K - PD Songs

A note on the stuff in parentheses: c” = circa, “r” = recorded (which doesn't mean copyrighted or "first written"; that may have happened well before), "TA" = Traditional Anonymous. “<” = before, and “>” = after. For instance, a song about a train wreck that happened in 1909 might have a  “>” after the date because no one would have written about an event that had not yet occurred (duh). A song found in a book published in 1857 might have a “<”  as we know the song was known at least by that date. If you see a date after 1923 followed by "PD", it means the song was apparently known for a long while, but not recorded or put into a song books until the date cited. In most of these cases, the name of the writer was never recorded or is now lost. Or perhaps a name was given that was only a good guess and cannot be proven or dis-proven. An acute observer may notice a disproportionate number of 1927 dates. This is the year Carl Sandburg published his "American Songbag", a cornucopia of old American songs. A question mark (?) means I suspect it belongs in this list, but am less than sure. Whenever I found a choice of two dates, which was frequent, I  usually cite the older one. A few songs well-known by multiple names are entered under each name.  Many are known by multiple names, by first line or by repeated phrases. If you do not find what you want on the first try, think outside the box, as it may be here under a variant of the name you know.

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Kafozelum (1914)
Kahola March
Kansas Boys (1841)
Kansas City Kitty

Kansas City Stomp (1923)
​The Kansas Cyclone
Kashmiri Love Song
Kate Caulfield's Jig

Kathleen Malvoreen (1836, 1840)
Katie Morey (1830)

Katinka (1926)
Katy Cline (1853)
Katy Cruel (1611)
Katy Dear
Katie Morey (1856)
KC Moan (1927 PD)
The Keel Row
Keep an Eye on Your Heart
The Keeper Did A-Hunting Go (1600's)
Keep My Skillet Good & Greasy

Keep Off the Grass (1919)
Keep on the Sunny Side (1899 or 1906)
Keep the Home Fires Burning (1915)

Keep Smiiing at Trouble (1924)
Keep Your Garden Clean (1891)

Keep Your Hand on the Plow, Hold On (1917)
Keep Your Hands Off Her
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed & Burning (1928 PD)
Keeper Would A-Hunting Go (1600's, 1909)

Keller's American Hymn (1885)
Kelly, the Boy from Killan
Kemo Kimo (1854)
Kenny Wagner (1926 PD)
Kentucky Bootlegger (1938 PD)
Kentucky Home (1914)
Kentucky Moonshiner
The Kerry Dance (1878)
The Kerry Recruit (<1849)
Kevin Barry (1916)
Keys of Canterbury (1826)
Kicking Mule (1917)
Kid on the Mountain

Kilarney
Kilgarrah Mountain
Killarney
Killiecrankie (1689)
Kill It Kid (1940 PD)
Killyburn Brae
Kindhearted Woman Blues (?)
The King & the Bishop (Child #45)
King Com Kitchie Kimeo (1549)
​Kingdom Come (1862)
King Edward (1937 PD)
King Henry 5th's Conquest of Franc (Child 264)
King John & the Bishop (Child #45)

King Henry 5th's Conquest of Franc (Child 264)
King John & the Bishop (Child #45)
King Kong Kitty, Won't You Kim-e-o (1549)
King of the Fairies (1930 PD)

King Porter Stomp (1924)
The King's Reel
the King Takes the Queen (<1839)
King William's Son (Child #4)
Kissing Song
Kiss in the Dark (1905, 1922)
Kiss Me, O I Like It (<1900)
Kiss Me Quick & Go (1846)
Kitchen Girl
Kitten on the Keys (1921)
The Kitten with the Big Green Eyes
Kitty Alone (?)
Kitty Cline (1853)
​Kitty Magee
Kittie, Put the Kettle On (TA)
Kitty Wells
K-K-K-Katy (1918)
Kneel at the Cross
Knight & the Shepherd's Daughter (Child 110)
Knot Stockings
Knoxville Blues
Knoxville Girl (1796)
Kumbaya (1958 PD)


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