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The Yanks Started Yankin'

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Title
The Russians Were Rushin' The Yanks Started Yankin' - Lyrics
Composer
McCarron, Chas. R.  
Lyricist
Morgan, Carey  
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
The Russians Were Rushin’ the Yanks Started Yankin’ Verse: I dreamed of a scene in an old soldier’s home, the year was nineteen fifty three. With medals galore that he’d won in this war, he sat smoking peacefully. Tell me of the war of nineteen seventeen, said his grandson who stood by his side. How did they fix up that terrible mix up? And proudly the old man replied: Refrain: The Russians were rushin’ the Prussians, the Prussians were crushin’ the Russians. The Balkins were balkin’ and Turkey was squawkin’, Rasputin disputin’ and Italy scootin’ the Boches all bulled Bolsevikis The British were skittish at sea. But the good Lord I’m thankin’ the Yanks started yankin’ and yanked Kaiser Bill up a tree. Verse: My dream quickly changed to a schoolroom that day, the lesson was geography. A child raided her hand, said, “I don’t understand, this map looks all wrong to me. What is this strange place that is marked Germany?” And the teacher replied with a roar. “Why, that’s an old map, dear, s
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 19, Folder 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_619
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
The Yanks Started Yankin'
Alternative Title
  • The Russians Were Rushin'
  • The Russians Were Rushin' the Yanks Started Yankin'
Composer
McCarron, Chas. R.  
Lyricist
Morgan, Carey  
Publisher
Broadway Music Corporation  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
1918-02-25
Lyrics
The Russians Were Rushin’ the Yanks Started Yankin’ Verse: I dreamed of a scene in an old soldier’s home, the year was nineteen fifty three. With medals galore that he’d won in this war, he sat smoking peacefully. Tell me of the war of nineteen seventeen, said his grandson who stood by his side. How did they fix up that terrible mix up? And proudly the old man replied: Refrain: The Russians were rushin’ the Prussians, the Prussians were crushin’ the Russians. The Balkins were balkin’ and Turkey was squawkin’, Rasputin disputin’ and Italy scootin’ the Boches all bulled Bolsevikis The British were skittish at sea. But the good Lord I’m thankin’ the Yanks started yankin’ and yanked Kaiser Bill up a tree. Verse: My dream quickly changed to a schoolroom that day, the lesson was geography. A child raided her hand, said, “I don’t understand, this map looks all wrong to me. What is this strange place that is marked Germany?” And the teacher replied with a roar. “Why, that’s an old map, dear, s
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 19, Folder 5
Local Identifier
2014_12996_619
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleThe Yanks Started Yankin'
Alternative Title
  • The Russians Were Rushin'
  • The Russians Were Rushin' the Yanks Started Yankin'
ComposerMcCarron, Chas. R.  
LyricistMorgan, Carey  
PublisherBroadway Music Corporation  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of Copyright1918-02-25
LyricsThe Russians Were Rushin’ the Yanks Started Yankin’ Verse: I dreamed of a scene in an old soldier’s home, the year was nineteen fifty three. With medals galore that he’d won in this war, he sat smoking peacefully. Tell me of the war of nineteen seventeen, said his grandson who stood by his side. How did they fix up that terrible mix up? And proudly the old man replied: Refrain: The Russians were rushin’ the Prussians, the Prussians were crushin’ the Russians. The Balkins were balkin’ and Turkey was squawkin’, Rasputin disputin’ and Italy scootin’ the Boches all bulled Bolsevikis The British were skittish at sea. But the good Lord I’m thankin’ the Yanks started yankin’ and yanked Kaiser Bill up a tree. Verse: My dream quickly changed to a schoolroom that day, the lesson was geography. A child raided her hand, said, “I don’t understand, this map looks all wrong to me. What is this strange place that is marked Germany?” And the teacher replied with a roar. “Why, that’s an old map, dear, s
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 19, Folder 5
Local Identifier2014_12996_619
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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