I Wants To Live While I'm Living Cos I'se Goin To Be A Long Time Dead

Composer

Charles H. Roth

Files

Preferred Citation

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

Cover Illustration

Illustration of man wearing checkered suit and smoking cigar; Women crying behind man

First Line of Song

I got a feelin' in my heart, sometimes it am a sudden start

First Line of Chorus

But I'se a livin, Yes I'se a livin, Dem gals dey scheme and speculate

Subjects

Minstrel Music. ; Songs with piano. ; African Americans Songs and music

Publication Date

1908

Publisher

Washington, D.C. : Roth and Redding Co.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Minstrel

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278009352620

Digital ID#

009352620-1908

Location of Original

Box 6, Folder 3, Piece 29

Repository

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

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Contact Information

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