Over The Sea Boys 1917

by James Pitt-Payne, London UK - 23 Dec 2006
2006

In uniform we represent
the navy of our President.
Yo Ho! Yo Ho!
We try to be as Dewey was,
the fearless man we knew he was,
Yo Ho! Yo Ho!
With watchful eye we take our post,
to guard our Uncle Sammy's coast
Yo Ho! Yo Ho!
We'll fill our guns with navy beans,
and shoot the German submarines,
Yo Ho! Yo Ho!

Over the sea, boys,
we're assigned,
with the land we love
ever in mind.
Over the ocean,
full of devotion
for the girls we left behind.

Over the sea, boys,
we're assigned,
with the land we love
ever in mind.
Over the ocean,
full of devotion
for the girls we left behind.

We're each a son of Washington,
and each a man behind a gun,
Yo Ho! Yo Ho!
The fun'ral march is all rehearsed,
if we should see the Kaiser first,
Yo Ho! Yo Ho!
We don't get much for what we do,
but what we do, means much to you,
Yo Ho! Yo Ho!
We have to leave our wives behind,
for fighting of a diff'rent kind,
Yo Ho! Yo Ho!

Over the sea, boys,
we're assigned,
with the land we love
ever in mind.
Over the ocean,
full of devotion
for the girls we left behind.

Over the sea, boys,
we're assigned,
with the land we love
ever in mind.
Over the ocean,
full of devotion
for the girls we left behind.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano
piano
piano
piano
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Over The Sea Boys 1917
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
© 1917 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co
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sequence & karaoke by James Pitt-Payne, London UK
on Saturday 23 December 2006 at 12.43pm
in association with Doug Grierson
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