'Come back ma honey boy to me', 1900. Creators: Unknown, Joseph Weber, Jacob Schloss. # 2949138

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'Come back ma honey boy to me', 1900. 'Vocal & Instrumental Selections from Weber & Fields New Burlesque Productions "Fiddle-Dee-Dee" and "Quo Vass Iss"; lyrics by Edgar Smith, music by John Stromberg; Come Back Ma Honey Boy to Me sung by Lillian Russell'. From a collection of sheet music, some examples of which depict African Americans in a derogatory way. Other examples are songs by white musicians purporting to be black.

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