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The Khaki and the Blue

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Supplementary Document

Title
The Khaki and the Blue - Lyrics
Composer
  • Trainer, W. J.  
  • Ralph Gunst  
Lyricist
Trainer, W. J.  
Publisher
Harding's Music House  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • The Khaki and the Blue (The New Battle Cry of Freedom) Verse: We’re going to fight for democracy, in Germany, in Germany
  • Where the Prussian rule is Law and Autocracy is raw, where humanity has suffered untold shame. Our Liberty we must secure for future generations guarding, guarding
  • Guarding from the tyrannies of Prussian Rule. Refrain: So we’ll rally to the call boys we’ll rally once again, Old Freedom’s Banner’s waving, and it will be to the end, We’ve joined our noble allies to fight for Liberty To crush the Teuton Army in Germany. Verse: The Teuton Army’s trained in all ghastly means, In fire and gas and submarines. But our Aero planes will see where the shell and sharp should be, And our gunners will deposit them with glee. So on we’ll go with might and main fighting for our freedom, freedom, freedom
  • Freedom for all nations from the Prussian Law. Refrain Verse: The Kaiser and his Generals in Germany rule Austria and Turkey. And Bulgaria’s joined them too but we’ll break the bo
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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_411
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
The Khaki and the Blue
Composer
  • Ralph Gunst  
  • Trainer, W. J.  
Lyricist
Trainer, W. J.  
Publisher
Harding's Music House  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-09-01
Lyrics
  • Freedom for all nations from the Prussian Law. Refrain Verse: The Kaiser and his Generals in Germany rule Austria and Turkey. And Bulgaria’s joined them too but we’ll break the bo
  • Guarding from the tyrannies of Prussian Rule. Refrain: So we’ll rally to the call boys we’ll rally once again, Old Freedom’s Banner’s waving, and it will be to the end, We’ve joined our noble allies to fight for Liberty To crush the Teuton Army in Germany. Verse: The Teuton Army’s trained in all ghastly means, In fire and gas and submarines. But our Aero planes will see where the shell and sharp should be, And our gunners will deposit them with glee. So on we’ll go with might and main fighting for our freedom, freedom, freedom
  • Where the Prussian rule is Law and Autocracy is raw, where humanity has suffered untold shame. Our Liberty we must secure for future generations guarding, guarding
  • The Khaki and the Blue (The New Battle Cry of Freedom) Verse: We’re going to fight for democracy, in Germany, in Germany
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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_411
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Khaki and the Blue
Composer
  • Ralph Gunst  
  • Trainer, W. J.  
LyricistTrainer, W. J.  
PublisherHarding's Music House  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-09-01
Lyrics
  • Freedom for all nations from the Prussian Law. Refrain Verse: The Kaiser and his Generals in Germany rule Austria and Turkey. And Bulgaria’s joined them too but we’ll break the bo
  • Guarding from the tyrannies of Prussian Rule. Refrain: So we’ll rally to the call boys we’ll rally once again, Old Freedom’s Banner’s waving, and it will be to the end, We’ve joined our noble allies to fight for Liberty To crush the Teuton Army in Germany. Verse: The Teuton Army’s trained in all ghastly means, In fire and gas and submarines. But our Aero planes will see where the shell and sharp should be, And our gunners will deposit them with glee. So on we’ll go with might and main fighting for our freedom, freedom, freedom
  • Where the Prussian rule is Law and Autocracy is raw, where humanity has suffered untold shame. Our Liberty we must secure for future generations guarding, guarding
  • The Khaki and the Blue (The New Battle Cry of Freedom) Verse: We’re going to fight for democracy, in Germany, in Germany
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_411
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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