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We Are Uncle Sammie's Little Nephews

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Title
We Are Uncle Sammie's Little Nephews - Lyrics
Composer
Sheaffer, W. E.  
Lyricist
Satz, Bernard  
Publisher
Satz & Dufault (Camp Devens, MA)  
Lyrics
We Are Uncle Sammie’s Little Nephews Verse: A bunch of Yankee lanky lads they sneaked across the sea. And no one knew they started till they hit Gay Old Paree. The pretty girls from that dear burg just followed them around, And the boys all started singing this as they pass’d thro’ ev’ry town. Refrain: We are Uncle Sammie’s little nephew, and he is our dear old Uncle Sam, He has bought us lots of guns and cannon so now we can fight on sea and land. He just sent a million ‘cross the waters, to show Kaiser Bill what they can do. Yankee Doodle has the noodle and a dandy big, fat boodle, And the Yanks showed just what they could do. Verse: They met the fighting men from France and Belgian heroes too, And gritty Tommy Atkins never dreamt what they could do. Their first day in the trenches filled old Fritzy with despair, And when he hollered “Who are you?” They shouted in the air. 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 12
Local Identifier
2014_12996_930
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
We Are Uncle Sammie's Little Nephews
Composer
Sheaffer, W. E.  
Lyricist
Satz, Bernard  
Publisher
Satz & Dufault (Camp Devens, MA)  
Year of Publication
1918  
Date of Copyright
No copyright registered.
Lyrics
We Are Uncle Sammie’s Little Nephews Verse: A bunch of Yankee lanky lads they sneaked across the sea. And no one knew they started till they hit Gay Old Paree. The pretty girls from that dear burg just followed them around, And the boys all started singing this as they pass’d thro’ ev’ry town. Refrain: We are Uncle Sammie’s little nephew, and he is our dear old Uncle Sam, He has bought us lots of guns and cannon so now we can fight on sea and land. He just sent a million ‘cross the waters, to show Kaiser Bill what they can do. Yankee Doodle has the noodle and a dandy big, fat boodle, And the Yanks showed just what they could do. Verse: They met the fighting men from France and Belgian heroes too, And gritty Tommy Atkins never dreamt what they could do. Their first day in the trenches filled old Fritzy with despair, And when he hollered “Who are you?” They shouted in the air. Refrain
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 12
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_930
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWe Are Uncle Sammie's Little Nephews
ComposerSheaffer, W. E.  
LyricistSatz, Bernard  
PublisherSatz & Dufault (Camp Devens, MA)  
Year of Publication1918  
Date of CopyrightNo copyright registered.
LyricsWe Are Uncle Sammie’s Little Nephews Verse: A bunch of Yankee lanky lads they sneaked across the sea. And no one knew they started till they hit Gay Old Paree. The pretty girls from that dear burg just followed them around, And the boys all started singing this as they pass’d thro’ ev’ry town. Refrain: We are Uncle Sammie’s little nephew, and he is our dear old Uncle Sam, He has bought us lots of guns and cannon so now we can fight on sea and land. He just sent a million ‘cross the waters, to show Kaiser Bill what they can do. Yankee Doodle has the noodle and a dandy big, fat boodle, And the Yanks showed just what they could do. Verse: They met the fighting men from France and Belgian heroes too, And gritty Tommy Atkins never dreamt what they could do. Their first day in the trenches filled old Fritzy with despair, And when he hollered “Who are you?” They shouted in the air. Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 23, Folder 12
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_930
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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