My little 'lasses candy coon
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Title
My little 'lasses candy coon
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1899
Names
Mann, Nat. D. (Nathaniel D.) (Lyricist)
Mann, Nat. D. (Nathaniel D.) (Composer)
Maxwell, Jos. B. (Dedicatee)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1899 (Inferred)
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
African Americans
Lullabies -- United States
Genres
Notes
Content: Dedication above caption title: Dedicated to my esteemed friend, Jos. B. Maxwell.
Content: Summary: Using stereotyped language, describes a bedtime scene where a young African American asks his "Mammy" to tell bedtime stories.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by Nat. D. Mann.
Date: Copyright dates: 1899, 1915
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21736880
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 44bb6570-c595-012f-c867-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1899
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My little 'lasses candy coon" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44bb6570-c595-012f-c867-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). My little 'lasses candy coon Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44bb6570-c595-012f-c867-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "My little 'lasses candy coon" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/44bb6570-c595-012f-c867-58d385a7bc34
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