These sheet-music examples may help explain the mysterious publication I reported earlier, from John Snow & Co.: In The Levy Collection: "Songs from Edward Harrigan's Comic Play Entitled: 'The Mulligan Guards' Surprise.' " WHIST! THE BOGIE MAN. Words by Edward Harrigan; music by David Braham. New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., ©1880. In The National Library of Australia: "Performed in the Pantomine [sic] of Dick Whittington, at Her Majesty's Theatre" WHIST! THE BOGIE MAN. Words by Edward Harrigan; music by David Braham. Sydney : W.H. Paling & Co., [189-?] In both cases, the lyrics are very nearly the same as those I posted earlier.
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