Are We Down-hearted No! No! No! 1917

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 11 Feb 2003

"Cheer up, cheer up,
cheer up ev'ry one,"
said a soldier boy one day.
"Cheer up, cheer up,
let us have some fun,"
before it's time to go away,
Ev'rybody sing,
let your voices ring,
we'll march away with a song.

Are we downhearted? No! No! No!
We are ready to go, go, go.
Goodbye sweetheart, for a little while,
Goodbye, mother, let me see you smile.
Soon the bugle will blow, blow, blow.
Duty calls, we know
and we'll hang the Kaiser
to a Sour apple tree,
are we downhearted? No! No! No!

Are we downhearted? No! No! No!
We are ready to go, go, go.
Goodbye sweetheart, for a little while,
Goodbye, mother, let me see you smile.
Soon the bugle will blow, blow, blow.
Duty calls, we know
and we'll hang the Kaiser
to a Sour apple tree,
are we downhearted? No! No! No!

Dearie, Dearie, now it's time to dance,
soon the band will start to play.
Dearie, Dearie, over there in France,
I won't forget this happy day,
Tho' we go to fight,
still our hearts are light,
Cheer up, it's time to be gay.

Are we downhearted? No! No! No!
We are ready to go, go, go.
Goodbye sweetheart, for a little while,
Goodbye, mother, let me see you smile.
Soon the bugle will blow, blow, blow.
Duty calls, we know
and we'll hang the Kaiser
to a Sour apple tree,
are we downhearted? No! No! No!

Are we downhearted? No! No! No!
We are ready to go, go, go.
Goodbye sweetheart, for a little while,
Goodbye, mother, let me see you smile.
Soon the bugle will blow, blow, blow.
Duty calls, we know
and we'll hang the Kaiser
to a Sour apple tree,
are we downhearted? No! No! No!

Soft karaoke
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Are We Downhearted No! No! No! 1917
Music by Will Donaldson
Lyrics by Ray Sherwood
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Tuesday 11 February 2003 at 12.25
in association with Doug Grierson
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Featured by the Sensation of Vaudeville
'The Shrapnel Dodgers'
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