Title | America the land we love the best |
Composer | Woodworth, O. P. |
Lyricist | Woodworth, O. P. |
Publisher | Macomb, IL : The Max Clark Co. |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-05-11 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], 2-3, [1] p.) |
Comment | Though this title was self-published, Woodworth went to considerable length and expense to promote it through advertisements in trade journals. In an arrangement for band, probably made by Harry L. Alford, it enjoyed modest success. |
Historical Note | - Woodworth, who had worked for newspapers and sold newsprint, was the actual publisher. The publisher's name (Max Clark) was compounded from O. P. Woodworth's wife's maiden name (Clark) and his son's given name (Max). Teresa Holden taught music in the Macomb public schools.
- This was the only printing, and no piano rolls or recordings have been found. However, Harry L. Alford made a band arrangement and acted as a Chicago agent, according to an advertisement placed in The New York Clipper. Despite that and a notice and (moderately unfavorable) review in The Billboard, there are no documented performances of the song. The band arrangement, however, was played in Illinois and as as far away as Florida.
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Musical Note | A typical march song, the chorus modulates to the dominant. An exceptionally large number of quotations appear in both text and music: “America,” “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are Marching,” “Yankee Doodle Boy,” “Reveille,” “Dixie,” and “Old Lang Syne.” |
Subject - Topic | - World War, 1914-1918 -- Songs and music
- Popular music -- United States -- 1911-1920.
- Patriotic music -- United States.
- Soldiers -- Songs and music.
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Subject - Geographic | United States |
Lyrics | - [verse 1] Our country tis for thee / Cradle of Liberty / America the land we love the best / We're sure to stand the test / tho we may be hard pressed / To war we now must go / To fight a foreign foe / Our cause is just / and fight we must / We'll win so all the world may be at rest.
- [refrain 1] Tramp tramp tramp our boys are marching / Far away across the sea / Fighting with their might / fighting for the right / and the cause of Liberty They are our Yankee Doodle soldiers / And they have gone to stay / They will never run / from a German gun / They're the pride of the U. S. A.
- [verse 2] Our soldier boys so true / Dear land will fight for you / They're ready now and waiting for the call / We trust that none will fall / they're fighting for us all / Where shot and shell will burst / We'll always find them first / Of them we're proud / we'll cheer them loud / The Stars and Stripes they never will let fall.
- [refrain 2]
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Musical Genre | March song |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
Rights | No Copyright - United States |
Printer | p. 3, BR, in simple type: Raynor Dalheim & Co. / Music Printers & Engravers / Chicago, Ill. |
Cover Description | Troops marching with rifles, bayonets fixed; in the center a soldier carries the U. S. flag; silhouette of the Statue of Liberty and an exploding shell in the background, with trees and clouds; the publisher's name BR is printed over a lyre-like logo. BR a small inset photograph, text above and below: Successfully introduced by Teresa Holden. Red and blue on white; unsigned. |
Back Cover Description | Sample: When You Will Always Be Near (no © registered). |
Interior Description | Plate number: p. 3, BR: America The Land We Love The Best 2 |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano |
Original Location | - Record Series 12/9/96
- Series 2, Box 12, Folder 4
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_026 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |