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The harmless little girl [or, The harmless little girlie with the downcast eyes] - words by Hugh Morton ; music by Gustave Kerker.

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
The harmless little girl [or, The harmless little girlie with the downcast eyes] - words by Hugh Morton ; music by Gustave Kerker.
Additional title: Harmless little girl. [alternative title]
Additional title: I know a little girl who is very, very shy, be careful of the girl that's shy. [first line]
Additional title: Lady slavey. Harmless little girlie with teh downcast eyes. [uniform title]
Additional title: There are all sorts of girls, there is ev'ry kind of girl. [first line of chorus]
Names
Kerker, Gustave, 1857-1923 (Composer)
Morton, Hugh, 1865-1916 (Lyricist)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Flirting
Musicals
Innocence (Psychology)
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Summary: Tells of 3 types of women who seem innocent by their demeanor.
Content: Contains 16 bars of piano (only) music labeled "Dance" after chorus.
Content: Cover drawing shows a woman dressed as a housekeeper holding a dustpan in her left hand, and a duster in her right hand; the upper portion of the image is of an enormous duster shaped as a tree.
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom center: Hitchcock music store, 348 Sixth Avenue
Content: On cover: The lady slavey as produced by Canary and Lederer at the N.Y. Casino.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 33 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 19cfa3f0-c591-012f-8d08-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1857: Creator Born
  • 1896: Issued
  • 1923: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The harmless little girl [or, The harmless little girlie with the downcast eyes] - words by Hugh Morton ; music by Gustave Kerker." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6da9ccdf-29f2-7f69-e040-e00a18067704

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The harmless little girl [or, The harmless little girlie with the downcast eyes] - words by Hugh Morton ; music by Gustave Kerker." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6da9ccdf-29f2-7f69-e040-e00a18067704

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). The harmless little girl [or, The harmless little girlie with the downcast eyes] - words by Hugh Morton ; music by Gustave Kerker. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6da9ccdf-29f2-7f69-e040-e00a18067704

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The harmless little girl [or, The harmless little girlie with the downcast eyes] - words by Hugh Morton ; music by Gustave Kerker.