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It's A Long Way From Berlin To Broadway

Title
It's A Long Way From Berlin To Broadway - Lyrics
Composer
Freeman, Harold  
Lyricist
Freeman, Harold  
Publisher
Harold Freeman Music Co. (Providence, RI)  
Lyrics
  • It’s a Long Way From Berlin to Broadway Verse: Kelly was an Irishman a fighting in the fray, A thousand miles away, From dear old U.S.A. In New York a grey haired mother just received a note. It wasn’t very long, For this is all he wrote. Refrain: It’s a long way from Berlin to Broadway, But I’ll soon be on my way
  • We’ve captured the Rhine, and it’s called Brandy –wine, Ever since we went away We will hock Kaiser Bill in the morning That’s one bill we’ll never pay
  • We’ll soon take a trip upon a big battleship And hit the trail for old Broadway. Verse: Kelly lead his regiment through cannon’s shot and shell, He did his duty well, And just before he fell Tell the boys to keep on fighting Peace will come I know, And as Peace came to him, He murmured soft and low. Refrain
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 10
Local Identifier
2014_12996_273
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
It's A Long Way From Berlin To Broadway
Composer
Freeman, Harold  
Lyricist
Freeman, Harold  
Publisher
Harold Freeman Music Co. (Providence, RI)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-08-18
Lyrics
  • We’ll soon take a trip upon a big battleship And hit the trail for old Broadway. Verse: Kelly lead his regiment through cannon’s shot and shell, He did his duty well, And just before he fell Tell the boys to keep on fighting Peace will come I know, And as Peace came to him, He murmured soft and low. Refrain
  • We’ve captured the Rhine, and it’s called Brandy –wine, Ever since we went away We will hock Kaiser Bill in the morning That’s one bill we’ll never pay
  • It’s a Long Way From Berlin to Broadway Verse: Kelly was an Irishman a fighting in the fray, A thousand miles away, From dear old U.S.A. In New York a grey haired mother just received a note. It wasn’t very long, For this is all he wrote. Refrain: It’s a long way from Berlin to Broadway, But I’ll soon be on my way
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_273
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleIt's A Long Way From Berlin To Broadway
ComposerFreeman, Harold  
LyricistFreeman, Harold  
PublisherHarold Freeman Music Co. (Providence, RI)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-08-18
Lyrics
  • We’ll soon take a trip upon a big battleship And hit the trail for old Broadway. Verse: Kelly lead his regiment through cannon’s shot and shell, He did his duty well, And just before he fell Tell the boys to keep on fighting Peace will come I know, And as Peace came to him, He murmured soft and low. Refrain
  • We’ve captured the Rhine, and it’s called Brandy –wine, Ever since we went away We will hock Kaiser Bill in the morning That’s one bill we’ll never pay
  • It’s a Long Way From Berlin to Broadway Verse: Kelly was an Irishman a fighting in the fray, A thousand miles away, From dear old U.S.A. In New York a grey haired mother just received a note. It wasn’t very long, For this is all he wrote. Refrain: It’s a long way from Berlin to Broadway, But I’ll soon be on my way
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 15, Folder 10
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_273
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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