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We're Going to Take the Germ out of Germany

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Title
We're Going To Take The Germ Out Of Germany - Lyrics
Composer
Bowers, Frederick V.  
Lyricist
Lamb, Arthur J.  
Publisher
Frederick V. Bowers Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
We’re Going to Take the Germ out of Germany Verse: There’s a song the boys are singing ev’rywhere, You can hear the echoes ringing over there. It must be right for it can’t be wrong, They sing this song as they march along. Refrain: We’re going to take the germ out of Germany, and a happy land ‘twill be. We’re going to take the germ out of Germany, as all the world will see. Sweet flowers will bloom where the cannons boom, eternal peace will be planned, And when we take the germ out of Germany, they’ll all love the fatherland. Verse: Tho’ they think that we may blunder, we don’t care. You can bet the Germans wonder over there. But they’ll find out as they will see, We’re fighting the cause of liberty. 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_246
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
We're Going to Take the Germ out of Germany
Composer
Bowers, Frederick V.  
Lyricist
Lamb, Arthur J.  
Publisher
Frederick V. Bowers Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-11-07
Lyrics
We’re Going to Take the Germ out of Germany Verse: There’s a song the boys are singing ev’rywhere, You can hear the echoes ringing over there. It must be right for it can’t be wrong, They sing this song as they march along. Refrain: We’re going to take the germ out of Germany, and a happy land ‘twill be. We’re going to take the germ out of Germany, as all the world will see. Sweet flowers will bloom where the cannons boom, eternal peace will be planned, And when we take the germ out of Germany, they’ll all love the fatherland. Verse: Tho’ they think that we may blunder, we don’t care. You can bet the Germans wonder over there. But they’ll find out as they will see, We’re fighting the cause of liberty. 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_246
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWe're Going to Take the Germ out of Germany
ComposerBowers, Frederick V.  
LyricistLamb, Arthur J.  
PublisherFrederick V. Bowers Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-11-07
LyricsWe’re Going to Take the Germ out of Germany Verse: There’s a song the boys are singing ev’rywhere, You can hear the echoes ringing over there. It must be right for it can’t be wrong, They sing this song as they march along. Refrain: We’re going to take the germ out of Germany, and a happy land ‘twill be. We’re going to take the germ out of Germany, as all the world will see. Sweet flowers will bloom where the cannons boom, eternal peace will be planned, And when we take the germ out of Germany, they’ll all love the fatherland. Verse: Tho’ they think that we may blunder, we don’t care. You can bet the Germans wonder over there. But they’ll find out as they will see, We’re fighting the cause of liberty. 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_246
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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