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Title
Over The Top - Lyrics
Composer
  • Wendling, Pete  
  • Wells, Jack  
Lyricist
Bryan, Alfred  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Over the Top Verse: See those Yankee Doodle soldiers on their way, Down the bay, Hip‐hooray! Ev’ry gallant heart is anxious for the fray, And they will welcome the day. Hear those voices shout, As boats pull out. Refrain: Over the top, When they see us coming, They’ll never stop. When we get them running, We’ll send them back. Bend them back to the Rhine, We’ll make a crack in that Hindenburg line. Those Yankee Doodle boys Will make a lot of noise. The old Red, White, and Blue, The Yankee Eagle, too. They’ll all be there, Doing their share, When we go over the top. Verse: Was he right? Not tonight! There’s a half a million, count them, left to right. And a few million in sight. Hip‐hooray! They’re off, Good luck, “Mozzeltoff.” Refrain: Over the top, When they see us coming, They’ll never stop. When we get them running, We’ll send them back. Bend them back to the Rhine, We’ll make a crack in that Hindenburg line. The fighting sixty‐nines Will break the german lines. They’ll hand the Kai
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 8
Local Identifier
2014_12996_540
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
Over The Top
Composer
  • Wells, Jack  
  • Wendling, Pete  
Lyricist
Bryan, Alfred  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-10-27
Lyrics
Over the Top Verse: See those Yankee Doodle soldiers on their way, Down the bay, Hip‐hooray! Ev’ry gallant heart is anxious for the fray, And they will welcome the day. Hear those voices shout, As boats pull out. Refrain: Over the top, When they see us coming, They’ll never stop. When we get them running, We’ll send them back. Bend them back to the Rhine, We’ll make a crack in that Hindenburg line. Those Yankee Doodle boys Will make a lot of noise. The old Red, White, and Blue, The Yankee Eagle, too. They’ll all be there, Doing their share, When we go over the top. Verse: Was he right? Not tonight! There’s a half a million, count them, left to right. And a few million in sight. Hip‐hooray! They’re off, Good luck, “Mozzeltoff.” Refrain: Over the top, When they see us coming, They’ll never stop. When we get them running, We’ll send them back. Bend them back to the Rhine, We’ll make a crack in that Hindenburg line. The fighting sixty‐nines Will break the german lines. They’ll hand the Kai
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 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_540
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleOver The Top
Composer
  • Wells, Jack  
  • Wendling, Pete  
LyricistBryan, Alfred  
PublisherWaterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-10-27
LyricsOver the Top Verse: See those Yankee Doodle soldiers on their way, Down the bay, Hip‐hooray! Ev’ry gallant heart is anxious for the fray, And they will welcome the day. Hear those voices shout, As boats pull out. Refrain: Over the top, When they see us coming, They’ll never stop. When we get them running, We’ll send them back. Bend them back to the Rhine, We’ll make a crack in that Hindenburg line. Those Yankee Doodle boys Will make a lot of noise. The old Red, White, and Blue, The Yankee Eagle, too. They’ll all be there, Doing their share, When we go over the top. Verse: Was he right? Not tonight! There’s a half a million, count them, left to right. And a few million in sight. Hip‐hooray! They’re off, Good luck, “Mozzeltoff.” Refrain: Over the top, When they see us coming, They’ll never stop. When we get them running, We’ll send them back. Bend them back to the Rhine, We’ll make a crack in that Hindenburg line. The fighting sixty‐nines Will break the german lines. They’ll hand the Kai
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 18, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_540
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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