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Khaki Bill

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
Khaki Bill - Lyrics
Composer
Watson, Harry L.  
Lyricist
Watson, Harry L.  
Publisher
C. L. Barnhouse (Oskaloosa, IA)  
Lyrics
  • Khaki Bill Verse: Banners flying, sweet-hearts sighing
  • Boys go marching along winging liberty’s song. Khak, Khak, Khaki! Hep, hep step spry! Hear the voice of freedom shouting, hear the bugles call. Admiration of our nation
  • Soldiers loyal and true to red, white and blue. Oh, hear the bugles calling you Sons of blue and gray in khaki hue. Refrain: Good bye, you boys of liberty, we sing “farewell, farewell to thee.” Good bye Charley, Jack and Joe, Tom, Dick, Harry, Terry, Roe No matter what your name may be, You’re sons of our Uncle Sam Over valley, plain and hill, Waits a girl for ev’ry Khaki Bill. Verse: Vermont Yankee, Dixie lanky
  • Boys from Kalamazoo, ‘Frisco, Long Island, too. Fall in line Bill shoulder arms, till Stars and Stripes of justice wave for all humanity. Float Old Glory freedoms story, Over mountain and sea proclaiming liberty. Oh, hear the bugles calling you, Sons of blue and gray in Khaki hue. 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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_412
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Khaki Bill
Composer
Watson, Harry L.  
Lyricist
Watson, Harry L.  
Publisher
C. L. Barnhouse (Oskaloosa, IA)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-07-05
Lyrics
  • Boys from Kalamazoo, ‘Frisco, Long Island, too. Fall in line Bill shoulder arms, till Stars and Stripes of justice wave for all humanity. Float Old Glory freedoms story, Over mountain and sea proclaiming liberty. Oh, hear the bugles calling you, Sons of blue and gray in Khaki hue. Refrain
  • Soldiers loyal and true to red, white and blue. Oh, hear the bugles calling you Sons of blue and gray in khaki hue. Refrain: Good bye, you boys of liberty, we sing “farewell, farewell to thee.” Good bye Charley, Jack and Joe, Tom, Dick, Harry, Terry, Roe No matter what your name may be, You’re sons of our Uncle Sam Over valley, plain and hill, Waits a girl for ev’ry Khaki Bill. Verse: Vermont Yankee, Dixie lanky
  • Boys go marching along winging liberty’s song. Khak, Khak, Khaki! Hep, hep step spry! Hear the voice of freedom shouting, hear the bugles call. Admiration of our nation
  • Khaki Bill Verse: Banners flying, sweet-hearts sighing
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_412
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleKhaki Bill
ComposerWatson, Harry L.  
LyricistWatson, Harry L.  
PublisherC. L. Barnhouse (Oskaloosa, IA)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-07-05
Lyrics
  • Boys from Kalamazoo, ‘Frisco, Long Island, too. Fall in line Bill shoulder arms, till Stars and Stripes of justice wave for all humanity. Float Old Glory freedoms story, Over mountain and sea proclaiming liberty. Oh, hear the bugles calling you, Sons of blue and gray in Khaki hue. Refrain
  • Soldiers loyal and true to red, white and blue. Oh, hear the bugles calling you Sons of blue and gray in khaki hue. Refrain: Good bye, you boys of liberty, we sing “farewell, farewell to thee.” Good bye Charley, Jack and Joe, Tom, Dick, Harry, Terry, Roe No matter what your name may be, You’re sons of our Uncle Sam Over valley, plain and hill, Waits a girl for ev’ry Khaki Bill. Verse: Vermont Yankee, Dixie lanky
  • Boys go marching along winging liberty’s song. Khak, Khak, Khaki! Hep, hep step spry! Hear the voice of freedom shouting, hear the bugles call. Admiration of our nation
  • Khaki Bill Verse: Banners flying, sweet-hearts sighing
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_412
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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