I want a girl : just like the girl that married dear old dad

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G98C75_003

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Title

I want a girl : just like the girl that married dear old dad

Collection

Names

Doyle, Alfred J. (Arranger)
Dillon, William A., 1877-1966 (Lyricist)
Von Tilzer, Harry, 1872-1946 (Composer)
Von Tilzer, Harry, 1872-1946 (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1911
Place: New York
Publisher: H. Von Tilzer

Library Location

Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 98-114

Subjects

Songs

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Caption title.
Content: First line of chorus: I want a girl, just like the girl that married dear old dad.
Content: First line of text: When I was a boy my mother ofter said to me, get married boy and see.
Content: For voice and piano, with version for male quartet (TTBarB) on p. [2].
Content: Male quartet version: words by William Dillon ; music by Harry Von Tilzer ; arr. by Alfred J. Doyle.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement Of Responsibility: words by William Dillon ; music by Harry Von Tilzer.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (5 p.) : ill ; 35 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG98-C75
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14326402
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2465f230-c642-012f-b1a2-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Notated Music

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I want a girl : just like the girl that married dear old dad" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2465f230-c642-012f-b1a2-58d385a7bc34

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1911). I want a girl : just like the girl that married dear old dad Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2465f230-c642-012f-b1a2-58d385a7bc34

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I want a girl : just like the girl that married dear old dad" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2465f230-c642-012f-b1a2-58d385a7bc34

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