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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
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
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