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Title
All Together  
Alternative Title
  • p. 2, top: All Together (Hurrah! We’ll Buy a Bond)  
  • Cover: All Together (Hurrah, We’ll Buy a Bond)  
Composer
Varney, Dora E. [Emmons]  
Lyricist
Wells, Henry F. [Franklin]  
Publisher
  • 60 Congress St.  
  • Boston. MA : H. F. Wells & Co.  
Year of Publication
1918
Date of Copyright
1918-09-21
Physical Description
1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
Type
Musical notation  
Comment
This title received no notice of any kind in the press, and there are no documented performances. It was clearly a contribution to the war effort, not a commercial product, written by a lyricist who had served in the Spanish-American war and a composer who was married to another veteran of that war.
Historical Note
  • There are no documented performances, recordings, or promotional activities.
  • The high tessitura might suggest that the song was written to be sung by the composer, a soprano, though the text is clearly appropriate for collective performance.
  • 60 Congress St. is the address of the business offices of Henry F. Wells.
Musical Note
This march ballad displays extensive rubato indications, though marked “Tempo di Marcia” and with extended fanfare figures in the introduction. The tessitura is quite high, the melody and text-setting are somewhat awkward, and the piano part is cumbersome and sometimes oddly voiced—all indications that this was composed by a musically literate but inexperienced amateur.
Dedication
Dedication
Subject - Topic
  • Liberty loans.  
  • War bonds & funds -- United States -- 1910-1920.  
  • Savings bonds -- United States -- Songs and music.  
  • Patriotic music -- United States.  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music.  
Lyrics
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 2] Your help and my help are needed in the fight / To show the Hun we stand as one to battle for the right; / We'll show our brave lads how we can, / In time of need respond, / So all together as one man! “Hurrah we'll buy a Bond.”
  • [refrain 1] Your coin and my coin, we'll lend to Uncle Sam, / To help him give old Kaiser Bill a Yankee Doodle slam, / We'll back the boys behind the guns, across the mighty pond; / We'll back them till they lick the Huns; Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! we'll buy a Bond.
  • [verse 1] Your boy and my boy are fighting "Over There" / They call across the miles of sea for us to do our share; / They're fighting for our freedom now, / And now's the time to aid, / So let us show the brave boys how, / Some sacrifice we've made.
Musical Genre
March ballad
Repository
Newberry Library
Conditions of Use
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to the following terms and conditions: https://www.newberry.org/rights-and-reproductions
Cover Description
Soldier (left) and sailor (right) placing papers labeled “Liberty Bond” into a trunk labeled “War Chest”, which sits on bunting with stars and stripes. Red and blue on white; unsigned.
Back Cover Description
Blank.
Interior Description
  • Plate number: p. 3, BL: All Together 2
  • Cover, BC: Price 50 cents
Performance Medium
Voice and piano.
Original Location
Box 163
Local Identifier
nda163_030
Collection
World War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music
TitleAll Together  
Alternative Title
  • p. 2, top: All Together (Hurrah! We’ll Buy a Bond)  
  • Cover: All Together (Hurrah, We’ll Buy a Bond)  
ComposerVarney, Dora E. [Emmons]  
LyricistWells, Henry F. [Franklin]  
Publisher
  • 60 Congress St.  
  • Boston. MA : H. F. Wells & Co.  
Year of Publication1918
Date of Copyright1918-09-21
Physical Description1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.)
TypeMusical notation  
CommentThis title received no notice of any kind in the press, and there are no documented performances. It was clearly a contribution to the war effort, not a commercial product, written by a lyricist who had served in the Spanish-American war and a composer who was married to another veteran of that war.
Historical Note
  • There are no documented performances, recordings, or promotional activities.
  • The high tessitura might suggest that the song was written to be sung by the composer, a soprano, though the text is clearly appropriate for collective performance.
  • 60 Congress St. is the address of the business offices of Henry F. Wells.
Musical NoteThis march ballad displays extensive rubato indications, though marked “Tempo di Marcia” and with extended fanfare figures in the introduction. The tessitura is quite high, the melody and text-setting are somewhat awkward, and the piano part is cumbersome and sometimes oddly voiced—all indications that this was composed by a musically literate but inexperienced amateur.
DedicationDedication
Subject - Topic
  • Liberty loans.  
  • War bonds & funds -- United States -- 1910-1920.  
  • Savings bonds -- United States -- Songs and music.  
  • Patriotic music -- United States.  
  • Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.  
  • World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music.  
Lyrics
  • [refrain 2]
  • [verse 2] Your help and my help are needed in the fight / To show the Hun we stand as one to battle for the right; / We'll show our brave lads how we can, / In time of need respond, / So all together as one man! “Hurrah we'll buy a Bond.”
  • [refrain 1] Your coin and my coin, we'll lend to Uncle Sam, / To help him give old Kaiser Bill a Yankee Doodle slam, / We'll back the boys behind the guns, across the mighty pond; / We'll back them till they lick the Huns; Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! we'll buy a Bond.
  • [verse 1] Your boy and my boy are fighting "Over There" / They call across the miles of sea for us to do our share; / They're fighting for our freedom now, / And now's the time to aid, / So let us show the brave boys how, / Some sacrifice we've made.
Musical GenreMarch ballad
RepositoryNewberry Library
Conditions of UseThe Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to the following terms and conditions: https://www.newberry.org/rights-and-reproductions
Cover DescriptionSoldier (left) and sailor (right) placing papers labeled “Liberty Bond” into a trunk labeled “War Chest”, which sits on bunting with stars and stripes. Red and blue on white; unsigned.
Back Cover DescriptionBlank.
Interior Description
  • Plate number: p. 3, BL: All Together 2
  • Cover, BC: Price 50 cents
Performance MediumVoice and piano.
Original LocationBox 163
Local Identifiernda163_030
CollectionWorld War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music

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