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"The Watermelon Trust" was an American popular song, composed by Harry C. Thompson in the style of a slow drag. It was published by Barron & Thompson Co., New York. The work was dedicated to Coates and Grundy.

Extant copies

• "The Watermelon Trust," courtesy of Duke University Libraries Digital Collection

Engraver, lithographer (cover artist): Max Henrich (born around 1853, Germany, U.S. naturalized 1872)

Green, white, red

Henrich cover art

• "Massa's in de cold, cold ground"

Stephen Collins Foster

Chicago: Adams Publishing Company

E. A. Stege Co., Lithographer & Engraver, New York — Colophon.

(Edward Albert Stege, 1861–1933)

OCLC 952186332

• What's the matter with the mail?" (1904)

Fred. J. Hamill (words)

Percy Wenrich (music)

Chicago: Frederick J. Hamill (1869– )

(in Chicago, Fred J. Hammill Music Company went bankrupt in 1904)

OCLC 50633964

• "Foolish Lizz:" Nancy Brown's sister" (1905)

Frank Finney (words)

Harry L. Alford (music)

Chicago: W.C. Polla Co.

OCLC 921882790

• "Knockin'" (1905)

Don Matthews & Don Eagle

Chicago: Kellogg Music Publishing Co.

OCLC 60313517

• "Not because your hair is curly" (1906)

Bob Adams (w&m)

Chicago: V. Kremer Co.

OCLC 19077414

• "Beside the old oak gate" (1906)

Ted S. Barron (music)

Sam M. Lewis (words)

New York: Barron & Thompson Co.

OCLC 13152937

Copyright

• "The Watermelon Trust"

Harry Chester Thompson (1876–1947)

Barron & Thompson

Ted S. Barron (né Theodore S. Barron; 1879–1943)

Harry Chester Thompson

"Dedicated to Coates and Grundy"

© 1906

Links to scores

• courtesy of Walter Cosand

References

Notes

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