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My Life Belongs To Uncle Sam

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Title
My Life Belongs To Uncle Sam But My Heart Belongs To You - Lyrics
Composer
Motzan, Otto  
Lyricist
Greene, Schuyler  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
My Life Belongs to Uncle Sam Verse: Mollie darling I have come to say goodbye, And I must be leaving for the front to help the soldier boys in blue, Fight for the flag and you. Mollie darling when I’m far away, think of what I say. Refrain: My life belongs to my Uncle Sam, but my heart still belongs to you. When I hear the bugles calling there is nothing else to do, But join the boys as the rally ‘round old red, white and blue, For my life belongs to Uncle Sam, but my heart still belongs to you. Verse: Down the street I hear the tramp of marching fee, And the bugle calling, calling me away to war to fight the foe, Goodbye for I must go. Mollie darling dry those eyes of blue, I’ll come back to you. 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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_500
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 Life Belongs To Uncle Sam
Composer
Motzan, Otto  
Lyricist
Greene, Schuyler  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1914  
Date of Copyright
1914-05-04
Lyrics
My Life Belongs to Uncle Sam Verse: Mollie darling I have come to say goodbye, And I must be leaving for the front to help the soldier boys in blue, Fight for the flag and you. Mollie darling when I’m far away, think of what I say. Refrain: My life belongs to my Uncle Sam, but my heart still belongs to you. When I hear the bugles calling there is nothing else to do, But join the boys as the rally ‘round old red, white and blue, For my life belongs to Uncle Sam, but my heart still belongs to you. Verse: Down the street I hear the tramp of marching fee, And the bugle calling, calling me away to war to fight the foe, Goodbye for I must go. Mollie darling dry those eyes of blue, I’ll come back to you. 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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_500
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleMy Life Belongs To Uncle Sam
ComposerMotzan, Otto  
LyricistGreene, Schuyler  
PublisherJoe Morris Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1914  
Date of Copyright1914-05-04
LyricsMy Life Belongs to Uncle Sam Verse: Mollie darling I have come to say goodbye, And I must be leaving for the front to help the soldier boys in blue, Fight for the flag and you. Mollie darling when I’m far away, think of what I say. Refrain: My life belongs to my Uncle Sam, but my heart still belongs to you. When I hear the bugles calling there is nothing else to do, But join the boys as the rally ‘round old red, white and blue, For my life belongs to Uncle Sam, but my heart still belongs to you. Verse: Down the street I hear the tramp of marching fee, And the bugle calling, calling me away to war to fight the foe, Goodbye for I must go. Mollie darling dry those eyes of blue, I’ll come back to you. 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 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_500
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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