Identifier	mdbv128
Title	Good bye, Susan Jane
Transcript	GOOD BYE, SUSAN JANE A FAMOUS END SONG. Words and Music by James Bland, of Haverly's Georgia Minstrtes [sic], and sung by him with uubounded [sic] applause. I went to see my Susan, She met me at the door, She told me that I need not come To see her any more. She fell in love with Rufus Andrew Jackson Pane, I looked her in the face and said; Good bye, Susan Jand [sic]. Chorus. - Oh, Susan Jane! Oh, Susan Jane! Oh, Susan, quit your foolin' And give my heart to me, Oh, give me back my heart again, And I will let you be; I used to love you dearly, I cannot love again, I'm going away to leave you soon, So good bye, Susan Jane. Her mouth is like a cellar, Her foot is like a ham, Her eyes is [sic] like the owl's at night, Her voice is never calm: Her hair is long and curly, She just looks like a swan, I bid farewell to all my love. So good bye, Susan Jane. Wm. J. Schmidt, 360 Mulberry Street, Baltimore. Publisher of American, English, Irish, Dutch, Negro, Sailor, Soldier , Comic, Humorous, College, Sentimental, Social and Religious Choice Selected Songs .
Publisher (Original)	William J. Schmidt
Subject	Bland, James A. (James Allen), 1854-1911 Broadsides Haverly, Jack, 1837-1901 Love Minstrels Rejection (Psychology)
Description	Document containing the broadside entitled "Good Bye, Susan Jane." This broadside tells the story of a young man rejected by a young woman named Susan Jane, who says that she has fallen in love with another man. James A. (Jimmy) Bland, one of the most successful African American composers of folk songs in the United States, wrote the words and music to this song. To the left of the title is the drawing of a black-face minstrel seated with banjo. Although Bland played the banjo and performed in Haverly's Georgia Minstrels, we do not know whether he posed for this drawing. The title, the drawing, and all of these verses are displayed within a decorative border.
Publisher (Electronic Version)	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Holding Institution	Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Original	ca. 1878-1882
Date Digital	2004-01-23
Type	Text
Format	Digital reproduction of 1-page document, 23 x 13 cm.
Source	Maryland Department, Broadside Verses
Relation	Is Part Of the Maryland Department Broadside Verses Collection Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Coverage	1871-1880 1881-1890
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