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It Must Be the Spirit of 76

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Title
It Must Be the Spirit of 76 - Lyrics
Composer
Green, Arthur N.  
Lyricist
Jerome, William  
Publisher
William Jerome Publishing Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
It Must Be the Spirit of Seventy-Six Verse: A patriotic feeling has been creeping A creeping into ev’ry Yankee heart It came into our homes while we were sleeping And woke us from our slumber with a start What is it that whispers prepare. Refrain: It must be the spirit of seventy-six That’s guiding this nation today From Frisco to Maine It’s crossing the plain It’s floating down Broadway and each country lane. An old time but new, still it always rings true That whispers come boys let us mix Gee it’s raising the dust So we know that it must Be the spirit of seventy-six. Verse: A voice from o’er the sea to us is calling A million hands are knocking at our gates In line to save the world our boys are falling What is it moves the whole United States Why do we all want to enlist. 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 15, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_272
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
It Must Be the Spirit of 76
Composer
Green, Arthur N.  
Lyricist
Jerome, William  
Publisher
William Jerome Publishing Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-05-26
Lyrics
It Must Be the Spirit of Seventy-Six Verse: A patriotic feeling has been creeping A creeping into ev’ry Yankee heart It came into our homes while we were sleeping And woke us from our slumber with a start What is it that whispers prepare. Refrain: It must be the spirit of seventy-six That’s guiding this nation today From Frisco to Maine It’s crossing the plain It’s floating down Broadway and each country lane. An old time but new, still it always rings true That whispers come boys let us mix Gee it’s raising the dust So we know that it must Be the spirit of seventy-six. Verse: A voice from o’er the sea to us is calling A million hands are knocking at our gates In line to save the world our boys are falling What is it moves the whole United States Why do we all want to enlist. 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 15, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_272
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleIt Must Be the Spirit of 76
ComposerGreen, Arthur N.  
LyricistJerome, William  
PublisherWilliam Jerome Publishing Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-05-26
LyricsIt Must Be the Spirit of Seventy-Six Verse: A patriotic feeling has been creeping A creeping into ev’ry Yankee heart It came into our homes while we were sleeping And woke us from our slumber with a start What is it that whispers prepare. Refrain: It must be the spirit of seventy-six That’s guiding this nation today From Frisco to Maine It’s crossing the plain It’s floating down Broadway and each country lane. An old time but new, still it always rings true That whispers come boys let us mix Gee it’s raising the dust So we know that it must Be the spirit of seventy-six. Verse: A voice from o’er the sea to us is calling A million hands are knocking at our gates In line to save the world our boys are falling What is it moves the whole United States Why do we all want to enlist. Refrain.
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_272
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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