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Title
No more will I ever be your baby
Additional title: Miss Liza Jane Johnson has got high-toned since she's moved uptown. [first line of song]
Additional title: No more will I ever be your baby. [first line of chorus]
Names
Hogan, Ernest, 1865-1909 (Composer)
Hogan, Ernest, 1865-1909 (Lyricist)
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
Separation (Psychology)
Older African American women
Passing (Identity)
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design includes photograph of Ernest Hogan.
Content: Summary: using several derogatory words, the narrator describes his former girlfriend as having changed, now wanting to pass for white and not wanting to associate with other African Americans; that is the reason she spurned him. She intends to seek a high-born husband in another country.
Statement of responsibility: [by] Ernest Hogan.
Physical Description
Extent: 8 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): 55bd0590-c595-012f-38bb-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

  • 1865: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1909: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "No more will I ever be your baby" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/939e8f37-7503-25cd-e040-e00a18062507

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "No more will I ever be your baby" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/939e8f37-7503-25cd-e040-e00a18062507

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). No more will I ever be your baby Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/939e8f37-7503-25cd-e040-e00a18062507

Wikipedia Citation

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No more will I ever be your baby