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E-Yip-Yow!

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
E-Yip-Yow! - Lyrics
Composer
Brown, A. W.  
Lyricist
Sear, Bob F.  
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
E-Yip-Yow! Yankee Boys, Welcome Home Again! Verse: Welcome! Welcome! Welcome’s ringing ev’rywhere! Boys are coming back again from over there. Hang a flag from ev’ry window, staff and dome, Here’s a song to sing when they come marching home. Refrain: E-Yip-Yow! Yankee boys, welcome home again! Proudly does Old Glory wave. We’re strong for you, We’ve waited long for you, You stood the tide of battle so brave. There’s nothing too good for our heroes, We’ll have a jubilee so grand, E-Yip-Yow! Yankee boys, welcome home again! Welcome back to Yankee Land. Verse: Ev’ry mother’s son who has enrolled his name Soon will see it hung in ev’ry hall of fame. At the bugle call he proved to be so brave, Crossed the sea for you and me the world to save. Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_148
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
E-Yip-Yow!
Composer
Brown, A. W.  
Lyricist
  • Sear, Bob F.  
  • Brown, Al. W.  
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Physical Description
1 score ([1], [2-3], [1] p.). Folio.
Comment
Though there was only one printing, surviving copies, the extended advertising, and the Emerson recording suggest this title remained commercially viable for some time.
Historical Note
  • The title first appears in an article in The Music Trade Review of December 7, 1918, (dateline December 2), which asserts the date and place of composition was November 7, 1918, in Washington, DC, occasioned by the premature reporting of an armistice in several papers. This article assigns both words and music to Al W. Brown
  • the cover of the imprint credits words only to Sear, but p. [2] credits both. McKinley advertised the song for a full year, beginning on December 14, 1918. Eddie Nelson recorded “E-Yip-Yow!” on Emerson 7455 (mx 21237/1), probably in December 1918.
Musical Note
A novelty two-step that resembles a march song, marked “allegretto” and unusual in the opening of the chorus (a leap of a ninth), but otherwise displaying the usual characteristics: syncopation, rat-a-tat-tat fills, and secondary dominants.
Subject - Topic
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • Veterans -- United States -- Songs and music.  
  • Home -- Songs and music.  
Lyrics
E-Yip-Yow! Yankee Boys, Welcome Home Again! [Verse] Welcome! Welcome! Welcome’s ringing ev’rywhere! Boys are coming back again from over there. Hang a flag from ev’ry window, staff and dome, Here’s a song to sing when they come marching home. [Refrain] E-Yip-Yow! Yankee boys, welcome home again! Proudly does Old Glory wave. We’re strong for you, We’ve waited long for you, You stood the tide of battle so brave. There’s nothing too good for our heroes, We’ll have a jubilee so grand, E-Yip-Yow! Yankee boys, welcome home again! Welcome back to Yankee Land. [Verse] Ev’ry mother’s son who has enrolled his name Soon will see it hung in ev’ry hall of fame. At the bugle call he proved to be so brave, Crossed the sea for you and me the world to save. [Refrain]
Musical Genre
  • Novelty song
  • Two-step
  • March song
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Artist
“H“ (in circle, as a monogram)  
Cover Description
  • Troop ship with cheering soldiers plowing through the waves
  • red (presumably rising) sun on the horizon, seagulls, and rocky coast in background at the right. Black, red, and blue on white
  • signed BR.
Back Cover Description
Advertisement for “Late Patriotic Successes”. Four rows of samples: Top row: samples and covers for There’s a Little Blue Star in the Window (© 1918, advertised 1918 01 16) I’m Hitting the Trail to Normandy (© 1917 09 15) Second row: samples for Old Glory Goes Marching On (© 1918 04 10) Will the Angels Guard My Daddy Over There? (© 1918 04 10) When a Boy Says Good Bye to His Mother and She Gives Him To Uncle Sam (© 1917 09 04) Third row: samples for When It Comes to a Lovingless Day (© 1918 01 23) Let the Chimes of Normandy Be Our Wedding Bells (© 1918, advertised 1918 05 15) When the Kaiser Does the Goose-step to a Good Old American Rag (© 1917 10 22) Fourth row: samples and covers for A-M-E-R-I-C-A (© 1917 06 22) Giddy Giddap! Go on, Go on (© 1917 09 04)
Performance Medium
voice and piano  
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_148
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleE-Yip-Yow!
ComposerBrown, A. W.  
Lyricist
  • Sear, Bob F.  
  • Brown, Al. W.  
PublisherFrank K. Root & Co.  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
Physical Description1 score ([1], [2-3], [1] p.). Folio.
CommentThough there was only one printing, surviving copies, the extended advertising, and the Emerson recording suggest this title remained commercially viable for some time.
Historical Note
  • The title first appears in an article in The Music Trade Review of December 7, 1918, (dateline December 2), which asserts the date and place of composition was November 7, 1918, in Washington, DC, occasioned by the premature reporting of an armistice in several papers. This article assigns both words and music to Al W. Brown
  • the cover of the imprint credits words only to Sear, but p. [2] credits both. McKinley advertised the song for a full year, beginning on December 14, 1918. Eddie Nelson recorded “E-Yip-Yow!” on Emerson 7455 (mx 21237/1), probably in December 1918.
Musical NoteA novelty two-step that resembles a march song, marked “allegretto” and unusual in the opening of the chorus (a leap of a ninth), but otherwise displaying the usual characteristics: syncopation, rat-a-tat-tat fills, and secondary dominants.
Subject - Topic
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • Veterans -- United States -- Songs and music.  
  • Home -- Songs and music.  
LyricsE-Yip-Yow! Yankee Boys, Welcome Home Again! [Verse] Welcome! Welcome! Welcome’s ringing ev’rywhere! Boys are coming back again from over there. Hang a flag from ev’ry window, staff and dome, Here’s a song to sing when they come marching home. [Refrain] E-Yip-Yow! Yankee boys, welcome home again! Proudly does Old Glory wave. We’re strong for you, We’ve waited long for you, You stood the tide of battle so brave. There’s nothing too good for our heroes, We’ll have a jubilee so grand, E-Yip-Yow! Yankee boys, welcome home again! Welcome back to Yankee Land. [Verse] Ev’ry mother’s son who has enrolled his name Soon will see it hung in ev’ry hall of fame. At the bugle call he proved to be so brave, Crossed the sea for you and me the world to save. [Refrain]
Musical Genre
  • Novelty song
  • Two-step
  • March song
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Artist“H“ (in circle, as a monogram)  
Cover Description
  • Troop ship with cheering soldiers plowing through the waves
  • red (presumably rising) sun on the horizon, seagulls, and rocky coast in background at the right. Black, red, and blue on white
  • signed BR.
Back Cover DescriptionAdvertisement for “Late Patriotic Successes”. Four rows of samples: Top row: samples and covers for There’s a Little Blue Star in the Window (© 1918, advertised 1918 01 16) I’m Hitting the Trail to Normandy (© 1917 09 15) Second row: samples for Old Glory Goes Marching On (© 1918 04 10) Will the Angels Guard My Daddy Over There? (© 1918 04 10) When a Boy Says Good Bye to His Mother and She Gives Him To Uncle Sam (© 1917 09 04) Third row: samples for When It Comes to a Lovingless Day (© 1918 01 23) Let the Chimes of Normandy Be Our Wedding Bells (© 1918, advertised 1918 05 15) When the Kaiser Does the Goose-step to a Good Old American Rag (© 1917 10 22) Fourth row: samples and covers for A-M-E-R-I-C-A (© 1917 06 22) Giddy Giddap! Go on, Go on (© 1917 09 04)
Performance Mediumvoice and piano  
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 1
Local Identifier2014_12996_148
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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