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There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night
Additional title: A hot time in the old town
Names
Hayden, Joe (Lyricist)
Dodge, Gilbert (Lyricist)
Metz, Theodore A., 1848-1936 (Composer)
Dillon, J. A. (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: Metz Music
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 00-364
Topics
Songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes short message from "The author" asserting the popularity of this song during the Spanish-American War, the Boer War, and the First World War.
Content: First half of first verse and first chorus are the same as the 1896 original; new verses and chorus printed below and above the treble clef.
Content: First line of chorus: When you hear dem a bells go ding ling ling.
Content: First line of text: Come along, get you ready, wear your bran, bran new gown.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Content: Original title in 1896: A hot time in the old town
Statement of responsibility: words by Joe Hayden ; new version by T. A. Metz, J. A. Dillon & Gilbert Dodge ; music by Theo. A. Metz.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (2 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Edges torn.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-C125
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14693443
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 67c63e90-c642-012f-19f2-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1896: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79390a71-99bf-e16d-e040-e00a18062421

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79390a71-99bf-e16d-e040-e00a18062421

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/79390a71-99bf-e16d-e040-e00a18062421

Wikipedia Citation

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There'll be a hot time in the old town to-night