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Title

Christy's bones and banjo melodist : being a collection of the most popular, fashionable patriotic Ethiopian comic and humorous songs, speeches, etc. as sung and delivered by the world renowned Christy's minstrels at their popular entertainments throughout the United States.

Author

Christy Minstrels, compiler.

Publication

New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, [1865?]

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Details

Description

iv, 6-72 pages; 15 cm

Alternative Title

Bones and banjo melodist

Subjects

• Songs, English > United States > Texts
• Songsters
• Minstrel shows > United States
• Song texts

Genre/Form

• Songsters.
• Song texts.

Note

• Words only; tunes of some of the songs indicated by title.

Contents

She had gone : sung by Harry Howard at Christy’s Opera House, Chicago -- The joys of home -- Shakespeare : banjo solo / by W. Herman -- Maggy Mural -- De breakfast bell : banjo solo -- Mynheer’s wedding : air: Whack row de row -- Cum plung gum : song and dance, sung by Johnny Whiting -- Down the river : opening chorus as sung by Christy’s Minstrels -- Romance and reality : air: The bonny boat -- Election day : as sung by James Bryant -- Sweep ho! -- Cruelty to Johnny : as sung by Byron Christy and W. Lawrence, at Christy’s Opera House, Chicago -- De thomas cat -- The farmer’s daughter : banjo solo as sung by W. Herman -- Kissing on the sly : air: Comin’ thro’ the rye -- Nelly Howe / written by M. Campbell -- De darkey crew / by Thomas Vaughan -- The prudent mamma : air: Whack row de dow -- A batch of puns : air: Bow wow wow -- Medley song : air: Prairie flower -- Couldn’t come it : air: Bow wow wow -- Walk around -- Paddy McFadden : as sung by W. Lawrnece -- The three contrabands -- A few contradictions : air: Whack row de dow -- Tilda Ann -- A punning song : air: Grocery marchant -- My poor lost Nell : as sung by D. Meldum -- Pattern of a girl : air: Betsey Baker -- Extriodnary soap -- Have patience : air: Rogue’s march -- Our native land -- Soap fat man : as sung by W. Herman -- The duel : air: The girl I left behind me -- Dog lost -- Rootle-tum, tootle-tum tay -- I’m a ladies’ man -- Whistling quartette -- Central Park on Sunday night -- Out on a spree : air: Paddy is the boy -- Riding in a railroad train : air: Riding in a railroad car -- Married on a Wednesday : air: Hoboken is the place to ruralize -- Betsy Gay -- One night while wandering : air: Fair shines the moon tonight -- How the money goes : air: Off she goes -- Hunkey dorey : air: Limerick races -- Diamond ring -- The bonny green flag : air: Sprig of Shillelagh -- Doings at Washington : air: Central Park on Sunday night -- Darling little Sue : air: Union cockade -- The song of songs -- Sally Sly : air: Minnie Clyde -- Water cresses : air: The oyster gal -- Striking ile -- The charming young widow I met in the train : air: Jennie Jones -- I spy your litlte game : air: Does your mother know you’re out? -- Ye doleful ballad of the love of Mr. Gray -- The perambulator -- Night shades.

Call Number

Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Christy's minstrels. Christy's bones and banjo melodist)

OCLC

• 3424116
• NYPY720148003-B

Author

Christy Minstrels, compiler.

Title

Christy's bones and banjo melodist : being a collection of the most popular, fashionable patriotic Ethiopian comic and humorous songs, speeches, etc. as sung and delivered by the world renowned Christy's minstrels at their popular entertainments throughout the United States.

Imprint

New York : Dick & Fitzgerald, [1865?]

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Research Call Number

Mus. Res. *MPW-Amer. (Christy's minstrels. Christy's bones and banjo melodist)