I Dug a Ditch in Wichita

Composer

Burton Lane

Files

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Charles H. Templeton, Sr. sheet music collection. Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Cover Illustration

Photographs of Kathryn Grayson's and Judy Garland's heads with the photo of an orchestra. Stars with the casts names surround them.

First Line of Song

I was just a cowboy on a ranch in old Wyoming 'til ambition got a hold of me one day

First Line of Chorus

I Dug a Ditch I Dug a Ditch and struck it rich in Wichita,

Lyricist

Freed, Ralph, 1907-1973; Brown, Lew Buford, 1861-1944

Illustrator/Artist

Im-Ho

Subjects

Songs with Piano; Motion picture music Excerpts; Popular music United States

Publication Date

1943

Publisher

Leo Feist, Inc.

Performance Medium

Voice; Piano

Music Genre

Movie Tunes

Featured In

Too Many Girls

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (3p.) ; 23.5 x 31cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278011435264

Digital ID#

011435264-1943

Location of Original

Box 88, Folder 4

Repository

Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights Management

Item Unavailable Due to Copyright Restrictions

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.