Come on and hear, come on and hear, Alexander\u27s ragtime band, [first line of chorus]

Performers: Emma Carus, Billy BeardPiano and Voice (with lyrics

My melancholy baby

Gift of Dr. Mary Jane Esplen.new song success by the writers of "sing me a song of the south", "let me really live tonight, sweetheart", "that's gratitude", "tomorrow" etc. etc. ; as sung by Billy Beard "the party from the south" ; and many popular ballad readers [note]Piano vocal [instrumentation]Come sweetheart mine, don't sit and pine [first line]Come to me, my melancholy baby [first line of chorus]E flat [key]Moderato [tempo]Popular song [form/genre]Flowers ; Billy Beard (photograph) [illustration]Publisher's advertisement on back cover [note]Music score for chorus in march time on inside back cover [note