====== #187 - Dearest May ======
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  *Composer:
    *James Power (?-1890), 1847
    *some sources credit L.V.H. Crosby (c1824-1884), 1847
  *Also known as:
    *Dearest Mae
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  *[[:incipit|Condensed Incipit]]: 5321712321
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  *++Lyrics:|\\
The lyrics of this song are not included here because they use in the first line a term for African-Americans that by today's standards is offensive and objectionable. A copy of the 1847 sheet music for the song giving the title as "Dearest Mae" is held in the United States Library of Congress collection “Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1820-1860” and a digitized version may be viewed online at loc.gov\\
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    *Francis Lynch