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I'll be true to my honey boy

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Music Division

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1894

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Title
I'll be true to my honey boy
Additional title: I'll be true to my baby, for you am my own turtle dove. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: There's a chraming little yaller gal, yaller gal she nearly drives me wild. [first line]
Names
Evans, George (1870-1915) (Composer)
Evans, George (1870-1915) (Lyricist)
Evans, George (1870-1915) (Singer)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1894

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1894
Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: Howley, Haviland & Co. ; Charles Sheard & Co.
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Poor African Americans
Flirting
Man-woman relationships
Desire
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: On cover: picture of Geo. Evans.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by George Evans.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 28 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 46d80510-c58f-012f-429a-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

  • 1870: Creator Born
  • 1894: Issued
  • 1915: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2019: Found by you!
  • 2020

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I'll be true to my honey boy" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894 - 1894. http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/6c693c1f-8211-5987-e040-e00a18061d87

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "I'll be true to my honey boy" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2019. http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/6c693c1f-8211-5987-e040-e00a18061d87

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894 - 1894). I'll be true to my honey boy Retrieved from http://digital.gallery.nypl.org/items/6c693c1f-8211-5987-e040-e00a18061d87

Wikipedia Citation

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I'll be true to my honey boy