Old black Joe

Item Info

Title:
Old black Joe
Date:
1910s
Creator:
Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864, composer
Description:

  • Refrain: I'm coming, I'm coming for my head is bending low

  • First line: Gone are the days when my heart was young a gay

Subject:
Format:
sheet music
Publisher:
Eclipse, Philadelphia (Pa.)
Instrumentation:
Digital Collection:
Historic American Sheet Music
Rights:
Free Re-Use
No Copyright - United States
Identifier:
  • Music #882
  • duke:640075
  • n0882
  • ark:/87924/r4rx97n5f
  • 96d63079-bbb9-4e4c-a545-432a9b6aee2d
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4rx97n5f
Sponsor:
Tim McGeary in honor of Kenneth McGeary