* Summary:  The narrator expresses his love for Bess, asking will she kiss him.
<ul><li>On cover:  Sung with great success by Fannie, Forrester and DeBonne, Theo.</li>
<li>Copyright date on cover:  1898; copyright date on first page of music:  1899.</li>
<li>Cover design includes drawing of a hand holding an enveloped addressed to My black Bess.</li>
<li>Statement of responsibility : words by Andrew B. Sterling ; music by Harry Von Tilzer.</li></ul>
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