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Wake Up, America!

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Title
Wake Up, America! - Lyrics
Composer
Glogau, Jack  
Lyricist
Graff, George Jr.  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
Wake Up, America! Verse: Have we forgotten, America, the battles our fathers fought? Are we ashamed of our history in the peace that fighting bought? Must we be laughed at, America, while our swords turn weak with rust? Is the blood of our fathers wasted? And how have we treated their trust? Is Columbia the gem of the ocean? Is Old Glory the pride of the Free? Let’s forget ev’ry selfish emotion. United forever let’s be! Refrain: Wake up, America! If we are called to war, Are we prepared to give our lives For our sweethearts and our wives? Are our mothers and homes worth fighting for? Let us pray, God, for peace, but peace with honor, But let’s get ready to answer duty’s call, So when Old Glory stands unfurled, Let it mean to all the world, America is ready, that’s all! Verse: Do you remember George Washington that winter at Valley Forge? Jackson and Custer and Farragut and of Perry at Fort George? McKinley and Lincoln were fighting men, and the heroes our country knew. Simply crowd thr
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 1
Local Identifier
2014_12996_739
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
Wake Up, America!
Composer
Glogau, Jack  
Lyricist
Graff, George Jr.  
Publisher
Leo Feist Inc.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1916  
Date of Copyright
1916-02-28
Lyrics
Wake Up, America! Verse: Have we forgotten, America, the battles our fathers fought? Are we ashamed of our history in the peace that fighting bought? Must we be laughed at, America, while our swords turn weak with rust? Is the blood of our fathers wasted? And how have we treated their trust? Is Columbia the gem of the ocean? Is Old Glory the pride of the Free? Let’s forget ev’ry selfish emotion. United forever let’s be! Refrain: Wake up, America! If we are called to war, Are we prepared to give our lives For our sweethearts and our wives? Are our mothers and homes worth fighting for? Let us pray, God, for peace, but peace with honor, But let’s get ready to answer duty’s call, So when Old Glory stands unfurled, Let it mean to all the world, America is ready, that’s all! Verse: Do you remember George Washington that winter at Valley Forge? Jackson and Custer and Farragut and of Perry at Fort George? McKinley and Lincoln were fighting men, and the heroes our country knew. Simply crowd thr
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 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier
2014_12996_739
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleWake Up, America!
ComposerGlogau, Jack  
LyricistGraff, George Jr.  
PublisherLeo Feist Inc.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1916  
Date of Copyright1916-02-28
LyricsWake Up, America! Verse: Have we forgotten, America, the battles our fathers fought? Are we ashamed of our history in the peace that fighting bought? Must we be laughed at, America, while our swords turn weak with rust? Is the blood of our fathers wasted? And how have we treated their trust? Is Columbia the gem of the ocean? Is Old Glory the pride of the Free? Let’s forget ev’ry selfish emotion. United forever let’s be! Refrain: Wake up, America! If we are called to war, Are we prepared to give our lives For our sweethearts and our wives? Are our mothers and homes worth fighting for? Let us pray, God, for peace, but peace with honor, But let’s get ready to answer duty’s call, So when Old Glory stands unfurled, Let it mean to all the world, America is ready, that’s all! Verse: Do you remember George Washington that winter at Valley Forge? Jackson and Custer and Farragut and of Perry at Fort George? McKinley and Lincoln were fighting men, and the heroes our country knew. Simply crowd thr
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Series 2, Box 22, Folder 1
  • Record Series 12/9/96
Local Identifier2014_12996_739
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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