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On the Land, on the Sea, in the Air

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Title
On the Land, on the Sea, in the Air - Lyrics
Composer
Hanley, James F.  
Lyricist
MacDonald, Ballard  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
On the Land, On the Sea, In the Air Verse: Yankee Doodle, blow your horn and call your sons to arms, From cities and from farms, to answer war’s alarms, There’s our nation to protect, a duty to be done, We’ve got to fight for what is right, so give each one a gun: Refrain: On the land, on the sea, in the air, ev’rywhere, do or dare, Ev’ry mother’s son a soldier, with a gun upon his shoulder, will be there, Do his share, first in peace, first in war, we declare, Let our foes have a care, my country, hear our song, one hundred million strong, On the land, on the sea, in the air, right or wrong, we’ll be there. Verse: Long ago there came a call the country answer’d then, You all remember when they called the minute men, Yankee Doodle on his pony rode to victory, And now’s the time to fall in line, and that means you and me: 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 22, Folder 2
Local Identifier
2014_12996_774
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
On the Land, on the Sea, in the Air
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
1917-05-25
Lyrics
On the Land, On the Sea, In the Air Verse: Yankee Doodle, blow your horn and call your sons to arms, From cities and from farms, to answer war’s alarms, There’s our nation to protect, a duty to be done, We’ve got to fight for what is right, so give each one a gun: Refrain: On the land, on the sea, in the air, ev’rywhere, do or dare, Ev’ry mother’s son a soldier, with a gun upon his shoulder, will be there, Do his share, first in peace, first in war, we declare, Let our foes have a care, my country, hear our song, one hundred million strong, On the land, on the sea, in the air, right or wrong, we’ll be there. Verse: Long ago there came a call the country answer’d then, You all remember when they called the minute men, Yankee Doodle on his pony rode to victory, And now’s the time to fall in line, and that means you and me: 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 22, Folder 2
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_774
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleOn the Land, on the Sea, in the Air
ComposerHanley, James F.  
LyricistMacDonald, Ballard  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-05-25
LyricsOn the Land, On the Sea, In the Air Verse: Yankee Doodle, blow your horn and call your sons to arms, From cities and from farms, to answer war’s alarms, There’s our nation to protect, a duty to be done, We’ve got to fight for what is right, so give each one a gun: Refrain: On the land, on the sea, in the air, ev’rywhere, do or dare, Ev’ry mother’s son a soldier, with a gun upon his shoulder, will be there, Do his share, first in peace, first in war, we declare, Let our foes have a care, my country, hear our song, one hundred million strong, On the land, on the sea, in the air, right or wrong, we’ll be there. Verse: Long ago there came a call the country answer’d then, You all remember when they called the minute men, Yankee Doodle on his pony rode to victory, And now’s the time to fall in line, and that means you and me: Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 2
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_774
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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