For voice and piano. ; Title from cover. ; Lithographic print of an elephant and a flag that reads: "An O'er True Tale.", and draped in an banner that reads: "Dedicated to the Pure Patriots Who Were Afflicted With 'Cotton on the Brain' and Who Saw the Ellephant." The top of the scrore includes a print of three African Americans with horses and a wagon containing bales of cotton. ; Verses 3-6 printed as text on page [3]. ; Advertisement on page [6]: "A. E. Blackmar, (Successor to Blackmar & Bro., and Blackmar & Co.,)..."
Songs with piano War songs--Confederate States of America Slavery Popular music--To 1901 Civil war Satire Cotton Stereotypes (Social psychology)--United States Confederate States of America--Songs and music United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Songs and music Sheet music. (aat)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Sheet Music Military 1861-1865 : Confederate A-Z T12 13 The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the sheet music was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2019.
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