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Give the Soldier Boys Their Bonus

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
Give the Soldier Boys Their Bonus - Lyrics
Composer
Meltzer, Wm.  
Lyricist
Sells, Serg't. Bernard  
Publisher
B. Sells  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1920  
Lyrics
Give the Soldier Boys Their Bonus Verse: Who was it went across the sea to fight for you and me? Who was it laid their lives down just to give us liberty? It was your boy and my boy, the boys of the USA. They once helped you and you can help them too If you give them what they’re asking for today. Refrain: The Bonus! The Bonus! Give the soldier boys their bonus! It’s the least that you can do so give up something too. Show that you appreciate just what they did for you. Remember how you stood and cheered them when they marched away? Well here’s your chance to show that you are with them all today. So let us get together and make this nation pay The bonus to the vet’rans of the USA.
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 11
Local Identifier
2014_12996_177
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Give the Soldier Boys Their Bonus
Composer
Meltzer, Wm.  
Lyricist
Sells, Serg't. Bernard  
Publisher
B. Sells  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1920  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
Give the Soldier Boys Their Bonus Verse: Who was it went across the sea to fight for you and me? Who was it laid their lives down just to give us liberty? It was your boy and my boy, the boys of the USA. They once helped you and you can help them too If you give them what they’re asking for today. Refrain: The Bonus! The Bonus! Give the soldier boys their bonus! It’s the least that you can do so give up something too. Show that you appreciate just what they did for you. Remember how you stood and cheered them when they marched away? Well here’s your chance to show that you are with them all today. So let us get together and make this nation pay The bonus to the vet’rans of the USA.
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 11
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_177
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleGive the Soldier Boys Their Bonus
ComposerMeltzer, Wm.  
LyricistSells, Serg't. Bernard  
PublisherB. Sells  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1920  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
LyricsGive the Soldier Boys Their Bonus Verse: Who was it went across the sea to fight for you and me? Who was it laid their lives down just to give us liberty? It was your boy and my boy, the boys of the USA. They once helped you and you can help them too If you give them what they’re asking for today. Refrain: The Bonus! The Bonus! Give the soldier boys their bonus! It’s the least that you can do so give up something too. Show that you appreciate just what they did for you. Remember how you stood and cheered them when they marched away? Well here’s your chance to show that you are with them all today. So let us get together and make this nation pay The bonus to the vet’rans of the USA.
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 11
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_177
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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