MUSIC OF THE GREAT WAR
POPULAR WORLD WAR ONE SING ALONG CUSTOM MP3 SONGS WITH ORIGINAL LYRICS
The Great War era
songs helped to improve morale among the soldiers, and those serving at
home.
Often the positive,
optimistic words of these songs belied the actual savagery of the fighting
and killing and destruction of this war.
Song Pages are in alphabetical order. Please scroll down to see all the links to the song pages. Thanks.
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Words
by Edgar Leslie and Music by Archie Gottlier
Original
Publication: New York: Kalmar & Puck Music Co., 142 West 45th St.,
(1915)
I love
this fantastic patriotic song!
I cannot
believe it has faded from public memory, and wish to bring it back.
We
need it's message now, more than ever.
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And He'd Say "Oo-La-La Wee-Wee"
Written by Harry Ruby
and George Jessel (1919)
Ah, those French
girls, they sure could work around the language barrier with the soldiers!
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This song is thought
of as a World War Two song,
because of David
Lean's film The Bridge On The River Kwai,
but it actually was
written in 1916 by a British gent named Kenneth J. Alford.
Publication: Boosey
and Hawkes, London
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Goodbye Broadway, Hello France
Words
by C. Francis Reisner and Benny Davis. Music by Billy Baskette.
Publication: New York: Leo Feist, Inc. (1917)
Another
rousing, toe-tapping patriotic song from the World War One era.
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Written by R.P. Weston
and Bert Lee (1917)
Stiff upper lip,
old bean, old chap! A super Great
War song from Britain,
still remembered fondly.
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How
'Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm
(After
They've Seen Paree?)
Words
by Joe Young & Sam M. Lewis. Music by Walter Donaldson
New
York: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., Music Publishing,
Strand
Theatre Bldg., Broadway at 47th St., (1919)
A comedy
song: Ma and Pa wonder how their soldier son will adjust
to
life in America after the Great War. Their worries
seem
lopsided: they fear that girls back home will be more dangerous
to
their boys than bullets were during the war.
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In Flanders Fields The Poppies Grow
Music Written by John
Philip Sousa
Based on the famous
World War One poem by Dr. John McCrae
Publication: New
York: G. Schirmer, (1918)
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I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be A Soldier
Words by Alfred Bryan
Music by Al. Piantadosi
(1915)
#2 Song Hit For The
Year After "America, I Love You"
An Anti-War Song,
popular until America entered World War One
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It's A Long Long Way To Tipperary
Written
and Composed by Jack Judge and Harry Williams.
Publication:
New York: Chappell & Co., Ltd., 41 East 34th St., (1912)
This
song actually came out 2 years before the Great War began,
but
took on a life of its own for all the soldiers of every country who fought
in it
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By Geoffrey
O'Hara, Army Song Leader
Publication:
New York: Leo Feist, Inc., (1918)
World
War One favorite:
"The
Sensational Stammering Song Success
Sung
by the Soldiers and Sailors"
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Words
by Lena Ford and Music by Ivor Novello
Publication: New York: Chappell & Co., Ltd., (1914)
On
par with any patriotic song George M. Cohan could have written, comes this
hugely popular
song
of the World War One period
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Lorraine (My Beautiful Alsace Lorraine)
Written by Fred Fisher
and Alfred Bryan
Publication: New
York: McCarthy and Fisher, Inc., 148 W. 45th St., 1917
Cover Artist: Andre
De Takacs
The provinces of
Alsace and Lorraine have been fought over 4 times
by the Germans and
French since 1871. This haunting ballad reflects
the somberness of
that struggle, yet also tells how its people have survived through it all.
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Madelon, I'll Be True To The Whole Regiment
Based on the French
soldier's song
Quand Madelon One
Step by Camille Robert
French Lyrics by
Louis Bousquet
English Version by
Alfred Bryan
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Words
and Music By George Benoit, Robert Levenson and Ted Garton
Publication:
New York: Leo Feist, Inc., Feist Building, (1918)
World
War One had its share of "war bride" songs; and few can compare with this
lovely song!
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My Sweetheart Is Somewhere In France
Music and Words Written
by Mary Earl
Publication: New
York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., 224 West 47th Street (1917)
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Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning
Words
and Music By Irving Berlin
Publication:
New York: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, Strand Theatre Bldg., Broadway
at 47th St., (1918)
This
funny World War One song by Mr. Berlin was dedicated to:
"My
friend 'Private Howard Friend' who occupies the cot next to mine and feels
as I do about the 'bugler'"
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Words
and Music By George M. Cohan.
Publication: New York: Leo. Feist, Inc., (1917)
George
M. Cohan's most famous song; he was
awarded
a Congressional Citation for penning it
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Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag And Smile, Smile, Smile
Written
by George Asaf. Music by Felix Powell.
Publication:
New York: Chappell & Co., Ltd., 41 East 34th Street (1915)
"What
is Best Described as a Philosophy Song, is Now Being Sung and Whistled
by the Troops as They March Along."
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