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The watermelon party

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1901

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Title
The watermelon party
Additional title: De possum am de fines' bird dat ever went on feet. [first line of song]
Additional title: In Washington. Watermelon party. [uniform title]
Additional title: So come to our watah million party. [first line of chorus]
Names
Smith, Harry B. (Harry Bache), 1860-1936 (Lyricist)
Levi, Maurice (Composer)
Starmer (Cover designer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1901

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1901
Place: New York
Publisher: Rogers Bros.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Watermelons
Poor African Americans
Musicals
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover design by Starmer includes drawings of four white women (each at the corner of the page) eating watermelon.
Content: On cover: The watermelon party : the great success in the Rogers Bros. latest farce "In Washington" by John J. McNally ; management of Klaw & Erlanger.
Content: Dealer's stamp on page 3: B.C. Gutman, 965 Broadway near Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn [New York].
Content: Summary: Using stereotyped language, the narrator, an African American, speaks of various kinds of foods, and various kinds of people, but none of them compare to watermelon.
Statement of responsibility: lyric by Harry B. Smith ; music by Maurice Levi
Date: Copyright date: 1901
Physical Description
Extent: 6 p. ; 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695015
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 50e9d6c0-c599-012f-d5ac-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

  • 1860: Creator Born
  • 1901: Issued
  • 1936: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The watermelon party" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/979e1306-6903-ae85-e040-e00a18061baa

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "The watermelon party" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/979e1306-6903-ae85-e040-e00a18061baa

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). The watermelon party Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/979e1306-6903-ae85-e040-e00a18061baa

Wikipedia Citation

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The watermelon party