I can't help dat, taint my fault

Contributor:

Perring, F. (Frederick) (engraver); Slinglandt, Jacob (engraver)

Name:

Alderson, Jeremy Weir; Somebody

Timespan:

Civil War, 1861-1865

Date:

1862

Language:

English

Publisher:

D.P. Faulds

Subject:

Songs with piano; African Americans -- Race identity; African Americans -- Race identity -- Songs and music; History; Race relations; Popular music -- United States; Popular music; Blackface minstrel music -- Scores

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

Songs; scores (documents for music); Minstrel music

Physical Description:

1 score (5 pages) : illustrations; 36 cm

Geographic Subject:

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Songs and music; United States; United States -- Race relations

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Song; for voice and piano; refrain set for chorus (SATB) and piano.; Verses 2-7 printed as text on p. 5.; "To Anybody".; Illustration: engraving of Afro-American man / Perring [?].; First line of text: De white folks say, dis mity fuss.; First line of chorus: But I can't help dat.; "J. Slinglandt, Engvr. & pr."--bottom of p. 5.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A13 K4 Box 20, no. 20

Collection:

Keffer Collection of Sheet Music (University of Pennsylvania)