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Subject term James, Jesse, 1847-1882

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  • Roud No
    26319 [Click on the Roud number to search for variants of this song]
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    Subject terms
    Buffalo (New York State) / Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.) / <James, Jesse, 1847-1882> / Restaurants / Hotels / Cheats / Last judgment / Complaints
    Subject date
    1901
    Synopsis
    A song of complaint about visiting the Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo in 1901. The exhibitions are of poor quality, and everything is very expensive. In a restaurant, the narrator is charged for his chair and the egg shells. In the hotel, he has to sleep on a billiard table, and is overcharged. The cheaters will receive their reward on Judgment Day. Jesse James is an angel compared to the Buffalo cheaters. [MET]
    Source
    Leach, M., ed. (2004). MacEdward Leach and the songs of Atlantic Canada. [online]. St John's: Memorial University of Newfoundland. NFLD 2 Tape 10 Track 2
    Characters
    Male (Adult) x 1
    Song voice
    Male
    Song history
    Originally published as sheet music: New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Von Tilzer, 1901. (Waltz and Engle, 2019)
    Notes

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    Author / Composer
    Jerome, William (words) / Schwartz, Jean (music)
    Date composed
    1901
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    Named singer
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    Indexer
    MET
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    URL
    https://www.mun.ca/folklore/leach/songs/NFLD2/10-02_51.htm