The expansive catalog of music by Mason Williams is presented here alphabetically.
We will soon have links below to find lyrics, comments from Mason, demos, release information, liner notes from various releases, performance notes and other information.
Song Title | Category | Date Written | Coauthor |
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A Major Thang | Country Song | 11/1/68 | none |
All the Time | Pop Song | 10/9/65 | none |
Almost | Comedy Bit | 2/2/66 | Warren Baker/Ken Fritz |
Amberwren | Folk Ballad | 3/17/63 | none |
Ammonia, Ammonia, Ammonia | Them Song | 8/23/64 | Melody: Mexican Hat Dance (Traditional) |
Amphibians One and All |
Navy Song | 8/8/64 | (Melody?) |
Amphibious Assault | Narrative | 9/12/62 | Musical setting by Charles R. Grean |
Amphibious Squadron FIVE | Navy Song | 2/2/62 | Melody: Blow Ye Winds in the Morning (Traditional) |
Away in C Major | Christmas Carol Parody | 12/1/84 | Melody: Away in A Manger (Traditional) Lyric by Mason, Art Maddox, Amy Windus, Billy Burke |
Ballad of the Military Lovers, The | Navy Song | 10/10/62 | Melody: Marine's Hymn) Lyric by Mason Williams |
Ballad of Vice-Adm. Howard A. "Red" Yeager, The | Navy Song | 2/14/62 | Melody: Rebel Soldier Lyric by Mason Williams |
Banjo Hello, The | Folk Instrumental | 3/29/63 | none |
Banks of the Dee, The | Folk/River Song | 1775 | (Traditional) Arrangement by Mason Williams & Art Maddox |
Baroque-A-Nova | Pop Instrumental | 9/1/67 | Allen Blye |
Beautiful Blue Danube, The | Classical River Music | 1867 | Joann Strauss - Arrangement by Mason Williams & Art Maddox |
Beside the Fire | . | . | Words by Steve Keith |
Ballad of Big Beauty, The | Folk/Art Song | 2/2/63 | none |
Birth, Death & the River | unfinished sketch | 7/12/86 | none |
Blackberry Blossom | Folk Instrumental | 7/1/73 | (Traditional) |
Bomp Song | Pop Instrumental | 12/12/66 | Nancy Ames |
Brandy Wine Blues | Folk/Pop Song | 10/25/61 | none |
Bucko's Memoirs | Country Song | 11/1/68 | none |
California Gold | Folk/Pop Song | 7/4/60 | none |
Chico Hot Springs | Mexican Waltz Instrumental | 1/1/82 | none |
Christmas Goodies | Christmas Carol Parody | 12/20/95 | Melody: Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Parody lyric by Mason Williams & Jim Bartz |
Cinderella Rockefella | Pop Song/Duet | 11/20/66 | Nancy Ames |
Classical Gas | Pop Instrumental | 8/1/67 | none |
Common Ground (Fettucini Western) | Classical Spanish Guitar Instrumental | 10/21/90 | none |
Concerto for Love | Pop Instrumental | 11/7/63 | none |
Country Idyll | Country/ Classical Crossover Instrumental | 1/24/86 | none |
Coventry Carol | Christmas Instrumental | 11/7/63 | (Traditional) Guitar Arrangement by Mason Williams, Orchestra Arrangment by Art Maddox |
Cowboy Buckaroo(s) | Country Song | 4/7/68 | none |
Cripple Creek | Folk/River Song | 1800's | (Traditional) Arrangement by Mason Williams |
Crown of Sorrow | Folk Song Verse | 5/13/62 | (Traditional) |
CRUDESPAC Song | Navy Song | 3/28/62 | Melody: "Bound for South Australia" (Traditional sea shanty) |
Cruel Willie | Classical Tone Poem | 10/16/90 | Uses fiddler, Howdy Forrester's version of "Bonapart's Retreat" |
D-Run Ditty | Country Instrumental | 2/6/85 | none |
Dancing Distance, The | Pop Song | 7/16/65 | Lyric by John Stewart, Music by Mason Williams |
De Boatman Dance | Folk/River Song | 1843 | Daniel Emmett/Arrangement by Mason Williams & Art Maddox |
Deep River | Negro Spiritual | 1800's | (Traditional) Arrangement by Art Maddox |
Destinations of the Sun | Pop Samba | 8/1/02 | Music: Samba Beach, Lyric by Mason Williams & Karen Dunlop |
Dinkin' Around | Pop Song/Duet | 10/9/65 | none |
Dirty Old Government Town | Navy Song | 8/18/62 | Melody: "Acres of Clams" (Traditional) |
Disco Head | Comedy Disco Song | 1/1/82 | Music & Lyric by Mason Williams, Art Maddox, Rebecca Hall, Doc Schwebke |
Doot-Doot | Pop Instrumental | 4/1/82 | Art Maddox |
Dylan Thomas | Them Song | 6/10/63 | Melody: London Bridge (Traditional) |
Eddie I'm Ready (for Love) |
Pop 50's Song | 12/16/83 | none |
Them Ever-Lovin' Endeavorin' Lovers | Pop Song Experiment | 4/19/66 | none |
Exciting Accident, The | Pop/Art Song | 4/24/65 | none |
First Summer Love | Pop Song | 7/2/61 | none |
Flamenco Lingo | Flamenco Guitar Instrumental | 9/21/63 | none |
Fog Bound | Country Comedy Song | 11/21/93 | none |
Forest Lawn | Country Comedy Song | 8/30/64 | Melody: Dear John |
Fresh Fish | Bluegrass Instrumental | 11/1/73 | Steve Keith |
Friend Song, The | Folk/Pop Song | 4/18/64 | none |
Generatah-Oscillatah | Pop Synth Instrumental | 1/2/67 | Nancy Ames |
Gift of Song, A | Folk/Pop Song | 12/11/63 | Music & lyric by Patti Ingalls, Guitar Arrangement by Mason Williams |
Girl with the Golden Hair, The | Folk Song | 12/1/62 | none |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | Christmas Instrumental | 12/1/84 | (Traditional) Arrangement by Mason Williams & Art Maddox |
Godsend | Pop Spiritual Song | 9/1/71 | none |
Going Home Song | Folk Sailor Song | 5/18/62 | none |
Gold Hunters, The | Folk/Pop Song | 6/28/61 | none |
Good Friend Song, The | Folk/Pop Song | 4/18/64 | none |
Good Ship Paul Revere, The | Navy Song | 7/1/85 | none |
Greensleeves | Folk Guitar Instrumental | 1/1/69 | (Traditional) Mason Williams arrangement for Guitar |
Guitar Carol | Classical Guitar Instrumental | 5/11/90 | none |
Gyspy Noodle | Pop Guitar Instrumental Duet | 6/1/71 | none |
Hate Song | Navy Song | 1/26/63 | none |
Helicopter Rescue Ballad | Navy Song | 1/12/62 | Melody? |
Here Am I | Pop/Art Song | 4/5/65 | none |
Here I Am Again | Country Song | - | none |
Homeland of the Free | Navy Song | 10/31/62 | none |
Honey Miss Me While I'm Gone | Folk/Pop Song | 11/17/62 | none |
Honey Sun Man | Pop Song | 9/26/65 | none |
I Ache, Therefore I Am | Country Song | 8/1/02 | Music: Country Idyll Lyric by Mason Williams & Karen Dunlop |
I Love You Little Girl | Pop Song | 1/18/65 | none |
I'm Just A Poor Sailor | Navy Song | 9/28/62 | none |
If I Had a Ship | Folk/Pop Song | 1/20/63 | none |
In Honor Of... | Classical Processional | 6/24/89 | Orchestra Arrangement by Art Maddox |
Instrumental #1 | Pop Instrumental | 12/4/66 | Nancy Ames |
Italian Art Song, The | Pop Comedy Song | 8/23/64 | none |
J. Edgar Swoop | Talking Blues | 11/4/63 | none |
Jose's Piece | Pop Instrumental | 4/1/69 | none |
Joy to the World | Christmas Hymn | 12/13/90 | (Traditional) Arrangement by Mason Williams & Art Maddox |
Jump, The | Pop Song | 1/2/67 | Nancy Ames |
Katydid's Ditty | Classical Guitar Instrumental | 6/1/71 | none |
Knight, The | Folk/Pop Song | 5/6/62 | Music by Mason Williams, from Dostoevsky's "The Idiot" |
La Chanson de Claudine | Pop Guitar Instrumental | 11/28/68 | none |
Largo Deluxe | Pop Guitar Instrumental | 1/1/71 | none |
Last Great Waltz, The | Pop Comedy Art Song | 11/25/64 | none |
Legman | Pop Comedy Song | 5/7/66 | none |
Life Song | Them Song | 7/7/64 | none |
Life Song #2 | Pop Art Poem | 9/25/65 | none |
Linda Crest Lament | Pop Instrumental | 11/1/66 | Nancy Ames? |
London Love | Pop Instrumental | 11/7/63 | none |
Long Time Blues | Pop Song | 3/19/64 | none |
Love Are Wine | Pop Comedy Song | 3/7/66 | none |
Love Song | Folk/Pop Song | 3/6/63 | none |
Love'll Come A-tricklin Down | Folk Spiritual | 11/4/64 | Mason wrote the 3 verses for Glen Yarbourgh recording |
Mary-O | Folk Calypso Song | 11/1/60 | none |
Maura | Pop Love Ballad | 2/28/65 | none |
McCall | Country Guitar Instrumental | 1/1/82 | none |
Mistletoe Moustache | Christmas Folk Instrumental | 1/24/92 | none |
My Forever Is You | Pop Love Ballad | 7/17/64 | none |
Nooner Tune | Pop Instrumental | 10/1/76 | none |
Now That I've Found You | Pop Love Ballad | 11/12/62 | none |
OCU Song, The | Folk Protest Song | 9/29/63 | Melody? |
Ode to a Triangle | Them Poem | 7/1/64 | none |
Oklahoma | Folk/Pop Song | 7/16/62 | none |
One Minute Commercial | Pop Instrumental | 7/6/68 | none |
Other Side, The | Folk Guitar Song | 4/29/63 | none |
Piano Song | Them Song | 7/10/64 | none |
Pink Flamingo Mandolins | Folk Instrumental | 5/9/84 | none |
Popular Song | Pop Comedy Art Song | 1/9/65 | none |
Prince's Panties, The | Pop Comedy Art Song | 11/25/64 | none |
Pump-Handle Dancin' | Country Instrumental Duet | 12/30/92 | none |
P.E. Bandit | Pop Comedy Song | 11/11/70 | none |
Put On Song | Them Song | 7/22/64 | none |
Quick Sex Song | Them Song | 7/10/64 | none |
Ration Dense Song, The | Navy Song | 3/17/62 | Melody: The Frozen Logger (Traditional) |
Raggaenomics | Reggae Song | 5/8/63 | none |
Riding the Low Moon | Folk Guitar Instrumental | 6/12/90 | none |
River Song | Folk/Pop Song | 3/9/63 | none |
Road Song | Folk/Pop Song | 10/5/63 | none |
Robert Kerr-Plunk | Folk/Children's Song | 12/31/62 | none |
Rose of Agony | Country Song | 6/17/63 | none |
Run, Come See | Folk Song | 9/5/60 | (Traditional) Arrangement by Mason Williams, Baxter Taylor, Bill Cheatwood |
Samba Beach | Pop Instrumental | 3/1/83 | none |
San Diego Song | Pop Song | 1/10/63 | none |
Santa Fe Souvenir | Folk Mexican Instrumental | 3/10/91 | none |
Santa's Holiday | Christmas Calypso Instrumental | 12/18/91 | none |
Saturday Night at the World | Pop Song | 9/13/65 | none |
Saturday Night Banjo | Folk Song | 6/20/63 | (Traditional) Arrangement by Mason Williams |
Self Song | Folk/Pop Song | - | none |
Shady Dell | Folk Scotch/Irish Instrumental | 9/16/84 | none |
She's Gone Away | Pop Song | Sixteen Tunes | Country Parody |
Skippin' Along on Top | Bluegrass Comedy Song | Snipe Hunt | Pop Song |
Song for Victoria | Pop Song | Square Dance Call | Folk Art Poem |
Stopover | Classical Tone Poem | Sunflower | Pop Instrumental |
Sun Song | Pop Song | Sunflower | Pop Instrumental |
Super Sailor | Navy Song | 6/26/62 | Melody: The MTA |
Sweet Illusion Suite | Pop Song Medley | - | none |
Tattoo Song, The | Them Song | 9/12/64 | none |
Telegram Song, The | Country Comedy Song | 4/13/66 | none |
Them Ash Flickers | Them Poem | 2/16/63 | none |
Them Banjo Pickers | Them Poem | 12/15/62 | none |
Them Beaver Cleavers | Folk Poem | 11/25/63 | none |
Them Dog Kickers | Folk Poem | 2/16/63 | none |
Them Doodle Dashers | Folk Poem | 9/13/63 | none |
Them Duck Pluckers | Folk Poem | 2/4/64 | none |
Them Ewe Doers | Folk Poem | 1/19/64 | none |
Them Finger... | Folk Poem | 2/1/63 | none |
Them Hog Liver Likers | Folk Poem | 4/16/64 | none |
Them Hors D'Oeuvres | Folk Poem | 12/1/63 | none |
Them Lunch Toters | Folk Poem | 2/5/64 | none |
Them Moose Goosers | Folk Poem | 2/5/64 | none |
Them Owl Fowlers | Folk Poem | 2/1/64 | none |
Them Poems | Them Poems Collection of, | 12/15/62 | none |
Them Sand Pickers | Folk Poem | 12/15/62 | none |
Them Songs "Life" & "Uh" |
Them Poems Collection of, | 7/7/64 | none |
Them Sportscarers | Folk Poem | 4/11/63 | none |
Them Stamp Lickers | Folk Poem | 2/17/63 | none |
Them Sticker Gitters | Folk Poem | 2/27/63 | none |
Them Surf Serfs | Folk Poem | 2/18/64 | none |
Them Toad Suckers | Folk Poem | 3/12/63 | none |
Them Tummy Gummers | Folk Poem | 4/19/64 | none |
Them War Mongers | Folk Poem | 5/9/63 | none |
Them Whisker Flickers | Folk Poem | 2/17/63 | none |
Them Yodel Yellers | Folk Poem | 10/21/90 | none |
Theme & Variations | Pop Instrumental | 1/17/61 | none |
They Are Gone | Pop Song | 7/26/64 | none |
Thirteen Dollar Stella | Folk Guitar Instrumental | 9/17/62 | none |
Three Song, The | Folk/Pop Song | 12/1/63 | none |
Time & Chance | Pop Song | 11/6/65 | none |
Time Song | Them Song | 7/10/64 | none |
Tom's Tune | Pop Song | 1/2/67 | none |
Tomato Vendetta, The | Pop Art Song | 11/26/64 | none |
Tosadnessday | Folk/Pop Song | 7/10/64 | none |
Trade Winds | Pop Instrumental | 10/1/83 | none |
Train of Thought | Classical Tone Poem | - | none |
Train Ride in G | Folk Guitar Instrumental | 12/12/67 | none |
Train Ride in G | Classical Tone Poem | - | none |
Travelin' the Blues | Folk/Pop Song | 8/14/62 | none |
Two Melodies | Folk Instrumental | - | none |
Vancouver Island | Pop Instrumental | 2/1/82 | none |
The Virgin Mary | Christmas Folk Instrumental | 4/2/92 | (Traditional) Arrangement by Mason Williams, Rick Cunha & Art Maddox |
Visual Song #1 | Pop/Art Song | 4/13/65 | none |
Wanderlove | Folk/Pop Song | 3/6/63 | none |
Water is Wide, The | Folk Song | - | Arrangement by Mason Williams |
Wayfarer, The | Folk/Pop Song | 11/1/60 | none |
We Love Us | Folk Comedy Song | 3/20/65 | none |
Wedding Song | Classical Instrumental | 4/22/61 | none |
Weed Song | Them Song | 7/10/64 | none |
What Tune Is This? | Christmas Carol | 10/6/92 | Music: Greensleeves (Traditional) Arrangement by Mason Williams, Al Capps, Michael Preddy |
Whistle! Hear! | Pop Art Song | 6/27/66 | none |
Whistlin', Hummin', Singin' | Folk/Pop Song | 8/7/62 | none |
Weirdos After Midnight | Pop/Rock Comedy Song | 12/1/82 | none |
Winds of Sorrow | Folk/Pop Song | 5/30/62 | none |
Write of Songs, The | Pop Comdy Song | 6/1/65 | none |
Yes, I Can Feel It | Pop Song | 6/28/64 | none |
Yesterday's Star | Pop Song | 1/9/65 | none |
You Done Stomped On My Heart | Country Comedy Song | 11/19/63 | none |
Yodeling In the Valley | Country Comedy Song | - | none |