| Composer: | Martin, John | | Lyrics: | There's a little pickaninny and he lives far away (first line of text) | | | | | | Publisher: | Zickel Bros. | | Publication Date: | 1898 | | Description: | When mammy's pickaninny's fast asleep : slumber song / words & music by John Martin. For voice and piano. Cover title. First line of text: There's a little pickaninny and he lives far away. Cover ill.: African American woman in a rocking chair hushing a baby in a cradle, outside the house a man works in the field. "Zickel Popular Publications"--Cover. "John Martin, composer of the popular ballads, 'Some one's sister', 'Don't forget your old home far away', etc."--Cover. Ads for other song titles at the bottom of p. 3 and p. 5. Stamped at the bottom of p. 2: Compliments of the Cable Piano Co., 218 Woodward Ave.
| | Format: | 1 score (5 p.) : ill. ; 35 cm. | | Subjects: | Songs with piano African Americans--Songs and music Lullabies Music publishers--Michigan--Detroit Mothers and children Farmers African Americans Lithographs | | Copyright: | Permissions/Copyright Statement for Sheet Music | | Digital ID: | dpl-hac-11108.dc | | OCLC Record ID: | 50771799 | | | Click to view images:  |