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Kiss your Liza on de ruby lips

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1895

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Title
Kiss your Liza on de ruby lips
Additional title: Come Dick and kiss yo' Liza, come quick, don't tantalize her. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Dar's a coffee colored wench in dis yere town, who's clean dead gone on me. [first line]
Names
Dillea, Herbert (Composer)
Emerick, George H. (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1895

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: F.A. Mills ; Chas. Sheard & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor African Americans
Competition (Psychology)
Man-woman relationships
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom center: Ilsen & Co., music publishers, 107 & 109 W. Sixth St., Cincinnati, O.
Content: Descriptive title on cover: A song of color.
Content: Presumed dedication on cover at top center: To Delmore and Wilson.
Statement of responsibility: words by George H. Emerick ; music by Herbert Dillea.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 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): 5a229b40-c590-012f-35ef-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. "Kiss your Liza on de ruby lips" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/666cb8d4-d955-75a8-e040-e00a18061634

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Kiss your Liza on de ruby lips" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/666cb8d4-d955-75a8-e040-e00a18061634

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). Kiss your Liza on de ruby lips Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/666cb8d4-d955-75a8-e040-e00a18061634

Wikipedia Citation

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Kiss your Liza on de ruby lips