I'm going to take the first train (back to see my folks in sunny Tennessee)

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Date

1912

Authors

Gray, Norma [composer]
Coogan, Jack [composer]
Starmer [graphic artist]
Livingston, Edythe [performer]

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Chicago : Will Rossiter, 1912.

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Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.
I'm going to take the first train (back to see my folks in sunny Tennessee) : this is one of Will Rossiter's "good-luck" songs ; originally introduced by Edythe Livingston who is also singing "I'll be there," "oh! you Georgia rose," etc. ; written by Norma Bay writer of "any old music at all" etc and Jack Coogan writer of "you'll never know the good fellow I've been" etc. [note]
Piano vocal 1st ten. 2nd ten. bar. bass [instrumentation]
I'm just as happy as can be [first line]
I'm going to take the first train [first line of chorus]
B flat [key]
Moderato [tempo]
Popular song [form/genre]
Trees grass river ; Edythe Livingston (photograph) [illustration]
Starmer [graphic artist]
Publisher's advertisement on inside back cover and back cover [note]
Male or mixed voices music score on last page [note]

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