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Title
Hey-diddle-diddle! When man is in love
Additional title: For hey-diddle-diddle! when man is in love he thinks that he's lucky all others above. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Geisha. He-diddle-diddle! [uniform title]
Additional title: He's longing to marry a dear little bridge, so beautiful, charming and supple. [first line]
Names
Jones, Sidney, 1861-1946 (Composer)
Greenbank, Harry (Lyricist)
Bradfield, W. Louis (Walter Louis), 1866-1919 (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: Boston ; New York ; Chicago
Publisher: White-Smith Music Pub. Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Courtship -- 1890-1899
Deception -- 1800-1899
Humorous songs
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Contains 12 bars of piano (only) music after chorus labeled "Dance."
Content: On cover: Sung by Mr. Louis Bradfield...from the Japanese musical play The Geisha.
Content: Summary: Though everyone expects it, the narrators will make sure that the unnamed subject does not marry Molly, and will for the time being let him think he's lucky. All will come to a head at a Japanese party.
Statement of responsibility: words by Harry Greenbank ; music by Sidney Jones.
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): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1cb700d0-c591-012f-1284-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1861: Creator Born
  • 1896: Issued
  • 1946: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Hey-diddle-diddle! When man is in love" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6dab5fce-8cbd-4570-e040-e00a1806758d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Hey-diddle-diddle! When man is in love" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6dab5fce-8cbd-4570-e040-e00a1806758d

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). Hey-diddle-diddle! When man is in love Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6dab5fce-8cbd-4570-e040-e00a1806758d

Wikipedia Citation

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Hey-diddle-diddle! When man is in love