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I'm Going Back to Yankee Land

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Title
I'm Going Back to Yankee Land - Lyrics
Composer
Winkel, Sym  
Lyricist
Winkel, Sym  
Publisher
Melody Lane Music Publishers  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
I’m Going Back to Yankee-land Verse: A Sammy boy was dreaming Of his home so far away. He’s thinking of those happy days, Back in the U. S. A. The stars and stripes float o’er Berlin, We’ve won our victory. We’ve paid out debt To Lafayette Now there’s one place I long to be. Refrain: I want to go back to Yankee land, Where the bright lights always shine. There’s only one little Yankee land To have a jolly time. Victory brings peace to the world once more. We’ll strike up a Yankee band, There’ll be singing and dancing That high life’s entrancing In my Yankee land. Verse: This soldier boys was speaking To his comrade in the trench. We’re here to fight With all our might. Now we’ve repaid the French. The Yanks are here so have no fear, We knew we’d win the fray. We beat the Hun And the war is won, Take me back to 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_368
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 Going Back to Yankee Land
Composer
Winkel, Sym  
Lyricist
Winkel, Sym  
Publisher
Melody Lane Music Publishers  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1919  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
I’m Going Back to Yankee-land Verse: A Sammy boy was dreaming Of his home so far away. He’s thinking of those happy days, Back in the U. S. A. The stars and stripes float o’er Berlin, We’ve won our victory. We’ve paid out debt To Lafayette Now there’s one place I long to be. Refrain: I want to go back to Yankee land, Where the bright lights always shine. There’s only one little Yankee land To have a jolly time. Victory brings peace to the world once more. We’ll strike up a Yankee band, There’ll be singing and dancing That high life’s entrancing In my Yankee land. Verse: This soldier boys was speaking To his comrade in the trench. We’re here to fight With all our might. Now we’ve repaid the French. The Yanks are here so have no fear, We knew we’d win the fray. We beat the Hun And the war is won, Take me back to 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_368
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleI'm Going Back to Yankee Land
ComposerWinkel, Sym  
LyricistWinkel, Sym  
PublisherMelody Lane Music Publishers  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1919  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
LyricsI’m Going Back to Yankee-land Verse: A Sammy boy was dreaming Of his home so far away. He’s thinking of those happy days, Back in the U. S. A. The stars and stripes float o’er Berlin, We’ve won our victory. We’ve paid out debt To Lafayette Now there’s one place I long to be. Refrain: I want to go back to Yankee land, Where the bright lights always shine. There’s only one little Yankee land To have a jolly time. Victory brings peace to the world once more. We’ll strike up a Yankee band, There’ll be singing and dancing That high life’s entrancing In my Yankee land. Verse: This soldier boys was speaking To his comrade in the trench. We’re here to fight With all our might. Now we’ve repaid the French. The Yanks are here so have no fear, We knew we’d win the fray. We beat the Hun And the war is won, Take me back to the U. S. A. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 2
Local Identifier2014_12996_368
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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