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Stay Down Here Where You Belong

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Title
Stay Down Here Where You Belong - Lyrics
Composer
Berlin, Irving  
Lyricist
Berlin, Irving  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
  • Stay Down Here Where You Belong Verse: Down below, down below, sat the Devil talking to his son, Who wanted to go up above, up above, He cried “It’s getting too warm for me down here and so, I’m going up on Earth where I can have a little fun,” The Devil simply shook his head and answered his son. Refrain: Stay down here where you belong, the folks who live above you don’t know right from wrong, To please their kings they’ve all gone out to war, and not a one of them knows what he’s fighting for
  • ‘Way up above they say that I’m a Devil, and I’m bad, kings up there are bigger Devils than your dad, They’re breaking the hearts of mothers, making butchers out of brothers, you’ll find more hell up there, than there is down below. Verse: Kings up there, they don’t care, for the mothers who must stay at home, Their sorrows to bear, stay at home, don’t you roam, Although it’s warm down below, you’ll find it’s warmer up there, if e’er you went up there, my son, I know you’d be surprised, You’d
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_629
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Stay Down Here Where You Belong
Composer
Berlin, Irving  
Lyricist
Berlin, Irving  
Publisher
Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1914  
Date of Copyright
1914-10-20
Lyrics
  • ‘Way up above they say that I’m a Devil, and I’m bad, kings up there are bigger Devils than your dad, They’re breaking the hearts of mothers, making butchers out of brothers, you’ll find more hell up there, than there is down below. Verse: Kings up there, they don’t care, for the mothers who must stay at home, Their sorrows to bear, stay at home, don’t you roam, Although it’s warm down below, you’ll find it’s warmer up there, if e’er you went up there, my son, I know you’d be surprised, You’d
  • Stay Down Here Where You Belong Verse: Down below, down below, sat the Devil talking to his son, Who wanted to go up above, up above, He cried “It’s getting too warm for me down here and so, I’m going up on Earth where I can have a little fun,” The Devil simply shook his head and answered his son. Refrain: Stay down here where you belong, the folks who live above you don’t know right from wrong, To please their kings they’ve all gone out to war, and not a one of them knows what he’s fighting for
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_629
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleStay Down Here Where You Belong
ComposerBerlin, Irving  
LyricistBerlin, Irving  
PublisherWaterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1914  
Date of Copyright1914-10-20
Lyrics
  • ‘Way up above they say that I’m a Devil, and I’m bad, kings up there are bigger Devils than your dad, They’re breaking the hearts of mothers, making butchers out of brothers, you’ll find more hell up there, than there is down below. Verse: Kings up there, they don’t care, for the mothers who must stay at home, Their sorrows to bear, stay at home, don’t you roam, Although it’s warm down below, you’ll find it’s warmer up there, if e’er you went up there, my son, I know you’d be surprised, You’d
  • Stay Down Here Where You Belong Verse: Down below, down below, sat the Devil talking to his son, Who wanted to go up above, up above, He cried “It’s getting too warm for me down here and so, I’m going up on Earth where I can have a little fun,” The Devil simply shook his head and answered his son. Refrain: Stay down here where you belong, the folks who live above you don’t know right from wrong, To please their kings they’ve all gone out to war, and not a one of them knows what he’s fighting for
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_629
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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