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Open your mouth and shut your eyes

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1255899


Item data

Title

Open your mouth and shut your eyes

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1898

Names

Mann, Nat. D. (Nathaniel D.) (Lyricist)
Mann, Nat. D. (Nathaniel D.) (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1898
Place: New York
Publisher: M. Witmark & Sons

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Children
Kissing
Love
Man-woman relationships

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: On cover: A girl and boy kissing.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by Nat. D. Mann.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 34 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21760359
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bcfa6d90-c593-012f-ab11-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1898

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Open your mouth and shut your eyes" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1898. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcfa6d90-c593-012f-ab11-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1898). Open your mouth and shut your eyes Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcfa6d90-c593-012f-ab11-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Open your mouth and shut your eyes" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bcfa6d90-c593-012f-ab11-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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