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Author Levy, Lester S.

Title Flashes of merriment; a century of humorous songs in America, 1805-1905 / as written by Lester S. Levy. Calligraphy by Henry W. Hoffman.

Publication Info. [Norman] : [University of Oklahoma Press], [1971]

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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  784 LEV    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 370 pages : facsimile ; 26 cm
Note Includes unacc. melodies.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 361-363.
Contents Oh, what a row! -- Come and take tea in the arbour -- Cork leg -- He was such a nice young man -- When we went out a fishing -- Niagara Falls -- Johnny Sands -- Reuben and Phoebe -- Charming young widow I met in the train -- Flying trapeze -- Tilda Toots -- I lose me mine vife -- Globe trotting Nellie Bly -- Nobody coming to marry me -- Old maid -- Old bachelor -- Mrs. Poe -- Miss Wrinkle -- Paul Pry -- Washing day -- Anything to make a change -- Boy with the auburn hair -- Constantinople -- Girl that keeps the peanut stand -- Blonde that never dyes -- O let me be a blonde, Mother -- Dolly Varden -- Gay young clerk in a dry goods store -- I wish I were single again -- Poor gal didn't know -- I, Fred, tell them to stop! -- Reuben and Rachel -- Fifty cents -- My mother-in-law -- I'll get rid of my mother-in-law -- He ain't no relation of mine -- Band played on -- Jordan is a hard road to trabel -- Nancy Fat -- My gal is a high born lady -- What! Marry dat gal? -- Fine ould Irish gintleman -- Finnigan's musketeers -- Is that Mr. Reilly? -- I've worked eight hours this day -- Swim out O'Grady -- Cawn't do it ye know! -- Jakey jump der baby -- Chinese laundryman -- Keemo Kimo -- Wing tee wee -- Um-skit-a-rat-trap-si-si-do! -- Tol, Lol, Lol -- La-Didily-idily, Umti-umti Ay! -- Stuttering song -- Zizzy, ze zum, zum! -- Ta-ra-ra boom-de-ay! -- Christofo Columbo -- Tea tax -- Revolutionary times -- Perry's victory -- Fillibustering -- Have you seen Sam -- Uncle Sam's menagerie -- Shoo purp don't bodder me -- Upside down -- What did Dewey do to them? -- Monkeys wedding -- Cat's grand concert -- Our old Tom cat -- Cat came back -- Little wee dog -- Pop goes de weasel -- May Irwin's "Frog" song -- Could I only back the winner -- Spider and the fly -- Vanamburgh's Menagerie -- Tale of a shirt -- Brandy & water -- Rollicking rams -- I've only been down to the club -- Champagne Charlie -- I'll never get drunk any more -- I never drink behind the bar -- Oh, what a difference in the morning -- Down where the Wurzburger flows -- Under the Anheuser bush -- Beer that made Milwaukee famous -- I'm on the water wagon now -- My long tail'd blue -- Table d' hote -- All the world is scheming -- Handsome man -- Tarnation strange -- John Strauss -- Tee-to-tal Society -- Schoolmaster -- Arkansas traveller -- Billy boy -- Over there -- My Grandma's advice -- Johnny Schmoker -- Vilikins & his Dinah -- Captain Jinks -- Lady Jinks -- Up in a balloon -- Man that broke the bank at Monte Carlo -- Down went McGinty -- Throw him down M'Closkey -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill! -- Where did you get that hat?.
Subject Popular music -- United States -- To 1901 -- History and criticism.
Popular music -- United States -- 1901-1910 -- History and criticism.
Songs -- United States -- To 1901 -- History and criticism.
Humorous songs -- History and criticism.
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