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They're on Their Way to Germany

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Title
They're on their way to Germany - Lyrics
Composer
Mohr, Halsey K.  
Lyricist
Mohr, Halsey K.  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
They’re On Their Way to Germany Verse: Ten million Yankee Doodle hearts have answered to the call, Ten million hands will lift the flag, and never let it fall, A gun on ev’ry shoulder and the stars and stripes unfurled, They’ll follow Uncle Sammy tho’ he lead them ‘round the world, From north and south and east and west, America has given of her best. Refrain: For they’re on their way to Germany, and victory across the sea, With a message in ev’ry gun they’re coming, Yankee Doodle is the tune that they are humming, ‘Neath the stars and stripes they’ll pave the way, to a world democracy, And there’ll be a vacant chair in the palace over there, for they’re on their way to Germany. Verse: The deeds of brave America all his’try’s pages fill, For when our flag’s in danger, we have answered with a will, The old Star Spangled Banner and the Yankee Doodle strain, Will lead our boys to victory and bring them back again, Our cause will be for liberty and freedom of the world on land and sea. Ref
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_680
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
They're on Their Way to Germany
Composer
Mohr, Halsey K.  
Lyricist
Mohr, Halsey K.  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-11-24
Lyrics
They’re On Their Way to Germany Verse: Ten million Yankee Doodle hearts have answered to the call, Ten million hands will lift the flag, and never let it fall, A gun on ev’ry shoulder and the stars and stripes unfurled, They’ll follow Uncle Sammy tho’ he lead them ‘round the world, From north and south and east and west, America has given of her best. Refrain: For they’re on their way to Germany, and victory across the sea, With a message in ev’ry gun they’re coming, Yankee Doodle is the tune that they are humming, ‘Neath the stars and stripes they’ll pave the way, to a world democracy, And there’ll be a vacant chair in the palace over there, for they’re on their way to Germany. Verse: The deeds of brave America all his’try’s pages fill, For when our flag’s in danger, we have answered with a will, The old Star Spangled Banner and the Yankee Doodle strain, Will lead our boys to victory and bring them back again, Our cause will be for liberty and freedom of the world on land and sea. Ref
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_680
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThey're on Their Way to Germany
ComposerMohr, Halsey K.  
LyricistMohr, Halsey K.  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-11-24
LyricsThey’re On Their Way to Germany Verse: Ten million Yankee Doodle hearts have answered to the call, Ten million hands will lift the flag, and never let it fall, A gun on ev’ry shoulder and the stars and stripes unfurled, They’ll follow Uncle Sammy tho’ he lead them ‘round the world, From north and south and east and west, America has given of her best. Refrain: For they’re on their way to Germany, and victory across the sea, With a message in ev’ry gun they’re coming, Yankee Doodle is the tune that they are humming, ‘Neath the stars and stripes they’ll pave the way, to a world democracy, And there’ll be a vacant chair in the palace over there, for they’re on their way to Germany. Verse: The deeds of brave America all his’try’s pages fill, For when our flag’s in danger, we have answered with a will, The old Star Spangled Banner and the Yankee Doodle strain, Will lead our boys to victory and bring them back again, Our cause will be for liberty and freedom of the world on land and sea. Ref
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_680
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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