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We're Coming Back to You and U. S. A.

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Title
We're Coming Back to You and U. S. A. - Lyrics
Composer
Hopkins, O. D.  
Lyricist
Hopkins, O. D.  
Publisher
O. D. Hopkins  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
We’re Coming Back to You and U.S.A. Verse: Democracy is calling for it’s right, the Huns are fastly falling, out of sight, Democracy and cannon ball, shot and shell and Kaiser’s fall, democracy from ev’ry town, is bumping Kaiser up and sown, we’re over her to see he get his pill, We won’t come back until he gets his fill. We have a sacred work to do, we won’t be back until it’s through, for it’s for you, and you, and U.S.A. Refrain: With our fifes and drums a drumming, we’re coming back to you, to you, our good old U.S.A. For when we Sammies do our do, we’re coming back to you, and you, to stay. We will ring our Bell of Liberty, until its ding dong tells of freedom over land and sea. With Stars and Stripes a waving, we’re coming back to you, and U.S.A. U.S.A. Verse: Autocracy’s appalling, it’s a sight, we have it down and crawling with our might, Autocracy and horror great, gas and Sub and Hindy’s pate, autocracy is ever down, it’s fixing Kaiser nice and brown, we’re over here to see t
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 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_834
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
We're Coming Back to You and U. S. A.
Composer
Hopkins, O. D.  
Lyricist
Hopkins, O. D.  
Publisher
O. D. Hopkins  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-05-29
Lyrics
We’re Coming Back to You and U.S.A. Verse: Democracy is calling for it’s right, the Huns are fastly falling, out of sight, Democracy and cannon ball, shot and shell and Kaiser’s fall, democracy from ev’ry town, is bumping Kaiser up and sown, we’re over her to see he get his pill, We won’t come back until he gets his fill. We have a sacred work to do, we won’t be back until it’s through, for it’s for you, and you, and U.S.A. Refrain: With our fifes and drums a drumming, we’re coming back to you, to you, our good old U.S.A. For when we Sammies do our do, we’re coming back to you, and you, to stay. We will ring our Bell of Liberty, until its ding dong tells of freedom over land and sea. With Stars and Stripes a waving, we’re coming back to you, and U.S.A. U.S.A. Verse: Autocracy’s appalling, it’s a sight, we have it down and crawling with our might, Autocracy and horror great, gas and Sub and Hindy’s pate, autocracy is ever down, it’s fixing Kaiser nice and brown, we’re over here to see t
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 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_834
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWe're Coming Back to You and U. S. A.
ComposerHopkins, O. D.  
LyricistHopkins, O. D.  
PublisherO. D. Hopkins  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-05-29
LyricsWe’re Coming Back to You and U.S.A. Verse: Democracy is calling for it’s right, the Huns are fastly falling, out of sight, Democracy and cannon ball, shot and shell and Kaiser’s fall, democracy from ev’ry town, is bumping Kaiser up and sown, we’re over her to see he get his pill, We won’t come back until he gets his fill. We have a sacred work to do, we won’t be back until it’s through, for it’s for you, and you, and U.S.A. Refrain: With our fifes and drums a drumming, we’re coming back to you, to you, our good old U.S.A. For when we Sammies do our do, we’re coming back to you, and you, to stay. We will ring our Bell of Liberty, until its ding dong tells of freedom over land and sea. With Stars and Stripes a waving, we’re coming back to you, and U.S.A. U.S.A. Verse: Autocracy’s appalling, it’s a sight, we have it down and crawling with our might, Autocracy and horror great, gas and Sub and Hindy’s pate, autocracy is ever down, it’s fixing Kaiser nice and brown, we’re over here to see t
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_834
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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