Steamboat Bill

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Steamboat Bill (1910)
lyrics by Bernie Adler and Ren Shields, composed by Bernie Adler, Frank Leighton, Bert Leighton and Charles Straight
Bernie Adler, Frank Leighton, Bert Leighton and Charles StraightBernie Adler and Ren ShieldsSteamboat Bill19104388971

When You’re Not Here

The man who wrote “The Lovin’ Rag,” the first and greatest of all the “rag” songs, has written a new one. It’s his best; it’s the best. It’s the rage of the hour.


“Steamboat Bill.”

Words by
REN SHIELDS.
Music by
LEIGHTON BROS.
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Copyright 1910 by F.A. Mills, 122 W. 36th St., N.Y.
English Copyright Secured.

Way Back in Tennessee

When Mr. Shields wrote “Waltz Me Around Again, Willie” and “The Good Old Summertime” we said “You’ll not write anything better,” but he did. Yes, he did when he wrote “Way Back in Tennessee.” This is the jingley, quaint melody you hear everywhere.


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.


This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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