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Title
Snap your fingers and away you go
Names
Jerome, William, 1865-1932 (Lyricist)
Buck, Gene (Illustrator)
Von Tilzer, Harry, 1872-1946 (Composer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1912

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1912
Place: New York
Publisher: H. Von Tilzer
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: Music (Sheet) 00-349
Topics
Songs
Blackface entertainers
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: As introduced by Al Jolson at the Winter Garden--Cover.
Content: Caption title.
Content: Cover illustrated by Gene Buck.
Content: Cover photograph of Al Jolson, in blackface.
Content: First line of chorus: Snap your fingers and away you go.
Content: First line of text: Oh, honey, honey, oh, honey, honey, that sure is some band.
Content: For voice and piano.
Funding: National Endowment for the Arts Millennium Project.
Funding: Treasures of the American Performing Arts, 1875-1923
Statement of responsibility: words by William Jerome ; music by Harry Von Tilzer.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (4 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-C104
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14693464
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 57bb5250-c642-012f-3dca-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

  • 1865: Creator Born
  • 1912: Created
  • 1932: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Snap your fingers and away you go" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-cacb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Snap your fingers and away you go" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-cacb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1912). Snap your fingers and away you go Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e3-cacb-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Snap your fingers and away you go