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In the Navy

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Title
In the Navy - Lyrics
Composer
Howard, Richard  
Lyricist
Howard, Richard  
Publisher
Jack Mendelsohn Music Co.  
Place of Publication
Boston (Mass.)  
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
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 1
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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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
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
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
TitleIn the Navy
ComposerHoward, Richard  
LyricistHoward, Richard  
PublisherJack Mendelsohn Music Co.  
Place of PublicationBoston (Mass.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
LyricsIn 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
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_360
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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