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They'll Know We're Over!

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Title
They'll Know We're Over! - Lyrics
Composer
Lange, Arthur  
Lyricist
Dillon, Will  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • They’ll Know We’re Over (Bye and Bye) Verse: The Germans said, “The Yanks will never come,” But France said, “They’re on their way.” To England the Kaiser said, “They will never cross the bay.” The Yankee boys had not forgotten, They were coming with gun cotton, You could hear them say: Refrain: They’ll know we’re over when we get over
  • we’ll put it over, over there. We’ll make ev’ry German change his name from Herman to Murphy from Herald Square. We’ll be there ten million to clean up old William, They’ll hear our battle cry, and we’ll make the Kaiser say that he loves the USA. Oh, they’ll know we’re over bye and bye. Verse: We’re coming France, with ev’ry mother’s son, To fight for the cause and you. With England we’ll do our share, And we’ll conquer before we’re through For Yankee Doodle is no phoney [sic], He’ll come riding on his poney [sic], And we’re proud to say: Refrain: They’ll know we’re over when we get over
  • we’ll put it over, over there. We’ll make ev’ry German change his
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_679
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
They'll Know We're Over!
Composer
Lange, Arthur  
Lyricist
Dillon, Will  
Publisher
Joe Morris Music Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-08-10
Lyrics
  • They’ll Know We’re Over (Bye and Bye) Verse: The Germans said, “The Yanks will never come,” But France said, “They’re on their way.” To England the Kaiser said, “They will never cross the bay.” The Yankee boys had not forgotten, They were coming with gun cotton, You could hear them say: Refrain: They’ll know we’re over when we get over
  • we’ll put it over, over there. We’ll make ev’ry German change his
  • we’ll put it over, over there. We’ll make ev’ry German change his name from Herman to Murphy from Herald Square. We’ll be there ten million to clean up old William, They’ll hear our battle cry, and we’ll make the Kaiser say that he loves the USA. Oh, they’ll know we’re over bye and bye. Verse: We’re coming France, with ev’ry mother’s son, To fight for the cause and you. With England we’ll do our share, And we’ll conquer before we’re through For Yankee Doodle is no phoney [sic], He’ll come riding on his poney [sic], And we’re proud to say: Refrain: They’ll know we’re over when we get over
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_679
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThey'll Know We're Over!
ComposerLange, Arthur  
LyricistDillon, Will  
PublisherJoe Morris Music Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-08-10
Lyrics
  • They’ll Know We’re Over (Bye and Bye) Verse: The Germans said, “The Yanks will never come,” But France said, “They’re on their way.” To England the Kaiser said, “They will never cross the bay.” The Yankee boys had not forgotten, They were coming with gun cotton, You could hear them say: Refrain: They’ll know we’re over when we get over
  • we’ll put it over, over there. We’ll make ev’ry German change his
  • we’ll put it over, over there. We’ll make ev’ry German change his name from Herman to Murphy from Herald Square. We’ll be there ten million to clean up old William, They’ll hear our battle cry, and we’ll make the Kaiser say that he loves the USA. Oh, they’ll know we’re over bye and bye. Verse: We’re coming France, with ev’ry mother’s son, To fight for the cause and you. With England we’ll do our share, And we’ll conquer before we’re through For Yankee Doodle is no phoney [sic], He’ll come riding on his poney [sic], And we’re proud to say: Refrain: They’ll know we’re over when we get over
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_679
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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