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Foster's Complete Songs, listed alphabetically For a list of Foster's songs arranged chronologically, go here.
Abolition Show, The or The Great Baby Show (1856) words: Foster; music: air "Villikins & his Dinah" Ah! May the Red Rose Live Alway! (1850) words and music by Foster Ah! My Child! [Ah mon fils] (1851) words: Scribe; music: G. Meyerbeer; trans.: Foster All Day Long (1864)* word and music by Foster Angelina Baker (1850) words and music by Foster Angels are Singing Unto Me (1863) words and music by Foster Annie My Own Love (1853) words: Charles Shiras; music: Foster Autumn Waltz (1856) music: Foster Away Down Souf (1848) words and music by Foster Beautiful Child of Song (1860) words and music by Foster Beautiful Dreamer (1862) words and music by Foster Beautiful Shore, The (1863) words: Mrs. O.S. Matteson; music: Foster Better Times (Days) Are Coming (1862) words and music by Foster Bright Hills of Glory, The (1863) words: Mrs. Mary Ann Kidder; music: Foster Bring My Brother Back to Me (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Bury Me in the Morning Mother (1863) words and music by Foster Camptown Races, De [Gwine to Run All Night] (1850) words and music by Foster Cane Brake Jig (see Old Folks Quadrilles) words and music by Foster Choral Harp (1863) words and music by Foster Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming (1855) words and music by Foster Come With Thy Sweet Voice Again (1854) words and music by Foster Comrades Fill No Glass for Me (1855) words and music by Foster Cora Dean (1860) words and music by Foster Dearer than Life! [Meet Me Tonight Dearest] (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Dolcy Jones (1849) words and music by Foster Dolly Day (1850) words and music by Foster Don't Be Idle (1863) words: Mrs. Mary Ann Kidder; music: Foster Don't Bet Your Money on de Shanghai (1861) words and music by Foster Down Among the Cane Breaks (1860) words and music by Foster Dream of My Mother and My Home, A (1862) words and music by Foster Ellen Bayne (1854) words and music by Foster Eulalie (1851) words: H.S. Cornwall; music: Foster Fairy-Belle (1859) words and music by Foster Farewell Mother Dear (1861) words and music by Foster Farewell My Lilly Dear (1851) words and music by Foster Farewell! Old Cottage (1851) words and music by Foster Farewell Sweet Mother (1861) words and music by Foster For the Dear Old Flag I Die! (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster For Thee, Love, For Thee (1859) words: Wm. Henry McCarthy; music: Foster Gentle Annie (1856) words and music by Foster Gentle Lena Clare (1862) words and music by Foster Give the Stranger Happy Cheer (1851) words and music by Foster Give This to Mother (1864) words: S.W. Harding; music: Foster Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (1863) words and music by Foster Glendy Burk (1860) words and music by Foster Great Baby Show, The [The Abolition Show] (1856) words: Foster; music: anonymous Happy Hours at Home (1862) words and music by Foster Hard Times Come Again No More (1854) words and music by Foster He Leadeth Me Beside Still Waters (1863) words: Joseph Gilmore; music: Foster Holiday Schottisch (1853) words and music by Foster Hour for Thee and Me, The (1852) words and music by Foster I Cannot Sing To-night (1852) words: G.F. Banister; music: Foster I See Her Still in My Dreams (1857) words and music by Foster I Will Be True to Thee (1862) words and music by Foster I Would Not Die in Spring Time (1850) words and music by Foster I Would Not Die in Summer Time (1851) words and music by Foster I'd Be a Fairy (1863) words and music by Foster I'll Be a Soldier (1861) words and music by Foster I'll Be Home To-morrow (1862) words and music by Foster If You've Only Got a Moustache (1864) words: George Cooper; Music: Foster In the Eye Abides the Heart (1851) author: Franz von Kobell; music: Frank Abt; trans: Foster Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair (1854) words and music by Foster Jenny June (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Jenny's Coming O'er the Green (1860) words and music by Foster Katy Bell (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Kiss Me Dear Mother [Ere I Die] (1869) words and music by Foster Kissing in the Dark (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Larry's Good Bye (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Laura Lee (1851) words and music by Foster Leave Me with My Mother (1863) words and music by Foster Lena Our Loved One is Gone (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Lily Ray (1850) words and music by Foster Linda Has Departed (1859) words: Wm. Henry McCarthy; music: Foster Linger in Blissful Repose (1858) words and music by Foster Little Ballad Girl, The (1860) words and music by Foster Little Belle Blair (1861) words and music by Foster Little Ella (1853) words and music by Foster Little Ella's an Angel (1863) words and music by Foster Little Jenny Dow (1862) words and music by Foster Little Mac! Little Mac! You're the Very Man (1864)* words: Henrietta Foster Thornton?; music: Foster? Lizzie Dies Tonight (1861) words: Mary Bynon Reese; music: Foster Long Ago Day (1931)* words and music by Foster Lou'siana Belle (1847) words and music by Foster Love I Bear to Thee, The (1863) words and music by Foster Lula Is Gone (1858) words and music by Foster Maggie By My Side (1852) words and music by Foster Mary Loves the Flowers (1850) words and music by Foster Massa's in de Cold Ground (1852) words and music by Foster Meet Me Tonight Dearest [Dearer Than Life] (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Melinda May (1851) words and music by Foster Merry Little Birds Are We (1862) words and music by Foster Merry, Merry Month of May, The (1862) words and music by Foster Mine is the Mourning Heart (1861) words and music by Foster Molly Dear, Good Night (1861) words and music by Foster Molly, Do You Love Me? (1850) words and music by Foster Mother, Thou'rt Faithful to Me (1851) words and music by Foster Mr. & Mrs. Brown (1864) words: George Cooper; music: Foster My Angel Boy I Cannot See Thee Die (1858) words: John Brougham; music: Foster My Boy is Coming From the Way (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster My Brodder (Brudder) Gum (1849) words and music by Foster My Hopes Have Departed Forever (1851) words: James Gates Percival; music Foster My Loved One and My Own or Eva (1858) words and music by Foster My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night! (1853) words and music by Foster My Wife is a Most Knowing Woman (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Nell and I (1861) words and music by Foster Nelly Bly (1850) words and music by Foster Nelly Was a Lady (1849) words and music by Foster No Home, No Home (1862) words and music by Foster No One to Love? [Why No One to Love?] (1862) words and music by Foster None Shall Weep a Tear for Me (1860) words: Richard Henry Wilde; music: Foster Nothing But a Plain Old Soldier [I'm Nothing...] (1863) words and music by Foster Oh! Boys Carry Me 'Long (1851) words and music by Foster Oh! Lemuel! (1850) words and music by Foster Oh! Susanna (1848) words and music by Foster Oh! Tell Me of My Mother (1861) words and music by Foster Oh! There's No Such Girl as Mine (1863) words: Samuel Lover; music: Foster Oh! 'tis Glorious (1863) words: Edward Nevin; music: Foster Oh! Why Am I so Happy? (1863) words: Francis D. Murtha; music: Foster Old Black Joe (1860) words and music by Foster Old Dog Tray (1853) words and music by Foster Old Folks at Home [Swanee River] (1851) words and music by Foster Old Folks Quadrilles (1853) words and music by Foster Old Memories (1853) words and music by Foster Once I Loved Thee, Mary Dear (1851) words: Wm. Cullen Crookshank; music: Foster Onward and Upward! (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Open Thy Lattice Love (1844) words: George Pope Morris; music: Foster Our Bright, Bright Summer Days Are Gone (1861) words and music by Foster Our Darling Kate (1865) words: John Mahon; music: Foster Our Willie Dear is Dying (1861) words and music by Foster Over the River (1863) words: H.C.; music: Foster Parthenia to Ingomar (1859) words: Wm. Henry McCarthy; music: Foster Penny for Your Thoughts, A! (1861) words and music by Foster Poor Drooping Maiden (1860) words and music by Foster Praise the Lord! (1867) words and music by Foster Pure, the Bright, the Beautiful, The (1863) author: Charles Dickens?; music: Foster Ring, Ring de Banjo! (1851) words and music by Foster Sadly to Mine Heart Appealing (1858) words: Eliza Sheridan Carey; music: Foster Santa Anna's Retreat from Buena Vista (1848) words and music by Foster Seek and Ye Shall Find (1863) words and music by Foster She Was All the World to Me (1864) words: Dr. Duffy; music: Foster Sitting by My Own Cabin Door (1864) words and music by Foster Slumber My Darling (1862) words and music by Foster Social Orchestra (1854) authors & music: Various; arr.: Foster Soiree Polka (1850) words and music by Foster Soldier in de Colored Brigade, A (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Soldier's Home, The (1863) author: George Cooper; music: Foster Some Folks (1855) words and music by Foster Somebody's Coming to See Me Tonight (1864) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Song of All Songs, The (1863) words: John Poole?; music: Foster Spirit of My Song, The (1850) words: Metta Victoria Fuller; music: Foster Stand Up for the Truth (1863) words: J.C.; music: Foster Stay Summer Breath (1848) words and music by Foster Suffer Little Children to Come Unto Me (1863) words and music by Foster Summer Longings (1849) words: Denis Florence McCarthy; music: Foster Sweet Emerald Isle that I Love So Well (1866) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Sweet Little Maid of the Mountain (1861) words and music by Foster Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair (1851) words: Charles G. Eastman; music: Foster Tears Bring Thoughts of Heaven (1863) words and music by Foster Tell me Love of Thy Early Dreams (1864) words and music by Foster Tell Me of Angels, Mother (1863) words and music by Foster That's What's the Matter (1862) words and music by Foster There Are Plenty of Fish in the Sea (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster There Was a Time (1863) words: James D. Byrne; music: Foster There's a Good Time Coming (1846) words: Charles Mackay; music: Foster This Rose Will Remind You (1931)* words and music by Foster Thou Art the Queen of My Song (1859) words and music by Foster Thousand Miles From Home, A (1861) words and music by Foster Tioga Waltz (1896)* words and music by Foster Turn Not Away! (1850) words and music by Foster Uncle Ned [Old Uncle Ned] (1848) words and music by Foster Under the Willow She's Sleeping (1860) words and music by Foster Village Bells Polka (1850) words and music by Foster Village Maiden, The (1855) words and music by Foster Virginia Belle (1860) words and music by Foster Voice of Bygone Days, The (1850) words and music by Foster Voices That Are Gone, The (1865) words and music by Foster Was My Brother in the Battle? (1862) words and music by Foster Way Down in Ca-i-ro (1850) words and music by Foster Way Down South in Alabama (1848)* words and music by Foster Way Down Upon the Swanee River [see Old Folks at Home] We Are Coming Father Abraam, 300,000 More (1862) words: James Sloane Gibbons; music: Foster We Will Keep a Bright Lookout (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster We'll All Meet Our Savior (1863) words and music by Foster We'll Still Keep Marching On (1863) words: Mrs. Mary Ann Kidder; music: Foster We'll Tune Our Hearts (1863) words and music by Foster We've a Million in the Field (1862) words and music by Foster What Does Every Good Child Say? (1867) words: anonymous; music: Foster What Must a Fairy's Dream Be? (1847) words and music by Foster What Shall the Harvest Be? (1863) words: Emily Sullivan Oakey; music: Foster When Dear Friends Are Gone (1864) words and music by Foster When Old Friends Were Here (1864) words: George Cooper; music: Foster This Dreadful War is Ended (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Where Has Lula Gone? (1858) words and music by Foster Where is Thy Spirit Mary? (1847) words and music by Foster While the Bowl Goes Round (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster While We Work for the Lord (1863) words and music by Foster White House Chair, The (1856) words and music by Foster Why Have My Loved Ones Gone? (1861) words and music by Foster Wife, The or He'll Come Home (1860) words and music by Foster Willie Has Gone to War (1863) words: George Cooper; music: Foster Willie My Brave (1851) words and music by Foster Willie We Have Missed You (1854) words and music by Foster Willie's Gone to Heaven (1863) words and music by Foster Wilt Thou Be Gone, Love? (1851) words: Shakespeare; music: Foster Wilt Thou Be True? (1864) words: George Cooper; music: Foster *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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