When Tony Goes over the Top
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Title | When Tony Goes over the Top |
Composer | Marr, Alex |
Lyricist | |
Publisher | Joe Morris Music Co. |
Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-09-10 |
Lyrics | When Tony Goes Over the Top Verse: Hey! You know Tony the barber who shaves and cuts a the hair He said skabooch, to his Mariooch He’s gonna fight “over there” Hey! You know how Tony could shave you he’d cut you from ear to ear I just got a letter from Tony and this is what I hear. Refrain: When Tony goes over the top He no think of the barber shop, He grab-a-da gun and chas-a-da hun and make ‘em all run like a son of a gun You can bet your life he’ll never stop When Tony goes over the top Keep your eyes on the fight wop With a fire in his eyes he’ll capture the Kais’ he don’t care if he dies When Tony goes over the top. Verse: Hey! What a you call them a fellow what fly away up in the air Dey hum and a hum and drop a da bomb then fly away like he don’t care, Well, Tony he fight that a fellow he bring a down five in one place Now Tony’s a regular hero they call him Italian Ace. Refrain: When Tony goes over the top He no think of the barber shop, He grab-a-da gun and chas-a-da hun and m |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_876 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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