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Title
If you love your baby make goo-goo eyes, or, The game of goo-goo eyes
Additional title: If you love your baby make goo-goo eyes. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Last night I was invited to attend a swell festivity. [first line]
Names
Williams, Bert, 1874-1922 (Lyricist)
Williams, Bert, 1874-1922 (Composer)
Walker, George, 1873-1911 (Lyricist)
Walker, George, 1873-1911 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1900

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900
Place: New York
Publisher: Hurtig & Seamon
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Love
African Americans
Parties
Interpersonal relations
Games -- United States
Man-woman relationships
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: African american couple [illustration].
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Williams & Walker.
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): b21733753
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21733759
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 874e8f60-c596-012f-6623-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1874: Creator Born
  • 1900: Issued
  • 1922: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "If you love your baby make goo-goo eyes, or, The game of goo-goo eyes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8434cd3b-31c9-185c-e040-e00a1806173f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "If you love your baby make goo-goo eyes, or, The game of goo-goo eyes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8434cd3b-31c9-185c-e040-e00a1806173f

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1900). If you love your baby make goo-goo eyes, or, The game of goo-goo eyes Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8434cd3b-31c9-185c-e040-e00a1806173f

Wikipedia Citation

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If you love your baby make goo-goo eyes, or, The game of goo-goo eyes