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Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers

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Title
Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers - Lyrics
Composer
Darewski, Hermann E.  
Lyricist
Weston, R. P.  
Publisher
Francis, Day & Hunter  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers Verse: Sister Susie’s sewing in the kitchen on a “Singer,” there’s miles and miles of flannel on the floor and up the stairs, And father ways it’s rotten getting mixed up with the cotton and sitting on the needles that she leaves upon the chairs. And should you knock at our street door Ma whispers “Come inside” Then when you ask where Susie is, she says with loving pride, Refrain: Sister Susie’s sewing shirts for the soldiers. Such skill at sewing shirts our shy young sister Susie shows! Some soldiers send epistles, say they’d sooner sleep in thistles than the saucy, soft, short shirts for soldiers sister Susie sews.” Verse: Piles and piles and piles of shirts she sends out to the soldiers, and sailors won’t be jealous when they see them, not at all. And when we say her stitching will set all the soldiers itching, she says out soldiers fight best when their back’s against the wall. And little brother Gussie he who lisps when he says “yes” Says
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 9
Local Identifier
2014_12996_624
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
Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers
Composer
Darewski, Hermann E.  
Lyricist
Weston, R. P.  
Publisher
Francis, Day & Hunter  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1914  
Date of Copyright
1914-11-07
Lyrics
Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers Verse: Sister Susie’s sewing in the kitchen on a “Singer,” there’s miles and miles of flannel on the floor and up the stairs, And father ways it’s rotten getting mixed up with the cotton and sitting on the needles that she leaves upon the chairs. And should you knock at our street door Ma whispers “Come inside” Then when you ask where Susie is, she says with loving pride, Refrain: Sister Susie’s sewing shirts for the soldiers. Such skill at sewing shirts our shy young sister Susie shows! Some soldiers send epistles, say they’d sooner sleep in thistles than the saucy, soft, short shirts for soldiers sister Susie sews.” Verse: Piles and piles and piles of shirts she sends out to the soldiers, and sailors won’t be jealous when they see them, not at all. And when we say her stitching will set all the soldiers itching, she says out soldiers fight best when their back’s against the wall. And little brother Gussie he who lisps when he says “yes” Says
Repository
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_624
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleSister Susie's Sewing Shirts for Soldiers
ComposerDarewski, Hermann E.  
LyricistWeston, R. P.  
PublisherFrancis, Day & Hunter  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1914  
Date of Copyright1914-11-07
LyricsSister Susie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers Verse: Sister Susie’s sewing in the kitchen on a “Singer,” there’s miles and miles of flannel on the floor and up the stairs, And father ways it’s rotten getting mixed up with the cotton and sitting on the needles that she leaves upon the chairs. And should you knock at our street door Ma whispers “Come inside” Then when you ask where Susie is, she says with loving pride, Refrain: Sister Susie’s sewing shirts for the soldiers. Such skill at sewing shirts our shy young sister Susie shows! Some soldiers send epistles, say they’d sooner sleep in thistles than the saucy, soft, short shirts for soldiers sister Susie sews.” Verse: Piles and piles and piles of shirts she sends out to the soldiers, and sailors won’t be jealous when they see them, not at all. And when we say her stitching will set all the soldiers itching, she says out soldiers fight best when their back’s against the wall. And little brother Gussie he who lisps when he says “yes” Says
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 19, Folder 9
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_624
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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