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The latch-string's always hanging out for you

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  • Final version
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 4, no. 158
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 2, no. 51
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 4, no. 170
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 4, no. 166
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 3, no. 72
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 4, no. 185
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 3, no. 107
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 3, no. 117
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 3, no. 143
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 4, no. 196
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 3, no. 133
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 2, no. 41
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 1, no. 2
  • La Musique populaire, Vol. 2, no. 23
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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1900

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Title
The latch-string's always hanging out for you
Additional title: A coon-town show came in you know. [first line]
Additional title: For the latch-string's always hanging out for you. [first line of chorus]
Names
Cohn, Paul (Composer)
Fougere, Eugenie (Singer)
Hamill, Fred J. (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1900

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1900
Date Issued: 1900
Place: New York ; Chicago
Publisher: Windsor Music Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Keys (Hardware)
African Americans
Interpersonal relations
Minstrel shows
Man-woman relationships
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Fougere.
Content: Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser. April 1, 1900, pp. 5-8.
Statement of responsibility: words by Fred J. Hamill ; music by Paul Cohn.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (4 p.) ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c0aefee0-c596-012f-f20d-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

  • 1900: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2019: Found by you!
  • 2020

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The latch-string's always hanging out for you" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1900 - 1900. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ee27-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The latch-string's always hanging out for you" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 24, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ee27-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1900 - 1900). The latch-string's always hanging out for you Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-ee27-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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The latch-string's always hanging out for you