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Folk Sheet Music

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1 Ain't Got...sheet music AIN'T GOT TIME TO DIE: The Hall Johnson Series of Negro Spirituals, for 4-part chorus of mixed voices a cappella.
NY G. Schirmer 1955 First edition thus Printed self-wraps Very Good 
16pp, words and music, in part: "Lord, I keep so busy praisin' my Jesus ... ain't got time to die...." 10.5" x 6.75" Words and music by Hall Johnson. "This little song is extremely syncopated, so a moderate tempo--with sharp accents--will give enough speed. The effect should be bustling but not hurried." 
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2 Ain't yo...sheet music AIN'T YO' COMIN' BACK TO ME MA DINAH LEE? Words by Margaret F. Mansfield. Music by E. Maxwell Honeyman.
NY Metropolitan Music 1912 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: "De levee am deserted now de coons all gone away, And no one 'roun' about de place I see. I hears no banjos plunkin' like de way dey used to play; 'Long de banks of de ribber ol' Swanee..." 13.5" x 10.75" Lyric in stereotypical, southern black dialect. The cover shows a forelorn man standing on the riverbank as a steamboat pulls away. 
Price: 45.00 USD
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3 Bill Bailey...sheet music BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME? Words and music by Hughie Cannon.
NY Edward B. Marks Music 1938 Later printing Decorative Wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "On one summer's day Sun was shining fine, De lady love of old Bill Bailey was hanging clothes on de line in her back yard, And weeping hard; She married a B&O brakeman, Dat took and throw'd her down...." 12" x 9" Original lyric in the stereotypical black dialect. 
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4 Black...sheet music BLACK SWANA: Traditional Music from Australia
Morton Music 1994 First Edition thus Pictorial wraps Very Good 
Arranged by Stephen Leek for mixed voices (SATB) and piano. In part: "I-na ni Black Swan-a ser-ger goo-bar-noo pie-pa ." 10.5" x 6.75". 
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5 Blue Tail...sheet music THE BLUE TAIL FLY: America's Favorite Ballad for over 75 Years. Sung by America's Mightiest Ballad Singer, Burl Ives, the Friendly Philco Troubadour.
NY Leeds Music 1945 First edition thus Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "When I was young I used to wait On master and give him his plate, And pass down the bottle when he got dry...." 12" x 9" The cover features a young Burl Ives and his guitar. The back cover is a pictorial ad for Philco Radios, endorsed by Ives, "The perfect radio for a Wayfarin' Man." 
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6 Bonbons...sheet music BONBONS, CHOCOLATES AND CHEWING GUM Words and music by Josh White and Bill White.
NY American Academy of Music 1948 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Here's a story 'bout a town, It's a place that you should see, It's a place that's in North Africa By the Mediterranean Sea...." 11" x 8" "Professional Copy...for the use of Professional Singers Only." This song seems to stereotype the relationship of American GIs and French-speaking women of North Africa. Josh White (1914-1969), born in Greenville, South Carolina, is well known and remembered as a folk singer, guitarist, and Civil Rights activist. 
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7 Can't yo...sheet music CAN'T YO' HEAH ME CALLIN' CAROLINE: Song.
NY M. Witmark & Sons 1914 First Edition Original Wraps Very Good 
Lyric by Wm. H. Gardner. Music by Caro Roma. 8pp, words and music, in part: "I miss yo' in de mo'nin', when ole Bob-white gives his call, Caroline, Caroline...." 12.25" x 9" 
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8 Carry...song sheet CARRY ME BACK TO OLD VIRGINNY: Sung by Haverly's Colored Minstrels.
NY Henry J. Wehman Circa 1870s Early edition Very Good 
Broadside, decorative borders. Contains words only, two verses and two choruses, beginning: "Carry me back to old Virginny, There's where the cotton and the corn and tatoes grow...." Lightly age-tanned. 9.25" x 6" Wolf, American Song Sheets, #274 (cites Andrews edition). 
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9 Deep...sheet music DEEP RIVER: Old Negro Melody. Arranged for Solo Voice (Low) by H.T. Burleigh.
NY G. Ricordi 1917 First edition thus Original Wraps Near Fine 
8pp, words and music, in part: "Deep river, my home is over Jordan, Deep river, Lord, I want to cross over into campground...." Few singer's marks in text. 12" x 9" The African-American composer Henry Burleigh's introduction to plantation songs or spirituals is printed inside the cover. 
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10 Do they...song sheet DO THEY THINK OF ME AT HOME?
NY Henry J. Wehman Circa 1870s Early edition Good 
Broadside, decorative borders. Contains words only, three verses, beginning: "Do they think of me at home, Do they ever think of me?..." Age-tanned, lightly chipped without text loss. 9.25" x 5.75" Wolf, American Song Sheets, #495 (cites other editions). 
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11 Dummy...sheet music THE DUMMY LINE Edited by Clement Wood. Arranged by Carroll Ely.
NY Harold Flammer 1936 Early edition Printed self-wraps Very Good 
8pp, words and music, in part: "Listen while I tell you 'bout de dummy line, Rise up in de mawnin' 'bout half-past nine .... Pull out o' Memphis at half-past one, Reach Chattanooga at de settin' of de sun!..." 12" x 9" Traditional American folk song. Dummy Line was the original name for early steam railroads. 
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12 Farewell My...sheet music FAREWELL MY LILLY DEAR: Plantation Melody as Sung by Christy's Minstrels. Written & Composed by Stephen C. Foster
NY Firth, Pond [ca. 1850s]. 1850 Printed self-wraps 
Spine reinforced and near very good condition. 13.75" x 10.5" 6pp First published in 1851. Comprises four verses and a chorus. In part: ".I'se gwine to roam the wide world In lands I've never hoed, With nothing but my banjo To cheer me on the road.". Illustrated by embellished title on cover. Tenth Edition. Binding is original wraps. 
Price: 40.00 USD
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13 Goodnight...sheet music GOODNIGHT, IRENE. Words and Music by Huddie Ledbetter and John Lomax. Introduced & featured by The Weavers and Gordon Jenkins on Decca Records.
NY Spencer Music 1950 First edition thus Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Last Saturday night I got married Me and my wife settled down ... Irene good-night Irene good-night Good-night Irene Good-night Irene...." 12" x 9" On the cover is a photo of those young Weavers, and an inset of Gordon Jenkins. 
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14 Green...sheet music GREEN FIELDS Recorded by The Brothers Four on Columbia Records
Hollywood Montclare Music 1960 First edition thus Pictorial Cover Near Fine 
Words and music by Terry Gilkyson, Rich Dehr, and Frank Miller. 6pp, in part: "Once there were green fields kissed by the sun; Once there were valleys where rivers used to run...." 12" x 9" 
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15 Hawaiian songs...sheet music GROUP OF ELEVEN (11) FOLIOS WITH PICTORIAL COVERS SHOWING VARIOUS GROUPS OF MUSICIANS
Kalamazoo, MI Gibson 1939-1942 First editions thus Pictorial Paper Covers Very Good 
4pp-6pp each. Song titles: Hilo March; I Wish I Knew; Swing Time In Hawaii; Swing Of The Raindrops; Dreaming Of Old Hawaii; My Honolulu Girl; My Melancholy Girl; Royal Parade March; Koloa Moonlight; Ciribiribin; Homeward Bound. 12" x 9" The musicians: Korky Rockey-Darlene Morris-Carol Wolgast trio; Ruth & Ruby Helgerson; Ralph Knox's Electric Quintet; Waddington's Venetian Orchestra; Ray Kinney and his Hawaiian Singers; Jimmy Smith's Trio; Laura Smith-Joyce Smith-Clair Troutman trio; Ernie Magann; John Hahle's Trio; Lowell Foster-Ben Krisko-Joseph Krisko trio; Aloha String Orchestra. 
Price: 85.00 USD
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16 Home...song sheet HOME AGAIN
NY Henry J. Wehman Circa 1870s Early edition Good 
Broadside, decorative borders. Contains words only, three verses, beginning: "Home again, home again, From a foreign shore...." Age-tanned, lightly chipped without text loss. 9.25" x 5.75" Wolf, American Song Sheets, #891 (cites DeMarsan edition). 
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17 Hope, Laurence (pseud. Adela Cory Nicolson, 1865-1904) FOUR INDIAN LOVE LYRICS FROM "THE GARDEN OF KAMA": set to music by Amy Woodforde-Finden Set to music by Amy Woodforde-Finden,
NY Boosey 1903 Revised Edition Original Wraps Good 
28pp. Comprises lyrics and piano accompaniment to four poems of India by Laurence Hope, a Victorian staple. Titles are: The Temple Bells; Less than the Dust; Kashmiri Song; Till I Wake. Few smudges on cover, spine reinforced. 12" x 9.75" 
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18 I'm on my...sheet music I'M ON MY WAY TO DUBLIN BAY: Song. Lyric and music by Stanley Murphy.
NY Jerome H. Remick 1915 First Edition Pictorial Cover Good Starmer 
6pp, words and music, in part: "Michael Sheahe marched away with the Dublin Fusiliers, An' he left the town in cheers but he left his girl in tears...." Some old transparent tape over edge tears. 13.5" x 10.5" The cover by Starmer is a view of a horse and buggy travelling through a valley, with an inset photo of Rhea Corelli. 
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19 In the evening...sheet music IN THE EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT. Words and music by James Bland. Revised and arranged by Walter Rolfe.
NY Century Music 1938 First edition thus Pictorial Cover Very Good 
8pp, words and music, in part: "In the evening by the moonlight when the darkie's work was over, We would gather round the fire, til the hoecake it was done...." Includes two refrains, one for mixed voices. 12.25" x 9.25" The cover shows a black man singing and playing banjo in front of his cabin, while a woman walks with a big basket of cotton on her head. 
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20 Indian...sheet music INDIAN RAIN DANCE. Piano music by John Stockbridge.
Bryn Mawr, PA Oliver Ditson 1938 First Edition Pictorial Cover Near Fine 
4pp; piano music. 12.25" x 9.25" The cover features an artist's conception of a Southwestern Indian Rain Dance. 
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21 Ireland must...sheet music IRELAND MUST BE HEAVEN, FOR MY MOTHER CAME FROM THERE. Words and music by Joe McCarthy, Howard Johnson, Fred Fischer.
NY Leo Feist 1916 First Edition Pictorial Cover Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "I've often heard my daddy speak of Ireland's lakes and dells, The place must be like Heaven, if it's half like what he tells...." Old transparent tape repair at lower corner. 13.5" x 10.5" The cover shows a castle on a hill above the sea, a basket of shamrocks and roses, and an inset photo of Bella Hill and Babe Starr. 
Price: 17.50 USD
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22 Keep on...sheet music KEEP ON THE SUNNY SIDE: New Version. Words and music by A.P. Carter & Gary Garett.
NY Peer International 1946 First Edition Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "There's a dark and a troubled side of life, One that's filled with care and strife, Then the side that plays a happy part...." 11" x 8.5" Printed as a chart, opens to 11" x 17". 
Price: 10.00 USD
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23 Kisses...sheet music KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE. Words by Paul Campbell. Music by Joel Newman.
NY Folkways Music 1951 First Edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Oh, kisses sweeter than wine .... When I was a young man and never been kissed, I got to thinkin' it over what I had missed...." 11.75" x 8.75" On the cover is a group portrait of The Weavers who introduced this song and recorded it on Decca Records. 
Price: 12.50 USD
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24 Man...sheet music THE MAN WITH THE BANJO Lyrics by Robert Mellin. Music by Fritz Schulz Reichel
NY Robert Mellin 1952 First edition decorative cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Who's that coming? Who's that strumming? That's the man with the banjo...." 12" x 9" 
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25 Morgan, Thomas L. and William Barlow FROM CAKEWALKS TO CONCERT HALLS: An Illustrated History of African American Popular Music from 1895 to 1930.
Washington DC Elliott & Clark 1992 1880216175 / 9781880216170 Second printing Decorative Wraps Fine 
132pp with index; illus throughout, showing old sheet-music covers, many in color. 11" x 9" 
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26 My ain...sheet music MY AIN FOLK A Ballad of Home. Sung by Madame Clara Butt
NY Boosey 1905 Second edition Original Wraps Very Good 
Words by Wilfrid Mills. Music by Laura G. Lemon. 8pp, words and music, in part: "Far frae my hame I wander; But still my thoughts return To my ain folk ower yonder, In the sheiling by the burn...." 12.25" x 9.25" 
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27 Officer...sheet music OFFICER KELLY: DON'T YOU THINK THAT IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP? Words by Officer E. Steinhaeufel of the St. Louis Police Dep't. Music by Robert E. Miller.
St. Louis, MO B.M.S. Pub. Co. 1924 First edition Pictorial Cover Very Good 
6pp, words and music, in part: There's a p'lice man on this beat lives down in our alley He would rather sleep than eat and his name is Kelly...." 12" x 9" As successfully introduced by The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Quartette. 
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28 Oh Boys...sheet music OH BOYS, CARRY ME LONG: A Plantation Melody. Written & Composed by Stephen C. Foster.
NY Firth, Pond 1851 20th Edition Decorative Wraps Very Good 
6pp; embellished cover title; spine reinforced. Contains words and music to four verses and a chorus. 13" x 10.25" In part: "Oh! carry me 'long; Der's no more trouble for me: I's gwine to roam In a happy home Where all de niggas am free...." First published in 1851. 
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29 Old black...sheet music OLD BLACK JOE Written and composed by Stephen C. Foster
Chicago McKinley Music 1921 Later printing Pictorial Cover Very Good 
4pp, words and music, in part: "Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay, Gone are my friends from the cotton fields away...." 12.5" x 9.5" 
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30 Old oaken...song sheet OLD OAKEN BUCKET
NY Henry J. Wehman Circa 1870s Early edition Good 
Broadside, decorative borders. Contains words only, three verses, beginning: "How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood...." Age-tanned, lightly chipped without text loss. 9.25" x 5.75" Wolf, American Song Sheets, #1724. These words were written in 1818 by Samuel Woodworth and sung to the traditional tune "Jesse, The Flower o Dumblane." In 1870, they were set to a new melody by English composer George Kiallmark. 
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