"Hard Times Come Again No More" is an American parlor song written by Stephen Foster who was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania. It was published in New York by Firth, Pond & Co. in 1854 as Foster's Melodies No. 28. The first audio recording was a wax cylinder by the Edison Manufacturing Company in 1905. It has been recorded and performed numerous times since. The song is Roud Folk Song Index #2659. A satirical version about soldier's food was popular in the Civil War, "Hard Tack Come Again No More". Other songs by Stephen Foster in this section: Camptown Races "Gentle Annie" "Oh, Susanna!" "Old Folks at Home"