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“Cheer up, cheer up, cheer up ev’ryone,” said a soldier boy one day. “Cheer up, cheer up, let us have some fun,” before it’s time to go away, ev’rybody sing, let your voices ring, we’ll march away with a song. Are we downhearted? No! No! No! We are ready to go, go, go. Goodbye, sweetheart, for a little while, goodbye mother, let me see you smile, soon the bugle will blow, blow, blow, duty calls, we know, and we’ll hang the Kaiser to a sour apple tree, are we downhearted? No! No! No! “Dearie, dearie, now’s the time to dance, soon the band will start to play. Dearie, dearie, over there in France, I won’t forget this happy day, tho’ we go to fight, still our hearts are light, cheer up, it’s time to be gay.”
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 12, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_039
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
[verse 2] Dearie, dearie, now's the time to dance, / Soon the band will start to play. / Dearie, dearie, over there in France, / I won't forget this happy day, Tho' we go to fight, / Still our hearts are light, / Cheer up, it's time to be gay.
[refrain 1] Are we downhearted? No! No! No! / We are ready to go, go, go. / Goodbye, sweetheart, for a little while, / Goodbye mother, let me see you smile / Soon the bugle will blow, blow, blow. / Duty calls, we know, / And we'll hang the Kaiser to a sour apple tree, / Are we downhearted? No! No! No!
[verse 1] "Cheer up, cheer up, cheer up ev'ryone," Said a soldier boy one day. / "Cheer up, cheer up, let us have some fun," / Before it's time to go away, / Ev'rybody sing, / Let your voices ring, / We'll march away with a song.
Musical Genre
March song
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Performance Medium
Voice and piano.
Original Location
Series 2, Box 12, Folder 4
Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_039
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
[verse 2] Dearie, dearie, now's the time to dance, / Soon the band will start to play. / Dearie, dearie, over there in France, / I won't forget this happy day, Tho' we go to fight, / Still our hearts are light, / Cheer up, it's time to be gay.
[refrain 1] Are we downhearted? No! No! No! / We are ready to go, go, go. / Goodbye, sweetheart, for a little while, / Goodbye mother, let me see you smile / Soon the bugle will blow, blow, blow. / Duty calls, we know, / And we'll hang the Kaiser to a sour apple tree, / Are we downhearted? No! No! No!
[verse 1] "Cheer up, cheer up, cheer up ev'ryone," Said a soldier boy one day. / "Cheer up, cheer up, let us have some fun," / Before it's time to go away, / Ev'rybody sing, / Let your voices ring, / We'll march away with a song.
Musical Genre
March song
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Performance Medium
Voice and piano.
Original Location
Series 2, Box 12, Folder 4
Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_039
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986