The sheet music for the song, “Down Where the Wurzburger Flows” was published by Harry Von Tilzer in New York, New York in 1902. It was written by Vincent P. Bryan and composed by Harry Von Tilzer. The cover sheet has an image of Ruth Garnold, a popular singer at the time whose image was used to sell copies of the tune. The image on the cover resembles the bottom of a wooden cask of beer, as the song celebrated the drinking of the German brew, Wurzburger.
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