Little yaller boy

Item Information

• Item ID
  b0845
• Instrumentation
  voice; piano
• City of Publication
  New York
• DCMI Type
  Still Image
• Is Part Of
  1890-1899
• Title
  Little yaller boy
• State of Publication
  New York
• Lyricist
  Morton, Hugh, 1865-1916
• Genre
  sheet music
• Publisher
  New York Journal and Advertiser; T.B. Harms (copyright)
• Refrain
  I wants to hold yer right on my knee
• Composer
  Kerker, Gustave, 1857-1923
• Date
  1898
• First Line
  Eatin' a piece of watermilyum on der rail fance over yonder
• Subject
  Children
  women
  Society and Culture--Children
  Songs with piano
  Society and Culture--Women
  Women
  Legacies of Racism and Discrimination--Afro-Americans
  Legacies of Racism and Discrimination--Stereotypes--Afro-Americans
  Afro-Americans
  Chickens
  children (people by age group)

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