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When your cash and friends are gone

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COLLECTION
American popular songs

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Sheet music, 1892

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Title
When your cash and friends are gone
Additional title: Friends may be faithless, comrades false to you. [first line of chorus]
Additional title: Friendship is an empty sound. [first line]
Names
McGlennon, Felix, 1856-1943 (Composer)
Robie, J. (Owner)
McGlennon, Felix, 1856-1943 (Lyricist)
Tousey, Frank (Copyright holder)
Collection

American popular songs

Sheet music, 1892

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1892
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: Frank Tousey's Publishing House
Library locations
Music Division
Topics
Songs
Love
Friendship
Genres
Scores
Notes
Content: Cover contains stamp of former owner at top center: J. Robie.
Content: On cover: Frank Tousey's popular music no. 234.
Statement of responsibility: by Felix McGlennon.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (4 p.) ; 32 cm.
Type of Resource
Notated music
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10826013
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21742284
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3cbe8630-c58e-012f-0f8d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1856: Creator Born
  • 1892: Issued
  • 1943: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When your cash and friends are gone" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1892. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/656c2658-75b4-ace2-e040-e00a180644cc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "When your cash and friends are gone" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/656c2658-75b4-ace2-e040-e00a180644cc

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1892). When your cash and friends are gone Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/656c2658-75b4-ace2-e040-e00a180644cc

Wikipedia Citation

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When your cash and friends are gone