Pretty Jemima, Don't Say No

DESCRIPTION: "My love she lives in a two-pair back, Her eyes are bright as stars of night... And she's the girl for me." She works until six, then they go walking. "Pretty Jemima, don't say no." He is shy, but finally buys a ring; they agree to wed
AUTHOR: (see NOTES)
EARLIEST DATE: 1868 (HarryRichmondsMyYoungWifeAndISongster)
KEYWORDS: love courting ring
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
HarryRichmondsMyYoungWifeAndISongster, pp. 54-56, "Pretty Jemima" (1 text)
Dime-Song-Book #23, pp. 42-43, "Pretty Jemima, Don't Say No" (1 text)
Velocipede-Songster, p. 47, "Pretty Jemima" (1 text)
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #1922, p. 129, "Pretty Jemima" (1 reference)
Roud #27560
NOTES [59 words]: The sheet music of this, published by Oliver Ditson & Co., is curious; on the cover it says "Composed by Frank Hall." But at the head of the music itself is just one name -- and that name is Charles Coote. The copy of this scanned by the Hathi Trust says that Hall composed it and Coote arranged it, which seems plausible, but that may just be a guess. - RBW
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