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"Indianola" & "Chief Bug-A-Boo"
By Todd Augsburger

You can find "Indianola" sheet music images in Duke University's
"Historic American Sheet Music" at
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/sheetmusic/search.html

 First Line: Chief Bug-a-boo was a red man who heard the call of war
 Refrain: Me hear cannon roar, me help Yank win war

Or in the Johns Hopkins University's "Lester S. Levy Collection"
at http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/advancedsearch.html

Todd Augsburger - Roller Organs
http://www.bright.net/~allmax/index.htm

 [ The Lester S. Levy collection has the 1917 edition without lyrics,
 [ while Duke University has the 1918 edition with lyrics.  Lee Roan
 [ writes: "The Billings Rollography says it was written by Henry &
 [ Onevas and appeared on a QRS roll #560."  The Edison Diamond Disc
 [ catalog compiled by Walt Johansson shows cat. no. 50493 performed
 [ by Billy Murray; the 'flip side' tune is "Down in Jungle Land".
 [ Thanks to Tom Lear also for his similar information.  -- Robbie


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Key Words in Subject:  Bug-A-Boo, Chief, Indianola

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