"I'VE GOT A CROSS-EYED PAPA BUT HE LOOKS STRAIGHT TO ME"
Entry/Object ID
2001.93.1.3
Description
"I'VE GOT A CROSS-EYED PAPA BUT HE LOOKS STRAIGHT TO ME"
Color: Black; Pink; Red; White
Sheet music entitled, "I've Got a Cross-Eyed Papa But He Sure Looks Straight To Me," with lyrics by King Zany and Billy Du Val, and music by Roy Ingraham, published by M. Witmark & Sons, 1923. The artifact has a red front cover with the title and composers' names at the top in black against a white background. At the center within a square box is a black and white photograph of singer Marion Harris. In the background is a drawing of a pond surrounded by trees and pink roses. The name and location of the publisher are at the bottom in black. On the back is a black and white advertisement for a song book of ballads entitled, "Songland." On the back of the front cover are partial scores for two songs. The first is entitled "In a Little Town Near By," with lyrics by Amy Ashmore Clark and music by Florence Turner-Haley. The second piece, "Just Been Wond'ring All Day Long," was composed by Irene Akerley-Canning. With some abrasions; a heavily creased cover; small dents at the corners; darkening of the inside paper; surface soiling; small stains; and small tears, the object is in fair condition.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Music, Sheet
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Composition, Musical
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Literary Works
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Singers
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Sheet music, M. Witmark & Sons, Music--20th Century, Popular music--United States
