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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
De new Bully
Additional title: Did you see de new bully dat just come to town. [first line]
Additional title: When I walk dat levee roun' roun' roun' roun'. [first line of chorus]
Names
Cavanagh, John W. (Musician) (Composer)
Carlton, Will C. (Lyricist)
Irwin, May, 1862-1938 (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: Newark, N.J.
Publisher: The Essex Music Pub. Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor African Americans
Musicals
Bullying
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom center: R. S. Gutman, No. 3, Ave. A, near Houston, N.Y.
Content: Summary: A bully has come to town but I'm going to prevent him from causing trouble.
Content: On cover: At last!...big hit in the "Widow Jones."
Content: Text for 6 verses and 2 choruses found on page [5]. Also includes "notice to professionals" concerning directions on which verses to sing; "This is as May Irwin and Lew Spencer sings it with great success.
Statement of responsibility: words by Will. C. Carleton ; music by J.W. Cavanagh.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): fe6c5050-c590-012f-cd1b-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

  • 1896: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "De new Bully" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d05e40d-3827-d18b-e040-e00a180623f0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "De new Bully" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d05e40d-3827-d18b-e040-e00a180623f0

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). De new Bully Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6d05e40d-3827-d18b-e040-e00a180623f0

Wikipedia Citation

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De new Bully