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You'se honey to yo' mammy just de same

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1899

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Title
You'se honey to yo' mammy just de same
Additional title: Near the everglades of Florida the sun was sinking low. [first line of song]
Additional title: You'se honey to yo' mammy just de same. [first line of chorus]
Names
Bratton, John W. (John Walter), 1867-1947 (Composer)
Ford, Walter H. (Lyricist)
Rush, Isadore (Singer)
O'Rourke, Lillian (Dedicatee)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1899

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1899
Place: New York ; Chicago ; [etc.]
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Older African American women
Mothers and daughters
Desertion
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: Miss Isadore Rush's great success with Roland Reed's Co. Cover includes a photograph of Isadore Rush.
Content: Summary: Using stereotyped language, an African American mother living in the southern United States gives words of wisdom to her daughter who is about to marry a man; the couple move north but the man deserts the woman; with a child she comes back to her mother's house who welcomes her and the baby back home.
Content: Dedication above caption title: To Miss Lillian O'Rourke, New York.
Content: Descriptive subtitle on cover: A pathetic ballad and refrain.
Statement of responsibility: words by Walter H. Ford ; music by John W. Bratton.
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 34 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21736880
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21738653
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f0264170-c595-012f-3db0-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1867: Creator Born
  • 1899: Issued
  • 1947: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You'se honey to yo' mammy just de same" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/979c1c86-b76b-d75d-e040-e00a18066d6b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "You'se honey to yo' mammy just de same" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/979c1c86-b76b-d75d-e040-e00a18066d6b

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1899). You'se honey to yo' mammy just de same Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/979c1c86-b76b-d75d-e040-e00a18066d6b

Wikipedia Citation

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You'se honey to yo' mammy just de same