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Liberty Bond Magee

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Supplementary Document

Title
Liberty Bond Magee - Lyrics
Composer
  • McNaughton, Charles  
  • Barclay, John  
Lyricist
  • McNaughton, Charles  
  • Barclay, John  
Publisher
Kerry & Mills  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Liberty Bond Magee Verse: A friend of mine named Mike McGee, was wed a year last May, And when the U.S.A., said he must go away, He said my country’s calling me to go I’m simply wild, When patriotic Wifie said “What shall we name the child?” Refrain: So they christened the baby Chateau Thierry, Verdun, K. of C. Hoover, Pershing, Haig, Clemenceau, Belgium, Foch, Paree, also Lafayette, Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., Parlez-vous y pres. Wilson, Roye, at-a-boy, Liberty Bond McGee. Verse: So Mike McGee sailed far away and fought for Uncle Sam, Got Fritzie in a jam, he didn’t give a d--, He heard from wifie one fine day, it filled his hear with joy, The letter said I love you Mike you ought to see the boy. 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_475
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Liberty Bond Magee
Composer
  • Barclay, John  
  • McNaughton, Charles  
Lyricist
  • Barclay, John  
  • McNaughton, Charles  
Publisher
Kerry & Mills  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-10-15
Lyrics
Liberty Bond Magee Verse: A friend of mine named Mike McGee, was wed a year last May, And when the U.S.A., said he must go away, He said my country’s calling me to go I’m simply wild, When patriotic Wifie said “What shall we name the child?” Refrain: So they christened the baby Chateau Thierry, Verdun, K. of C. Hoover, Pershing, Haig, Clemenceau, Belgium, Foch, Paree, also Lafayette, Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., Parlez-vous y pres. Wilson, Roye, at-a-boy, Liberty Bond McGee. Verse: So Mike McGee sailed far away and fought for Uncle Sam, Got Fritzie in a jam, he didn’t give a d--, He heard from wifie one fine day, it filled his hear with joy, The letter said I love you Mike you ought to see the boy. Refrain
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_475
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleLiberty Bond Magee
Composer
  • Barclay, John  
  • McNaughton, Charles  
Lyricist
  • Barclay, John  
  • McNaughton, Charles  
PublisherKerry & Mills  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-10-15
LyricsLiberty Bond Magee Verse: A friend of mine named Mike McGee, was wed a year last May, And when the U.S.A., said he must go away, He said my country’s calling me to go I’m simply wild, When patriotic Wifie said “What shall we name the child?” Refrain: So they christened the baby Chateau Thierry, Verdun, K. of C. Hoover, Pershing, Haig, Clemenceau, Belgium, Foch, Paree, also Lafayette, Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., Parlez-vous y pres. Wilson, Roye, at-a-boy, Liberty Bond McGee. Verse: So Mike McGee sailed far away and fought for Uncle Sam, Got Fritzie in a jam, he didn’t give a d--, He heard from wifie one fine day, it filled his hear with joy, The letter said I love you Mike you ought to see the boy. Refrain
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_475
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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