Sheet Music Collection

Composer

Samuel Pokrass

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Cover Illustration

Photograph of Sonja Henie and Don Ameche; photo of woman iceskating with blue background

First Line of Song

Why have I spent a thousand nights alone? Without joys I might have known,

First Line of Chorus

A gypsy told me That I'd be lucky, in my love, It's written in the stars above, A gypsy told me so,

Lyricist

Yellen, Jack, 1892-1991

Subjects

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

Publication Date

1938

Publisher

New York : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Performance Medium

Voice; Piano; Guitar

Music Genre

Movie Tunes

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score (5p.) ; 23 x 30.5cm

Physical ID#

32278009990445

Digital ID#

009990445-1938

Location of Original

Box 54A, Folder 1A

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.

A Gypsy Told Me

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