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Humor in American song.
Title:
Humor in American song.
Author:
Loesser, Arthur, 1894-1969, editor.
Publication Information:
New York : Howell, Soskin [1942]
Physical Description:
315 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language:
English
Contents:
Sourwood Mountain : Appalachian folk songs.; (The) Arkansas traveller -- Barnyard song -- Bird song -- Cumberland Gap --Frog went a-courting -- Kissing song -- Liza jane -- Old Joe Clark --Sourkraut -- Sourwood Mountain.; Blue Tory noses : Revolutionary songs.; (The) Battle of the Kegs/; by Francis Hopkinson -- Goody Bull -- How happy the soldier -- 'Twas winter and blue Tory noses -- What a court hath old England .; Apron strings : early music hall songs.; Amo, amas /; words by O'Keefe -- Analization -- Chit chat /; by P.K. Moran -- Nobody -- Nothing like grog -- (The) Tea tax -- Tom Tackle -- Tongo Island /; by T.W. Moncrief.; Bones and tambo : minstrel songs.; (The) Camptown races -- Jim Crow -- Noah's ark -- Oh! dem golden slippers /; words and music by James A. Bland -- Oh! Susanna /; by Stephen C. Foster -- Polly-wolly doodle -- Shoo fly, don't bother me -- Turkey in the straw -- Zip coon.; Antimacassar : songs with a godey flavor.; Croquet /; words by C.H. Webb, music by J.R. Thomas -- (The) Gal with the Balmoral /; words by Fred Wilson, music by R.J. Herrero -- I can't make up my mind -- (The) Lords of creation men we call -- Pray Papa /; by P.K. Moran.; Heinie and Mick : dialect songs.; Down went McGinty /; by Joseph Flynn -- Dutch warbler /; words by Sep Winner -- Johnny Schmoker /; by George F. Root -- (The) Mulligan guards /; words by Edward Harrigan, music by David Braham -- (The) Teuton's tribulation /; by A. Dodge.; You're in the army now : army and navy songs.; (A) Capital ship -- Captain Jinks of the horse marines -- Farewell to grog /; chorus after each verse by Caspar Schenk -- Hearse song -- Hinky, dinky, parley-voo? -- I don't want no more army -- If you want to know where the privates are -- Mister, here's your mule -- (The) Regular army, oh! -- (The) Rookie -- What are you going to do with a drunken sailor? -- You're in the army now -- Zamboanga.; Brow's sweat : songs about work.; Cape Cod chanty -- Casey Jones -- Great Grandad -- Paddy works on the railroad -- Rusty Jiggs and Sandy Sam -- Whiskey, Johnny -- Zebra dun.; Love, food and stuff : liquor, circus, dude songs.; (The) Animal fair -- Ballad of the boll weevil -- Champagne Charlie /; music by Alfred Lee -- Cousin Jedediah /; by H.S. Thompson -- Darky Sunday school -- Eating goober peas -- Good sweet ham /; words and melody by Henry Hart -- Hie away home -- Jeff in petticoats /; music by George Cooper, words by Henry Tucker -- Josephus orange blossom -- Kingdom comin' by Henry C. Work -- Lardy dah -- (The) Little brown jug -- (The) Man on the flying trapeze -- Menagerie -- Musieu bainjo -- Oil on the brain /; words and music by Eastburn -- Reuben and Rachel /; words by Harry Birch, music by William Gooch -- Rye whisky -- Short'nin' bread.; For men only : barber shop ballads.; Abdul Abulbur Amir -- (The) Billboard -- Clementine /; words and music by Percy Montrose -- (The) Dog-catcher's child -- It's the syme the 'ole world over -- Lydia Pinkham -- One more drink for the four of us.; To the tune of : parodies.; Bacon on the rind -- Barber, spare those hairs /; words by John Love, music by Henry Russell -- Father, dear father, come down with the stamps /; music by Frank Wilder -- Pie in the sky /; words by Joe Hill.; Drink it down : college songs.; Bingo -- (The) Bull dog -- Co-ca-che-lunk -- (The) Lone fish-ball -- Shool -- Solomon Levi /; by Fred Seaver.
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ISBN:
9780810340404
Format :
Musical Score