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Giddy Giddap! Go On! Go On!

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Supplementary Document

Title
Giddy Giddap - Lyrics
Composer
Frost, Jack  
Lyricist
Frost, Jack  
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Local Identifier
2014_12996_222
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Giddy Giddap! Go On! Go On!
Alternative Title
Giddy Giddap!
Composer
Frost, Jack  
Lyricist
Frost, Jack  
Publisher
Frank K. Root & Co.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-09-24
Physical Description
1 score ([1], 2-3, [1] p.). Folio.
Type
Musical notation  
Comment
Surviving copies, republications, piano rolls and amateur performances all suggest this song was very popular. There are no indications of professional performances, however.
Historical Note
  • Despite a positive review in The Billboard (November 24, 1917), there was apparently only one printing. Three piano rolls were issued: by Imperial in November 1917 (player and roll number not known)
  • by Rythmodik, © December 20, 1917 (Victor Arden and Paul King, G100674)
  • and by QRS in March 1918 (player not known, 33268). Byron Harlan recorded the song for Columbia on December 27, 1917, but the recording was not issued. Performances of an arrangement for band persisted at least until 1919. The text was included in Feist’s “Songs the Soldiers and Sailors Sing” (© 1918 01 26)
  • the chorus, as a lead-sheet, was included in the Army Song Book (1918). The cover is unsigned but attributed to Williams on stylistic grounds.
Musical Note
Marketed as a comic novelty (“moderato”) in sheet music form, instrumental versions were categorised as marches. The melody suggests gapped scales, the rhythm recalls a 6/8 jig, and the harmony is uncomplicated—all characteristics consistent with prevailing “rube” stereotypes.
Repository
Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Back Cover Description
  • Advertisement for “Late Popular Successes”. Four rows of samples: Top row: samples and covers for If You’ve Never Been in Dreamland You’ve Never Been in Love (© 1917, advertised 1917 06 14) Avalon (© 1917, advertised 1917 02 07) Second row: samples for The Hour of Memory (A. Dvorak & J. Will Callahan
  • © 1916 07 12) Sweet Cookie Mine (Clarence M. Jones & Jack Frost
  • © 1917 04 19) Paradise Blues (Spencer Williams & Walter Hirsch
  • © 1916 10 14) Third row: samples for I Ain’t Got Nobody (no author
  • © 1914 04 08) Let’s Go Back to Dreamy Lotus Land (© 1917, advertised 1917 07 20) I Love That Loveable Melody (© 1917, piano roll announced 1917 02 24) Fourth row: samples and covers for Moonlight Blues (© 1916, advertised 1916 12 08) My Fox-trot Girl (© 1917, piano roll announced 1917 04 28)
Local Identifier
2014_12996_222
Collection Title
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleGiddy Giddap! Go On! Go On!
Alternative TitleGiddy Giddap!
ComposerFrost, Jack  
LyricistFrost, Jack  
PublisherFrank K. Root & Co.  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-09-24
Physical Description1 score ([1], 2-3, [1] p.). Folio.
TypeMusical notation  
CommentSurviving copies, republications, piano rolls and amateur performances all suggest this song was very popular. There are no indications of professional performances, however.
Historical Note
  • Despite a positive review in The Billboard (November 24, 1917), there was apparently only one printing. Three piano rolls were issued: by Imperial in November 1917 (player and roll number not known)
  • by Rythmodik, © December 20, 1917 (Victor Arden and Paul King, G100674)
  • and by QRS in March 1918 (player not known, 33268). Byron Harlan recorded the song for Columbia on December 27, 1917, but the recording was not issued. Performances of an arrangement for band persisted at least until 1919. The text was included in Feist’s “Songs the Soldiers and Sailors Sing” (© 1918 01 26)
  • the chorus, as a lead-sheet, was included in the Army Song Book (1918). The cover is unsigned but attributed to Williams on stylistic grounds.
Musical NoteMarketed as a comic novelty (“moderato”) in sheet music form, instrumental versions were categorised as marches. The melody suggests gapped scales, the rhythm recalls a 6/8 jig, and the harmony is uncomplicated—all characteristics consistent with prevailing “rube” stereotypes.
RepositorySousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Rights DescriptionThis item is in the public domain.
Back Cover Description
  • Advertisement for “Late Popular Successes”. Four rows of samples: Top row: samples and covers for If You’ve Never Been in Dreamland You’ve Never Been in Love (© 1917, advertised 1917 06 14) Avalon (© 1917, advertised 1917 02 07) Second row: samples for The Hour of Memory (A. Dvorak & J. Will Callahan
  • © 1916 07 12) Sweet Cookie Mine (Clarence M. Jones & Jack Frost
  • © 1917 04 19) Paradise Blues (Spencer Williams & Walter Hirsch
  • © 1916 10 14) Third row: samples for I Ain’t Got Nobody (no author
  • © 1914 04 08) Let’s Go Back to Dreamy Lotus Land (© 1917, advertised 1917 07 20) I Love That Loveable Melody (© 1917, piano roll announced 1917 02 24) Fourth row: samples and covers for Moonlight Blues (© 1916, advertised 1916 12 08) My Fox-trot Girl (© 1917, piano roll announced 1917 04 28)
Local Identifier2014_12996_222
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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