In the Navy
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| Title | In the Navy |
| Composer | Howard, Richard |
| Lyricist | Howard, Richard |
| Publisher | Jack Mendelsohn Music Co. |
| Place of Publication | Boston (Mass.) |
| Year of Publication | 1918 |
| Date of Copyright | No copyright registered. |
| Lyrics | In the Navy Verse: They’ve called us to the colors A pal of mine and me. They put him in the army but they sent me off to sea. Now I’m glad that we are fighting for the cause I know is right, And just as soon as I get a chance to him I’m going to write. Refrain: In the Navy! In the Navy! It’s the finest kind of life I ever knew. Tho’ I’m only on the job, As an ordinary gob, I’m tickled to death to know that I’m a blue bird. In the Navy, it’s the gravy. Oh! I’ll anchor here until my life is through. Now they say the life’s the oysters in the Army But the Navy it’s the oyster stew. Verse: Now when the war is over And all the strife is through, And we have done our duty as each loyal son should do. We’ll forget about our hardships and the pain we had to bear, And just remember the fun we had quartetting up this air. Refrain |
| Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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| Local Identifier | 2014_12996_360 |
| Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
| Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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