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Title
You must not touch
Additional title: Ah! This is too much, you must not touch, hands off! at once I say. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Girl from Maxim's. You must not touch. [uniform title]
Additional title: When Jean was but a tender child, a boy of five or six. [first line of song]
Names
Furst, William, 1852-1917 (Composer)
Goodwin, J. Cheever (John Cheever), 1850-1912 (Lyricist)
Hall, Josephine (Singer)
Hall, Josephine (Dedicatee)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: Howley, Haviland & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Men
Waltzes
Flirting
Musicals
Conduct of life
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design includes drawing of an elegantly dressed man and woman.
Content: On cover: As sung by Miss Josephine Hall. Cover includes photograph of Josephine Hall with reproduction of her signature.
Content: Dedication on cover at top: Dedicated to Miss Josephine Hall.
Content: Summary: As a young boy Jean would misbehave and steal candies from the kitchen; his mother told him not to touch; when he was older his mother caught him kissing the cook and again admonished him not to touch; now he is older, still likes sweets; the narrator recalls that Jean tried to misbehave with her so she had to tell him not to touch.
Statement of responsibility: words by J. Cheever Goodwin ; music by William Furst.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 35 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): e588ff80-c595-012f-af7b-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

  • 1852: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1917: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You must not touch" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ef4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You must not touch" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ef4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). You must not touch Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ef4d-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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You must not touch