| Composer: | Beam, Mark | | Lyrics: | Coon who once was stranded on the shores of sunny Spain (first line of text)
If evah I should start in to cry, I'd cert'ny drown (first line of chorus) | | Contributors: | Irwin, May
Nichols, George A.
Gilbert & Bacon
Eddy, H. B. | 1862-1938 |
| | | | Publisher: | Sunday American | | Publication Date: | 1904 | | Description: | The Spanish coon / words & music by Mark Beam ; Arr. by Geo. A. Nichols.
For piano and voice.
Caption title.
First line of text: Coon who once was stranded on the shores of sunny Spain.
First line of chorus: If evah I should start in to cry, I'd cert'ny drown.
"Music supplement of the Chicago Sunday American, Sunday, Dec. 18, 1904. Pages 5-3"--Cover.
"May Irwin's new coon song as sung in 'Mrs. Black is back' at the Bijou Theatre, New York"--Cover.
Cover illustration: photograph of May Irwin / Gilbert & Bacon ; surrounded by musical instruments / H.B. Eddy.
"Published by permission of May Irwin owner of the copyright"--Cover.
| | Format: | 1 score ( 4 p.) : ill., port. ; 35 cm. | | Subjects: | African Americans--Songs and music
Popular songs--United States--1901-1910 | | Copyright: | Permissions/Copyright Statement for Sheet Music | | Digital ID: | dpl-hac-11895.dc | | OCLC Record ID: | 50153327 | | | Click to view images:
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