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Give It Back to the Indians

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"Give It Back to the Indians"
Song
Published1939
Songwriter(s)Lorenz Hart
Composer(s)Richard Rodgers

"Give It Back to the Indians" is a show tune from the Rodgers and Hart musical Too Many Girls (1939), where it was introduced by Mary Jane Walsh.[1]

The song is about the island of Manhattan, and the title alludes to its purchase from the Native Americans by Peter Minuit in 1626.[2]

The song was not used in the film version of Too Many Girls (1940).

Notable recordings

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References

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  1. ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Rodgers, Richard (1951). The Rodgers and Hart Song Book. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 209.
  3. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 8, 2020.