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All I wants is ma chickens

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
All I wants is ma chickens
Additional title: All I wants is ma chickens, my Shanghai chickens [First line of chorus]
Additional title: It was 'way down home in South Caroline, Jasper Smith kept a farm so fine [First line of song]
Names
McIntosh, Tom, Mrs. (Singer)
Deas, Lawrence (Composer)
Wilson (Composer)
Deas, Lawrence (Lyricist)
Wilson (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; Chicago ; London
Publisher: Jos. W. Stern & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Chickens
African American farmers
African Americans -- 1800-1899 -- South Carolina -- Men
Contests
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design depicts African-American man, possibly the thief of the song, walking out of a barn holding two chickens with two chickens walking around him, on a blue background.
Content: On cover: The great chicken song!! A great cackling coon song.
Content: Cover design includes photograph of "The famous contralto Mrs. Tom McIntosh."
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Deas and Wilson.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 8 p. ; 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 427456d0-c594-012f-1a2c-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

  • 1899: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "All I wants is ma chickens" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903d78ab-d162-3336-e040-e00a18060990

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "All I wants is ma chickens" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903d78ab-d162-3336-e040-e00a18060990

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). All I wants is ma chickens Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/903d78ab-d162-3336-e040-e00a18060990

Wikipedia Citation

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All I wants is ma chickens