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Uncle Sammy Take Care Of My Girl

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Title
Uncle Sammy Take Care Of My Girl - Lyrics
Composer
Morgan, Jimmie  
Lyricist
Morgan, Betty  
Publisher
Forster Music Publisher Inc.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Lyrics
Uncle Sammy Take Care of My Girl Verse: I just saw a letter from a soldier boy, who was sailing across the sea. It was addressed to his Uncle Sam and it was a soldier’s plea. I remember ev’ry word he wrote, this is what was in his little note: Refrain: Uncle Sammy take care of my Girl. While I’m over there, please treat her fair. I’ll do my bit and I won’t mind as long as you are kind, To the girl I left behind. I’ll be thinking of her ev’ry day, She’s more precious than a pearl, And it may be some time before we get to the Rhine, So Uncle Sammy take care of my Girl. Verse: As I sit and wonder ‘bout the soldier boy, who went sailing across the foam, They’re going over to do their best and protect the folks back home, Ev’ry note that comes from over there, it reminds me of that soldier’s pray’r. 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_733
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 Take Care Of My Girl
Composer
Morgan, Jimmie  
Lyricist
Morgan, Betty  
Publisher
Forster Music Publisher Inc.  
Place of Publication
Chicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-03-13
Lyrics
Uncle Sammy Take Care of My Girl Verse: I just saw a letter from a soldier boy, who was sailing across the sea. It was addressed to his Uncle Sam and it was a soldier’s plea. I remember ev’ry word he wrote, this is what was in his little note: Refrain: Uncle Sammy take care of my Girl. While I’m over there, please treat her fair. I’ll do my bit and I won’t mind as long as you are kind, To the girl I left behind. I’ll be thinking of her ev’ry day, She’s more precious than a pearl, And it may be some time before we get to the Rhine, So Uncle Sammy take care of my Girl. Verse: As I sit and wonder ‘bout the soldier boy, who went sailing across the foam, They’re going over to do their best and protect the folks back home, Ev’ry note that comes from over there, it reminds me of that soldier’s pray’r. 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_733
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleUncle Sammy Take Care Of My Girl
ComposerMorgan, Jimmie  
LyricistMorgan, Betty  
PublisherForster Music Publisher Inc.  
Place of PublicationChicago (Ill.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-03-13
LyricsUncle Sammy Take Care of My Girl Verse: I just saw a letter from a soldier boy, who was sailing across the sea. It was addressed to his Uncle Sam and it was a soldier’s plea. I remember ev’ry word he wrote, this is what was in his little note: Refrain: Uncle Sammy take care of my Girl. While I’m over there, please treat her fair. I’ll do my bit and I won’t mind as long as you are kind, To the girl I left behind. I’ll be thinking of her ev’ry day, She’s more precious than a pearl, And it may be some time before we get to the Rhine, So Uncle Sammy take care of my Girl. Verse: As I sit and wonder ‘bout the soldier boy, who went sailing across the foam, They’re going over to do their best and protect the folks back home, Ev’ry note that comes from over there, it reminds me of that soldier’s pray’r. 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_733
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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