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The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off to War

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Title
The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off To War - Lyrics
Composer
Hanley, James F.  
Lyricist
MacDonald, Ballard  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
The Ragtime Volunteers are Off to War Verse: All the gals have got the blues since they heard the lastest news that the ragtime volunteers Who haven’t fought in nearly twenty years will march away and leave their folks in tears They’re gonna leave today that’s what the papers say Here comes the band, come take your stand and watch them march away: Refrain: Just see those ragtime soldiers left, right, left, right, knapsacks upon their shoulders left, right, left, right, Just watch that leader man control that jasbo band Ain’t that some demonstration? Oh! What syncopation! Old Colonel Jones looks like a pouter pigeon, as they go swinging by his door, Each high brown turtle dove says “Farewell, my lady love,” The ragtime volunteers are off to war. Verse: See them coming down the street watch those darkies lift their feet to the music of that band Those melodies they play are simply grand They take you back to dear old Dixieland That drummer’s full of pep he has a worldwide “Rep” He’s ragg
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 19, Folder 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_605
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
The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off to War
Composer
Hanley, James F.  
Lyricist
MacDonald, Ballard  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-06-29
Lyrics
The Ragtime Volunteers are Off to War Verse: All the gals have got the blues since they heard the lastest news that the ragtime volunteers Who haven’t fought in nearly twenty years will march away and leave their folks in tears They’re gonna leave today that’s what the papers say Here comes the band, come take your stand and watch them march away: Refrain: Just see those ragtime soldiers left, right, left, right, knapsacks upon their shoulders left, right, left, right, Just watch that leader man control that jasbo band Ain’t that some demonstration? Oh! What syncopation! Old Colonel Jones looks like a pouter pigeon, as they go swinging by his door, Each high brown turtle dove says “Farewell, my lady love,” The ragtime volunteers are off to war. Verse: See them coming down the street watch those darkies lift their feet to the music of that band Those melodies they play are simply grand They take you back to dear old Dixieland That drummer’s full of pep he has a worldwide “Rep” He’s ragg
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_605
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Ragtime Volunteers Are Off to War
ComposerHanley, James F.  
LyricistMacDonald, Ballard  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-06-29
LyricsThe Ragtime Volunteers are Off to War Verse: All the gals have got the blues since they heard the lastest news that the ragtime volunteers Who haven’t fought in nearly twenty years will march away and leave their folks in tears They’re gonna leave today that’s what the papers say Here comes the band, come take your stand and watch them march away: Refrain: Just see those ragtime soldiers left, right, left, right, knapsacks upon their shoulders left, right, left, right, Just watch that leader man control that jasbo band Ain’t that some demonstration? Oh! What syncopation! Old Colonel Jones looks like a pouter pigeon, as they go swinging by his door, Each high brown turtle dove says “Farewell, my lady love,” The ragtime volunteers are off to war. Verse: See them coming down the street watch those darkies lift their feet to the music of that band Those melodies they play are simply grand They take you back to dear old Dixieland That drummer’s full of pep he has a worldwide “Rep” He’s ragg
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_605
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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