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For Your Country and My Country

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
For Your Country and My Country - Lyrics
Composer
Berlin, Irving  
Lyricist
Berlin, Irving  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
  • We know you love your land of liberty, we know you love your U.S.A. But if you want the world to know it, now’s the time to show it
  • your Uncle Sammy needs you one and all, answer to his call. It’s your country, it’s my country, with millions of real fighting men, it’s your duty and my duty, to speak with the sword, not the pen
  • if Washington were living today, with sword in hand he’d stand up and say “For your country and my country, I’ll do it all over again.” America has opened up her heart, to ev’ry nationality, and now she asks of ev’ry nation, their appreciation
  • it makes no diff’rence now from where you came we are all the same.
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 14, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_207
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
For Your Country and My Country
Composer
Berlin, Irving  
Lyricist
Berlin, Irving  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-05-08
Lyrics
  • it makes no diff’rence now from where you came we are all the same.
  • if Washington were living today, with sword in hand he’d stand up and say “For your country and my country, I’ll do it all over again.” America has opened up her heart, to ev’ry nationality, and now she asks of ev’ry nation, their appreciation
  • your Uncle Sammy needs you one and all, answer to his call. It’s your country, it’s my country, with millions of real fighting men, it’s your duty and my duty, to speak with the sword, not the pen
  • We know you love your land of liberty, we know you love your U.S.A. But if you want the world to know it, now’s the time to show it
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_207
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleFor Your Country and My Country
ComposerBerlin, Irving  
LyricistBerlin, Irving  
PublisherWaterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-05-08
Lyrics
  • it makes no diff’rence now from where you came we are all the same.
  • if Washington were living today, with sword in hand he’d stand up and say “For your country and my country, I’ll do it all over again.” America has opened up her heart, to ev’ry nationality, and now she asks of ev’ry nation, their appreciation
  • your Uncle Sammy needs you one and all, answer to his call. It’s your country, it’s my country, with millions of real fighting men, it’s your duty and my duty, to speak with the sword, not the pen
  • We know you love your land of liberty, we know you love your U.S.A. But if you want the world to know it, now’s the time to show it
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 14, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_207
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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