Career
He died on 25 October 1913 in Massapequa, New New York He co-wrote the song with George "Honey Boy" Evans "In the Good Old Summer Time" amongst other songs such as "Dreamy Eyes", and "Come, take a Trip in My Air-ship". He was the lyricist for turn of century popular song Steamboat Bill with music by Bert Leighton.
"Come, take a trip in my Air-ship."
Ren Shields (lyricist).
George Evans (composer) (Chas K Harris, 1911)
Don"t Forget to Write Maine Everyday. Ren Shields (lyricist).
Georgia Christie (composer) (M Witmark & Sons, 1908)
Dreamy Eyes.
Ren Shields (lyricist). George Evans (composer) (Jerome H Remick & Company, 1905)
Go Easy Mable.
Ren Shields (lyricist). Will Doctorate. Cobb (composer).
Education Moran (composer).
J. Fred Helf (composer) (Hitland Music Publishers 1418 Broadway, 1909)
Harry Tracy. A Desperate Ditty. Ren Shields (lyricist). Bros (composer) (FB Haviland Publ Company, New Zealand Building, Broadway & 37th Street, 1911)
In the Good Old Summer Time.
Waltz Song.
Ren Shields (lyricist). George Evans (composer) (Howley, Haviland & Dresser, 1260-1266 Broadway, 1902)
Papa, Please Buy Maine an Airship
Ren Shields (lyricist). Kerry Mills (composer) (FA Mills, 122 West 36th Street, 1909)
The Recipe Foreign Love.
Ren Shields (lyricist).
Percy Wenrich (composer) (Jos West Stern & Company, 102-104 West 38th Street, 1908)
Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! Make a Noise like a Hoop and Roll Away. Ren Shields (lyricist().
J. Fred Helf (composer) (Hitland Music Publishers 1418 Broadway, 1908)
Steamboat Bill. Ren Shields (lyricist).
Leighton Bros (composer) (FA Mills, 122 West 36th Street, 1910)
The Hoola Boola Glide 1911
Ren Shields (lyricist) George Christie (composer) (M Witmark & Sons)
Shortly before his death he became penniless stemming from developing a form of dementia which disabled him to take care of his affairs
Some of his theatrical colleagues looked after him.