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Title
The girl next door
Additional title: I've lived within my present home a month, or maybe more. [first line]
Additional title: She's the girl next door, the girl next door, bewitching and so handsome is the girl next door. [first line of chorus]
Names
Friday, Will. H., Jr. (Composer)
Friday, Will. H., Jr. (Lyricist)
Wehman, Henry J. (Copyright holder)
De Wolf, Marie (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1895

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: New York ; Chicago
Publisher: Henry J. Wehman
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Betrothal
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: as sung with great success by Marie De Wolf. Cover includes a photograph of Marie De Wolf dressed as a housekeeper standing next to an elegantly carved wooden chair with a duster in her left hand.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Will H. Friday, Jr.
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): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3384d5e0-c590-012f-5ced-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

  • 1895: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The girl next door" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-15a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The girl next door" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-15a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). The girl next door Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-15a1-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The girl next door