1916 SHEET MUSIC "AND THEY CALLED IT DIXIELAND" BLACK Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 9.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 02, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Mountain Home, Arkansas See more about '1916 SHEET MUSIC "AND THEY CALLED IT DIXIELAND" BLACK' Description Up for auction is a nice piece of vintage sheet music.  It is entitled "They Made It Twice As Nice As Paradise and They Called It DixieLand" and is dated 1916.  It shows a Mammy with a little boy on her lap.  Some of the words are "I used to have a dear old Mammy in the days of old Black Joe.  She used to cuddle me up on her knee and tell me tales of long ago.  She said the angels built old Dixie and I know thats not a fib, For to me it looks like heaven and I'll tell you what the angels did."  The lyrics are by Raymond Egan and music by Richard Whiting and the artwork is by Finson.  There is  very little damage to the music--just a one inch tear on the side as is shown in the pictures.  It measures 11" X 13 1/2."  Please email any questions.  Thanks for looking! Place a Bid!