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Stand behind the Man behind the Gun

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Title
Stand Behind the Man behind the Gun - Lyrics
Composer
Mikesell, Jennie Bovee  
Lyricist
Mikesell, Jennie Bovee  
Publisher
E. D. Patton (Omaha, NE)  
Lyrics
Stand Behind the Man behind the Gun Verse: Mothers and sisters and sweethearts and wives, awake to your country’s call, Your Sammies have gallantly offered their live. And. Can you do nothing at all? There’s much to be done by the “stay at home” folk so our boys may win in the fight, Then let us get busy and fall into line, and help in this battle for right. Refrain: Sammies, Sammies, boys of the red white and blue, Boys of the best land underneath the sun, oh! We’ll learn to knit, or pack a kit, Ev’rywhere we’ll do our bit, and stand behind the man behind the gun, Oh, and stand behind the man behind the gun oh! Verse: Women of Italy England and France, have shown us the way to do. Shall we be the “slackers” and not do our part, bring shame on the red, white, and blue? We’ll ask for no medals of iron or gold, but just wear the little Red Cross To show to the nation were “Doing our bit,” and willing to help bear the loss. 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_654
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
Stand behind the Man behind the Gun
Composer
Mikesell, Jennie Bovee  
Lyricist
Mikesell, Jennie Bovee  
Publisher
E. D. Patton (Omaha, NE)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-04-12
Lyrics
Stand Behind the Man behind the Gun Verse: Mothers and sisters and sweethearts and wives, awake to your country’s call, Your Sammies have gallantly offered their live. And. Can you do nothing at all? There’s much to be done by the “stay at home” folk so our boys may win in the fight, Then let us get busy and fall into line, and help in this battle for right. Refrain: Sammies, Sammies, boys of the red white and blue, Boys of the best land underneath the sun, oh! We’ll learn to knit, or pack a kit, Ev’rywhere we’ll do our bit, and stand behind the man behind the gun, Oh, and stand behind the man behind the gun oh! Verse: Women of Italy England and France, have shown us the way to do. Shall we be the “slackers” and not do our part, bring shame on the red, white, and blue? We’ll ask for no medals of iron or gold, but just wear the little Red Cross To show to the nation were “Doing our bit,” and willing to help bear the loss. Refrain
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_654
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleStand behind the Man behind the Gun
ComposerMikesell, Jennie Bovee  
LyricistMikesell, Jennie Bovee  
PublisherE. D. Patton (Omaha, NE)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-04-12
LyricsStand Behind the Man behind the Gun Verse: Mothers and sisters and sweethearts and wives, awake to your country’s call, Your Sammies have gallantly offered their live. And. Can you do nothing at all? There’s much to be done by the “stay at home” folk so our boys may win in the fight, Then let us get busy and fall into line, and help in this battle for right. Refrain: Sammies, Sammies, boys of the red white and blue, Boys of the best land underneath the sun, oh! We’ll learn to knit, or pack a kit, Ev’rywhere we’ll do our bit, and stand behind the man behind the gun, Oh, and stand behind the man behind the gun oh! Verse: Women of Italy England and France, have shown us the way to do. Shall we be the “slackers” and not do our part, bring shame on the red, white, and blue? We’ll ask for no medals of iron or gold, but just wear the little Red Cross To show to the nation were “Doing our bit,” and willing to help bear the loss. Refrain
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_654
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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