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K-K-K-Katy

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Supplementary Document

Title
K-K-K-Katy - Lyrics
Composer
O'Hara, Geoffrey  
Lyricist
O'Hara, Geoffrey  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • K-K-K-Katy Verse: Jimmy was a soldier brave and bold, Katy was a maid with hair of gold, Like an act of fate, Kate was standing at the gate, Watching all the boys on dress parade. Jimmy with the girls was just a gawk, Stuttered ev’ry time he tried to talk, Still that night at eight, He was there at Katy’s gate, Stuttering to her this love sick cry. Refrain: K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy. You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore
  • When the m-m-m-moon shines, Over the cowshed, I’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.” Verse: No one ever looked so nice and neat, No one could be just as cute and sweet, That’s what Jimmy thought, When the wedding ring he bought, Now he’s off to France the foe to meet. Jimmy thought he’d like to take a chance, See if he could make the Kaiser dance, Stepping to a tune, All about the silv’ry moon, This is what they hear in far off France. 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 16, Folder 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_396
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
K-K-K-Katy
Composer
O'Hara, Geoffrey  
Lyricist
O'Hara, Geoffrey  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-03-16
Lyrics
  • When the m-m-m-moon shines, Over the cowshed, I’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.” Verse: No one ever looked so nice and neat, No one could be just as cute and sweet, That’s what Jimmy thought, When the wedding ring he bought, Now he’s off to France the foe to meet. Jimmy thought he’d like to take a chance, See if he could make the Kaiser dance, Stepping to a tune, All about the silv’ry moon, This is what they hear in far off France. Refrain
  • K-K-K-Katy Verse: Jimmy was a soldier brave and bold, Katy was a maid with hair of gold, Like an act of fate, Kate was standing at the gate, Watching all the boys on dress parade. Jimmy with the girls was just a gawk, Stuttered ev’ry time he tried to talk, Still that night at eight, He was there at Katy’s gate, Stuttering to her this love sick cry. Refrain: K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy. You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_396
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleK-K-K-Katy
ComposerO'Hara, Geoffrey  
LyricistO'Hara, Geoffrey  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-03-16
Lyrics
  • When the m-m-m-moon shines, Over the cowshed, I’ll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.” Verse: No one ever looked so nice and neat, No one could be just as cute and sweet, That’s what Jimmy thought, When the wedding ring he bought, Now he’s off to France the foe to meet. Jimmy thought he’d like to take a chance, See if he could make the Kaiser dance, Stepping to a tune, All about the silv’ry moon, This is what they hear in far off France. Refrain
  • K-K-K-Katy Verse: Jimmy was a soldier brave and bold, Katy was a maid with hair of gold, Like an act of fate, Kate was standing at the gate, Watching all the boys on dress parade. Jimmy with the girls was just a gawk, Stuttered ev’ry time he tried to talk, Still that night at eight, He was there at Katy’s gate, Stuttering to her this love sick cry. Refrain: K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy. You’re the only g-g-g-girl that I adore
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_396
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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