Do Something 1917

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 06 Dec 2006
2006

Ev'rybody isn't built to go and fight,
but we always want to do the thing that's right.
Trenches need brave men of health
and war loans need the people's wealth,
but ev'ry Yankee Doodle can do something to help,
for when we hear our duty call us
we never lag.
All that Uncle Sam must do is just wave the flag;
and ev'ry mother's son or daughter
tries to help on land or water,
some way, it doesn't matter how.

Just go and do something,
do something, do what you can,
it's up to you, ev'ry woman or man,
if you can fight,
then go do your share,
or do something here
that will help them out there,
a thousand jobs now have to be done,
and if we do them, the war will be won,
so go and do something,
do something, do what you can,
for dear old Uncle Sam.

Just go and do something,
do something, do what you can,
it's up to you, ev'ry woman or man,
if you can fight,
then go do your share,
or do something here
that will help them out there,
a thousand jobs now have to be done,
and if we do them, the war will be won,
so go and do something,
do something, do what you can,
for dear old Uncle Sam.

Woodrow Wilson did all that a man could do;
tried to keep us out in ev'ry way he knew,
but at last we had to fight
and stick up for our nation's right,
so ev'ry Yankee Doodle should do something to help,
now if you're not a fighting man
just look round and find
something that you'd like to do,
a job you could mind.
Women with the needle sewing,
men out on the farm a hoeing,
helping in any way at all.

Just go and do something,
do something, do what you can,
it's up to you, ev'ry woman or man,
if you can fight,
then go do your share,
or do something here
that will help them out there,
a thousand jobs now have to be done,
and if we do them, the war will be won,
so go and do something,
do something, do what you can,
for dear old Uncle Sam.

Just go and do something,
do something, do what you can,
it's up to you, ev'ry woman or man,
if you can fight,
then go do your share,
or do something here
that will help them out there,
a thousand jobs now have to be done,
and if we do them, the war will be won,
so go and do something,
do something, do what you can,
for dear old Uncle Sam.

Soft karaoke
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piano
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Do Something 1917
Words & Music by Edward Laska
© MCMXVII by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Wednesday 06 December 2006 at 12.02am
in association with Doug Grierson
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