:	is a list of the titles found in the file. Duplicate titles are only shown once. For tunes that don't have a T: title, the first P: value is shown.
w:	Words (lyrics) line count for this version of the tune.

The Everyday Song Book