Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder, or a Private with a Chicken on Your Knee?
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Title | Would You Rather Be a Colonel with an Eagle on Your Shoulder, or a Private with a Chicken on Your Knee? |
Composer | Gottler, Archie |
Lyricist | Mitchell, Sidney |
Publisher | Leo Feist Inc. |
Place of Publication | New York (N.Y.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-10-01 |
Lyrics | Would You Rather Be a Colonel With an Eagle On Your Shoulder, Or a Private With a Chicken On Your Knee? Verse: Once I heard a father ask his soldier son, “Why can’t you advance like other boys have done? You’ve been a private mighty long, won’t you tell me what is wrong?” And then the soldier lad, said, “Listen to me, Dad.” Refrain: “I’d rather be a private than a colonel in the army, a private has more fun, When his day’s work is done, and when he goes on hikes, in ev’ry town he strikes, Girls discover him, and just smother him with things he likes, But girlies act so shy, when colonel passes by, he holds his head so high with dignity, So would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, Or a private with a chicken on your knee?” Verse: “Ev’ry night you find some private in the park, spooning on a bench where it is nice and dark, He’s just as happy as can be, with his girlie on his knee. But colonel never dares, to mix in such affairs.” Refrain: “I’d rather be a private th |
Repository | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music |
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Local Identifier | 2014_12996_889 |
Collection Title | James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986 |
Collection | James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection |
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