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When a Yankee Rolls Up His Sleeves

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Title
When a Yankee Rolls Up His Sleeves - Lyrics
Composer
Morgan, Code  
Lyricist
Morgan, Code  
Publisher
Daniels & Wilson Inc. Music Pub. (San Francisco, CA)  
Lyrics
  • When a Yankee Rolls Up His Sleeves Verse: There is a great commotion just now across the ocean, all the way from Netherlands to Greece, For there’s a big tall fellow who ne’er showed a streak of yellow, and he much prefers the pipe of peace. But they’ve forced him into action, he’ll soon get satisfaction
  • when he starts to scrap someone grieves
  • For it’s an awful breezy story, mighty short but full of glory, when a Yankee rolls up his sleeves. Refrain: The “Y” is for the years that he’s been victor, the “A” is for the arm that’s feared by all, The “N” is for a nation not afraid of all creation, the “K” is for the kick behind the ball. The double “EE” makes Yankee, now they’ve got him good and cranky
  • from his drubbing no one ever retrieves
  • For history shows that he can do it, you bet someone will rue it, when a Yankee rolls up his sleeves. Verse: They all admit the truth, it was way back in his youth, this Yankee lad just cleaned up all his foes, And then when he’d grown older, now an
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 22, Folder 3
Local Identifier
2014_12996_776
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
When a Yankee Rolls Up His Sleeves
Composer
Morgan, Code  
Lyricist
Morgan, Code  
Publisher
Daniels & Wilson Inc. Music Pub. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
  • For history shows that he can do it, you bet someone will rue it, when a Yankee rolls up his sleeves. Verse: They all admit the truth, it was way back in his youth, this Yankee lad just cleaned up all his foes, And then when he’d grown older, now an
  • from his drubbing no one ever retrieves
  • For it’s an awful breezy story, mighty short but full of glory, when a Yankee rolls up his sleeves. Refrain: The “Y” is for the years that he’s been victor, the “A” is for the arm that’s feared by all, The “N” is for a nation not afraid of all creation, the “K” is for the kick behind the ball. The double “EE” makes Yankee, now they’ve got him good and cranky
  • when he starts to scrap someone grieves
  • When a Yankee Rolls Up His Sleeves Verse: There is a great commotion just now across the ocean, all the way from Netherlands to Greece, For there’s a big tall fellow who ne’er showed a streak of yellow, and he much prefers the pipe of peace. But they’ve forced him into action, he’ll soon get satisfaction
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 3
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_776
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWhen a Yankee Rolls Up His Sleeves
ComposerMorgan, Code  
LyricistMorgan, Code  
PublisherDaniels & Wilson Inc. Music Pub. (San Francisco, CA)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
Lyrics
  • For history shows that he can do it, you bet someone will rue it, when a Yankee rolls up his sleeves. Verse: They all admit the truth, it was way back in his youth, this Yankee lad just cleaned up all his foes, And then when he’d grown older, now an
  • from his drubbing no one ever retrieves
  • For it’s an awful breezy story, mighty short but full of glory, when a Yankee rolls up his sleeves. Refrain: The “Y” is for the years that he’s been victor, the “A” is for the arm that’s feared by all, The “N” is for a nation not afraid of all creation, the “K” is for the kick behind the ball. The double “EE” makes Yankee, now they’ve got him good and cranky
  • when he starts to scrap someone grieves
  • When a Yankee Rolls Up His Sleeves Verse: There is a great commotion just now across the ocean, all the way from Netherlands to Greece, For there’s a big tall fellow who ne’er showed a streak of yellow, and he much prefers the pipe of peace. But they’ve forced him into action, he’ll soon get satisfaction
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 3
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_776
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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