Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Hargreaves, William, 1880-1941

Title:

I ain't gwine to leave home in the rain : the new ragtime coon song / by William Hargreaves ; sung by Miss Victoria Monks.

Published / Created:

[England?] : [s.n.], [190-?]

Physical Description:

1 score (4 p) : ill. ; 36 cm.

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
M1 .H6+ v. 4 no. 17 Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of her father Frederick Herbert Dawson and grandmother Plessy Dawson

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Music (printed)

Notes:

For voice and piano.

First line: The night was dark and dreary.

First line of chorus: If you want to have a row, wait till the sun shines.

Subject Terms:

Popular music -- 1901–1910. | Piano music (Ragtime) | African Americans -- Songs and music. | Songs with piano.

Form/Genre:

Sheet music.

Contributors:

Monks, Victoria.