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Artillery Song

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Supplementary Document

Title
The Caissons go rolling along - Lyrics
Composer
Gruber, Edmund L.  
Lyricist
Gruber, Edmund L.  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Lyrics
The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Artillery Song) Verse: Over hill, over dale, we have hit the dusty trail, and those caissons go rolling along, “Counter march! Right about! Hear those wagon soldiers shout, while those caissons go rolling along: Refrain: For it’s hi! Hi! Hee! In the field artillery, call off your numbers loud and strong, And where e’er we go, you will always know, that those caissons are rolling along, That those caissons are rolling along. Verse: To the front, day and night, where the doughboys dig and fight, and those caissons go rolling along, Our barrage will be there, fired on the rocket’s flare, while those caissons go rolling along: 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 13, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_087
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

Descriptive Information

Title
Artillery Song
Alternative Title
Caissons Go Rolling Along, The
Composer
Gruber, Edmund L.  
Lyricist
Gruber, Edmund L.  
Publisher
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of Publication
New York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication
1936  
Date of Copyright
1918-05-08
Lyrics
The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Artillery Song) Verse: Over hill, over dale, we have hit the dusty trail, and those caissons go rolling along, “Counter march! Right about! Hear those wagon soldiers shout, while those caissons go rolling along: Refrain: For it’s hi! Hi! Hee! In the field artillery, call off your numbers loud and strong, And where e’er we go, you will always know, that those caissons are rolling along, That those caissons are rolling along. Verse: To the front, day and night, where the doughboys dig and fight, and those caissons go rolling along, Our barrage will be there, fired on the rocket’s flare, while those caissons go rolling along: 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 13, Folder 4
Local Identifier
2014_12996_087
Collection Title
James Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
Collection
James Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection
TitleArtillery Song
Alternative TitleCaissons Go Rolling Along, The
ComposerGruber, Edmund L.  
LyricistGruber, Edmund L.  
PublisherShapiro, Bernstein & Co.  
Place of PublicationNew York (N.Y.)  
Year of Publication1936  
Date of Copyright1918-05-08
LyricsThe Caissons Go Rolling Along (Artillery Song) Verse: Over hill, over dale, we have hit the dusty trail, and those caissons go rolling along, “Counter march! Right about! Hear those wagon soldiers shout, while those caissons go rolling along: Refrain: For it’s hi! Hi! Hee! In the field artillery, call off your numbers loud and strong, And where e’er we go, you will always know, that those caissons are rolling along, That those caissons are rolling along. Verse: To the front, day and night, where the doughboys dig and fight, and those caissons go rolling along, Our barrage will be there, fired on the rocket’s flare, while those caissons go rolling along: Refrain
RepositoryUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Original Location
  • Record Series 12/9/96
  • Series 2, Box 13, Folder 4
Local Identifier2014_12996_087
Collection TitleJames Edward Myers Sheet Music Collection, 1836-1986
CollectionJames Edward Myers World War I Sheet Music Collection

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