He went a-hunting
Sheet music for “He Went A-Hunting,” a comedic song using “hunting” as a vehicle to make humorous references to various situations. These include one stanza about Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s husband presenting her a “Teddy Bear” and another stanza about President Roosevelt hunting in the American South and finding a “coon,” disguised as Booker T. Washington, referencing the famous White House dinner between Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington. Cover illustration features a man hiding from a bear by climbing up a tree.
Collection
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
Creation Date
1907