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That's Why We Love You, Betsy Ross

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Title
That's Why We Love You, Betsy Ross - Lyrics
Composer
  • Reid, Ivan  
  • De Rose, Peter  
Lyricist
  • Reid, Ivan  
  • De Rose, Peter  
Publisher
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
That’s Why We Love You, Betsy Ross Verse: Down in a town in Pennsylvania that ev’rybody knows, There lived a maiden hist’ry tells us many, many years ago. She loved her country and her freedom and if she lived today, I’d steal around some time to Philly and to her I’d softly say: Refrain: You made a flag they call’d “Old Glory” wave oér the land that gave us birth. You’ve made a hundred million people quite the happiest on earth. You’ve made a nation bold and fearless, who have never known a loss. Now your banner leads us on to France, that’s why we love you Betsy Ross. Verse: I wonder what you would be saying, if you could see us now. A million strong we’ll soon be fighting for we mean to show them how. A bunch of lanky Yanks can hustle as in the days gone by And very soon the flag you made us far across the sea will fly. 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 8
Local Identifier
2014_12996_668
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
That's Why We Love You, Betsy Ross
Composer
  • De Rose, Peter  
  • Reid, Ivan  
Lyricist
  • De Rose, Peter  
  • Reid, Ivan  
Publisher
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
New York  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-11-02
Lyrics
That’s Why We Love You, Betsy Ross Verse: Down in a town in Pennsylvania that ev’rybody knows, There lived a maiden hist’ry tells us many, many years ago. She loved her country and her freedom and if she lived today, I’d steal around some time to Philly and to her I’d softly say: Refrain: You made a flag they call’d “Old Glory” wave oér the land that gave us birth. You’ve made a hundred million people quite the happiest on earth. You’ve made a nation bold and fearless, who have never known a loss. Now your banner leads us on to France, that’s why we love you Betsy Ross. Verse: I wonder what you would be saying, if you could see us now. A million strong we’ll soon be fighting for we mean to show them how. A bunch of lanky Yanks can hustle as in the days gone by And very soon the flag you made us far across the sea will fly. 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 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_668
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThat's Why We Love You, Betsy Ross
Composer
  • De Rose, Peter  
  • Reid, Ivan  
Lyricist
  • De Rose, Peter  
  • Reid, Ivan  
PublisherF. B. Haviland Pub. Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-11-02
LyricsThat’s Why We Love You, Betsy Ross Verse: Down in a town in Pennsylvania that ev’rybody knows, There lived a maiden hist’ry tells us many, many years ago. She loved her country and her freedom and if she lived today, I’d steal around some time to Philly and to her I’d softly say: Refrain: You made a flag they call’d “Old Glory” wave oér the land that gave us birth. You’ve made a hundred million people quite the happiest on earth. You’ve made a nation bold and fearless, who have never known a loss. Now your banner leads us on to France, that’s why we love you Betsy Ross. Verse: I wonder what you would be saying, if you could see us now. A million strong we’ll soon be fighting for we mean to show them how. A bunch of lanky Yanks can hustle as in the days gone by And very soon the flag you made us far across the sea will fly. 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 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_668
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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