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When Old Glory Floats over the Rhine

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Title
When Old Glory Floats over the Rhine - Lyrics
Composer
  • Driscol, Leone  
  • Jones, Jean Gilbert  
Lyricist
Driscol, Leone  
Publisher
The Driscol-Jones Pub. Co. (Omaha, NE)  
Lyrics
  • When Old Glory Floats over the Rhine Verse: Oh can’t you hear the cannons booming? Can’t you hear the dying say? If the folks across the waters only knew it They’d all be fighting for the good old U.S.A Refrain: Are you doing you bit for dear Old Uncle Sammie? Are you doing your bit for the boys across the brine Don’t you seem to think you hear those dear ones calling For volunteers to float Old Glory o’er the Rhine. Verse: Can’t you see the children weeping? Hear those mothers cry for peace
  • Don’t sit at home and wait for them to draft you, Go and fight for the red, white, and blue. 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 20, Folder 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_632
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
When Old Glory Floats over the Rhine
Composer
  • Jones, Jean Gilbert  
  • Driscol, Leone  
Lyricist
Driscol, Leone  
Publisher
The Driscol-Jones Pub. Co. (Omaha, NE)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-05-27
Lyrics
  • Don’t sit at home and wait for them to draft you, Go and fight for the red, white, and blue. Refrain
  • When Old Glory Floats over the Rhine Verse: Oh can’t you hear the cannons booming? Can’t you hear the dying say? If the folks across the waters only knew it They’d all be fighting for the good old U.S.A Refrain: Are you doing you bit for dear Old Uncle Sammie? Are you doing your bit for the boys across the brine Don’t you seem to think you hear those dear ones calling For volunteers to float Old Glory o’er the Rhine. Verse: Can’t you see the children weeping? Hear those mothers cry for peace
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_632
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen Old Glory Floats over the Rhine
Composer
  • Jones, Jean Gilbert  
  • Driscol, Leone  
LyricistDriscol, Leone  
PublisherThe Driscol-Jones Pub. Co. (Omaha, NE)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-05-27
Lyrics
  • Don’t sit at home and wait for them to draft you, Go and fight for the red, white, and blue. Refrain
  • When Old Glory Floats over the Rhine Verse: Oh can’t you hear the cannons booming? Can’t you hear the dying say? If the folks across the waters only knew it They’d all be fighting for the good old U.S.A Refrain: Are you doing you bit for dear Old Uncle Sammie? Are you doing your bit for the boys across the brine Don’t you seem to think you hear those dear ones calling For volunteers to float Old Glory o’er the Rhine. Verse: Can’t you see the children weeping? Hear those mothers cry for peace
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 20, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_632
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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