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Uncle Sammy Is a-Calling You

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Title
Uncle Sammy Is a-Calling You - Lyrics
Composer
Hall, Jimmie N.  
Lyricist
Hall, Jimmie N.  
Publisher
W. A. Quinke & Co. (Los Angeles, CA)  
Lyrics
Uncle Sammy is A-Calling You Verse: Don’t you see the boys are marching? Don’t you hear the soldier’s drum? Don’t you see how the flags are waving, as fast down the streets they come? Don’t you hear the bugle calling, how it calls to you and me, Telling us all to do our full duty, and fight for our country? Refrain: Uncle Sammy is a-calling calling to you and me. Calling us to take our muskets and fight for liberty. Never shall the yankee Eagle, ever be aught but free. Uncle Sammy is a-calling, he’s calling now for me. Verse: Come on now you Yankee fellows, North or South you’re all the same. You all fight for our dear “Old Glory” and honor or country’s name. Kiss your mother, wife or sweetheart, never mind, you’ll come back to them, With the stripes on your arm meaning valor, and you’ll wear Vict’ry’s diadem. 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 21, Folder 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_731
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
Uncle Sammy Is a-Calling You
Composer
Hall, Jimmie N.  
Lyricist
Hall, Jimmie N.  
Publisher
W. A. Quinke & Co. (Los Angeles, CA)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-07-03
Lyrics
Uncle Sammy is A-Calling You Verse: Don’t you see the boys are marching? Don’t you hear the soldier’s drum? Don’t you see how the flags are waving, as fast down the streets they come? Don’t you hear the bugle calling, how it calls to you and me, Telling us all to do our full duty, and fight for our country? Refrain: Uncle Sammy is a-calling calling to you and me. Calling us to take our muskets and fight for liberty. Never shall the yankee Eagle, ever be aught but free. Uncle Sammy is a-calling, he’s calling now for me. Verse: Come on now you Yankee fellows, North or South you’re all the same. You all fight for our dear “Old Glory” and honor or country’s name. Kiss your mother, wife or sweetheart, never mind, you’ll come back to them, With the stripes on your arm meaning valor, and you’ll wear Vict’ry’s diadem. 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 21, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_731
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleUncle Sammy Is a-Calling You
ComposerHall, Jimmie N.  
LyricistHall, Jimmie N.  
PublisherW. A. Quinke & Co. (Los Angeles, CA)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-07-03
LyricsUncle Sammy is A-Calling You Verse: Don’t you see the boys are marching? Don’t you hear the soldier’s drum? Don’t you see how the flags are waving, as fast down the streets they come? Don’t you hear the bugle calling, how it calls to you and me, Telling us all to do our full duty, and fight for our country? Refrain: Uncle Sammy is a-calling calling to you and me. Calling us to take our muskets and fight for liberty. Never shall the yankee Eagle, ever be aught but free. Uncle Sammy is a-calling, he’s calling now for me. Verse: Come on now you Yankee fellows, North or South you’re all the same. You all fight for our dear “Old Glory” and honor or country’s name. Kiss your mother, wife or sweetheart, never mind, you’ll come back to them, With the stripes on your arm meaning valor, and you’ll wear Vict’ry’s diadem. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 21, Folder 5
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_731
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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