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Title
Riding in the heavenly row-boat
Additional title: Riding in the heav'nly rowboat, heading for the promise land. [first line]
Additional title: Wait 'till Zion's ready, then pull long and steady. [first line of chorus]
Names
Fagin, Barney (Composer)
Fagin, Barney (Lyricist)
Daly, Lucy (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York
Publisher: Spaulding & Gray ; Howard & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor African Americans
Heaven
Rowboats
Humorous songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes a photograph of Lucy Daly, and a stereotyped drawing of an African American woman standing in a rowboat with 6 African American children playing and rowing; a seventh child is in the water.
Content: On cover: Ethiopian song and chorus...sung by Miss Lucy Daly and her dancing Piccaninnies in The Passing Show" at the Casinto Theatre, New York City.
Statement of responsibility: by Barney Fagan.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): af2d14b0-c58f-012f-b4e3-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1894: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Riding in the heavenly row-boat" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6beade81-458c-393c-e040-e00a18065bd8

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Riding in the heavenly row-boat" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6beade81-458c-393c-e040-e00a18065bd8

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Riding in the heavenly row-boat Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6beade81-458c-393c-e040-e00a18065bd8

Wikipedia Citation

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Riding in the heavenly row-boat