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Over There

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Supplementary Document

Title
Over There - Lyrics
Composer
Cohan, George M.  
Lyricist
Cohan, George M.  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • ev’ry son of liberty. Hurry right away, no delay, go today, Make your daddy glad, to have had such a lad, Tell your sweetheart not to pine, to be pr[text missing] Refrain: Over there, over there, send the word, send the word over there, That the boys (yanks) are coming, the boys (yanks) are coming, the drums rum-tumming ev’ry where. So prepare, say a pray’r, send the word, send the word to beware, We’ll be over, we’re coming over, and we won’t come back till it’s over over there. Verse: Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun, Johnnie show the Hun, you’re a son of a gun, Hoist the flag and let her fly, like true heroes do or dies. Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit, Soldiers to the ranks from the towns and the tanks, Make your mother proud of you, and to lib[text missing] Refrain
  • Over There Verse: Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun, Take it on the run, on the run, on the run
  • Hear them calling you and me
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_541
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Over There
Composer
Cohan, George M.  
Lyricist
Cohan, George M.  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-12-12
Lyrics
  • Hear them calling you and me
  • Over There Verse: Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun, Take it on the run, on the run, on the run
  • ev’ry son of liberty. Hurry right away, no delay, go today, Make your daddy glad, to have had such a lad, Tell your sweetheart not to pine, to be pr[text missing] Refrain: Over there, over there, send the word, send the word over there, That the boys (yanks) are coming, the boys (yanks) are coming, the drums rum-tumming ev’ry where. So prepare, say a pray’r, send the word, send the word to beware, We’ll be over, we’re coming over, and we won’t come back till it’s over over there. Verse: Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun, Johnnie show the Hun, you’re a son of a gun, Hoist the flag and let her fly, like true heroes do or dies. Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit, Soldiers to the ranks from the towns and the tanks, Make your mother proud of you, and to lib[text missing] 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_541
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleOver There
ComposerCohan, George M.  
LyricistCohan, George M.  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-12-12
Lyrics
  • Hear them calling you and me
  • Over There Verse: Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun, Take it on the run, on the run, on the run
  • ev’ry son of liberty. Hurry right away, no delay, go today, Make your daddy glad, to have had such a lad, Tell your sweetheart not to pine, to be pr[text missing] Refrain: Over there, over there, send the word, send the word over there, That the boys (yanks) are coming, the boys (yanks) are coming, the drums rum-tumming ev’ry where. So prepare, say a pray’r, send the word, send the word to beware, We’ll be over, we’re coming over, and we won’t come back till it’s over over there. Verse: Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun, Johnnie show the Hun, you’re a son of a gun, Hoist the flag and let her fly, like true heroes do or dies. Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit, Soldiers to the ranks from the towns and the tanks, Make your mother proud of you, and to lib[text missing] 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_541
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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