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I Work for Uncle Sam

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Title
I Work For Uncle Sam - Lyrics
Composer
  • Dart, Addison A.  
  • Auten Jr., Edward  
Lyricist
  • Auten Jr., Edward  
  • Dart, Addison A.  
Publisher
Dart & Auten  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
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
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 1
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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Title
I Work for Uncle Sam
Composer
  • Auten Jr., Edward  
  • Dart, Addison A.  
Lyricist
  • Auten Jr., Edward  
  • Dart, Addison A.  
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
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
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
TitleI Work for Uncle Sam
Composer
  • Auten Jr., Edward  
  • Dart, Addison A.  
Lyricist
  • Auten Jr., Edward  
  • Dart, Addison A.  
PublisherDart & Auten  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-03-15
LyricsI 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
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_334
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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