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This Is A Great Country

Patriotism has gone out of fashion

We seem to think our patriotic days are dead

We used to sing of our homeland with passion

But now we seem to shy away from it instead

I t...

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This Is The Army

You thought that many, many years ago

You saw the last of every soldier show

But here we are, yes, here we are again

A lot of water's gone across the dam

Since we put make-...

Berlin Irving 1032 песни

This Is The Army, Mister Jones

[sheet music version:]



A bunch of frightened rookies were list'ning filled with awe

They listened while a sergeant was laying down the law

They stood there at attention, t...

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This Is The Life (21 Feb 1914)

[1st verse:]

Farmer Brown came to town

Started to take in the sights

Cabarets, swell cafes

Took up most of his nights

After seven days or so

After seeing ev'...

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This Time

'Twas not so long ago

We sailed to meet the foe

And thought our fighting days were done

We thought 'twas over then

But now we're in again

To win the war that wasn't ...

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Top Hat, White Tie And Tails

I just got an invitation through the mails:

"Your presence requested this evening, it's formal

A top hat, a white tie and tails"

Nothing now could take the wind out of my sails

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Tra-La, La, La! (24 Sep 1913)

[1st verse:]

Once a vocal teacher

Said to Mabel Beecher

"I think your singing voice is very canary!

It needs cultivation

For a demonstration

I'll charge...

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True Born Soldier Man, A (15 May 1912)

[1st verse:]

Sherman and Washington fighting men

Hip, hip hurray for them, then hip, hip again

Grant and Lee in history

Proved they were true born fighting soldiers

...

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Try It On Your Piano (7 Jul 1910)

[1st verse:]

Benjamin Manner played a grand piano

And he cert'nly played it fine

Played the piano all the time

Like a reg'lar Rubinstein

Sunday he called around to s...

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Two Cheers Instead Of Three

[Written for, but not used in, the show.]



It's smart to be thrifty when times are so bad

Let's be patriotic, but let's not go mad

We must cheer the colors we prize

...

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Virginia Lou (20 Mar 1911)

[1st verse:]

I'm writing her a letter

To Virginia where I met her

And believe me I'll feel better

When she knows I'm coming home

My heart will cease it's aching

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Wait Until Your Daddy Comes Home (19 Dec 1912)

[1st verse:]

Curly headed pickaninny acting gay

He's been bad all day and he won't obey

Talking back to Mammy in a sassy way

Makes her look with much surprise

Mammy ...

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Waiting At The End Of The Road

Weary of roaming on, yearning to see the dawn

Counting the hours till I can lay down my load

Weary but I don't mind, knowing that soon I'll find

Peace and contentment at the end o...

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Waltz Of Long Ago, The

Jazz dancing nowadays does not appeal to me

I never cared about the jazzy melody

I'd love to dance around a while

But my kind of dance is out of style



I love to dan...

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Washington Twist

Doing the Washington twist

Doing the twist with a twist

No one is set till they finally get

On the President's favorite list

President's doubts while the ins and the outs ...

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We Have Much To Be Thankful For (21 May 1913)

[1st verse:]

Sweetheart, I love but you

I know you love me too

And we could not hope to ask for more

We should bless this world of ours

With its sunshine and its sho...

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We Saw The Sea

We joined the Navy to see the world

And what did we see?

We saw the sea

We saw the Pacific and the Atlantic

But the Atlantic isn't romantic

And the Pacific isn't wha...

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Welcome Home (23 Jan 1913)

[1st verse:]

Jack Jones left his wife and home

Left his wife and home to roam

Sunday night a year ago last May; the other day

He came back wrapped up in fear

Wond'r...

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What Can You Do With A General?

When the war was over, why, there were jobs galore

For the G.I. Josephs who were in the war

But for generals things were not so grand

And it's not so hard to understand

Berlin Irving 1032 песни

What Chance Have I With Love?

Love is beautiful, love is swell

Love is as sweet as a nut

Love is grander than tongue can tell

Love is remarkable, but



Look at what it did to Antony

It made...

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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