MUSIC OF THE GREAT WAR

POPULAR WORLD WAR ONE SING ALONG MIDI SONGS WITH LYRICS

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This website features some of the greatest examples of World War One patriotic songs,
in MIDI format, many of which remained popular during the Second World War as well.

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The Ragtime Soldier Man

Written by Irving Berlin (1912)
Seems smart Irving sensed the war was coming years before it did
MIDI


Goodbye-ee

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.
MIDI and MP3


You'd Better Be Nice To Them Now

Written by Wm. Tracey & Jack Stern (1918)
A very early and funny song about feminism, and ladies starting
to get jobs while the men were away fighting the Kaiser.
And you thought Rosie The Riveter didn't exist until World War Two!
MIDI


The Russians Were Rushin'
The Yanks Started Yankin'

Music by Charles McCarron
Lyrics by Carey Morgan (1918)
A grandfather in the future of 1953 teaches
his grandson about The Great War, with a twist.
MIDI & Vintage Acoustical Recording in MP3


The Rose Of No Man's Land

Words by Jack Caddigan
Music by James A. Brennan (1918)
A pretty song - tribute to World War One Red Cross nurses,
who gave so much to help heal the soldiers hurt on the front lines
MIDI & Vintage Acoustical Recording in MP3


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
MIDI & Restored Vintage Acoustical Recording in MP3


My Sweetheart Is Somewhere In France

Music and Words Written by Mary Earl
Publication: New York: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., 224 West 47th Street (1917)
MIDI and Restored Vintage Acoustical Recording in Mp3


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)
MIDI & Casualties Page


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.
MIDI & Vintage Performance by Vernon Dalhart in MP3


My Belgian Rose

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!
MIDI


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