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The Kaiser's Dinner

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Title
The Kaiser's Dinner - Lyrics
Composer
Murtagh, H. B.  
Lyricist
Wakefield, C. Guy  
Publisher
Wakefield Music Co. (Portland, OR)  
Lyrics
The Kaiser’s Dinner Verse: We’re taking a dinner to Kaiser Bill We’ll serve it to him in Berlin He says he’s hungry and wants a feed Here’s shrapnel salad and cannon seed. A Camel can go seven days on a drink This dinner will last him for life we think Be patient William no need to fret We’ll bring it to you on a bayonet. Refrain: Here’s a submarine sinker, and a chaser too, Liquid fire for your coffee, mustard gas in your stew. And some bullet preserves Bill, We prepared as a treat, We will forcibly feed you old boy, You’re going to eat. Verse: The Crown Prince hurried to Paris so fast He met himself running back home He found on reaching that place in the sun There was no room there for a dirty Hun The Yankees have brought the whole bunch to bay And taught Ludendorff not to get so gay Go tell your papa while yet there’s time To select his shock troops to defend the Rhine. Refrain: Liberty motors by thousands and a million tanks, You found you started something when you riled the Yank
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_399
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
The Kaiser's Dinner
Composer
Murtagh, H. B.  
Lyricist
Wakefield, C. Guy  
Publisher
Wakefield Music Co. (Portland, OR)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
The Kaiser’s Dinner Verse: We’re taking a dinner to Kaiser Bill We’ll serve it to him in Berlin He says he’s hungry and wants a feed Here’s shrapnel salad and cannon seed. A Camel can go seven days on a drink This dinner will last him for life we think Be patient William no need to fret We’ll bring it to you on a bayonet. Refrain: Here’s a submarine sinker, and a chaser too, Liquid fire for your coffee, mustard gas in your stew. And some bullet preserves Bill, We prepared as a treat, We will forcibly feed you old boy, You’re going to eat. Verse: The Crown Prince hurried to Paris so fast He met himself running back home He found on reaching that place in the sun There was no room there for a dirty Hun The Yankees have brought the whole bunch to bay And taught Ludendorff not to get so gay Go tell your papa while yet there’s time To select his shock troops to defend the Rhine. Refrain: Liberty motors by thousands and a million tanks, You found you started something when you riled the Yank
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_399
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Kaiser's Dinner
ComposerMurtagh, H. B.  
LyricistWakefield, C. Guy  
PublisherWakefield Music Co. (Portland, OR)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
LyricsThe Kaiser’s Dinner Verse: We’re taking a dinner to Kaiser Bill We’ll serve it to him in Berlin He says he’s hungry and wants a feed Here’s shrapnel salad and cannon seed. A Camel can go seven days on a drink This dinner will last him for life we think Be patient William no need to fret We’ll bring it to you on a bayonet. Refrain: Here’s a submarine sinker, and a chaser too, Liquid fire for your coffee, mustard gas in your stew. And some bullet preserves Bill, We prepared as a treat, We will forcibly feed you old boy, You’re going to eat. Verse: The Crown Prince hurried to Paris so fast He met himself running back home He found on reaching that place in the sun There was no room there for a dirty Hun The Yankees have brought the whole bunch to bay And taught Ludendorff not to get so gay Go tell your papa while yet there’s time To select his shock troops to defend the Rhine. Refrain: Liberty motors by thousands and a million tanks, You found you started something when you riled the Yank
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_399
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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