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When Sammy Goes Over the Top

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Title
When Sammy Goes Over the Top - Lyrics
Composer
Tillman  
Lyricist
Hyland  
Publisher
Echo Music Pub. Co. (Seattle, WA)  
Lyrics
When Sammy Goes Over the Top Verse: Sammies by the thousands will go sailing soon, way across the sea, To join the allied armies fighting for old democracy. And they’re going to show the world that they can fight, they will dare and do, When they march beneath the flag we love, the old red, white and blue. Refrain: Over the frontline trenches, right to the Kaiser’s door, Carry the flag to victory, where it has always gone before. When they get started working, Kaiser Bill’s stock will drop, Things will look thin in old Berlin when Sammy goes over the top. Verse: When they’re in the trenches you’ll be sure to see good old Yankee “pep,” And birdmen from the grand old U.S.A. are battling the Zepp, Then Von Hindenburg will learn a thing or two, he’ll kiss himself goodbye, When from the allied “dug-outs” all around, there comes this battle cry. 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 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_861
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
When Sammy Goes Over the Top
Composer
Tillman  
Lyricist
Hyland  
Publisher
Echo Music Pub. Co. (Seattle, WA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-26
Lyrics
When Sammy Goes Over the Top Verse: Sammies by the thousands will go sailing soon, way across the sea, To join the allied armies fighting for old democracy. And they’re going to show the world that they can fight, they will dare and do, When they march beneath the flag we love, the old red, white and blue. Refrain: Over the frontline trenches, right to the Kaiser’s door, Carry the flag to victory, where it has always gone before. When they get started working, Kaiser Bill’s stock will drop, Things will look thin in old Berlin when Sammy goes over the top. Verse: When they’re in the trenches you’ll be sure to see good old Yankee “pep,” And birdmen from the grand old U.S.A. are battling the Zepp, Then Von Hindenburg will learn a thing or two, he’ll kiss himself goodbye, When from the allied “dug-outs” all around, there comes this battle cry. 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 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_861
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen Sammy Goes Over the Top
ComposerTillman  
LyricistHyland  
PublisherEcho Music Pub. Co. (Seattle, WA)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-26
LyricsWhen Sammy Goes Over the Top Verse: Sammies by the thousands will go sailing soon, way across the sea, To join the allied armies fighting for old democracy. And they’re going to show the world that they can fight, they will dare and do, When they march beneath the flag we love, the old red, white and blue. Refrain: Over the frontline trenches, right to the Kaiser’s door, Carry the flag to victory, where it has always gone before. When they get started working, Kaiser Bill’s stock will drop, Things will look thin in old Berlin when Sammy goes over the top. Verse: When they’re in the trenches you’ll be sure to see good old Yankee “pep,” And birdmen from the grand old U.S.A. are battling the Zepp, Then Von Hindenburg will learn a thing or two, he’ll kiss himself goodbye, When from the allied “dug-outs” all around, there comes this battle cry. 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 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_861
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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