Songs & Plays by L. Frank Baum This section lists all of L. Frank Baum's songs, most of which he wrote for his plays. NB: Prior to 1897 Baum used the "stage name" of Louis F. Baum for his theatrical publications. Maid of Arran The Wizard of Oz The Wogglebug The Tik-Tok Man of Oz Unpublished Plays Other Songs In-Print Sources Recordings

Maid of Arran

The following six songs from this first major play by Baum are published in:

Louis F. Baum's Popular Songs as Sung with Immense Success in His Great 5 Act Irish Drama, Maid of Arran.
New York: J. G. Hyde, 1882.

• "The Legend of Castle Arran"
• "Oona's Gift"
• "A Pair of Blue Eyes"
• "A Rollicking Irish Boy"
• "Waiting for the Tide to Turn"
• "When O'Mara is King Once Again"

The Wizard of Oz

The following ten songs from this play were published in:

The Wizard of Oz. New York and Chicago: M. Witmark and Sons, 1902.

Music by Paul Tietjens and Nathaniel D. Mann.

• "The Different Ways of Making Love"
• "The Guardian of the Gate"
• "It Happens Everyday"
• "Just a Simple Girl from the Prairie"
• "Love is Love"
• "Poppy Song"
• "The Scarecrow"
• "The Traveler and the Pie"
• "When We Get What's A'Comin' to Us"
• "When You Love, Love, Love"

The Wogglebug

The following twelve songs from this play are published in:

The Wogglebug. New York and Chicago: M. Witmark and Sons, 1905.

Music by Frederic Chapin.

• "The Doll and the Jumping Jack"
• "Equine Paradox"
• "H.M. Woggle-Bug, T.E."
• "Hobgoblins"
• "The Household Brigade"
• "My Little Maid of Oz"
• "Patty Cake, Patty Cake, Baker's Man"
• "The Sandman is Near"
• "Soldiers"
• "Sweet Matilda"
• "There's a Lady-Bug A'Waitin' for Me"
• "To the Victor Belongs the Spoils"

The Tik-Tok Man of Oz

The following fourteen songs from this play were published by:

New York and Detroit: Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1913.

Music by Louis F. Gottschalk.

• "An Apple's the Cause of It All"
• "The Army of Oogaboo"
• "Ask the Flowers to Tell You"
• "The Clockwork Man"
• "Dear Old Hank"
• "Folly"
• "Just for Fun"
• "The Magnet of Love"
• "Oh My Bow"
• "Rainbow Bride"
• "So Do I"
• "The Waltz Scream"
• "When in Trouble Come to Papa"
• "Work, Lads, Work"

Unpublished Plays

• "The Mackrummins." Comedy-drama in three acts. Copyright Richburg, New York, 1882.
• "Matches." Comedy-drama in three acts. 1882.
• "Kilmourne; or, O'Connor's Dream." An Irish Drama. 1883.
• "The Queen of Killarney." An Irish Drama. 1885.
• "King Midas." An unfinished comic opera. Music by Paul Tietjens. 1901.
• "The Octopus; or, The Title Trust." Comic opera. Music by Paul Tietjens. 1901.
• "The Maid of Athens: A Musical Comendy in Three Acts." Play prospectus by Baum and Emerson Hough. 1903.
• "Prince Silverwings." A children's fantasy. Music by Paul Tietjens. 1903.
• "King Johan XIII." A comic opera in two acts. Music by Nathaniel D. Mann. 1903.
• "The Pagan Potentate." An unfinished play. Music by Paul Tietjens. 1904.
• "The King of Gee-Whiz." Music in three acts. Unfinished by Baum and Emerson Hough. 1905.
• "The Koran of the Prophet." Unfinished three act musical. 1909.
• "The Rainbow's Daughter; or, The Magnet of Love." Two act musical.
• "Ozma of Oz." Music by Manuel Klein. Scenic effects by Arthur Voegtlin. 1909.
• "Peter and Paul." Unfinished opera. Music by Arthur Pryor. 1909.
• "The Pipes of O'Pan." Three act musical comedy by Baum and George Scarborough. Music yo be composed by Paul Tietjens. 1909.
• "The Girl from Oz." Comedy. 1909.
• "The Pea-Green Poodle." 1910.
• "The Clock Shop." 1910.

Other Songs

• "Down Among the Marshes; The Alligator Song." Published by M. Witmark and Sons. New York, 1903. Believed to be written for the unproduced musical Prince Silverwings, 1903.
• "What Did the Woggle-Bug Say?" Published by Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago, 1904. Music by Paul Tietjens.
• "Susan Doozan." From the Uplifters' Minstrels, 1916. Published by Cooper's Melody Shop. Los Angeles, 1920. Music by Byron Gay.

In-Print Sources

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Acknowledgements

The principal sources for identifying the plays and songs are:
Hearn, Michael Patrick. The Annotated Wizard of Oz. New York: Clarkson Potter, 1973.
Ford, Alla T., and Dick Martin. The Musical Fantasies of L. Frank Baum. Chicago: The Wizard Press, 1958.

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