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Our Sammy Boys

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
Our Sammy Boys - Lyrics
Composer
Call, Guy  
Lyricist
Rockwell, G. Allyn  
Publisher
Encore Music Pub. Co. (Westfield, MA)  
Lyrics
Our Sammy Boys Verse: Our Sammy Boys have crossed the sea, God spare them all we pray. They’re fighting for our country’s flag, That we may win the day. They’ve gone to join the Allies, To end this world of wars, And bring about democracy, Our great and noble cause. Refrain: Sammies on the ocean, Sammies in the air, Sammies in the trenches, Sammies everywhere. Fighting for our country, It will be no sham, By golly we will show them They can’t fool our Uncle Sam. Verse: We’ll sweep the seas of all U‐boats To end this cruel war, And bring about a lasting peace Of international law. We’ll stop this awful slaugher, Give freedom to the sea, To every flag that floats aloft, Make every country free. 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 18, Folder 8
Local Identifier
2014_12996_536
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Our Sammy Boys
Composer
Call, Guy  
Lyricist
Rockwell, G. Allyn  
Publisher
Encore Music Pub. Co. (Westfield, MA)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-09-05
Lyrics
Our Sammy Boys Verse: Our Sammy Boys have crossed the sea, God spare them all we pray. They’re fighting for our country’s flag, That we may win the day. They’ve gone to join the Allies, To end this world of wars, And bring about democracy, Our great and noble cause. Refrain: Sammies on the ocean, Sammies in the air, Sammies in the trenches, Sammies everywhere. Fighting for our country, It will be no sham, By golly we will show them They can’t fool our Uncle Sam. Verse: We’ll sweep the seas of all U‐boats To end this cruel war, And bring about a lasting peace Of international law. We’ll stop this awful slaugher, Give freedom to the sea, To every flag that floats aloft, Make every country free. 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 18, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_536
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleOur Sammy Boys
ComposerCall, Guy  
LyricistRockwell, G. Allyn  
PublisherEncore Music Pub. Co. (Westfield, MA)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-09-05
LyricsOur Sammy Boys Verse: Our Sammy Boys have crossed the sea, God spare them all we pray. They’re fighting for our country’s flag, That we may win the day. They’ve gone to join the Allies, To end this world of wars, And bring about democracy, Our great and noble cause. Refrain: Sammies on the ocean, Sammies in the air, Sammies in the trenches, Sammies everywhere. Fighting for our country, It will be no sham, By golly we will show them They can’t fool our Uncle Sam. Verse: We’ll sweep the seas of all U‐boats To end this cruel war, And bring about a lasting peace Of international law. We’ll stop this awful slaugher, Give freedom to the sea, To every flag that floats aloft, Make every country free. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 18, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_536
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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