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At the Yankee Military Ball

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Title
At the Yankee Military Ball - Lyrics
Composer
Jentes, Harry  
Lyricist
Johnson, Howard  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Lyrics
  • At the Yankee Military Ball Verse: Last night some sight I saw down the bay, where our war ships lay, Dressed in battle grey, they had a grand ball, for all, US men of war. Who were soon going to sail across the ocean, I’ll tell you what I saw. Refrain: There were swell Marines in fighting jeans, there were sailor boys there too, They were all dressed in blue
  • the Home Defence [sic] they looked immense, Then the Volunteers came in with cheers, when they played the bugle call. When a general hollered, “Men disperse!” Ev’ry fellow grabb’d a Red Cross Nurse, And they danced all over the hall, at the Yankee Military Ball. Verse: I dreamed it seemed of a year from then, I saw all these men, At a ball again, however the war was o’er what a sight to see, Ev’ry land in the world was represented, here’s how it looked to me: Refrain
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 23, Folder 8
Local Identifier
2014_12996_901
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
At the Yankee Military Ball
Composer
Jentes, Harry  
Lyricist
Johnson, Howard  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1917  
Date of Copyright
1917-08-16
Lyrics
  • the Home Defence [sic] they looked immense, Then the Volunteers came in with cheers, when they played the bugle call. When a general hollered, “Men disperse!” Ev’ry fellow grabb’d a Red Cross Nurse, And they danced all over the hall, at the Yankee Military Ball. Verse: I dreamed it seemed of a year from then, I saw all these men, At a ball again, however the war was o’er what a sight to see, Ev’ry land in the world was represented, here’s how it looked to me: Refrain
  • At the Yankee Military Ball Verse: Last night some sight I saw down the bay, where our war ships lay, Dressed in battle grey, they had a grand ball, for all, US men of war. Who were soon going to sail across the ocean, I’ll tell you what I saw. Refrain: There were swell Marines in fighting jeans, there were sailor boys there too, They were all dressed in blue
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 23, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_901
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleAt the Yankee Military Ball
ComposerJentes, Harry  
LyricistJohnson, Howard  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1917  
Date of Copyright1917-08-16
Lyrics
  • the Home Defence [sic] they looked immense, Then the Volunteers came in with cheers, when they played the bugle call. When a general hollered, “Men disperse!” Ev’ry fellow grabb’d a Red Cross Nurse, And they danced all over the hall, at the Yankee Military Ball. Verse: I dreamed it seemed of a year from then, I saw all these men, At a ball again, however the war was o’er what a sight to see, Ev’ry land in the world was represented, here’s how it looked to me: Refrain
  • At the Yankee Military Ball Verse: Last night some sight I saw down the bay, where our war ships lay, Dressed in battle grey, they had a grand ball, for all, US men of war. Who were soon going to sail across the ocean, I’ll tell you what I saw. Refrain: There were swell Marines in fighting jeans, there were sailor boys there too, They were all dressed in blue
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 23, Folder 8
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_901
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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