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Say you love me Sue

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
Say you love me Sue
Additional title: Down upon the Mississippi in de good ole days ob yore. [first line of song]
Additional title: Underneath your window, Susie I am waitin'. [first line of chorus]
Names
Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936 (Lyricist)
Stromberg, John, 1853-1902 (Composer)
Dailey, Peter F. (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York
Publisher: Weber, Fields & Stromberg
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Courtship -- 1890-1899
African Americans -- Clothing & dress -- 1890-1899
Serenading
African Americans
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Peter F. Dailey's latest success as sung at Weber & Field's Broaddway Music Hall. Cover includes photograph of Peter F. Dailey.
Content: Summary: Using stereotyped African American language, the narrator describes times after the Civil war when an African American would work hard farming cotton, then finish and serenade his girlfriend; today all African Americans are swells, and wear fine clothes, but this man still comes to his Sue and serenades her.
Content: Cover design includes drawing of an African American man (i.e. blackface) wearing a straw hat and holding a cane while he speaks to a woman on the second floor of a private home.
Statement of responsibility: words by Harry B. Smith ; music by John Stromberg.
Physical Description
Extent: 8 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): 8704bb80-c595-012f-b840-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1860: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1936: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Say you love me Sue" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-efb7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Say you love me Sue" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-efb7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). Say you love me Sue Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-efb7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Say you love me Sue