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Let's All Be Americans Now

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Supplementary Document

Title
Let's All Be Americans Now - Lyrics
Composer
  • Berlin, Irving  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
  • Meyer, George W.  
Lyricist
  • Berlin, Irving  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
  • Meyer, George W.  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Let’s All Be Americans Now Verse: Peace has always been our pray’r, now there’s trouble in the air, War is talked of ev’ry where, still in God we trust
  • We’re not looking for any kind of war, But if fight we must. Refrain: It’s up to you! What will you do? England or France may have your sympathy, or Germany, But you’ll agree that, now is the time, To fall in line, You swore that you would so be true to your vow, Let’s all be Americans now. Verse: Lincoln, Grant and Washington, they were peaceful men, each one, Still they took the sword and gun, when real trouble came
  • And I feel somehow, they are wond’ring now, If we’ll do the same 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 17, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_465
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
Let's All Be Americans Now
Composer
  • Meyer, George W.  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
  • Berlin, Irving  
Lyricist
  • Meyer, George W.  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
  • Berlin, Irving  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-02-17
Lyrics
  • And I feel somehow, they are wond’ring now, If we’ll do the same Refrain
  • We’re not looking for any kind of war, But if fight we must. Refrain: It’s up to you! What will you do? England or France may have your sympathy, or Germany, But you’ll agree that, now is the time, To fall in line, You swore that you would so be true to your vow, Let’s all be Americans now. Verse: Lincoln, Grant and Washington, they were peaceful men, each one, Still they took the sword and gun, when real trouble came
  • Let’s All Be Americans Now Verse: Peace has always been our pray’r, now there’s trouble in the air, War is talked of ev’ry where, still in God we trust
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_465
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleLet's All Be Americans Now
Composer
  • Meyer, George W.  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
  • Berlin, Irving  
Lyricist
  • Meyer, George W.  
  • Leslie, Edgar  
  • Berlin, Irving  
PublisherWaterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-02-17
Lyrics
  • And I feel somehow, they are wond’ring now, If we’ll do the same Refrain
  • We’re not looking for any kind of war, But if fight we must. Refrain: It’s up to you! What will you do? England or France may have your sympathy, or Germany, But you’ll agree that, now is the time, To fall in line, You swore that you would so be true to your vow, Let’s all be Americans now. Verse: Lincoln, Grant and Washington, they were peaceful men, each one, Still they took the sword and gun, when real trouble came
  • Let’s All Be Americans Now Verse: Peace has always been our pray’r, now there’s trouble in the air, War is talked of ev’ry where, still in God we trust
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_465
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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