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Nephews of Uncle Sam

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Title
Nephews Of Uncle Sam - Lyrics
Composer
Grant, Bert  
Lyricist
Graff, George Jr.  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Nephews of Uncle Sam Verse: When I was just a little school-boy kid I’d read about the things our heroes did. I love to think how farmers and their sons, Would drop their plows and go and grab up guns. From farms and cities they’d all march away, You’ll find they’ll do the same old thing today. Refrain: You have fifty million nephews Uncle Sam, And they love you like a father Uncle Sam. We don’t want a war that’s true
  • still, we’ll fight and die for you. The nephews you’ve adopted you will find are loyal too. You have fifty million nieces, don’t forget, Who are proud to do their duty, you can bet. Let danger ever beckon, the world will have to reckon, With your fifty million nephews Uncle Sam. Verse: It’s just the same old story, Uncle Sam
  • Let danger touch Old Glory, Uncle Sam
  • They’ll see this country rise up overnight, And find that we have got the guns all right. They soon will learn that we know how to fight, And win the same as we have won before.
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 18, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_523
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Nephews of Uncle Sam
Composer
Grant, Bert  
Lyricist
Graff, George Jr.  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-02-17
Lyrics
  • They’ll see this country rise up overnight, And find that we have got the guns all right. They soon will learn that we know how to fight, And win the same as we have won before.
  • Let danger touch Old Glory, Uncle Sam
  • still, we’ll fight and die for you. The nephews you’ve adopted you will find are loyal too. You have fifty million nieces, don’t forget, Who are proud to do their duty, you can bet. Let danger ever beckon, the world will have to reckon, With your fifty million nephews Uncle Sam. Verse: It’s just the same old story, Uncle Sam
  • Nephews of Uncle Sam Verse: When I was just a little school-boy kid I’d read about the things our heroes did. I love to think how farmers and their sons, Would drop their plows and go and grab up guns. From farms and cities they’d all march away, You’ll find they’ll do the same old thing today. Refrain: You have fifty million nephews Uncle Sam, And they love you like a father Uncle Sam. We don’t want a war that’s true
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 18, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_523
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleNephews of Uncle Sam
ComposerGrant, Bert  
LyricistGraff, George Jr.  
PublisherWaterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-02-17
Lyrics
  • They’ll see this country rise up overnight, And find that we have got the guns all right. They soon will learn that we know how to fight, And win the same as we have won before.
  • Let danger touch Old Glory, Uncle Sam
  • still, we’ll fight and die for you. The nephews you’ve adopted you will find are loyal too. You have fifty million nieces, don’t forget, Who are proud to do their duty, you can bet. Let danger ever beckon, the world will have to reckon, With your fifty million nephews Uncle Sam. Verse: It’s just the same old story, Uncle Sam
  • Nephews of Uncle Sam Verse: When I was just a little school-boy kid I’d read about the things our heroes did. I love to think how farmers and their sons, Would drop their plows and go and grab up guns. From farms and cities they’d all march away, You’ll find they’ll do the same old thing today. Refrain: You have fifty million nephews Uncle Sam, And they love you like a father Uncle Sam. We don’t want a war that’s true
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 18, Folder 4
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_523
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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