Piano and voice - Digital Download SKU: LV.5727 Composed by John W. Bratton. Orphans, Newspaper vendors, Prisoners, Policemen, Judicial proceedings, Children. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.5727). She's Been a Mother to Me. Song and Chorus. Words by Walter H. Ford. Music by John W. Bratton. Published 1896 by in n.p. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Orphans, Newspaper vendors, Prisoners, Policemen, Judicial proceedings, Children. First line reads A poor little maiden, with newspapers laden, was trying her best not to cry.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.
