I thought I heard some-body calling me

Our collections include some content that may be harmful or difficult to view. Learn more.

Data source:

Research Catalog

Purchase this print

Order Print

Image ID

1255704

Item data

Title

I thought I heard some-body calling me

Collection

Names

Johns, Al., 1878 or 1879-1928 (Lyricist)
Johns, Al., 1878 or 1879-1928 (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1898
Place: [New York]
Publisher: F.A. Mills

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Poor African Americans
Fighting
Mistaken identity

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Subtitle: Jim Jackson's Misluck.
Content: No cover.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by Al Johns.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (4 p.) ; 31 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21760359
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 35e572d0-c593-012f-2911-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1898

Cite this item

MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I thought I heard some-body calling me" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/35e572d0-c593-012f-2911-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1898). I thought I heard some-body calling me Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/35e572d0-c593-012f-2911-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I thought I heard some-body calling me" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/35e572d0-c593-012f-2911-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/35e572d0-c593-012f-2911-58d385a7bc34 | title= (notated music) I thought I heard some-body calling me (1898) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=December 17, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>