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<dl><dd>For voice and piano</dd>
<dd>Illustrated t.p. depicts a smiling moon caricaturing a black man. A hot air balloon carries a crowd of people to look at the moon. Signed "Syd Davies."</dd>
<dd>Publisher's advertisement on the verso of t.p. gives incipits for "Darkey songs of the era: new, novel and catchy": The wedding of the Chinee and the coon / Cole &amp; Johnson. Lady Africa / Dave Reed, Jr. A red hot coon / Lu Senarens. The famous black mogul's / Cole &amp; Johnson. I guess that will hold you for a while / Smart &amp; Williams. I don't need you never, no more! / Gussie L. Davis. You'll have to choose another baby, now / Cole &amp; Johnson. Coochy, coochy, coochy, coo / M.J. Fitzpatrick. Publisher's advertisement on verso of p. 5 has t.p. and page of music (reduced) for: Love makes the world go round / words by Clyde Fitch ; music arranged by William Furst. Trusting only you / by Gussie L. Davis ; [illustrated by] Archie Gunn</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Songs with piano; Popular music; African Americans; Moon; Faces; Smiling; Night; Balloons (Aircraft); Spectators</div>
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<dl><dd>Cohan, George M. (George Michael), 1878-1942. cmp lyr</dd>
<dd>Davies, Syd. ill</dd>
<dd>Gunn, Archie, 1863-1930. ill</dd>
<dd>Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI</dd></dl></div>
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