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The Fatherland, the Motherland, the Land of My Best Girl

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Title
The Fatherland, the Motherland, the Land of My Best Girl - Lyrics
Composer
Carroll, Harry  
Lyricist
MacDonald, Ballard  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1914  
Lyrics
The Fatherland and the Motherland the Land of My Best Girl Verse: I’m blue thru and thru, and I don’t know what to do, In my heart a battle’s raging, all my sympathies engaging, My mother comes from sunny France, my daddy from Berlin, And just across the Channel lies the land my girl lives in. Refrain: There’s the Fatherland, the Motherland, and the land of my best girl, They’re all calling me, and I love the three, but make up my mind I can’t, For in my heart’s a triple entente that beats for one and beats for all, Till my poor head’s a whirl over the Fatherland, the Motherland, and the land of my best girl. Verse: By day and by night, all the allies rage their fight, ‘Gainst my heart their forces sending, gen’ral love its fort defending, On one side waves red, white, and blue, on one red, white, and black, And yet another side displays the proud old “Union Jack.” Refrain
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 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_184
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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Title
The Fatherland, the Motherland, the Land of My Best Girl
Composer
Carroll, Harry  
Lyricist
MacDonald, Ballard  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1914  
Date of Copyright
1914-09-02
Lyrics
The Fatherland and the Motherland the Land of My Best Girl Verse: I’m blue thru and thru, and I don’t know what to do, In my heart a battle’s raging, all my sympathies engaging, My mother comes from sunny France, my daddy from Berlin, And just across the Channel lies the land my girl lives in. Refrain: There’s the Fatherland, the Motherland, and the land of my best girl, They’re all calling me, and I love the three, but make up my mind I can’t, For in my heart’s a triple entente that beats for one and beats for all, Till my poor head’s a whirl over the Fatherland, the Motherland, and the land of my best girl. Verse: By day and by night, all the allies rage their fight, ‘Gainst my heart their forces sending, gen’ral love its fort defending, On one side waves red, white, and blue, on one red, white, and black, And yet another side displays the proud old “Union Jack.” 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 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_184
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Fatherland, the Motherland, the Land of My Best Girl
ComposerCarroll, Harry  
LyricistMacDonald, Ballard  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1914  
Date of Copyright1914-09-02
LyricsThe Fatherland and the Motherland the Land of My Best Girl Verse: I’m blue thru and thru, and I don’t know what to do, In my heart a battle’s raging, all my sympathies engaging, My mother comes from sunny France, my daddy from Berlin, And just across the Channel lies the land my girl lives in. Refrain: There’s the Fatherland, the Motherland, and the land of my best girl, They’re all calling me, and I love the three, but make up my mind I can’t, For in my heart’s a triple entente that beats for one and beats for all, Till my poor head’s a whirl over the Fatherland, the Motherland, and the land of my best girl. Verse: By day and by night, all the allies rage their fight, ‘Gainst my heart their forces sending, gen’ral love its fort defending, On one side waves red, white, and blue, on one red, white, and black, And yet another side displays the proud old “Union Jack.” Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_184
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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