Dialect was not changed. Unprinted letters and punctuation were added, as necessary. Quotation marks were adjusted, where necessary. The first three entries to the contents of Union Songbook No. 1 are missing letters in the original. The last entry to contents of Dime Song Book No. 2 is out of alphabetical order in the original.
Other changes:
- “evneing’s” to [“evening’s”]
- “stara” to [“stars”]
- “brookleth” to [“brooklet”]
- “permisson” to [“permission”]
- “permisson” to [“permission”]
- “shsll” to [“shall”]
- “companton” to [“companion”]
- “pleaures” to [“pleasure”]
- “permisson” to [“permission”]
- “BAEDLE’S” to [“BEADLE’S”]