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Title
Her eyes don't shine like diamonds
Additional title: "Her eyes don't shine like diamonds, she has no golden hair." [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Three little lads were seated one day, and their love stories did tell. [first line]
Names
Marion, David S. (Composer)
Marion, David S. (Lyricist)
Witmark, Julius P., 1870 or 1871-1929 (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Boys
Mothers and sons
Waltzes
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: drawing of three boys on a fence.
Content: Descriptive subtitle: Three little lads love-story.
Content: On cover: picture of Julius P. Witmark.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by David Marion.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3573bc10-c58f-012f-d794-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Her eyes don't shine like diamonds" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c01f251-4d3b-15ab-e040-e00a1806171d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Her eyes don't shine like diamonds" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c01f251-4d3b-15ab-e040-e00a1806171d

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Her eyes don't shine like diamonds Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6c01f251-4d3b-15ab-e040-e00a1806171d

Wikipedia Citation

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Her eyes don't shine like diamonds