Barroom Ballads
Description:... "Here, again, is one of the most valued song books -- a contagiously uninhibited collection of 132 ballads, blues, vaudeville numbers, drinking songs, cowboy songs, sea chanties, and comedy songs. Compiled in 1927 and 1928 by the eminent Greenwich Villager Frank Shay, early publisher of Edna St. Vincent Millay, these songs are suitable for soloists or groups. Over a third of them are here reprinted with music. These are the great songs of the Naughty Nineties and early 20th century, as they were sung in their prime by the celebrated performers of the day. Many old favorites will be found here with their original introductions and a full complement of verses ..."--Back cover.
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