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The Spirit of the U. S. A.

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Title
The Spirit of the U. S. A. - Lyrics
Composer
Specht, Paul L.  
Lyricist
Specht, Paul L.  
Publisher
The Monarch Music Co. (Reading, PA)  
Lyrics
  • The Spirit of the U.S.A. Verse: It’s here, it’s there, you’ll find it ev’rywhere if you’re true to your flag and you never lag You must feel it ev’ryday
  • It throbs, it fills each Yankee heart with thrills, it’s a prize we hold Ever new yet old, it’s the spirit of the U.S.A. Refrain: Comrades, heed our country’s call, get the spirit one and all, Let our dear Old Glory be the emblem of humanity
  • And let our Yankee hearts and Yankee hands join with friends in other lands To fight the foe for “peace to stay,” that’s the spirit of the U.S.A. Verse: Now soon, beware! They’ll know it “over there,” That when the Yankees begin they are in to win Ev’rything that’s in their way. Come on, before the war is fought and o’er
  • fall in line in time Help to cross the Rhine, show the spirit of the U.S.A. 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_653
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
The Spirit of the U. S. A.
Composer
Specht, Paul L.  
Lyricist
Specht, Paul L.  
Publisher
The Monarch Music Co. (Reading, PA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-05-01
Lyrics
  • The Spirit of the U.S.A. Verse: It’s here, it’s there, you’ll find it ev’rywhere if you’re true to your flag and you never lag You must feel it ev’ryday
  • fall in line in time Help to cross the Rhine, show the spirit of the U.S.A. Refrain
  • And let our Yankee hearts and Yankee hands join with friends in other lands To fight the foe for “peace to stay,” that’s the spirit of the U.S.A. Verse: Now soon, beware! They’ll know it “over there,” That when the Yankees begin they are in to win Ev’rything that’s in their way. Come on, before the war is fought and o’er
  • It throbs, it fills each Yankee heart with thrills, it’s a prize we hold Ever new yet old, it’s the spirit of the U.S.A. Refrain: Comrades, heed our country’s call, get the spirit one and all, Let our dear Old Glory be the emblem of humanity
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_653
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Spirit of the U. S. A.
ComposerSpecht, Paul L.  
LyricistSpecht, Paul L.  
PublisherThe Monarch Music Co. (Reading, PA)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-05-01
Lyrics
  • The Spirit of the U.S.A. Verse: It’s here, it’s there, you’ll find it ev’rywhere if you’re true to your flag and you never lag You must feel it ev’ryday
  • fall in line in time Help to cross the Rhine, show the spirit of the U.S.A. Refrain
  • And let our Yankee hearts and Yankee hands join with friends in other lands To fight the foe for “peace to stay,” that’s the spirit of the U.S.A. Verse: Now soon, beware! They’ll know it “over there,” That when the Yankees begin they are in to win Ev’rything that’s in their way. Come on, before the war is fought and o’er
  • It throbs, it fills each Yankee heart with thrills, it’s a prize we hold Ever new yet old, it’s the spirit of the U.S.A. Refrain: Comrades, heed our country’s call, get the spirit one and all, Let our dear Old Glory be the emblem of humanity
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_653
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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