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My Country, I Hear You Calling Me

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Title
My Country I Hear You Calling Me - Lyrics
Composer
Dreyer, Dave  
Lyricist
Grossman, Bernie  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
My Country I Hear You Calling Me Verse: When I was a baby, just big enough to walk, America, to you I made a plea, You were the land to aid me, you didn’t stop to talk, you stretched your hand across the sea, I and a million others, our fathers and our mothers, you gave a home to all, And now that danger’s near you, we’re here to help and cheer you, answer to your call: Refrain: My country, I hear you calling me, I’ll answer just as you answered me, you made it possible for me to live, I’m sorry I have only one life to give, My country, ‘twas you protected me, and gave me liberty, You were willing to feed me, and now that you need me, I hear you calling me. Verse: Like waves of the ocean are rushing to the shore, America, your sons will rush to you, With love and fond devotion we’ll prove to you once more, we’re here to dare and here to do, From Maine down to the border, we’re waiting for the order, that’s telling us to go, We’ll go and we’ll go gladly, we’ll fight and we’ll fight madl
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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_497
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
My Country, I Hear You Calling Me
Composer
Dreyer, Dave  
Lyricist
Grossman, Bernie  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1916  
Date of Copyright
1916-07-03
Lyrics
My Country I Hear You Calling Me Verse: When I was a baby, just big enough to walk, America, to you I made a plea, You were the land to aid me, you didn’t stop to talk, you stretched your hand across the sea, I and a million others, our fathers and our mothers, you gave a home to all, And now that danger’s near you, we’re here to help and cheer you, answer to your call: Refrain: My country, I hear you calling me, I’ll answer just as you answered me, you made it possible for me to live, I’m sorry I have only one life to give, My country, ‘twas you protected me, and gave me liberty, You were willing to feed me, and now that you need me, I hear you calling me. Verse: Like waves of the ocean are rushing to the shore, America, your sons will rush to you, With love and fond devotion we’ll prove to you once more, we’re here to dare and here to do, From Maine down to the border, we’re waiting for the order, that’s telling us to go, We’ll go and we’ll go gladly, we’ll fight and we’ll fight madl
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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_497
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleMy Country, I Hear You Calling Me
ComposerDreyer, Dave  
LyricistGrossman, Bernie  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1916  
Date of Copyright1916-07-03
LyricsMy Country I Hear You Calling Me Verse: When I was a baby, just big enough to walk, America, to you I made a plea, You were the land to aid me, you didn’t stop to talk, you stretched your hand across the sea, I and a million others, our fathers and our mothers, you gave a home to all, And now that danger’s near you, we’re here to help and cheer you, answer to your call: Refrain: My country, I hear you calling me, I’ll answer just as you answered me, you made it possible for me to live, I’m sorry I have only one life to give, My country, ‘twas you protected me, and gave me liberty, You were willing to feed me, and now that you need me, I hear you calling me. Verse: Like waves of the ocean are rushing to the shore, America, your sons will rush to you, With love and fond devotion we’ll prove to you once more, we’re here to dare and here to do, From Maine down to the border, we’re waiting for the order, that’s telling us to go, We’ll go and we’ll go gladly, we’ll fight and we’ll fight madl
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 17, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_497
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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