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Title
Mandy from Mandalay
Additional title: I don't make bluffs like other coons a windyin' [First line of chorus]
Additional title: You've heard about dese coons a winnin' yaller gals [First line of song]
Names
Ford, Walter H. (Lyricist)
Bratton, John W. (John Walter), 1867-1947 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; [etc.]
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Weddings
Women -- Burma
African American sailors
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover illustrations feature one drawing of an African American sailor speaking with a woman dressed in African clothes. The second illustration features the same man and woman now dressed in elegant Western clothes walking together in a city.
Statement of responsibility: words by Walter H. Ford ; music by John W. Bratton.
Date: Copyright date: 1899
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 32 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): 184a6970-c595-012f-b60a-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. "Mandy from Mandalay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9559acb0-d43e-4609-e040-e00a1806333d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Mandy from Mandalay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 29, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9559acb0-d43e-4609-e040-e00a1806333d

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Mandy from Mandalay Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9559acb0-d43e-4609-e040-e00a1806333d

Wikipedia Citation

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Mandy from Mandalay