Image Title

:  When I'm a man like you / words and music by Louis Weslyn Jones.

Alternate Title(s)

: I'm a man, when I'm a man, I'll sail upon the sea. [first line of chorus] Title 2.) Together we sat in the dim twilight. [first line of song]

Creator(s)

: Jones, Louis Weslyn -- Composer
Jones, Louis Weslyn -- Lyricist

Additional Name(s)

: Mitchell, Kitty -- Singer

Specific Material Type

: music

Item Physical Description

: 4 p. ; 36 cm.

Notes

: Cover design includes 4 drawn figures of a clown playing on an oboe-like instrument. Note 2.) On cover: ...sung by Kitty Mitchell in "Round New York in 80 minutes" at Koster & Bials. Cover includes photograph of Kitty Mitchell. Note 3.) Printed as the musical supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser. March 11, 1900, pp. 5-8. Note 4.) Summary: After reading bedtime stories, a boy tells his uncle he wants to be a man like him.

Source

: American popular songs. / Sheet music, 1899

Location

: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts / Music Division

Digital ID

: 1256668

Record ID

: 609550

Digital Item Published

: 6-1-2005; updated 3-25-2011