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"If I Ruled The World"

Object Details

Description
This sheet music is for the song "If I Ruled the World," with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and music by Cyril Ornadel. It was published by Delfont Music Ltd./Chappell and Company in New York, New York, in 1963. "If I Ruled the World" was orighinally written for the 1963 West End musical Pickwick. There is an image of Tony Bennett and his autograph on the cover. Bennett recorded this song in 1965, which became a U. S. hit-charting single.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
depicted (sitter)
Bennett, Tony
publisher
Chappell and Co.
publishing date
1963
Credit Line
Gift of Corrine Glass
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
Object Name
sheet music
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