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The Russians Were Rushin' The Yanks Started Yankin' - Lyrics
Composer
McCarron, Chas. R.
Lyricist
Morgan, Carey
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Lyrics
The Russians Were Rushin’ the Yanks Started Yankin’ Verse: I dreamed of a scene in an old soldier’s home, the year was nineteen fifty three. With medals galore that he’d won in this war, he sat smoking peacefully. Tell me of the war of nineteen seventeen, said his grandson who stood by his side. How did they fix up that terrible mix up? And proudly the old man replied: Refrain: The Russians were rushin’ the Prussians, the Prussians were crushin’ the Russians. The Balkins were balkin’ and Turkey was squawkin’, Rasputin disputin’ and Italy scootin’ the Boches all bulled Bolsevikis The British were skittish at sea. But the good Lord I’m thankin’ the Yanks started yankin’ and yanked Kaiser Bill up a tree. Verse: My dream quickly changed to a schoolroom that day, the lesson was geography. A child raided her hand, said, “I don’t understand, this map looks all wrong to me. What is this strange place that is marked Germany?” And the teacher replied with a roar. “Why, that’s an old map, dear, s
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_616
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
The Russians Were Rushin' the Yanks Started Yankin'
The Russians Were Rushin'
Composer
McCarron, Chas. R.
Lyricist
Morgan, Carey
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Year of Publication
1918
Date of Copyright
1918-02-25
Lyrics
The Russians Were Rushin’ the Yanks Started Yankin’ Verse: I dreamed of a scene in an old soldier’s home, the year was nineteen fifty three. With medals galore that he’d won in this war, he sat smoking peacefully. Tell me of the war of nineteen seventeen, said his grandson who stood by his side. How did they fix up that terrible mix up? And proudly the old man replied: Refrain: The Russians were rushin’ the Prussians, the Prussians were crushin’ the Russians. The Balkins were balkin’ and Turkey was squawkin’, Rasputin disputin’ and Italy scootin’ the Boches all bulled Bolsevikis The British were skittish at sea. But the good Lord I’m thankin’ the Yanks started yankin’ and yanked Kaiser Bill up a tree. Verse: My dream quickly changed to a schoolroom that day, the lesson was geography. A child raided her hand, said, “I don’t understand, this map looks all wrong to me. What is this strange place that is marked Germany?” And the teacher replied with a roar. “Why, that’s an old map, dear, s
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_616
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
The Russians Were Rushin' the Yanks Started Yankin'
The Russians Were Rushin'
Composer
McCarron, Chas. R.
Lyricist
Morgan, Carey
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)
Year of Publication
1918
Date of Copyright
1918-02-25
Lyrics
The Russians Were Rushin’ the Yanks Started Yankin’ Verse: I dreamed of a scene in an old soldier’s home, the year was nineteen fifty three. With medals galore that he’d won in this war, he sat smoking peacefully. Tell me of the war of nineteen seventeen, said his grandson who stood by his side. How did they fix up that terrible mix up? And proudly the old man replied: Refrain: The Russians were rushin’ the Prussians, the Prussians were crushin’ the Russians. The Balkins were balkin’ and Turkey was squawkin’, Rasputin disputin’ and Italy scootin’ the Boches all bulled Bolsevikis The British were skittish at sea. But the good Lord I’m thankin’ the Yanks started yankin’ and yanked Kaiser Bill up a tree. Verse: My dream quickly changed to a schoolroom that day, the lesson was geography. A child raided her hand, said, “I don’t understand, this map looks all wrong to me. What is this strange place that is marked Germany?” And the teacher replied with a roar. “Why, that’s an old map, dear, s
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_616
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986