Bratton Ford Songs.. up to 1901

Rose Glenroy (1893) John W. Bratton
Marie (Gavotte) (1893) John W. Bratton
Two Pictures (Dear Parents Faces) (1893) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford


My Dainty Cigarette (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

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My Dainty Cigarette (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford
The Bells of Fate (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
What d'ye think of Hoolihan? (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
His Little Sweetheart Nell (Nellie & Jack) (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
I Didn't Think He'd Do It But He Did (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
It's All Right But It's Awkward (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

Only Me (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

Only Me (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford
Just A Word For Father Too (1894)  John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
My Dear Old Chum (Dick & I)  John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Old Stage Door (1894) words & music by John Walter Bratton

She Didn't Do A Thing To Him (1894)  John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

She Didn't Do A Thing To Him (1894)  John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford 
 Tell Me Ruby, Will You True Be (1894)  John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Under the City Lights (1894)  John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Waiting For Nora's Return (1894)  John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

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Tarry Carrie Till We Marry (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

Tarry Carrie Till We Marry (1894) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford
I'll Not Forsake You Tom (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Just As If She Didn't Know (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Melody He Used To Sing (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford



Henrietta! Have You Met Her? (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

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Henrietta! Have You Met Her? (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

Honey Does You Love Yer Man? (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

Honey Does You Love Yer Man? (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford This "coon love song" featured in "Gentleman Joe"




The Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

The Sunshine of Paradise Alley (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford. This featured in "A Trip to Chinatown"



Songs We Hear on the Stage (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

Songs We Hear on the Stage (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford .This featured in Frank Durmont's Farce/Comedy "The Rainmakers" playing in Boston and Washington in 1894
It's Sunshiny Weather Because We're Together (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford
In a Quiet Little Way (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Sadie My Lady (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

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Isabelle (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

Isabelle (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford
Like A Good Little Girl Should Do (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
She Always Dressed in Black (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Since Maggie Bought the Parrot (1895) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Sunday Night in Lovers Lane (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Belle of the Season (PF) (1896) John W. Bratton



She's Been a Mother to Me (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford 

She's Been a Mother to Me (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford 


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I Love You in the Same Old Way, (Darling Sue) (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford


 I Love You in the Same Old Way, (Darling Sue) (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford. This featured in Denman Thompson's "The Old Holmstead Company" see sheet music below



 ditto





Obviously popular enough to warrant at least 3 print runs





Genevieve! (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford

 Genevieve! (1896) John W. Bratton with Walter H. Ford
Japanese Lantern Dance (1897) John W. Bratton




Lurline (PF) John W. Bratton (1897) 

Lurline (PF) John W. Bratton (1897) 

Dance of the Waves (PF) (1897) John W. Bratton
Mary's not as Green as She Looks (1897) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

Trilby Waltzes by John W Bratton

Gayest Manhattan (PF) (1897) John W. Bratton

Gayest Manhattan (PF) (1897) John W. Bratton
The Gayest Manhattan Musical ran for 65 performances fom 22 March 1897 at Koster & Bial's Music Hall



Hats Off to the Boys who "Made Good" (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

 Hats Off to the Boys who "Made Good" (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Have a Kiss With Me (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
I Didn't Marry All Yer Kin (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
I'm Nothing To You Now (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Oh Liza How I Despise Her (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

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My Sunday Dolly (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

 My Sunday Dolly (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Don't Ask Me To Forget (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Old Folks Are Longing For You May (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Queen of Hearts (PF) John W. Bratton
You May Regret Some Day (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
At The Sound Of The Sunset Gun (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Cinderella, the Girl of Girls (1898) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Gold Wine and Kisses (1898) (Gavotte) (PF) John W. Bratton

The Pride of the Pier (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

 The Pride of the Pier (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Heigh Ho- Love is but a Bubble (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford


I Got All I Can Do To Keep My Hands Off You (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford 


I Got All I Can Do To Keep My Hands Off You (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Change Will Do You Good (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Home Was Never Like This (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
My Queen Irene (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Such Is My Love For Thee (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
That You May Be Mine Your Eyes (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford


Rubber Neck Jim (1899) (PF) John W. Bratton

Rubber Neck Jim (1899) (PF) John W. Bratton

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The back inside cover listing John W.Bratton's works up to 1899




Mandy, From Mandalay (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

Mandy, From Mandalay (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Touch of a Woman's Hand (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford




You'se Honey to yo' Mammy Just de Same (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford 


You'se Honey to yo' Mammy Just de Same (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
At Sunrise: Idyllic (PF) (1899) John W. Bratton



Dear Old Soul (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford


Dear Old Soul (1899) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Gay Golf Girl (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Dream Days of Seville (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
(Also issued in 1902 without words) 
Beneath the Evening Star (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Billet Doux (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford & G Hobart
Mon Cher Ami (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
My May Day (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford



My Sunflower Sue (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

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My Sunflower Sue (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford ...featured in the Musical Comedy
Hodge Podge & Co
Broadway Show by Bratton and Ford
73 performances
23 Oct 1900
22 Dec 1900
Hoyt's Theatre, NY

My Sunbeam from the South (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Not for a Day but for All Time (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
I'm the General that History's Been Waiting For (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

My Little Lady Bug (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

 
My Little Lady Bug (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford described as "A Blackville Love Ditty"
Was featured in John J. McNally's Vaudeville Farce "Star & Garter" 26 Nov 1900 till 15 Dec 1900 at the Victoria Theatre
as was
Star & Garter (PF) 
I Would..Would You
My May Day
A Gentleman of Winning Ways
The Ladies of the Chorus
The Pot and the Kettle

A Scion of the House of Highball (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Since Then There's Been No Light About The Place-The Taller Dip (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
A Soldier of Love Am I (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Some Day When Things Go Right (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Springtime Bells (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Sweetheart That Was and That Will Be (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
You Can Never Tell What A Kiss Will Do (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
Didn't You Believe My Enemy (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
A Gentleman of Winning Ways (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford
The Grand-Stand Belle (1900) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

When You Are Near (1901) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

Your Own (1901) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford


Be My Little Apple Dumplin Do (1901) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

I'm Not Coming Back (1901) John W. Bratton with Walter H Ford

AND HE DIDN'T...WE SEE NO MORE OF WALTER H FORD except one where he co wrote words with another lyricist

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