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This Web page is intended to cite a great many scores of songs sung by the Hutchinson Family.  In recent times, sheet music has come to light for songs that I never before knew had been formally published with music.  Such additions to the basic list of scores could make this document more interesting than one might anticipate in connection with a vocal group that has been as extensively studied as the Hutchinson Family.  This page also includes queries to readers about songs which are not commonly known to have been published, such as "Come, Let Us Part."  If we ask the right questions or if this page is visited by the right parties, we may get some pleasant surprises.

Adam and Eve:   See "The Good Old Days of Adam and Eve."

Axes To Grind

"Axes To Grind." [Lyrics: The Hutchinson Family (Vocal Group).]   [Tune: "King and Countrymen."] First line of text: "Since my musical powers you're determined to tax." Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1843.

• Information in brackets is based on Dale Cockrell, ed., Excelsior: Journals of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1846 (Stuyvesant, NY: Pendragon Press, 1989), 394.
• This edition of "Axes To Grind" is among the holdings of the Dartmouth College library.  It is quite often not necessary to look beyond Dartmouth when trying to locate a copy of a Hutchinson Family score.  The collection there is quite large.

The Batchelor's Lament

"The Batchelor's Lament; or, Scenes in the Life of Nobody." Lyrics: author unknown. Music: J. J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "Returning home at close of day." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1848.

• Ever since the invention of the spell-checker, this song has been known as  "The Bachelor's Lament; or, Scenes in the Life of Nobody."
• The library of Dartmouth College owns a copy of "The Batchelor's Lament."

The Battle Cry of Freedom

"The Battle Cry of Freedom: Rallying Song." Lyrics and music: Geo. F. Root. First line of text: "Yes we'll rally round the flag." First line of chorus: "The Union forever." Illinois: Root & Cady. 1861.

• "Battle Cry of Freedom" scores dated 1861, such as this one, seem to be anything but plentiful.  It presents George F. Root's original Rallying Song version of "Battle Cry of Freedom."  He wrote a second set of lyrics for his Battle Song version, which he thought would be best for singing when going into battle.  This is according to information kindly supplied by Polly Carder. [ E-mail message, Polly Carder to Alan Lewis, September 5, 2005. ]   Available information evidently points toward an 1862 origin for "The Battle Cry of Freedom," so the 1861 copyright date on at least one edition of the sheet music is a mystery.  Though I have not seen the score which is cited next, a library catalog's reference to an alternate set of lyrics therein is highly suggestive, to say the least, that the score includes both Rallying Song and Battle Song verses.  It would be more than a little surprising to learn otherwise.

The Battle Cry of Freedom

"The Battle Cry of Freedom." Lyrics and music: Geo. F. Root. First line of text: "Yes we'll rally round the flag, boys, we'll rally once again." First line of chorus: "The Union forever." Alternate set of lyrics on page 2. Chicago: Root & Cady. 1862.

Beautiful Annie

"Beautiful Annie." Lyrics and music: James G. Clark. First line of text: "Beautiful Annie, silver voiced Annie." First line of chorus: "Beautiful Annie, silver voiced Annie." New York: Horace Waters. 1864.

• "Beautiful Annie" is included in the considerable Hutchinson Family holdings of the library at Dartmouth College.
• The James Gowdy Clark of upstate New York and Boston is the same person as the James Gowdy Clark of Minnesota, Colorado, and California.  He was very close friends with John and Asa and probably with other members of the Hutchinson Family as well.  Clark's career intersected with those of the Hutchinsons all across the continent.  Clark composed the music for "The People's Advent," John W. Hutchinson's biggest song in the post-war years, and he is known to have given John an autographed copy of this score of "Beautiful Annie."

The Bereaved Slave Mother

"The Bereaved Slave Mother." [ Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. ] Music: Hutchinsons [Hutchinson Family Vocal Group]. First line of text: "Oh! deep was the anguish of the slave mother's heart." Boston: Henry Prentiss. 1844.

• A copy of "The Bereaved Slave Mother" is among the holdings of the library at Dartmouth College.  The score also may be found at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center in Connecticut, and there is a West Coast copy at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Blow On! Blow On! (The Pirate's Glee)

"Blow On! Blow On!: The Pirate's Glee." Lyrics: Arthur Morrill. Music: Benjamin F. Baker. First line of text: "Blow on! blow on! we love the howling." Boston: Geo. P. Reed. 1840.

• The lyricist noted, in connection with this score, as Arthur Morrill is almost certainly the same person who signed his name, on a paper in Item 114r, Ludlow Patton's Hutchinson Family Scrapbook, as Arthur Morrell.
• The author of the early Hutchinson Family biographical booklet, the Book of Brothers, thought "Blow On! Blow On! (The Pirate's Glee)" was the finest American glee.
• Copies of "Blow On! Blow On!" may be found at Boston Public Library, the Boston Athenaeum, Dartmouth College, the University of Michigan, and Yale University.

The Bridge of Sighs

"The Bridge of Sighs." Lyrics: Thomas Hood. [ Music: Hutchinson Family (Vocal Group). ] First line of text: "One more unfortunate Weary of breath, Rashly importunate, Gone to her death." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1846.

• "The Bridge of Sighs" is included in the very important collection of Hutchinson Family music at the library of Dartmouth College, and most people researching this topic would not need to look further.  However, this score is also included in other major collections including the one at the University of Virginia's library.  The San Francisco Public Library came up surprisingly often in research behind this bibliography of scores; and the San Francisco Public Library, too, owns "The Bridge of Sighs."

The Broken Band

"The Broken Band: Quartette." Lyrics: Eben E. Rexford. Music: Ira C. Stockbridge. First line of text: "When we gather in the twilight, And we sing the evening hymn." Boston: G. D. Russell & Company. 1867.

• "Composed by Ira C. Stockbridge, of the Hutchinsons."
• Following the 1867 death of his little daughter Nellie, Asa B. Hutchinson broke up his concert company, left High Rock, and moved west to become a Minnesota farmer.  The score, "The Broken Band," is dated 1867, making it something of a curiosity.  The song's composer, Ira C. Stockbridge, sang in the Tribe of Asa along with Brother Caleb's daughter, guitarist Susan M. Hutchinson, starting in 1864.  Evidently Stockbridge composed music for "The Broken Band" and arranged for its publication before Asa went out of the concert-giving business.  It would be interesting to know whether the Tribe of Asa ever toured with this song later.

Brother Speak in Whispers Light; or, The Bride's Departure

"Brother Speak in Whispers Light; or, The Bride's Departure." Lyrics: Capt. Patten [G. W. Patten]. Music: Bernard Covert. Boston: A. & J. P. Ordway. 1850.

The California Gold Diggers

"The California Gold Diggers: Song and Chorus." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson [Jr.]. Music: Adapted and arranged by Nathan Barker. First line of text: "We've formed our band and we're all well mann'd." Boston: S. W. Marsh & Co. 1849.

Camp Meeting Songs of the Florida Freedman

"Camp Meeting Songs of the Florida Freedman." Selected and arranged by Abby Hutchinson Patton. N[e]w York: William A. Pond & Co. 1870.

• These three camp meeting songs, collected by Abby Hutchinson Patton from the singing of Magnolia, Florida, freedmen, are "Don't Stay Away," "Pharaoh's Army," and "Wait a Little While."
• The "Camp Meeting Songs" score may be found at the Dartmouth College library; and though I did not notice a Worldcat record listing the New Hampshire Historical Society as a holder of this title, I have a distinct memory of first hearing these songs as sung from NHHS sheet music.  Copies of the "Camp Meeting Songs" score are also among the holdings of libraries at Duke University, Florida State University, and the University of West Florida.

Close His Eyes! His Work Is Done

"Close His Eyes! His Work Is Done: Song and Chorus." Lyrics: Geo. H. Boker. Music: Asa B. Hutchinson. First line of text: "Close his eyes; his work is done! What to him is friend or foeman." First line of chorus: "Lay him low, lay him low, Under the clover or under the snow." Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1863.

• I only know of one copy of "Close His Eyes! His Work Is Done" among institutional holdings.  It is at the Minnesota Historical Society.
• John W. Hutchinson and Abby Hutchinson Patton, in 1884, contributed new lyrics to this song, in honor of the recently-deceased abolitionist Wendell Phillips.  Thereafter, they called the song "Lay Him Low."

Come Let Us Part

"Come Let Us Part." Lyrics: Eliza Cook. Music: Composer unknown. First line of text: "Come let us part with lightsome heart, Nor breathe one chiding sigh." First line of first chorus: "Then why not we as merry, merry be, Though this song be the last." No later than 1846.

• "Come Let Us Part" represents one of the greater frustrations in Hutchinson Family research.  The Hutchinsons' collected papers and published works at least twice report occasions when the composer of the music for this song was with them.  Yet those sources do not so much as even hint at the person's name.  Further, this study has not located a published source  -  or any other source  -  of the tune.  So we are left with a song which was important to the Hutchinson Family but that we cannot sing: at least we can't sing it the way they did.  If you know the name of the composer or if you know a source for the music and you would be willing to share your information, please e-mail us by way of the contact link toward the bottom of the page.

Congressional Song:   See "Eight Dollars a Day."

The Conquering Hosts

"The Conquering Hosts."  "By Mrs. Henry Hutchinson Morgan." First line of text: "They are gath'ring for the conflict from the rivers to the sea, O'er the earth the bells are sounding out the death of tyranny." First line of refrain, with alternating vocal parts: "Marching on, the conq'ring hosts marching on, are marching on." Washington, D.C.: Sanders & Staymen. 1899.

• "A New National Air Published in Honor of the Peace Jubilee."
• Mrs. Henry Hutchinson Morgan is probably the same person as Lillie C. Phillips who sang for years with the Hutchinson Family's Tribe of John and who married John's son, Henry J. Hutchinson.

Consider the Lilies

"Consider the Lilies: From Sabbath Melodies." The words selected from the Holy Scriptures. Music: R. Topliff. First line of text: "Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?" Boston: Oliver Ditson. [1853].

• "Consider the Lilies"  was sung by Lillie C. Phillips from the 1870s at least into the 1890s.  She sang to the end of her life, and "Consider the Lilies" probably remained in her repertoire to the last.  Lillie was a member of John W. Hutchinson's concert troupe and a bit later she married John's son, Henry J. Hutchinson.
• Many of the songs we encounter when researching the Hutchinson Family fell out of favor at some point in the 19th century and, for the most part, stayed out of favor.  So, strange to say,  "Consider the Lilies"  was published lots more often in the 20th century than in the 19th.  Evidently it did a great deal more than merely stand the test of time.
• Robert Topliff (1793-1868) is reported in various sources to have been the "organist of Trinity Church, Southwark."

The Cot Where We Were Born

"The Cot W[h]ere We Were Born." [Lyrics: Author unknown.] Music: L. Heath. First line of text: "We stood upon the mountain height and view'd the valleys o'er." New York: Firth & Hall. 1843.

• The most readily available scores of "The Cot Where We Were Born" by Lyman Heath actually appear under the title, "The Cot Where I Was Born."  This alone could make most types of computerized information searches difficult.  Adding insult to injury are the facts that this score's title includes a key misspelling, and the name of the composer is given, unhelpfully, as L. Heath. But this score is available online at the Library of Congress' Music for the Nation site; and if you try really hard, you might even find it. Unfortunately, we cannot post a direct Web address because these Music for the Nation scores are somehow loaded into temporary  Web pages.

The Cottage of My Mother

"The Cottage of My Mother." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson [Jr.]. Music: Judson Hutchinson. First line of text: "I live among the hills in the cottage of my mother, My bonnie playmates are a sister and a brother." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1848.

• The copy of "The Cottage of My Mother" that is most accessible likely is the one at the Dartmouth College library.  There are also copies at the universities of Colorado and Michigan and at the Minnesota Historical Society.

The Creed of the Bells

"The Creed of the Bells." Music: Asa B. Hutchinson. Lyrics: G. W. Bungay. First line of text: "How sweet the chime of Sabbath Bells! Each one its creed in music tells." In Asa B. Hutchinson. The Latest Musical Compositions of Asa B. Hutchinson, as Sung at the Concerts of the Hutchinson Family, "Tribe of Asa." [ Chicago ]: S.n. 1876.

• According to available information, "The Creed of the Bells" was Asa B. Hutchinson's best-loved original composition from the years following the Civil War.  An interesting history of "The Creed of the Bells" is included in "Our Singers," Leadville (CO) Daily Chronicle, July 2, 1879.
• One copy each of The Latest Musical Compositions of Asa B. Hutchinson may be found at the Library of Congress and in Items 75v-76r, Ludlow Patton's Hutchinson Family Scrapbook, Wadleigh Memorial Library, Milford, New Hampshire.

Darling Nelly Gray

"Darling Nelly Gray: Song and Chorus." Lyrics and music: B. R. Hanby. First line of text: "There's a low green valley on the old Kentucky shore." First line of chorus: "Oh! my poor Nelly Gray, they have taken you away." Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1856.

• The trio of Judson, John and Asa Hutchinson sang "Darling Nelly Gray" often, until that group's breakup in 1858.  The Hutchinson Family companies that followed continued singing this song into the 1860s.

Domestic Asides; or, Truth in Parentheses

"Domestic Asides; or, Truth in Parentheses." [Lyrics: Thomas Hood.] Music: J. J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "I really take it very kind, This visit Mrs. Skinner." New York: C. Holt, Jr. 1847.

• The only copy of  "Domestic Asides"  known to me is owned by the library of Dartmouth College.

Don't Stay Away:   See "Camp Meeting Songs of the Florida Freedman."

Eight Dollars a Day

"Eight Dollars a Day." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. Music: J. J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "At Washington, full once a year do politicians throng." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1848.

• "Written and dedicated to the Congress of the U.S. by Jesse Hutchinson Jr."
• As far as the main collections of Hutchinson Family music goes, the only such institution shown by Worldcat to own a copy of  "Eight Dollars a Day"  is the library of Dartmouth College.  But the first time I ever heard this song sung was at the New Hampshire Historical Society, and I am quite certain it was sung from the Society's own copy of the sheet music.  There are also copies at the universities of Colorado, Houston, and Michigan.

Excelsior

"Excelsior." Lyrics: Henry W. Longfellow. Music: Hutchinson Family (Vocal Group). First line of text: "The shades of night were falling fast, As thro' an Alpine village pass'd." New York: Firth & Hall. 1843.

Family Song (Hutchinson Family theme song):   See "The Old Granite State."

The Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man

"The Fatherhood of God and Brotherhood of Man." Lyrics and music: J. W. Hutchinson. First line of text: "We'll raise the song of triumph." First line of chorus: "For the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man." Boston: Oliver Ditson Co. 1868.

• Also,  S.l.: John W. Hutchinson,  1868.
• Both copies of this score, which are known to me, are in the collection of the Dartmouth College library.

The Fugitive's Song

"The Fugitive's Song." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. Boston: Henry Prentiss. 1845.

• When one considers that "The Fugitive's Song" was a Hutchinson Family production, issued during the peak years of the original quartet, and featuring words by the group's only successful lyricist, Jesse Hutchinson, Jr., it is quite surprising what a slight impression this song seems to have left.  I have no distinct memory of having ever seen the score, though at least one copy is known to exist at the American Antiquarian Society.  January 23, 2007, searches of such standard databases as the Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music, Music for the Nation (a Library of Congress Web site), and Worldcat produced no hits.  A Google search on  -  "fugitive's song" hutchinson  -  fared considerably better, perhaps marking this piece as a belated underground hit of some sort.
• Published lists of songs, sung by the Hutchinson Family, by Carol Brink and Dale Cockrell, as well as my own notes, are silent as to the origin of the music of "The Fugitive's Song."
• "The Fugitive's Song," with music attributed to J. M. White, has been recorded and released on The Chestnut Brass Co., Tippecanoe and Tyler Too! (CD, Newport Classic NPD 85548, 1992).

The Furnace Blast

"The Furnace Blast; or, Prohibited Song." Lyrics: J. G. Whittier. Music: John W. Hutchinson. First line of text: "We wait beneath the furnace blast." New York: Firth, Pond & Co. 1862.

• I have never seen this score and, in fact, I didn't even know there was one until late 2006.  "The Furnace Blast" was sung to the tune, "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God," which is also commonly called "Luther's Hymn."  Possibly attribution of the music to John W. Hutchinson may refer to him creating a distinctive arrangement.

The Gambler's Wife

"The Gambler's Wife: A Descriptive Ballad." Lyrics: Dr. Coates. Music: Henry Russell. First line of text: "Dark is the night! how dark! no light! no fire!" New York: Atwill. 1841.

Gentle Annie

"Gentle Annie: Ballad." Lyrics and music: Stephen C. Foster. First line of text: "Thou wilt come no more, gentle Annie, Like a flower thy spirit did depart." First line of chorus: "Shall we never more behold thee, never hear thy winning voice again." New York: Firth, Pond & Co. 1856.

Get Off the Track

"Get Off the Track!: A Song for Emancipation." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. Tune: "Old Dan Tucker." Boston: Published by the author. 1844.

The Ghost of Uncle Tom

"The Ghost of Uncle Tom." [Lyrics: Adapted from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.] Music: Martha Hill. First line of text: "De Fader ob de waters, rolls His deep and muddy tide." First line of chorus: "Knock! Knock! Knock! When de hour ob midnight come." New York: Horace Waters. 1854.

The Good Old Days of Adam and Eve

"The Good Old Days of Adam and Eve."  Fragment: "I can but grieve, The times have changed since Adam and Eve."

• This song is probably lots better known as simply "Adam and Eve."  But at present, at least, that would place this entry at the head of alphabetical order; and I am not about to begin a bibliography of scores with a query rather than a score citation.  "Adam and Eve" was sung by both Joshua Hutchinson and his friend and frequent singing partner, Walter Kittredge.  This song presents exactly the opposite of our usual problem.  The tune is quite well known.  In this case, we do not know the lyrics  the two sang to the familiar tune.  And also, we don't know whether Joshua Hutchinson and Walter Kittredge sang the same verses as each other.  If you know the "Adam and Eve" lyrics sung by either or both of these men and you would be willing to share your information, please e-mail us by way of the contact link near the bottom of the page.

Good Old Days of Yore

"Good Old Days of Yore: Song of Home." Lyrics: Jesse [Hutchinson, Jr.]. Music: Judson [J. Hutchinson]. First line of text: "How my heart is in me burning, And my very soul is yearning." Boston: G. P. Reed & Co. 1850.

• The Hutchinson Family sang "The Good Old Days of Yore," but so did the Alleghanians.  Sometime in the late 1860s or early 1870s, the concert repertoire of the Alleghanians was given a major overhaul.  But at least two songs by Jesse Hutchinson, Jr., were kept.  One of these pieces was "Right Over Wrong," which the Alleghanians called "Behold, the Day of Promise Comes."  The other Jesse song the Alleghanians continued singing, when so much else from the group's early days was discarded, is "The Good Old Days of Yore."  It is quite possible the Alleghanians sang this song more often than the Hutchinsons did.

Grandfather's Clock

"Grand-father's Clock: Song and Chorus." Lyrics and music: Henry C. Work. First line of text: "My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf." First line of chorus: "Ninety years, without slumbering (tick, tick, tick, tick)." New York: C. M. Cady. 1876.

• Asa B. Hutchinson was one of the great fans of the songs of Henry Clay Work, judging by Tribe of Asa concert programs.  Yet, strange to say, "Grandfather's Clock" has not been noted as a prominent feature in Asa's concerts.  It would be interesting to know whether he or members of his family sang this song at all.  John W. Hutchinson, by comparison, quickly picked up "Grandfather's Clock," and the song remained a conspicuous part of his concert programs over the next few years.

Growing Old Gracefully

"Growing Old Gracefully."  "Words From Boston Journal." Music: Lillie C. Phillips. First line of text: "Softly, O softly the years have swept by thee." Philadelphia: W. H. Boner & Co. 1878.

• "Growing Old Gracefully" is available at "American Memory From the Library of Congress," each page of the score being presented as a scanned image.   A March 26, 2007, search of the American Memory Web site, on this song's title, produced ninety-four hits.  The score, "Growing Old Gracefully," was at the top of the list.

Hannah's at the Window Binding Shoes

"Hannah's at the Window Binding Shoes." [Lyrics: Lucy Larcom.] Music: Asa B. Hutchinson. First line of text: "Poor, lone Hannah! Sitting at the window binding shoes." Boston: Oliver Ditson & Co. 1859.

Hark! I Hear an Angel Sing

"Hark! I Hear an Angel Sing: Ballad." Lyrics: W. C. B. Music: R. G. Shrival. First line of text: "Hark! I hear an Angel sing! Angels now are on the wing." New York: Firth, Pond & Co. 1856.

• Evidently a cataloguer at Yale University's library identified "W. C. B." as William Cullen Bryant.  It, too, was my guess.  As for the music, I do not seem to have a Hutchinson Family source which explicitly says that the music for "Hark! I Hear an Angel Sing" was composed by R. G. Shrival. Yet, Shrival's musical setting was a hit.  The timing is reasonably good.  Though the score is dated 1856, the Copyright Office's deposit copy was marked so as to read 1857.  According to available information, Judson J. Hutchinson picked up "Hark! I Hear an Angel Sing" in 1858.  And I have no information saying that Judson Hutchinson did not  sing the R. G. Shrival version of "Hark! I Hear an Angel Sing."
• Several publishers issued editions of R. G. Shrival's "Hark! I Hear an Angel Sing."  Copies of this particular 1856 Firth, Pond & Co. edition are among the holdings of the libraries at Duke University and the University of Michigan.

Harry of the West

"Harry of the West: A Song." Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. Music: John W. Hutchinson. First line of text: "Come brothers rouse, let's hurry out." New York: C. Holt, Jr. 1848.

• Multiple copies of "Harry of the West" may exist, and I would not discourage the reader from checking institutions such as the American Antiquarian Society, the Library of Congress, or whatever seems best to you.  But the only copy of "Harry of the West" known to me is in the collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

The Haunted Ground

"The Haunted Ground, As Sung by the Fox Family." Lyrics (earth life): Jesse Hutchinson, Jr. Music (earth life): Leah Fish. First line of text: "Yes, it is haunted, this quiet scene, Fair as it looks, and all softly green." Boston: G. P. Reed & Co. 1851.

• "Words by the late Mrs. Hemans, Music from the Spirit Land. Affectionately dedicated to the friends of Spiritual Progress and Reform by Jesse Hutchinson. The Music of this beautiful song was dictated to Mrs. Fish through the medium of the Rappings, while sitting at the Piano."
• Copies of "The Haunted Ground" appear not to be numerous.  The one I know of is at Harvard University.  In his book, Excelsior, Dale Cockrell used the cover as an illustration, which he credited to the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts.  So evidently the American Antiquarian Society also holds this title.

Ho! for California:   See "The California Gold Diggers."

Horticultural Wife

"Horticultural Wife."  "Written by a celebrated English Gardener after disappointment in love." Music: Hutchinson Family (Vocal Group). First line of text: "She's my myrtle, my geranium, my sunflow'r[,] my sweet marjoram." Boston: G. P. Reed & Co. 1850.

• Several copies of the "Horticultural Wife" are in institutional hands.  The most accessible of these is a copy at the Dartmouth College library.  Even more accessible is a reproduction in Philip D. Jordan and Lillian Kessler, Songs of Yesterday: A Song Anthology of American Life (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941), 143-146.

The Humbug'd Husband

"The Humbug'd Husband." [ Lyrics: Punch. ] Music: J. J. Hutchinson. First line of text: "She's not what fancy painted her." New York: William Hall & Son. 1844.

• This edition of the score of "The Humbug'd Husband" is among the holdings of the library at Dartmouth College.

A Hundred Years Hence

"A Hundred Years Hence." Lyrics: Fannie Gage. Music: John W. Hutchinson. First line of text: "One hundred years hence what a change will be made." Cleveland: S. Brainard's Sons. 1869.

• Full title:   "A Hundred Years Hence: A Very Desirable Song for the Conservatives Who Pray for a Procrastination of the Millennial Day."
• The next score citation notes the reissuing of "A Hundred Years Hence" in 1934 with new lyrics.

A Hundred Years Hence

"A Hundred Years Hence." Original lyrics: "Auntie Fannie Gage" [Frances D. Gage]. New lyrics: Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Music: John W. Hutchinson. First line of original text: "One hundred years hence what a change will be made." First line of new text: "A hundred years hence there'll peace in the world." S.l.: S.n. 1934.

• "A Hundred Years Hence" was republished in 1934, both with the original Fanny Gage lyrics and with new verses written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), in connection with the Ninth Conference on the Cause and Cure of War, January 17, 1934.  For information about the occasion, see "'War Utter Futility,' Says Mrs. Roosevelt," New York Times, Thursday, January 18, 1934, page 3.  "Mrs. Roosevelt," as one might imagine, refers to Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of then-President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt.  It is known from information kindly supplied by Prestonia Mann Martin scholar Enid Mastrianni that Charlotte Perkins Gilman and John W. Hutchinson were acquainted.  Gilman, for instance, took part in a small New York City meeting of Fabian socialists at which John Hutchinson sang.

I May Not Be a Prophet:   See "Prophecy of Better Days Coming."

If I Were a Voice

"If I Were a Voice." [Lyrics: Charles Mackay.] Music: Judson [J. Hutchinson]. First line of text: "If I were a voice, a persuasive voice, That could travel the wide world through." Boston: G. P. Reed & Co. 1850.

I'm With You Once Again

"I'm With You Once Again: A Popular Song." Lyrics: George P. Morris. Music: William R. Dempster. First line of text: "I'm with you once again, my friends, No more my footsteps roam." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1843.

The Indian's Lament

"The Indian's Lament." Lyrics and music: J. W. Hutchinson. First line of text: "Alas, alas said the Indian, I once had a home." Boston: Stephen W. Marsh. 1846.

Jamie's on the Stormy Sea

"Jamie's on the Stormy Sea: Ballad." Lyrics: author unknown. Music: Bernard Covert. First line of text: "Ere the twilight bat was flitting, In the sunset, at her knitting." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1847.

Johnny Sands

"Johnny Sands: A Celebrated Comic Ballad." [Lyrics: Adapted from traditional sources.] Music: John Sinclair. First line of text: "A man whose name was Johnny Sands Had married Betty Hague." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1842.

Jordan:   See "Slavery Is a Hard Foe To Battle."

Kind Words Can Never Die

"Kind Words Can Never Die: Ballad." [Lyrics: "M."] Music: Sister Abby [Abby Hutchinson Patton]. First line of text: "Bright things can never die, E'en tho' they fade, Beauty and minstrelsy Deathless were made." New York: Horace Waters. 1855.

• "From the Bird who left the nest."
• A "duett and chorus" version of "Kind Words Can Never Die" credits the song's lyrics to "M."  Do you know the name of "M"?  If you do and you would be willing to share your information, please e-mail us by way of the contact link near the bottom of the page.

King Alcohol

"King Alcohol: A Comic Temperance Glee." [Lyrics: Jesse Hutchinson, Jr.] Tune: "King Andrew" [tune also known as "Dame Durden"]. First line of text: "King Alcohol has many forms, by which he catches men." Boston: Oliver Ditson. 1843.

Kingdom Coming

"Kingdom Coming: Song and Chorus." Lyrics and music: Henry C. Work. First line of text: "Say, darkeys, hab you seen de massa." First line of chorus: "De massa run? ha, ha." Chicago: Root & Cady. 1862.

The Lament of the Irish Emigrant

"The Lament of the Irish Emigrant: Ballad." Lyrics: Mrs. Price Blackwood [Helen Selina (birth name Sheridan) Blackwood]. Music: William R. Dempster. First line of text: "I'm sitting on the stile Mary, Where we sat side by side." Boston: Geo. P. Reed. 1843.

Lay Him Low:   See "Close His Eyes! His Work Is Done."

A Life in the West

"A Life in the West." Lyrics: G. P. Morris. Music: Henry Russell. First line of text: "Oh! brothers, come hither, and list to my story." First line of chorus: "Then enter boys, cheerily boys, enter and rest; The land of the heart is the land of the west." Louisville, KY: W. C. Peters. 1844.