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You can take your trunk and go to Harlem

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Description

Cover design includes drawing of an African American man and woman in a room; the man has a trunk on his shoulders, and the woman is pointing accusingly at the door.Summary: A neighbor overhears the African American couple next door quarreling: she tells him he must leave because she found a love letter in his coat written to another woman.
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Scores
Created Date:
1899
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From Collection

American popular songs

Record Contributed By

Music Division. The New York Public Library

Record Harvested From

The New York Public Library

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
  3. Jealousy
  4. Quarreling
  5. Songs

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