"Golden Arrow" is a
popular song
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published both as an intermezzo two-step and a ballad in 1909. The music was composed by Egbert Van Alstyne, with lyrics added by Harry Williams. The ballad is a love story between the unnamed son of a Chief Arrow-Bow and a maiden named Golden Arrow, both of the
Sioux
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nation in Idaho.
Lyrics
The lyrics as written by Williams:
[Williams, "Golden Arrow" (Sheet music).]
References
Bibliography
*Williams, Harry (w.); Van Alstyne, Egbert (m.). "Golden Arrow" (Sheet music). New York: Jerome H. Remick (1909).
External links
"Golden Arrow" Frank Stanley &
Henry Burr
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(Indestructible Record 1128, 1909)—
Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project'.
1909 songs
Songs with music by Egbert Van Alstyne
Songs with lyrics by Harry Williams (songwriter)
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