Songs are creative works and are therefore considered primary sources. This one by Lizzie Twigg was published in 1905.
Can a song be a primary source?
Examples of primary sources: Manuscript music sources. Musical instruments. Sheet music.
What counts as a primary source?
Primary sources
- diaries, correspondence, ships' logs.
- original documents e.g. birth certificates, trial transcripts.
- biographies, autobiographies, manuscripts.
- interviews, speeches, oral histories.
- case law, legislation, regulations, constitutions.
- government documents, statistical data, research reports.
