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Cheer Up Tommy Atkins

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Title
Cheer Up Tommy Atkins - Lyrics
Composer
Nelson, Ed  
Lyricist
Hart, Will J.  
Publisher
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Lyrics
  • Cheer Up Tommy Atkins Verse: Some where afloat, aboard, aboat, there is a Yankee bunch, They’re full of pep to make a rep’ and they all have a hunch, That they will kill old Kaiser Bill, their minds made up to win, Once o’er the top they’ll never stop ‘till they reach old Berlin
  • To cheer their pals and get the Kaiser’s goat, by wireless they sent this cheery note: Refrain: Cheer up, Tommy Atkins, you needn’t worry or sigh, Just keep up your scrapping, when you capture Kaiser Willie, There’s a place in Piccadilly with home fires burning, They’ll welcome you ev’ry one, tho’ they’re shooting at your noodle, With the aid of Yankee Doodle you can capture the son of a Hun. Verse: Mary Jane from Portland, Maine, she loved an English lad, Tho’ far away she’d write each day to cheer him up when sad
  • She wrote one line it sounded fine, we’re with you in the fray, My brother and another lad have volunteered today
  • Altho’ I can’t do much to help along, to cheer you up I wrote this little song: Re
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 13, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_099
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
Cheer Up Tommy Atkins
Composer
Nelson, Ed  
Lyricist
Hart, Will J.  
Publisher
F. B. Haviland Pub. Co.  
Place of Publication
New York  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-06-12
Lyrics
  • Altho’ I can’t do much to help along, to cheer you up I wrote this little song: Re
  • She wrote one line it sounded fine, we’re with you in the fray, My brother and another lad have volunteered today
  • To cheer their pals and get the Kaiser’s goat, by wireless they sent this cheery note: Refrain: Cheer up, Tommy Atkins, you needn’t worry or sigh, Just keep up your scrapping, when you capture Kaiser Willie, There’s a place in Piccadilly with home fires burning, They’ll welcome you ev’ry one, tho’ they’re shooting at your noodle, With the aid of Yankee Doodle you can capture the son of a Hun. Verse: Mary Jane from Portland, Maine, she loved an English lad, Tho’ far away she’d write each day to cheer him up when sad
  • Cheer Up Tommy Atkins Verse: Some where afloat, aboard, aboat, there is a Yankee bunch, They’re full of pep to make a rep’ and they all have a hunch, That they will kill old Kaiser Bill, their minds made up to win, Once o’er the top they’ll never stop ‘till they reach old Berlin
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 13, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_099
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleCheer Up Tommy Atkins
ComposerNelson, Ed  
LyricistHart, Will J.  
PublisherF. B. Haviland Pub. Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-06-12
Lyrics
  • Altho’ I can’t do much to help along, to cheer you up I wrote this little song: Re
  • She wrote one line it sounded fine, we’re with you in the fray, My brother and another lad have volunteered today
  • To cheer their pals and get the Kaiser’s goat, by wireless they sent this cheery note: Refrain: Cheer up, Tommy Atkins, you needn’t worry or sigh, Just keep up your scrapping, when you capture Kaiser Willie, There’s a place in Piccadilly with home fires burning, They’ll welcome you ev’ry one, tho’ they’re shooting at your noodle, With the aid of Yankee Doodle you can capture the son of a Hun. Verse: Mary Jane from Portland, Maine, she loved an English lad, Tho’ far away she’d write each day to cheer him up when sad
  • Cheer Up Tommy Atkins Verse: Some where afloat, aboard, aboat, there is a Yankee bunch, They’re full of pep to make a rep’ and they all have a hunch, That they will kill old Kaiser Bill, their minds made up to win, Once o’er the top they’ll never stop ‘till they reach old Berlin
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 13, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_099
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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