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Honey on my lips

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
Honey on my lips
Additional title: De sunlight shines for de cornfield coon, de starlight cuts no figgah. [first line]
Additional title: Honey on er my lips I love yo'. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Swell Mrs. Fitzswell. Honey on my lips. [uniform title]
Names
Trevathan, Charles E. (Composer)
Trevathan, Charles E. (Lyricist)
Irwin, May, 1862-1938 (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1898
Date Issued: 1896
Place: New York
Publisher: New York Journal and Advertiser
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Courtship
Poor African Americans
Honey
Musicals
Sexual attraction
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Pages 2-4 contains various ethnic stereotype caricatures by Ed Rohr Meth. in the margins of the music.
Content: Dealer's stamp on cover at top center: From W. H. Leonard, news, dealer & stationer, 91 Congress St., Troy, N.Y.
Content: On cover: Sung by May Irwin in The swell Mrs. Fitzswell. Includes a photograph of May Irwin hugging a standing African American infant.
Content: Summary: In ethnic stereotyped dialect, the narrator admires his girlfriend, comparing her to honey of a bee and peach.
Content: Printed as the musical supplement to the New York Journal & Advertiser, Feb. 6th 1898, edited by Reginald De Koven.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Charles E. Trevathan.
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): 1fd2e8d0-c591-012f-6796-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1898: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Honey on my lips" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898 - 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e5bbc89-be6a-ab08-e040-e00a180647f1

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Honey on my lips" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e5bbc89-be6a-ab08-e040-e00a180647f1

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1898 - 1896). Honey on my lips Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6e5bbc89-be6a-ab08-e040-e00a180647f1

Wikipedia Citation

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