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Title
I won't play second fiddle to no yaller gal
Additional title: I'll get mad, I'll get bad, wid dat man o' mine [First line of song]
Names
Standish, Joseph W. (Lyricist)
Silberberg, J. A. (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; Chicago
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Jealousy
Adultery
South Asian American women
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustration features caricature of an angry looking African American woman facing an African American man who is smoking a cigarette.
Statement of responsibility: words by Jos. W. Standish ; music by J.A. Silberberg.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 34 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): ba640230-c594-012f-7776-58d385a7bc34
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. "I won't play second fiddle to no yaller gal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938bc753-890d-3149-e040-e00a18063cfe

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I won't play second fiddle to no yaller gal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938bc753-890d-3149-e040-e00a18063cfe

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). I won't play second fiddle to no yaller gal Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938bc753-890d-3149-e040-e00a18063cfe

Wikipedia Citation

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I won't play second fiddle to no yaller gal