* descriptive subtitle on cover: comical coon song. Cover drawing by george reiter brill shows a stereotyped male african american reaching into his pants pocket, looking unhappily at a woman walking arm-in-arm with a well-dressed man; the woman looks back with grinning face. Dealer's stamp on cover at bottom right: w. H. Rider, piano, wareooms, kingston, n. Y. Stamped on p. 4: with the compliments of the kroeger piano company, new york. Summary: in ethnic stereotyped dialect, the narrator is upset that his girlfriend liza has taken up with another man, so he has no remorse for killing him; liza then returns to the narrator proclaiming her love for him, but he won't believe her, and kills her. Statement of responsibility: by theo. A. Metz. Date: 1897. Collection: American popular songs.. Do your honey do (NYPL Hades-464436-1165491)
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