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All for the love of a girl

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American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1896

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Title
All for the love of a girl
Additional title: All for the love of a dear little girl. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Jack was a bright eyed youngster, merry and gay was he. [first line]
Names
Harris, Chas. K. (Charles Kassell), 1867-1930 (Composer)
Harris, Chas. K. (Charles Kassell), 1867-1930 (Lyricist)
Clauder, Jos. (Joseph), 1853-1913 (Arranger)
Fitz-Simons, Thos. J. (Owner)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1896

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1896
Place: Milwaukee, Wis.
Publisher: Chas. K. Harris
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Children
Separation (Psychology)
Parasols
Waltzes
Man-woman relationships
Teasing
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover includes a photograph of a young boy carrying an opened parasol with a young girl at his side holding his arm. Photograph copyrighted by S. L. Stein, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Content: Summary: Jack is playing with Mamie when he throws her hat into the water; she runs home. Then Jack retrieves the hat from the water to give back to Mamie who cries. Years later they are still in a relationship when Jack vows to go away. Mamie thinks he's teasing, but when Jack leaves on a boat, the boat never returns.
Content: Signature of former owner on cover at top right: Thos. J. Fitz-imons.
Statement of responsibility: words and music by Chas. K. Harris.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21757455
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dc532160-c590-012f-5002-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1867: Creator Born
  • 1896: Issued
  • 1930: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "All for the love of a girl" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938979f7-da03-724f-e040-e00a180661bb

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "All for the love of a girl" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938979f7-da03-724f-e040-e00a180661bb

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1896). All for the love of a girl Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/938979f7-da03-724f-e040-e00a180661bb

Wikipedia Citation

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All for the love of a girl