We're Going Over 1917

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 12 Feb 2003

The Major wrote the chorus
but he fell down on his verse,
the Col'nel tried to write it
but he only made it worse,
they called in Captain Cuttle
but he missed it by a mile
so they left it to the Sergeant of the file.
Said he: "We need no verse at all to
this here little thing."
So they went and taught
the Sammies how to sing.

We're going over, we're going over,
they want to settle up that fuss,
and they put it up to us,
so what do we care,
so what do we care,
we'll go sailing cross the foam;
and we'll show them
what the Yankee Doodle Boys can do.
then we'll all come marching home.

We're going over, we're going over,
they want to settle up that fuss,
and they put it up to us,
so what do we care,
so what do we care,
we'll go sailing cross the foam;
and we'll show them
what the Yankee Doodle Boys can do.
then we'll all come marching home.

The boys all sang the chorus
to the leader of the band,
he taught his men to play it
and it sounded mighty grand,
said he: "I'll write a part in
for the fellow with the drum,
so the boys in France can hear us
when we come."
The orders came next morning
and they yelled we're on our way
and they sang as they
went sailing down the bay.

We're going over, we're going over,
they want to settle up that fuss,
and they put it up to us,
so what do we care,
so what do we care,
we'll go sailing cross the foam;
and we'll show them
what the Yankee Doodle Boys can do.
then we'll all come marching home.

We're going over, we're going over,
they want to settle up that fuss,
and they put it up to us,
so what do we care,
so what do we care,
we'll go sailing cross the foam;
and we'll show them
what the Yankee Doodle Boys can do.
then we'll all come marching home.

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We're Going Over 1917
by Andrew B. Sterling, Bernie Grossman and Arthur Lange
copyright 1917 by The Joe Morris Music Co. N.Y.
sequence and karaoke by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 12 February 2003 at 09.50
in association with Doug Grierson
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