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Root For Uncle Sam

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Supplementary Document

Title
Root For Uncle Sam - Lyrics
Composer
Silvers, Louis  
Lyricist
Havez, Jean C.  
Publisher
Havez and Silvers  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Root For Uncle Sam Verse: Come on you Yankee boys and girls it’s time to show your nerve, We’re out to give the enemy the licking they deserve. Altho’ at peace they’ve sunk our ships as friends could never do, They’ve turn’d their guns upon our flag, I won’t stand that, will you? Refrain: Ev’rybody root for Uncle Sam. I’m for Wilson, you bet your life I am “Bring on your sneaky submarines, and lick us if you can” Ev’rybody root for Uncle Sam. Verse: Give up your peaceful notions now, the time has come to fight, We might be wrong in somethings, boys, but this time we are right. We’ve got the boats to get their goats, we’ve got the gunners too, We’ve got the nerve we need to save the old red white and blue. 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 19, Folder 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_611
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Root For Uncle Sam
Composer
Silvers, Louis  
Lyricist
Havez, Jean C.  
Publisher
Havez and Silvers  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-05-16
Lyrics
Root For Uncle Sam Verse: Come on you Yankee boys and girls it’s time to show your nerve, We’re out to give the enemy the licking they deserve. Altho’ at peace they’ve sunk our ships as friends could never do, They’ve turn’d their guns upon our flag, I won’t stand that, will you? Refrain: Ev’rybody root for Uncle Sam. I’m for Wilson, you bet your life I am “Bring on your sneaky submarines, and lick us if you can” Ev’rybody root for Uncle Sam. Verse: Give up your peaceful notions now, the time has come to fight, We might be wrong in somethings, boys, but this time we are right. We’ve got the boats to get their goats, we’ve got the gunners too, We’ve got the nerve we need to save the old red white and blue. 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 19, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_611
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleRoot For Uncle Sam
ComposerSilvers, Louis  
LyricistHavez, Jean C.  
PublisherHavez and Silvers  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-05-16
LyricsRoot For Uncle Sam Verse: Come on you Yankee boys and girls it’s time to show your nerve, We’re out to give the enemy the licking they deserve. Altho’ at peace they’ve sunk our ships as friends could never do, They’ve turn’d their guns upon our flag, I won’t stand that, will you? Refrain: Ev’rybody root for Uncle Sam. I’m for Wilson, you bet your life I am “Bring on your sneaky submarines, and lick us if you can” Ev’rybody root for Uncle Sam. Verse: Give up your peaceful notions now, the time has come to fight, We might be wrong in somethings, boys, but this time we are right. We’ve got the boats to get their goats, we’ve got the gunners too, We’ve got the nerve we need to save the old red white and blue. Refrain
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_611
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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