Sunshine of Virginia

Composer

George W. Meyer

Files

Alternate Title

Cover Me Up with the Sunshine of Virginia

Preferred Citation

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

Cover Illustration

Illustration of house, lane, and trees

First Line of Song

Why did I roam? Why did I stray?

First Line of Chorus

Cover me up with the sunshine of Virginia beneath a blanket of blue let me dream the hours away

Lyricist

Young, Joe, 1889-1939; Lewis, Sam M., 1885-1959

Arranger

Breen, May Singhi

Subjects

Small Popular. ; Songs with piano. ; Popular music United States.

Publication Date

1923

Publisher

New York : Irving Berlin, Inc.

Performance Medium

Piano; voice; Ukulele

Music Genre

Popular

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

1 score; (6 p.); 31 cm.

Physical ID#

32278011711342

Digital ID#

011711342-1923

Location of Original

Box 97; Folder 2; Piece 79

Repository

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

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights Management

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Contact Information

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