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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1897

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Title
Do your honey do
Additional title: And I done him, cause I loved her, I carved him long, I carved him deep. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: What am de use dfor to tarry and toil, and to save up all your dough. [first line]
Names
Brill, George Reiter, 1867-1918, (Illustrator)
Metz, Theodore A., 1848-1936 (Composer)
Metz, Theodore A., 1848-1936 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1897

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1897
Place: [s.n.]
Publisher: Theo. A. Metz
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor African Americans
Jealousy
Murder
Retribution
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Descriptive subtitle on cover: Comical coon song.
Content: Cover drawing by George Reiter Brill shows a stereotyped male African American reaching into his pants pocket, looking unhappily at a woman walking arm-in-arm with a well-dressed man; the woman looks back with grinning face.
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom right: W. H. Rider, piano, wareooms, Kingston, N.Y.
Content: Stamped on p. 4: With the compliments of the Kroeger Piano Company, New York.
Content: Summary: In ethnic stereotyped dialect, the narrator is upset that his girlfriend Liza has taken up with another man, so he has no remorse for killing him; Liza then returns to the narrator proclaiming her love for him, but he won't believe her, and kills her.
Statement of responsibility: by Theo. A. Metz.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21759246
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21760500
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ffc172e0-c591-012f-fccf-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1867: Creator Born
  • 1897: Issued
  • 1918: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Do your honey do" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1897. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1770-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Do your honey do" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1770-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1897). Do your honey do Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-1770-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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