Lyrics to Popular WWI Songs

How You Going to Keep'Em Down On The Farm? (by Harry Fay)

How you going to keep them down on the farm
After they've seen Paree,
How you going to keep them away from Broadway,
Jazzing around, painting the town,
How you going to keep them away from harm,
That's a mystery,
They'd wish they'd never seen a rake or plow,
So who the heck can parlez-vous a cow,
How you gonna keep them down on the farm,
After they've seen Paree.

 
Over There (by George M. Cohan)

Chorus:
Over there, over there,
Send the word, send the word over there -
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum-tumming Ev'rywhere.
So prepare, say a pray'r,
Send the word, send the word to beware.
We'll be over, we're coming over,
And we won't come back till it's over
Over there.
 

Johnnie get your gun
Get your gun, get your gun
Back in town to run
Home to run, home to run
Hear them calling you and me
Every son of liberty
Hurry right away
Don't delay, go today
Make your daddy glad
To have had such a lad
Tell your sweetheart not to pine
To be proud their boy's in line.
(chorus sung twice)
 

Johnnie, get your gun,
Get your gun, get your gun,
Johnnie show the Hun
Who's a son of a gun.
Hoist the flag and let her fly,
Yankee Doodle do or die.
Pack your little kit,
Show your grit, do your bit.
Yankee to the ranks,
From the towns and the tanks.
Make your mother proud of you,
And the old Red, White and Blue.
(chorus sung twice)

You're A Grand Old Flag

You're a grand old flag,
You're a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev'ry heart beats true
'neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.

You're a grand old flag,
You're a high flying flag
And forever in peace may you wave.
You're the emblem of
The land I love.
The home of the free and the brave.
Ev'ry heart beats true
'neath the Red, White and Blue,
Where there's never a boast or brag.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
Keep your eye on the grand old flag.

 
Mademoiselle from Armentieres

Oh, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parlez-vous
Oh, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parlez-vous
Mademoiselle from Armentieres,
She hasn't been kissed for forty years,
Hinky-dinky, parlez-vous?

Oh, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parlez-vous?
Oh, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parlez-vous?
You didn't have to know her long,
To know the reason men go wrong!
Hink-dinky, parlez-vous?

Oh, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parlez-vous
Oh, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parlez-vous
She's the hardest-working girl in town,
But she makes her living upside down!
Hinky-dinky, parlez-vous

Oh, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parlez-vous
Oh, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parlez-vous
She'll do it for wine, she'll do it for rum,
And sometimes for chocolate or chewing gum!
Hinky-dinky, parlez-vous?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley vous?
Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley vous?
You might forget the gas and shell,
You'll never forget the Mademoiselle!
Hinky-Dinky Parlez vous?

Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley vous?
Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Parley vous?
Just blow your nose, and dry your tears,
We'll all be back in a few short years,
Hinky, dinky, parley vous!

 
Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
And smile, smile, smile.
While you've a lucifer* to light your fag,
Smile, boys, that's the style.
What's the use of worrying?
It never was worth while, so,
Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,
And smile, smile, smile.
[*lucifer a brand of matches]

 
It's A Long Way To Tipperary

It's a long way to Tipperary,
It's a long way to go.
It's a long way to Tipperary,
To the sweetest girl I know.
Goodbye Piccadilly,
Farewell Leicester Square,
It's a long, long way to Tipperary,
But my heart's right there.