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Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine

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Title
Just Like Washington Crossed The Delaware General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine - Lyrics
Composer
Meyer, George W.  
Lyricist
Johnson, Howard  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware (General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine) Verse: Looking backward through the ages, We can read on hist’ry’s pages, Deeds that famous men have done, We are told of great commanders Wellington and Alexanders, And the battles they have won. Take our own great Revolution That began our evolution, Washington then won his fame, Today across the sea, They’re making history, The Yankee spirit still remains the same. Refrain: Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, So will Pershing cross the Rhine, As they followed after George, At dear old Valley Forge, Our boys will break that line. It’s for your land and my land And the sake of Auld Lang Syne, Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, Gen’ral Pershing will cross the Rhine. Verse: There upon the roll of honor, Ev’ry one the soul of honor, We find heroes of the past, Like the ones who’ve gone before them To our native land that bore them, They were faithful to the last. As they fought for Independen
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 7
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_394
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
Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine
Composer
Meyer, George W.  
Lyricist
Johnson, Howard  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-03-29
Lyrics
Just Like Washington Crossed the Delaware (General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine) Verse: Looking backward through the ages, We can read on hist’ry’s pages, Deeds that famous men have done, We are told of great commanders Wellington and Alexanders, And the battles they have won. Take our own great Revolution That began our evolution, Washington then won his fame, Today across the sea, They’re making history, The Yankee spirit still remains the same. Refrain: Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, So will Pershing cross the Rhine, As they followed after George, At dear old Valley Forge, Our boys will break that line. It’s for your land and my land And the sake of Auld Lang Syne, Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, Gen’ral Pershing will cross the Rhine. Verse: There upon the roll of honor, Ev’ry one the soul of honor, We find heroes of the past, Like the ones who’ve gone before them To our native land that bore them, They were faithful to the last. As they fought for Independen
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 7
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_394
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleJust Like Washington Crossed the Delaware General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine
ComposerMeyer, George W.  
LyricistJohnson, Howard  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-03-29
LyricsJust Like Washington Crossed the Delaware (General Pershing Will Cross the Rhine) Verse: Looking backward through the ages, We can read on hist’ry’s pages, Deeds that famous men have done, We are told of great commanders Wellington and Alexanders, And the battles they have won. Take our own great Revolution That began our evolution, Washington then won his fame, Today across the sea, They’re making history, The Yankee spirit still remains the same. Refrain: Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, So will Pershing cross the Rhine, As they followed after George, At dear old Valley Forge, Our boys will break that line. It’s for your land and my land And the sake of Auld Lang Syne, Just like Washington crossed the Delaware, Gen’ral Pershing will cross the Rhine. Verse: There upon the roll of honor, Ev’ry one the soul of honor, We find heroes of the past, Like the ones who’ve gone before them To our native land that bore them, They were faithful to the last. As they fought for Independen
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 7
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_394
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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