The following list covers a small percentage of the several hundred sheets, pamphlets, and books comprising lyrics and music of political song. As usual with Janey’s materials the range is eclectic, fascinating, and important for research purposes – especially the many rare items included.
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No.	Title	Author, Artists, etc.	Publisher	Pub. Date	Notes
1	Songs Of The Spanish Civil War		Oldham Leisure services	1986	Songsheet. Words & music. Oldham men who fought in Spain. 1936-38.
3	War, Lies and Lives.	J.F. Donaldson		2006	Various songs & correspondence
6	Pocket Songbook-Worker’s Music Association.		Workers’ Music Association.	1948	Booklet (96 pages) Words & music. 100 Songs.
7	Not Quite the End of the GLC Show			1984	Pamphlet. 13 songs. Political Satire.
8	Songs of the Irish Nation	Various	Felix McGlennon Ltd.	n/d	Booklet (64 pages) 45 songs. Words only. Patriotic
9	The Socialist Sunday School Song Book	Various	The National Council of British Socialist Sunday School Unions	1957	Booklet. (116 pages) 116 songs. Words only.
13	The Book of Words	Various	Workers’ Music Association	n/d	Booklet. (39 pages) Labour movement poems & songs.
15	IWW. Worker’s Singalong Book.	Entertainment Workers.	The Industrial Workers of the World.	1972	Pamphlet (8 pages) Labour union songs. Words only.
16	The James Connelly Songbook	Various	The Cork Workers’ Club	n/d	Booklet.  (29 pages) 23 Irish political songs. Words only.
17	Rebel Ceilidh Song Book	Various	Mozart Allan	1966	Booklet. (34 pages) Scottish patriot rebel songs. Words only.
18	Rego and Polikoff Strike Songs	Rego and Polikoff Strikers	Centreprise, Stepney Books	1983	Booklet (30 pages) Clothing workers strike songs. Words only.
19	Peace Songbook	Various		2003	Pamphlet (20 pages) 45 CND anti war songs. Words only.
22	Socialist Song Book	Various	Manchester Militant	1983	Booklet. (60 pages) Militant workers songs. Words only.
23	U.C.S. Matt McGinn			n/d	Pamphlet. (3pages) Short article on McGinn + song.
26	Songs for Peace	Various	Songs for Peace	Dec. 1993	Booklets. Folk music articles + song sheets.
28	N.U.J. Song Sheet	Various	N.U.J.	1991	Leaflets. 7 anti Robert Maxwell songs. Words only.
29	Ballad of Today	Hanns Eisler	London Labour Choral Union	n/d	Sheet music. Vocal score (8 pages)
32	Songs From The Depression.	Mike Seeger, New Lost City Ramblers	Folkways Records & Service Corp.	1959	Pamphlet (12 pages) American Depression. Words only.
34	I’ll Have 42 Students Again Next Year	Clara Ford	United Mine Workers Journal	n/d	Leaflet. Parody of song ‘Sixteen Tons’
35	Kasual Kantatas	Karl	The National Labour Press	n/d	Book. (90 pages) Political satire of poem and illustration
36	Ballads of World War II	Hamish Henderson	The Lili Marlene Club of Glasgow	c.1947	Booklet. (48 pages) Army songs. Some in foreign language. Words only.
37	Let’s Sing in The National Interest.			n/d	Booklet (12 pages) Songs of modern day problems & war
39	Chants of Labour	Edward Carpenter	Swan Sonnenschein & Co.	1888	Booklet. (55 songs) Working class labour songs. Words & music.
40	The Ninety – Eight Song Book	Various	Irish Book Bureau	n/d	Booklet. (32 pages) Irish rebel songs. Words only.
41	Socialist Song Sheet	Various		n/d	1 page. 6 songs. Words only
42	Folk National and Art Songs. Book III	Hugh Hunter & Riddell Hunter	Bayley & Ferguson Ltd.	1926	Booklet. 28 songs.  For schools. Words & music.
43	13 Classical Songs	Various	Novello & Co.	1951	Booklet. 13 Songs. Words & music.
44	Songs of Peace	Various	C.E. Ratcliffe	n/d.	Pamphlet. 15 Songs. Peace themes.
47	Songs of the People		The University Labour Federation	n/d	Booklet. 29 workers songs. Some foreign languages
48	Brigadas Internacionales Canciones	Various		c1937	Book. (101 pages) Spanish Civil War songs. Words & music. English + foreign languages.
49	1916 Song Book	Various	Irish Book Bureau	n/d	Booklet. (32 pages) Irish rebel songs. Words only.
50	Army Life		John Foreman & Ron Baugh	n/d	Leaflet. Humorous verse
52	‘Sit Down’	Maurice Sugar	Grass Roots Bookshop	1937	Leaflet. Sheet music & words. Auto workers song.
54	We Shall Overcome	Z. Horton, F. Hamilton, P. Seeger	Essex Music Ltd.	1960	Pamphlet. Sheet music and words.
55	The Riot; or, Half a Loaf is Better Than no Bread	Hannah More	Cheap Repository	c1792	Sheet of 14 verses complaining of lack of food.
56	Students’ songs			n/d	4 sheets.7 pages .17 songs. Words only.
57	Irish, Republican & Anti-Royalty Songs		Solidarity	n/d	Booklet. 15 songs. Verse only.
59	Pity the Downtrodden Landlord	B. Woolf	Workers’ Music Association	n/d	Sheet music. Cynical verse & music.
61	(No title) Song Sheet.			n/d	4 misc. songs. Verse only.
62	(No title) American Civil War Songs			n/d	4 songs. Verse only.
63	Shirel Tzofim Benomin			n/d	1 Song. 13 verses. Words only.
64	The Peeler and the Goat. Shule Agra	Aubrey Bowman Matyas Sieber		n/d	Sheet music.2 Songs.
65	For Peace and Right	Cecil Pace. Peter Cote.	People’s Songs	1938	Sheet music. Words & music.
66	Battle Hymn of the New Socialist party	Leon Rosselson		n/d	Leaflet. Music and verse.
67	Moscow Metro	Saul & Lantz		n/d	Leaflet. Verses only.
68	Youth	B. Woolf	Workers’ Music Association	n/d	Song sheet. Music & verse.
69	The Internationale	Muriel Davenport	London Workers’ Committee	1919	Song sheet. Music & verse.
70	The Internationale	E. Pottier	Workers’ music Association	n/d	Song booklet. 8 pages. Music & verse.
71	Lift every Voice and Sing Willie McGee’s Goodbye			n/d	Leaflet. 2 Negro freedom songs. Verse only.
72	Eden’s Garden. Who Will Love.			n/d	Leaflet.15 Songs. Verse only
73	Camp Wyandot, Inc.			n/d	Leaflet. 5 working class songs.
74	Hold the Fort. Acres of Clans			n/d	Leaflet. 4 working songs. Words only.
75	The House I Live In			n/d	Leaflet. 9 Verses. Words only.
76	The Happy Engineer. The Engineers Theme Song	Bro. Wal Hannington		n/d	2 leaflets. 2 songs. Words only.
77	Songs for the Aldermaston March.	Various	Sing 1960	n/d	Pamphlet. 9 Songs. Words only.
78	Songs of the Labour Movement. No. 30.	Various	History Group. Communist Party	Summer 1963	Booklet. 21 Pages. Text  &  song verses. No music.
79	British Pensioners’ Trade Union Action Association.	Barbara Alford		n/d	2 Song sheets. 5 Songs. Words only.
80	Zupfgeigenhansel	Various		n/d	Pamphlet. 10 Pages. Abbreviated Jewish history with 11 songs. Words only
81	London Strike Songs	Beth Shaw		Nov. 2002	6 Songs. Words only. Set to pop tunes.
82	The Boys of Barr Na Sraide	Sigerson Clifford		n/d	Songsheet. 1 Song. Irish rebel song.
83	The John Maclean March	Hamish Henderson	Scottish Workers’ Music Association	1948	Songsheet. Words & music.
84	Proletcult	Various	Proletarian College	1942	Workers’ songbook. 14 Songs. Words & music.
86	Proletcult	Various	Proletarian college	1945	Workers’ songbook. 58 Songs. Words only
88	Rebel Songs	Thurso Berwick		n/d	Songsheet. 3 S.R.A Songs. Words only.
89	Pjesma Mrtvih Proletera	Silvije Bombardelli		n/d	Vocal score. Music & words. Croatian composer.
90	Men Of Blackmoor	Alan Bush		n/d	Opera in 3 acts.
91	Wat Tyler	Alan Bush		n/d	Opera in 2 acts.
92	The Song of the Lower Classes	Ernest Jones		n/d	Songsheet. 5 verses. Words only.
93	More Rebel Songs For Sixpence	Various	Lansbury’s Labour Weekly	n/d	Booklet. 16 worker songs. Words & music.
94	Sing	Various		1955. 1961.
95	Socialist Songs	Various	Labour Literature Society, Ltd.	1893	Book. 88 Songs compiled by J. Bruce Glasier.
96	Maybe, We Ain’t Got It	Bro. Wal Hannington		n/d	A.E.U. Songsheet. 7 Verses. Words only.
98	Poetry & Song. (The Irish Democrat)	Various		1962	4 Irish rebel songs. Words only.
99	The ‘No Evictions’ Songbook		The Workers’ Music Association Singers	n/d	Songsheet. 6 Songs. Words only.
100	Four Songs	Hanns Eisler	Workers’ Music Association	n/d	Booklet. Words & music.
101	Stalin Led the Fight	V. Muradeli	Workers’ Music Association.	n/d	Vocal score. Text by A. Szurkov.
102	Oh, Great Eternal Wisdom	Hall Johnson		n/d	1 sheet. 2 Peace Songs.
103	My Miner Lad	Matyas Seiber	Workers’ Music Association Ltd.	1953	Vocal score.
104	Pioneers Of Rochdale	Frank Crome	Workers’ Music Association Ltd.	1944	Co-Operative Centenary song. Words & music.
105	Listen Mr. Truman			n/d	American Union Song. Words only.
106	A Singer’s Notebook. Sing A Song Of England	John Hasted Reginald Nettel		n/d	Short book, song & club review.
107	Build Wide Your Prison Walls			n/d	1 Sheet. Protest song. Words only.
108	Labour Song Sheet	I. L. P.	Francis Johnson	n/d	14 Songs. Words only.
109	Heav’n right Now	Hall Johnston		1950	Vocal Score
110	Recueil No 1. Les Chants De La Jeunesse			n/d	Song sheet. 6 French songs. Spanish Civil War.
111	Recueil no. 11. Les Chants De La Jeunesse			n/d	Song sheet.  5 French songs. Spanish Civil War.
112	Parodies For Peace			n/d	27 Anti-nuclear songs. Words only.
113	Ding Dong Dollar		Glasgow Song Guild	1962	Booklet.14 Anti-Polaris Songs. Words only.
114	Garscadden Jingles		J. Allison	n/d	Labour Party support songs for Norman Buchan.
117	Sing our own song : Workers’ Party Youth songbook		Workers’ Party Youth	1987	Pamphlet, 26 songs, some traditional, some original. Lyrics and chord guides
118	Toulon	Honor Arundel. Ben Frankel	Workers’ Music Association	1942	Songsheet. Words & music. German attack on Toulon
119	Songbook for British Youth	Various	Workers’ Music Association	1951	Booklet. 8 Songs. Words & music. World Youth Festival.
120	Popular Soviet Songs	Various	Workers’ Music Association	1941	Booklet. 7 Songs. Words & music.
121	Chinese National Anthem	Tien Han	Workers’ Music Association	1951	Songsheet. Words & music.
122	Songs From Aldermaston	Various		n/d	Booklet. 19 Songs. Words only. Nuclear disarmament protest songs.
123	Songs For May 1st	Various	Workers’ Music Association	n/d	Songsheet. 11 Labour songs. Words only.
124	Hi, Sister, Hi, Brother!	Joe Wallace	New Frontiers	1956	Booklet. Political verse.
125	Matt McGinn				Songsheet. 5 Verses. Words only. SNP candidate.
126	Profumo Broadside	Matt McGinn		n/d	Songsheet. 7 Verses. Words only.
127	MUA Here to Stay	Various		1998	Songsheet. 16 Songs. Words only. Australian docks dispute.
128	Songs of Unemployment		The One Big Union Centre	n/d	Pamphlet. 7 Songs. words only.
129	Peace is Union Business		Blue Mountains Union Council	n/d	Pamphlet. 13 songs. Words only.
130	Keep The  Lion Rampant.	Robert Burnett	Robert Burnett	1968	Pamphlet. 5 Songs. Words only.
132	Songs of the people	Various	Workers Library Publishers	1937	Book of political songs. Words & music.
133	Songs of the People	Various	The University labour Federation	n/d	Pamphlet. 29 Songs. Words only.
134	Garland	Various	Garland	1974	Pamphlet. 12 Workers songs. Words & music.
135	Songs of Hope & Survival	Various	Hackney Y.C.N.D. & Y.S.	n/d	Booklet. Trade union, &  C.N.D. Songs. Words only.
137	The New Anti-Nuclear Songbook		Mushroom & Peace News.	1982 +	Booklet. 34 songs. Words and some music.
138	The Game’s A Bogey	John McGrath	EUSPB	1975	Book. Script of play by 7:84 theatre Company.
139	Chinese Students’ March	Sien Singhai	Workers’ Music Association	n/d	Sheet music.
140	Songs For Peace	Various		n/d	Booklet. 41 CND songs. Words only.
142	Purple Poms			1999	Leaflet. Political Song
143	Ireland’s Own Song Book		Mozart Allan	n/d	Booklet. 15 Irish Songs. Words only.
145	Stand Together. New Songs-New Times	Various	Hackney & Islington music Workshop	1976	2 songbooks. Words & music.
146	That’s Not the Way It’s Got To Be	Leon Rosselson	Sing Publications	1974	Political Songbook. Words & music.
150	History of the ILGWU in Song & Poem.	ILGWU		1957	Booklet. Songs. Words only
151	I Can Sing	Don Henderson	Horwitz Publications
152	Culture, Kultur, Cultura.	Barbara Berch Jamison		2000	Protest songs. 1950-2000.
153	Scottish Rebels Songs	Jim McLean	Socialist Review Publishing Co.Ltd.	1968	Songbook. 25 Songs. Words & music.
154	Red & Green Songs No. 3	Various		1970	Political Songbook. Words & music.
159	Sanity Songsheet	Various		n/d	Songsheet. 31 songs for Aldermaston. words only.
161	Fall In or Fall Out	Various	Sing 1961	1961	Songsheet. 9 Songs. Words only
163	Camp Wyandot. Sing Out.			1953	U.S. Children’s campfire songs.
164	Pergamon NJU Rally			8th June ?	Pamphlet. Map & 3 Songs. Words only.
165	The Internationale	Helen F. Bantock	Paxton	1941	Sheet music
166	The Song of Israel	Ephraim Talmi	Israeli Music Publications	1951	Sheet Music
167	The Bold Fenian Men	Fergus Fleming		n/d	Pamphlet. Sectarian song.
168	Canciones de las Brigadas Internacionales	Various		1938	Songsheets. Spanish civil war songs. Words & music.
169	Haynau’s Defeat or The Battle of the Draymen		G.H. Davidson	1850	Sheet music + Description of Incident.
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