I Am That Hen Roost' Inspector Man

Composer

Alf. Wilson

Files

Preferred Citation

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

Cover Illustration

Man with inspector cap and bear trap on foot coming from hen roost door; Dog pulling at coat of man while elderly man shines lantern at inspector

First Line of Song

I got a job once in a H-E-N-E-R-Y, to clip the wings of all the 'Fowls'so they could not fly

First Line of Chorus

I am that 'Hen Roost' Inspector man, Got my knowledge 'bout chickens

Subjects

Minstrel Music. ; Minstrel music Vocal scores with piano. ; Songs with piano. ; Popular music United States.

Publication Date

1909

Publisher

Boston : Jos. M. Daly Music Pub.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Minstrel

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (6 p.) ; 36 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Physical ID#

32278009352133

Digital ID#

009352133-1909

Location of Original

Box 6, Folder 2, Piece 5

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.