These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.
Chicago tryout list of musical numbers
Act One
- Island of Souls .... Jackie White, Young Gideon, Young Meg, Company
- And Yet .... Gideon Fletcher
- August Winds .... Meg Dawson
- Shipyard .... Jackie White, Billy Thompson, Peggy White, Father O'Brien, Tom Dawson, Company
- Shipyard .... Jackie White, Billy Thompson, Peggy White, Father O'Brien, Tom Dawson, Company
- If You Ever See Me Talking to a Sailor .... Meg Dawson, Women
- Dead Men's Boots .... Gideon Fletcher, Joe Fletcher
- The Last Ship (Part One) .... Father O'Brien
- Sail Away .... Peggy White
- The Last Ship (Part Two) .... Jackie White, Father O'Brien, Company
- What Say You, Meg? .... Arthur Millburn
- We've Got Now't Else .... Jackie White, Shipyard Men
- When We Dance .... Gideon Fletcher, Meg Dawson, Arthur Millburn
- The Last Ship (Reprise) .... Gideon Fletcher, Jackie White, Father O'Brien, Company
Act Two
- Mrs. Dees' Rant .... Mrs. Dees, Women
- The Night the Pugilist Learned How to Dance .... Gideon Fletcher, Tom Dawson
- We've Got Now't Else .... Jackie White, Father O'Brien, Company
- So to Speak .... Father O'Brien, Meg Dawson
- Hymn .... Company
- Show Some Respect .... Peggy White, Jackie White, Gideon Fletcher, Company
- Island of Souls (Reprise) .... Meg Dawson, Young Gideon, Young Meg, Gideon Fletcher
- It's Not the Same Moon .... Gideon Fletcher, Meg Dawson
- Underground River .... Jackie White, Company
- Sail Away (Reprise) .... Peggy White, Jackie White
- Ghost Story .... Gideon Fletcher, Tom Dawson
- August Winds (Reprise) .... Gideon Fletcher, Tom Dawson
- The Last Ship (Reprise) .... Company