Paul Barnes (pseudonym of George Franklin Feger; October 10, 1868 – May 8, 1922) was a vaudeville comedic actor, singer, pianist, and songwriter who, with

Will D. Cobb William Denight Cobb (July 5, 1876 – January 20, 1930) was an American lyricist and composer. He and a partner, Ren Shields, produced several popular musical theater, musicals and musical comedies in the early 20th century. Cobb also had a lon ...

as lyricist, in 1897 composed the

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-era hit, "

Goodbye, Dolly Gray "Goodbye, Dolly Gray" is a music hall song, with lyrics by American Will D. Cobb and music by American Paul Barnes, first published in 1897 by the Morse Music Publishing Company ( Theodore F. Morse). The song was the publishers' first hit. His ...

Selected works

Worked published by Cruger Bros., New York

The following works were published by Cruger Bros., New York: * "The moon and Crescent" (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m) * "My Sweetheart Gets Married To Me," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Love Me As I Love You," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "A Venetian Lullaby" (©1894), Emil Oscar Wolff (1858–1929) (music), Paul Barnes (words), * "Forget Me Not," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "In the Old Churchyard," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Pretty Little Mary" (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Please Come Home," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Thoughts of Thee," ballad (©1894), Dox Cruger (music), Paul Barnes (words), * "Nellie Mavourneen Sweetheart" (©1894), Dox Cruger (music), Paul Barnes (words), * "I'm the Boy for Nellie" (©1894), Dox Cruger (music), Paul Barnes (words), * "Since Katie Moved Away," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "A Few Old Broken Playthings," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Pretty Little Mountain Pink," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Nannie Gray," ballad (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Darling Nellie" (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Dreamland," cradle song (©1894), Dox Cruger (music), Paul Barnes (words), * "The Ferryman" (©1894), Dox Cruger (music), Paul Barnes (words), * "The Bellman" (©1895), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Heigh-Ho!" (©1894), Dox Cruger (music), Paul Barnes (words), * "Swinging on de Golden Gate" (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Love by Telephone" (©1894), Emil Oscar Wolff (1858–1929) (music), Paul Barnes (words), * "What Do You Think of That?" (©1894), Paul Barnes (w&m),

Worked published by Morse Music Publishing Company

The following works were published by Morse Music Publishing Company: * "

" (1897), Paul Barnes (music),

(words)

Worked published by Howley, Haviland & Dresser

The following works were published by Howley, Haviland & Dresser: * "Down by the Riverside" (©1900), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Josephine, My Jo" (©1898), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "For I Want To Be a Soldier," comic song & chorus (©1898), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "One I Love, Two I Love" (©1900), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "I Love You Dearly, For I Love No One But You" (©1902), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Buzzin' Around" (©1903), Paul Barnes (w&m), * "Down in the Meadow Where the Green Grass Grows" (©1903),

Theodore F. Morse Theodore F. Morse (April 13, 1873 – May 25, 1924) was an American composer of popular songs. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military & Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin and piano. He and ...

(music), Paul Barnes (words),

Worked published by Paul Dresser Publishing Company

Family

Paul Barnes' father, Pvt. William J. Feger, was a musician (E cornetist) and organizer and leader of a band in the

48th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment The 48th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, the "Schuylkill Regiment", was an infantry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 48th Pennsylvania Infantry was recruited in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and ...

during the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

under the command of Brig. Gen James Nagle.

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