Floating along : a Kaffir idyl : song and refrain / words by C. C. Pillsbury ; music by Edward Buffington.

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1906
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Composer:Buffington, Edward
Author of Text:Pillsbury, C. C.
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 Fisher, Sallie -- Portraits; Popular music -- United States -- 1901-1910; Songs with piano; Love songs; Xhosa (African people) -- Songs and music; Xhosa (African people) -- Pictorial works; Boats and boating -- Pictorial works; Sun -- Rising and setting 
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For voice and piano.
 
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Cover illustration: a man and a woman, from the South African Xhosa tribe (?), in a canoe, with the setting sun in the background; includes inset portrait of Sallie Fisher.
 
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http://hdl.handle.net/1951/65863
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C.C. Pillsbury Co.
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The sky was clear, the waters still retain’d their sunset glow
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As we’re floating along, babe can’t I love you the while?