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Long Boy

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Title
Long Boy - Lyrics
Composer
Walker, Barclay  
Lyricist
Herschell, William  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
  • They drill’d him hard, they drill’d him long, then he sang his farewell song! Refrain
  • I’ll git you a Turk an’ a Kaiser, too, an’ that’s about all one feller could do! Verse: One pair of socks was his only load when he struck fer town by th’ old dirt road. He went right down to th’ public square an’ fell in line with th’ soldiers there. Th’ sergeant put him in uniform, his gal knit mitts fer to keep him warm
  • He was six feet two in his stockin’ feet, an’ kept gittin’ thinner th’ more he’d eat. But he was as brave as he was thin, when th’ war broke out he got right in. Unhitched his plow, put th’ mule away, then th’ old folks heard him say: Refrain: Goodby, Ma! Goodby, Pa! Goodby, Mule, with yer old heehaw! I may not know what th’ war’s about, but you bet, by gosh, I’ll soon find out. An’, o my sweetheart, don’t you fear, I’ll bring you a king for a souvenir
  • Long Boy Verse: He was just a long, lean country gink from ‘way out West where th’ hop-toads wink
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_483
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
Long Boy
Composer
Walker, Barclay  
Lyricist
Herschell, William  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-06-20
Lyrics
  • He was six feet two in his stockin’ feet, an’ kept gittin’ thinner th’ more he’d eat. But he was as brave as he was thin, when th’ war broke out he got right in. Unhitched his plow, put th’ mule away, then th’ old folks heard him say: Refrain: Goodby, Ma! Goodby, Pa! Goodby, Mule, with yer old heehaw! I may not know what th’ war’s about, but you bet, by gosh, I’ll soon find out. An’, o my sweetheart, don’t you fear, I’ll bring you a king for a souvenir
  • I’ll git you a Turk an’ a Kaiser, too, an’ that’s about all one feller could do! Verse: One pair of socks was his only load when he struck fer town by th’ old dirt road. He went right down to th’ public square an’ fell in line with th’ soldiers there. Th’ sergeant put him in uniform, his gal knit mitts fer to keep him warm
  • They drill’d him hard, they drill’d him long, then he sang his farewell song! Refrain
  • Long Boy Verse: He was just a long, lean country gink from ‘way out West where th’ hop-toads wink
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_483
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleLong Boy
ComposerWalker, Barclay  
LyricistHerschell, William  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-06-20
Lyrics
  • He was six feet two in his stockin’ feet, an’ kept gittin’ thinner th’ more he’d eat. But he was as brave as he was thin, when th’ war broke out he got right in. Unhitched his plow, put th’ mule away, then th’ old folks heard him say: Refrain: Goodby, Ma! Goodby, Pa! Goodby, Mule, with yer old heehaw! I may not know what th’ war’s about, but you bet, by gosh, I’ll soon find out. An’, o my sweetheart, don’t you fear, I’ll bring you a king for a souvenir
  • I’ll git you a Turk an’ a Kaiser, too, an’ that’s about all one feller could do! Verse: One pair of socks was his only load when he struck fer town by th’ old dirt road. He went right down to th’ public square an’ fell in line with th’ soldiers there. Th’ sergeant put him in uniform, his gal knit mitts fer to keep him warm
  • They drill’d him hard, they drill’d him long, then he sang his farewell song! Refrain
  • Long Boy Verse: He was just a long, lean country gink from ‘way out West where th’ hop-toads wink
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 4
Local Identifier2014_12996_483
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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