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Kaiser Bill

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No Copyright - United States

Supplementary Document

Title
Kaiser Bill - Lyrics
Composer
Van Alstyne, Egbert  
Lyricist
Egan, Raymond  
Publisher
Jerome H. Remick & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Kaiser Bill (Comic Song) Verse: Kaiser Billy read Napoleon’s history He said “That Frenchman hasn’t got a thing on me I’ll show ‘em all that Kaiser Bill knows how to fight” And so he broke all treaties just to start in right Refrain: Kaiser Bill kill’d the Belgian babies Kaiser Bill sunk a neutral boat Kaiser Bill shot old men and ladies So they pinn’d an Iron Cross Upon his overcoat Verse: Then he said “I’ll lick ‘em with my submarine For I can rule the world believe me that’s no dream” And then to show the Englishmen that he could fight He blew up all their schoolhouses with dynamite Refrain: Kaiser Bill laughs at arbitration Kaiser Bill only he and Gott Kaiser Bill wants to run creation And he teaches German Kulture As it should be taught Verse: Kaiser Billy dream’d he climb’d the golden stairs And came upon the good St. Peter unawares Old Kaiser Bill said “Go tell Gott I’m here at last” But good St. Peter said “You talk like you’ve been gass’d” Refrain: Kaiser Bill red hot coal are
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_397
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Kaiser Bill
Composer
Van Alstyne, Egbert  
Lyricist
Egan, Raymond  
Publisher
Jerome H. Remick & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-03-20
Lyrics
Kaiser Bill (Comic Song) Verse: Kaiser Billy read Napoleon’s history He said “That Frenchman hasn’t got a thing on me I’ll show ‘em all that Kaiser Bill knows how to fight” And so he broke all treaties just to start in right Refrain: Kaiser Bill kill’d the Belgian babies Kaiser Bill sunk a neutral boat Kaiser Bill shot old men and ladies So they pinn’d an Iron Cross Upon his overcoat Verse: Then he said “I’ll lick ‘em with my submarine For I can rule the world believe me that’s no dream” And then to show the Englishmen that he could fight He blew up all their schoolhouses with dynamite Refrain: Kaiser Bill laughs at arbitration Kaiser Bill only he and Gott Kaiser Bill wants to run creation And he teaches German Kulture As it should be taught Verse: Kaiser Billy dream’d he climb’d the golden stairs And came upon the good St. Peter unawares Old Kaiser Bill said “Go tell Gott I’m here at last” But good St. Peter said “You talk like you’ve been gass’d” Refrain: Kaiser Bill red hot coal are
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_397
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleKaiser Bill
ComposerVan Alstyne, Egbert  
LyricistEgan, Raymond  
PublisherJerome H. Remick & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-03-20
LyricsKaiser Bill (Comic Song) Verse: Kaiser Billy read Napoleon’s history He said “That Frenchman hasn’t got a thing on me I’ll show ‘em all that Kaiser Bill knows how to fight” And so he broke all treaties just to start in right Refrain: Kaiser Bill kill’d the Belgian babies Kaiser Bill sunk a neutral boat Kaiser Bill shot old men and ladies So they pinn’d an Iron Cross Upon his overcoat Verse: Then he said “I’ll lick ‘em with my submarine For I can rule the world believe me that’s no dream” And then to show the Englishmen that he could fight He blew up all their schoolhouses with dynamite Refrain: Kaiser Bill laughs at arbitration Kaiser Bill only he and Gott Kaiser Bill wants to run creation And he teaches German Kulture As it should be taught Verse: Kaiser Billy dream’d he climb’d the golden stairs And came upon the good St. Peter unawares Old Kaiser Bill said “Go tell Gott I’m here at last” But good St. Peter said “You talk like you’ve been gass’d” Refrain: Kaiser Bill red hot coal are
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 16, Folder 9
Local Identifier2014_12996_397
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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