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Cover Illustration

Illustration of man running while holding suitcase; Man carrying gun and dragging woman in pursuit of man in suit

First Line of Song

You say that I'm the one you love You swear by ev'ry star above,

First Line of Chorus

But now I find it's just a line, You're nothing but a KISSING BUG.

Lyricist

Stewart, Rex, 1907-1967; Strayhorn, Billy; Sherrill, Joya, 1927-2010

Illustrator/Artist

De Takacs, André C.

Lithographer/Printer

New York: Tempo Music, Inc.

Publication Date

1945

Publisher

New York: Tempo Music, Inc.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice

Music Genre

Popular

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score; (4 p.); 30.5 cm.

Format (Digital)

PDF

Alternate Print Versions

32278011465659; 32278011465667; 32278011465683; 32278011465691; 32278011465709; 32278011465717; 32278011465725; 32278011465733; 32278011465741; 32278011465766; 32278011465758

Physical ID#

32278011465790

Digital ID#

011465790-1945

Location of Original

Box 63; Folder 1; Piece 30

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.

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