Tom Costello (1863-1943)
Last updated: 01.05.22
According to the Internet source given below, Tom Costello [Thomas Costellow] was a British music hall comedian and singer who may have been born in Birmingham or Ireland. He was an engraver before making his first stage appearance in Wolverhampton in 1883 and before performing in music halls in Bedford and south London in the same year. An early successe was his performance of My Nellie's Blue Eyes (1886 ) by William J. Scanlan which was then parodied by Charles Coborn with his Two Lovely Black Eyes (1886).
Costello specialised in black humour, such as At Trinity Church I Met My Doom(1894) by Fred Gilbert and sentimental/patriotic ballads such as Comrades (1890) by Felix McGlennon which became his signature song. Both those songs are given in 60 Old-Time Variety Songs
He toured with his own variety company in the 1920's and recorded a medley of his most famous songs in 1933.
He died in London.
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Farewell My Little Yo San! | Pathé 60866 | B. Scott |
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Various Performers | Variety Veterans 1931-1952 |
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At Trinity Church I Met My Doom | Fred Gilbert (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Club Raid Upside Down, The | George Le Brunn (music) Edgar Bateman (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Comrades | Felix McGlennon (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Does It Hurt You Very Much? | Fred W. Leigh (music) Tom Costello (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Eliza Brown | Joseph Tabrar (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Farmer's Farewell, The | Will Godwin (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Good-Bye Dolly Gray | Paul Barnes (music) Will. D. Cobb (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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He's in the Asylum Now | Frank P. Aylmer (music) Edmund Forman (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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His Funeral's To-Morrow | Felix McGlennon (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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In Those Dear Old Golden Days | Bennett Scott (music) A. J. Mills (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Madam Duvan | Tom Costello (music) Joseph Tabrar (words) Marie Lloyd (perf.) |
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⇑She Comes Home Tight on Saturday Night | Fred Gilbert (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Sheeny Coon, The | Harry Castling (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Ship I Love, The | Felix McGlennon (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Society Actor, The | Felix McGlennon (music) Norton Atkins (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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What I Say I Do Do, I Do Do! | Fred W. Leigh (music) Tom Costello (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Working Man's Sunday at Home, The | Frank Egerton (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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You're Still One of the Boys | E.W. Rogers (words & music) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Song That Will Live For Ever (1896), The | F. McGlennon (music) Tom Browne (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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This list is arranged by composer and contains 90 works performed by Tom Costello who is featured on sheet music covers.
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: (w&m)
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He's in the Asylum Now (1889) | Frank P. Aylmer | Edmund Forman (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Good-Bye Dolly Gray (1898) | Paul Barnes | Will D. Cobb (words) T. Costello (perf.) Kid Richards (perf.) Rose Sartella (perf.) |
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Sheeny Coon (1898), The | Harry Castling(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Tom Costello's Appreciation of ''There's Air'' (1900) | Harry Castling | E. Bateman (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Publican's Lament (1919), The | Harry Castling(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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I've Got the Girl I've Got the Ring (1920) | Harry Castling(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | |
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Come Down, Mrs. Brown! Come Down! (1911) | Charles Collins | Fred Murray (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Strolling in the Garden (1896) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Boys That Do the Fighting (1897), The | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Good-Bye Polly (1897) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑I'm Going to Ride a Bicycle (1897) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Ready (1898) | T.W. Connor | John S Baker (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Who's Going to Mash Me To-Night (1898) | T.W. Connor | Tom Costello (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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One, Two, Three (1899) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Will You Go? (1899) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Mermaids (1900) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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My Irish Honey, O! (1900) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Till Pay-Day Comes Again (1901) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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I've Been Sleeping on the Floor All Night (1902) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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She Don't Want a Maid to Dress Her Hair (1902) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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My Old Comrade (1903) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑Bunch of Shamrock (1904), A | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Convict and the Bird (1910), The | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Under the Mistletoe-Bough (1911) | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Soldier's Farewell (1913), The | T.W. Connor | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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What's in a Name? (1893) | John Crook | Richard Barnard (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Working Man's Sunday at Home (1892), The | Frank Egerton(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | |
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Theosophee (1891) | Frederick Eplett | Charles Wilmott (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Faithful (1899) | Frederick Eplett | F. Gilbert (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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If You'll Be True to Me (1892) | Fred Gilbert | Frederick Eplett (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Man That Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1892), The | Fred Gilbert | C. Coborn (perf.) T. Costello (perf.) Frank Dunne (perf.) |
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At Trinity Church I Met My Doom (1894) | Fred Gilbert(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑Never Knock at Her Door Now, My Boy (1894) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Oh! Maria, if You Love Me (1894) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Sunday Afternoon (1894) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Father's Come Home With His Money All Right (1895) | Fred Gilbert(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Laughing Madman (1895), The | Fred Gilbert | John S Baker (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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She Comes Home Tight on Saturday Night (1895) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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I Gave the Missis a Brace of Kisses (1896) | Fred Gilbert | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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I've Got to Prove It (1896) | Fred Gilbert(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Bridget the Spaniard (1897) | Fred Gilbert(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Farmer's Farewell (1895), The | Will Godwin(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | |
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Club Raid Upside Down (1901), The | George Le Brunn | Edgar Bateman (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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⇑Music, Sweet Music (1901) | George Le Brunn | J P Harrington (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Zanana! (1905) | George Le Brunn | J P Harrington (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Does It Hurt You Very Much? (1901) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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What I Say I Do Do, I Do Do! (1904) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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My Little Ammunition Girl. (1916) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | |
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Fed Up! (1918) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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I've Come Back to Town Once Again (1919) | Fred W. Leigh(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Gate (1889), The | Felix McGlennon | Warwick Williams (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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His Funeral's To-Morrow (1889) | Felix McGlennon(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | |
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Comrades (1890) | Felix McGlennon | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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I Promised (1890) | Felix McGlennon | J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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⇑They Bloom in Summer (1890) | Felix McGlennon | Harold Hope (words) J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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They Discharged Him Because He Was Old (1890) | Felix McGlennon | J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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He's in Regular Employment Now (1891) | Felix McGlennon | N. Atkins (words) J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Society Actor (1891), The | Felix McGlennon | N. Atkins (words) J.S. Baker (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Temperance Brigade (1891), The | Felix McGlennon | Tom Conley (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Buy a Bicycle (1893) | Felix McGlennon | James Curran (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Ship I Love (1893), The | Felix McGlennon(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | |
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I'll Forgive Him (1894) | Felix McGlennon | James Curran (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Norah My Wife (1894) | Felix McGlennon | W A Archbold (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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One-Legged Family (1895), The | Felix McGlennon | A. Hall (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Lavender, the Howler (1896) | Felix McGlennon | Charles D Hickman (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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⇑Song That Will Live For Ever (1896), The | Felix McGlennon | Tom Browne (words) Charles Howard (perf.) Harry P. Cargill (perf.) T. Costello (perf.) H. Mora (perf.) |
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Quiet Little Corner Down in Kent (1897), A | Felix McGlennon | E. Bateman (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Board and Lodging For a Nice Young Man (1911) | Tom Mellor | H. Gifford (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Home Again to Dear Old London (1911) | Tom Mellor | H. Gifford (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Farewell to Ireland! (1912) | Tom Mellor | H. Gifford (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Why Did You Go to War? (1900) | Henry E. Pether | Paul Pelham (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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All Through ''Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay'' (1892) | Orlando Powell | J.P. Harrington (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Duchess of Deansgate (1896), The | Orlando Powell | A. Hall (words) F. McGlennon (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Two Angels (1896) | Orlando Powell | A. Hall (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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You're Still One of the Boys (1909) | E.W. Rogers(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | |
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Have Me on a Three Months' Lease (1898) | Bennett Scott | C G Cotes (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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⇑It Don't Go Well With ''Scroggs'' (1898) | Bennett Scott(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Burglar Coon (1901), The | Bennett Scott | A J Mills (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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I've Made Up My Mind to Sail Away (1902) | Bennett Scott | H.E. Pether (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Somebody's Sailor Boy (1903) | Bennett Scott | G. Arthurs (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Fair Trade (1904) | Bennett Scott(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Farewell My Little Yo San! (1904) | Bennett Scott | A J Mills (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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There's No One to Say Good-Bye (1905) | Bennett Scott | A J Mills (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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In Those Dear Old Golden Days (1906) | Bennett Scott | A J Mills (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Ten-Bob Rise, or, My Old Pal Joe (1906), The | Bennett Scott | E. Bateman (words) T. Costello (perf.) |
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Wreck of the ''Serpent'' (1890), The | F.V St. Clair | W W Bright (words) T. Costello (perf.) Ella Dean (perf.) |
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One of the Racing Boys (1898) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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⇑Only a Simple Message From the Dear Homeland (1899) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
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Eliza Brown (1908) | Joseph Tabrar(w&m) | T. Costello (perf.) | Pub. |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 10 works by Tom Costello (1863-1943).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys:
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| Madam Duvan | 1891 | Joseph Tabrar (words) Marie Lloyd (perf.) |
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| Supersitious Wife , The | 1896 | E W Rogers (words) Charles Bignell (perf.) |
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| Blow Winds Gently (w&m) | 1898 | Pub. | |
| If You Love Me Just As I Love You | 1903 | A J Mills (words) B. Scott (words) |
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| On Monday I Met Him | 1909 | F.W. Leigh (words) H.E. Pether (words) |
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| Pitmates (w&m) | 1913 | Pub. | |
| I'm Giving Up My Job to the Kaiser | 1915 | F.W. Leigh (words) | Pub. |
| Mary Devine | 1915 | F.W. Leigh (words) | Pub. |
| When You Hear Your Country Calling | 1915 | F.W. Leigh (words) | Pub. |
| Nellie Brown | 1919 | F.W. Leigh (words) | Pub. |
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At Trinity Church I Met My Doom (1934) | 3:02 | T. Costello |