The Katy-Did Song (Baker, Thomas)

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First Publication	1853 or before
Genre Categories	Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; English language

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Publisher. Info.	New York: Horace Waters, 1853.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Work Title	The Katy-Did Song, or Katy-Did's answer to Katy
Alternative. Title
Composer	Baker, Thomas
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	ITB 14
Key	F major
First Publication.	1853 or before
Language	English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voice, piano

Title page includes the following quote:

"Didst ever ask the insect tattler[?] what KATY really did to make such a stir in the

World, and give occasion for its everlasting Song of KATY-DID. No! well WE have, and here is its answer."

One advertisement references the following reviews:

"This song is greatly admired. Thousands have been sold.--Odd Fellow."

"The most successful of Horace Waters' publications is the "Katy-Did Song," by Baker, which is a universal favorite.--Quebec Gazette"