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Buy a nice little home in the country

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1892

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Title
Buy a nice little home in the country
Additional title: Buy a nice little home in the country, A dear little place for your wife, Be your own landlord and owner, And settle down there for your life. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: 'm a man that's ben lately married, And the rents are so high about town, So I thought no longer would tarry, But buy a small house of my own. [first line]
Names
Barry, Ed. (Composer)
Barry, Ed. (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1892

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Place: New York
Publisher: Frank Harding
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Flowers
Humorous songs
Novelty songs
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes illustrations of flowers.
Statement of responsibility: by Ed. Barry.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 31 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21742284
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e8a0c880-c58d-012f-5325-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1892: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Buy a nice little home in the country" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-ddb2-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Buy a nice little home in the country" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-ddb2-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). Buy a nice little home in the country Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5e66b3e8-ddb2-d471-e040-e00a180654d7

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Buy a nice little home in the country