My Castle on the Nile explained

My Castle on the Nile is an American song with lyrics by Bob Cole and James Weldon Johnson and music by J. Rosamond Johnson. Arthur Collins was recorded on a Columbia Records wax cylinder performing the song in 1902.^[1] Various artists have recorded it since.

The New York Public Library has a musical score for it as "Sung By The Great Comedian Bert Williams."^[2] The University of Maine Library also has a score for it published by Jos. W. Stern & Co. in 1901.^[3] It is also held by other libraries.^{[4] [5]}

Bert Williams recorded the song on Victor.^[6] It was recorded by the Wonder State Harmonists on Vocalion records in 1929.^[7] The War Department recorded The Camp Hill Male Quartet performing it and "Little Liza I Love You" on a 1945 album.^[8]

See also

• Coon song
• Ragtime
• African American comedy

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project. Santa Barbara Library Department of Special Collections. University of California. November 16, 2005. cylinders.library.ucsb.edu.
2. Web site: My castle on the Nile. NYPL Digital Collections.
3. Book: My Castle On The Nile. June 29, 1901. Jos. W. Stern & Co. digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu.
4. Web site: My castle on the Nile. digital.cincinnatilibrary.org.
5. Web site: My castle on the Nile. digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com.
6. https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/WilliamsAndWalker1901Recordings.pdf
7. Web site: Wonder State Harmonists - Petit Jean Gallop / My Castle On The Nile. June 29, 1929. www.discogs.com.
8. Web site: The Camp Hill Male Quartet Hampton Roads Port Of Embarkation / The 372nd Infantry Glee Club Conducted By Wendell L. Talbert - My Castle On The Nile / Go Down Moses. July 29, 1945. www.discogs.com.