1928 London Version
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T.B. Harms, 1928.
Publisher
New York: T.B. Harms, 1928. Plate 29678.
Reprinted
London: Chappell, 1928. Plate 29678.
Copyright
1946 Broadway Version
1946 Broadway Version
T.B. Harms, 1946.
Publisher
New York: T.B. Harms, 1946. Plate 939.
Reprinted
Santa Monica: Welk Music Group, n.d.(ca.1980s).
Misc. Notes
Authorized publication with a 1927-dated notice resulted in this edition's US copyright expiring in 2023. The same edition was also reprinted by PolyGram/Hal Leonard.
Copyright
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T.B. Harms, 1927.
Publisher
New York: T.B. Harms, 1927. Plate T.B.H.Co.308-5.
Misc. Notes
Original 1927 version not including the lyric change to "Colored folks work on the Mississippi" made in 1928.
Copyright
T.B. Harms, 1927.
Publisher
New York: T.B. Harms, 1927.
Reprinted
Santa Monica: Welk Music Group, n.d.(ca.1980s).
Misc. Notes
Reprint of a reissue ca. 1960 with an added spread of photographs from the 1951 film adaptation (omitted from this upload). "Bill" is not in the public domain in Canada or Europe because its lyrics are by P. G. Wodehouse. The other numbers are in the public domain in Canada and in countries that apply the Rule of the Shorter Term for US works.
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1928 London Version
1928 London Version
1928 London Version
1928 London Version
T.B. Harms, 1928.
Publisher
New York: T.B. Harms, 1928. Plate 29678.
Reprinted
London: Chappell, 1928. Plate 29678.
Copyright
1946 Broadway Version
1946 Broadway Version
1946 Broadway Version
1946 Broadway Version
T.B. Harms, 1946.
Publisher
New York: T.B. Harms, 1946. Plate 939.
Reprinted
Santa Monica: Welk Music Group, n.d.(ca.1980s).
Misc. Notes
Authorized publication with a 1927-dated notice resulted in this edition's US copyright expiring in 2023. The same edition was also reprinted by PolyGram/Hal Leonard.
Copyright
Selections
Selections
Selections
Selections
T.B. Harms, 1927.
Publisher
New York: T.B. Harms, 1927. Plate T.B.H.Co.308-5.
Misc. Notes
Original 1927 version not including the lyric change to "Colored folks work on the Mississippi" made in 1928.
Copyright
Selections
Selections
T.B. Harms, 1927.
Publisher
New York: T.B. Harms, 1927.
Reprinted
Santa Monica: Welk Music Group, n.d.(ca.1980s).
Misc. Notes
Reprint of a reissue ca. 1960 with an added spread of photographs from the 1951 film adaptation (omitted from this upload). "Bill" is not in the public domain in Canada or Europe because its lyrics are by P. G. Wodehouse. The other numbers are in the public domain in Canada and in countries that apply the Rule of the Shorter Term for US works.
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