Monica Grabin: Song Lyrics & Clips
"Over Here and Over There - Songs of the Great War" A Singing History CD (click for info)
OVER HERE AND OVER THERE - SONGS OF THE GREAT WAR presents some of the most memorable and moving songs of World War I (click for full description)
August 1, 2009
Over There notes & lyrics
(Words & music by George M. Cohan - 1917)
Keep the Home Fires Burning notes & lyrics
(Words by Lena Ford, Music by Ivor Novello - 1914)
The Hand that Holds the Bread notes & lyrics
(Words & music by George F. Root; 1874)
The Farmer is the Man notes & lyrics
(From the Grange movement, circa 1870s)
The Future America notes & lyrics
(Words by H.C. Dodge to traditional tune; circa 1890)
Pack Up Your Troubles notes & lyrics
(Words by George Powell; music by Felix Powell; 1915)
Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning notes & lyrics
(Words and music by Irving Berlin; 1918)
I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier notes & lyrics
(Words by Alfred Bryan; music by Al Paintadosi; 1914)
Hangin' on the Old Barbed Wire notes & lyrics
(Written by troops to a traditional tune)
How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm? (After They've Seen Paree) notes & lyrics
(Words by Sam Lewis & Joe Young; music by Walter Donaldson; 1919)
We're Here/Over There notes and lyrics
(Words by troops to traditional melody "Over There" above)
The Bells of Hell notes & lyrics
(Words by troops to traditional melody)
There's a Long, Long Trail notes & lyrics
(Words by Stoddard King; music by Alonzo Elliott; 1915)
The Valley of the Shadow notes & lyrics
(Words and music by Paul Clark; 1981)