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Thread #170545 Message #4124532
Posted By: cnd
29-Oct-21 - 09:02 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Old Bill Bolliver/Bill Oliver
Subject: RE: Origins: Old Bill Bolliver/Bill Oliver
Looks like it comes from a musical called Captain Careless, released either 1906 or 1907 depending on the source. Written by Bob Adams. It was described in Donald J. Stubblebine's Early Broadway Sheet Music as "a regional show in Chicago, Illinois, 1906." (link)
A copy of the score appears to be available at both the Library of Congress (click) or the Smithsonian (click). What may be the whole thing is available on HathiTrust (click) however I didn't see the song requested.