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You Great Big Handsome Marine

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Title
You Great Big Handsome Marine - Lyrics
Composer
Dixon, Harold  
Lyricist
Dixon, Harold  
Publisher
Dixon-Lane Publishing Co. (St Louis, MO)  
Lyrics
You Great Big Handsome Marine Verse: From the earliest of ages down on hist’ry’s tattered pages, are the famous deeds of Sherman Grant and Lee, Ev’ry man has had his equal, yet there’s never been a sequel, to the man who fights on land or out at sea, He’s the flower of our nation, he is one great big sensation, and he’s out to either do or die, When they’re marching all in step, filled with good old Yankee pep, why your heart will jump with joy as they go by. Refrain: Oh you great big handsome Marin, You are the niftiest fellow I’ve seen, You are the nation’s pride and joy, wonderful boy wonderful boy, our hats are off to you, You are a soldier of the sea, First to fight for truth and liberty, if Washington was living, too, he’d be mighty proud of you, go over the top!! You great big handsome marine. Verse: In his heart and soul he’s willing on the Marne he made a killing, he’s the boy who won’t give up and never will, He has the Kaiser scheming, and the Prussian Eagle screaming, and h
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 23, Folder 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_910
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
You Great Big Handsome Marine
Composer
Dixon, Harold  
Lyricist
Dixon, Harold  
Publisher
Dixon-Lane Publishing Co. (St Louis, MO)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-07-26
Lyrics
You Great Big Handsome Marine Verse: From the earliest of ages down on hist’ry’s tattered pages, are the famous deeds of Sherman Grant and Lee, Ev’ry man has had his equal, yet there’s never been a sequel, to the man who fights on land or out at sea, He’s the flower of our nation, he is one great big sensation, and he’s out to either do or die, When they’re marching all in step, filled with good old Yankee pep, why your heart will jump with joy as they go by. Refrain: Oh you great big handsome Marin, You are the niftiest fellow I’ve seen, You are the nation’s pride and joy, wonderful boy wonderful boy, our hats are off to you, You are a soldier of the sea, First to fight for truth and liberty, if Washington was living, too, he’d be mighty proud of you, go over the top!! You great big handsome marine. Verse: In his heart and soul he’s willing on the Marne he made a killing, he’s the boy who won’t give up and never will, He has the Kaiser scheming, and the Prussian Eagle screaming, and h
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 23, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_910
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleYou Great Big Handsome Marine
ComposerDixon, Harold  
LyricistDixon, Harold  
PublisherDixon-Lane Publishing Co. (St Louis, MO)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-07-26
LyricsYou Great Big Handsome Marine Verse: From the earliest of ages down on hist’ry’s tattered pages, are the famous deeds of Sherman Grant and Lee, Ev’ry man has had his equal, yet there’s never been a sequel, to the man who fights on land or out at sea, He’s the flower of our nation, he is one great big sensation, and he’s out to either do or die, When they’re marching all in step, filled with good old Yankee pep, why your heart will jump with joy as they go by. Refrain: Oh you great big handsome Marin, You are the niftiest fellow I’ve seen, You are the nation’s pride and joy, wonderful boy wonderful boy, our hats are off to you, You are a soldier of the sea, First to fight for truth and liberty, if Washington was living, too, he’d be mighty proud of you, go over the top!! You great big handsome marine. Verse: In his heart and soul he’s willing on the Marne he made a killing, he’s the boy who won’t give up and never will, He has the Kaiser scheming, and the Prussian Eagle screaming, and h
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 23, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_910
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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