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I'm Glad I'm Back in Yankee Land

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Title
I'm Glad I'm Back in Yankee Land - Lyrics
Composer
Burtch, Roy L.  
Lyricist
Ream, A. L.  
Publisher
Halcyon Pub. Co. (Indianapolis, IN)  
Lyrics
I’m Glad I’m Back in Yankee Land Verse: An American heiress like many do, Craved for a foreign Count. She longed for a peer but none being here She married a no account Like all such connections, lacking perfections Her illusions were smashed right away. For lorn and forsaken her heart it was breaking Back home she cane and did say Refrain: I’m glad I’m back in Yankee land Back to the home of the brave. Where the American man is really a man. Where the people are happy for equally they stand. I love it’s dear old stars and stripes. I love it’s hills and it’s lakes so grand. Uncle Sam, for me, our land of the free I’m glad I’m back in Yankee land Verse: On the beach watching ships as they sailed away, She met an old sweetheart. A brave Yankee lad with a smile so glad, So for home she soon did start. When she said goodbye, she just winked her eye, She recalled happy days passed away. She longed thru and thru for old red, white and blue, And loved ones of the U. S. A. 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 2
Local Identifier
2014_12996_367
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'm Glad I'm Back in Yankee Land
Composer
Burtch, Roy L.  
Lyricist
Ream, A. L.  
Publisher
Halcyon Pub. Co. (Indianapolis, IN)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
1919-09-02
Lyrics
I’m Glad I’m Back in Yankee Land Verse: An American heiress like many do, Craved for a foreign Count. She longed for a peer but none being here She married a no account Like all such connections, lacking perfections Her illusions were smashed right away. For lorn and forsaken her heart it was breaking Back home she cane and did say Refrain: I’m glad I’m back in Yankee land Back to the home of the brave. Where the American man is really a man. Where the people are happy for equally they stand. I love it’s dear old stars and stripes. I love it’s hills and it’s lakes so grand. Uncle Sam, for me, our land of the free I’m glad I’m back in Yankee land Verse: On the beach watching ships as they sailed away, She met an old sweetheart. A brave Yankee lad with a smile so glad, So for home she soon did start. When she said goodbye, she just winked her eye, She recalled happy days passed away. She longed thru and thru for old red, white and blue, And loved ones of the U. S. A. 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 2
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_367
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleI'm Glad I'm Back in Yankee Land
ComposerBurtch, Roy L.  
LyricistReam, A. L.  
PublisherHalcyon Pub. Co. (Indianapolis, IN)  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of Copyright1919-09-02
LyricsI’m Glad I’m Back in Yankee Land Verse: An American heiress like many do, Craved for a foreign Count. She longed for a peer but none being here She married a no account Like all such connections, lacking perfections Her illusions were smashed right away. For lorn and forsaken her heart it was breaking Back home she cane and did say Refrain: I’m glad I’m back in Yankee land Back to the home of the brave. Where the American man is really a man. Where the people are happy for equally they stand. I love it’s dear old stars and stripes. I love it’s hills and it’s lakes so grand. Uncle Sam, for me, our land of the free I’m glad I’m back in Yankee land Verse: On the beach watching ships as they sailed away, She met an old sweetheart. A brave Yankee lad with a smile so glad, So for home she soon did start. When she said goodbye, she just winked her eye, She recalled happy days passed away. She longed thru and thru for old red, white and blue, And loved ones of the U. S. A. 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 2
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_367
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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