I Work for Uncle Sam
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Title | I Work for Uncle Sam |
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Publisher | Dart & Auten |
Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-03-15 |
Lyrics | I Work for Uncle Sam Verse: I’m awful busy, I’ve got a job With the biggest man that I know. My boss never sleeps nor stops for eats, And gee, how he makes thing go. Te-rum tum, marching along, Te-rum tum, singing a song, Whatever I do, wherever I am, I work for Uncle Sam. Refrain: On the job with a very big man, I’m working for Uncle Sam. I sew and I knit and do my bit, No matter where I am. I’ll wear my old blue jeans, Plant some corn and lima beans, Eat no ham or raspberry jam I work for Uncle Sam. Verse: I plow and hoe, buy some bonds with my dough, Mister Hoover’s rules I obey. I work like a hoss to help the Red Cross, It’s all for the U.S.A. Te-rum tum, marching along, Te-rum tum, singing a song, I do all I can to fit in the plan I work for Uncle Sam. Refrain Verse (Enlisted Men): We’re Yankee brand and we’ve got the sand To mix up with Fritz in the fray, We’ll do any stunt to reach the front And win for the U.S.A. Te-rum tum, marching along, Te-rum tum, singing a song, We’re r’a |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_334 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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