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Like a Baby Needs Its Mother, That's How Uncle Sam Needs You

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Title
Like A Baby Needs It's Mother, That's How Uncle Sam Needs You - Lyrics
Composer
  • Friedman, Max  
  • Olcott, George  
  • Hiller, Joe  
Lyricist
  • Friedman, Max  
  • Olcott, George  
  • Hiller, Joe  
Publisher
Max Friedman Music Publishing Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Like a Baby Needs its Mother That’s How Uncle Sam Needs You Verse: The time of war has come, and ev’ry mothers son Should be glad to go and do his share. So let’s get ready now, and live up to our vow, And show them Uncle Sam is there. When the bugles sound their call be ready one and all. Refrain: Our fathers before us did their duty, They fought mid shot and shell. Their battles still reflect how they fought to gain respect, Their hardships we all remember well. The present war is teaching us preparedness. We must defend the old red, white, and blue. Like a baby needs its mother, That’s how Uncle Sam needs you Verse: Our congress passed a law that we prepare for war, To defend the old red, white and blue. We tried to maintain peace, their abuse they would not cease, So there’s only one thing to do. Get ready one and all to answer duty’s call. 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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_242
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
Like a Baby Needs Its Mother, That's How Uncle Sam Needs You
Composer
  • Hiller, Joe  
  • Olcott, George  
  • Friedman, Max  
Lyricist
  • Hiller, Joe  
  • Olcott, George  
  • Friedman, Max  
Publisher
Max Friedman Music Publishing Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
Like a Baby Needs its Mother That’s How Uncle Sam Needs You Verse: The time of war has come, and ev’ry mothers son Should be glad to go and do his share. So let’s get ready now, and live up to our vow, And show them Uncle Sam is there. When the bugles sound their call be ready one and all. Refrain: Our fathers before us did their duty, They fought mid shot and shell. Their battles still reflect how they fought to gain respect, Their hardships we all remember well. The present war is teaching us preparedness. We must defend the old red, white, and blue. Like a baby needs its mother, That’s how Uncle Sam needs you Verse: Our congress passed a law that we prepare for war, To defend the old red, white and blue. We tried to maintain peace, their abuse they would not cease, So there’s only one thing to do. Get ready one and all to answer duty’s call. 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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_242
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleLike a Baby Needs Its Mother, That's How Uncle Sam Needs You
Composer
  • Hiller, Joe  
  • Olcott, George  
  • Friedman, Max  
Lyricist
  • Hiller, Joe  
  • Olcott, George  
  • Friedman, Max  
PublisherMax Friedman Music Publishing Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
LyricsLike a Baby Needs its Mother That’s How Uncle Sam Needs You Verse: The time of war has come, and ev’ry mothers son Should be glad to go and do his share. So let’s get ready now, and live up to our vow, And show them Uncle Sam is there. When the bugles sound their call be ready one and all. Refrain: Our fathers before us did their duty, They fought mid shot and shell. Their battles still reflect how they fought to gain respect, Their hardships we all remember well. The present war is teaching us preparedness. We must defend the old red, white, and blue. Like a baby needs its mother, That’s how Uncle Sam needs you Verse: Our congress passed a law that we prepare for war, To defend the old red, white and blue. We tried to maintain peace, their abuse they would not cease, So there’s only one thing to do. Get ready one and all to answer duty’s call. 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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_242
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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