A song from “Cheer Up”, 1917.
Words by John L. Golden.
Music by Raymond Hubbell.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Cheer up! we’re off today
Cheer up! while I’m away
Take care of “Times Square”
And ev’ry spot on old Broadway
Cheer up! Eliza, do
Soon I’ll be back to you
There’s a little job that must be done
And doing it will just be fun
Refrain
So it’s cheer up! ‘Liza
I’ll be a whole lot wiser
And I’ll come back soon so don’t you care
I’m a kid you must admit
And I’ll love to do my bit
For they need me over there
So it’s cheer up! ‘Liza
I’m going to “can” the Kaiser
And that’s all that I have got to do
Oh! I don’t mean to brag
But I’ll grab a German flag
And bring it back to you
- Cheer up! at last we’re in
Cheer up! put on a grin
Some where in France, there
The thought of you will make us win
Cheer up! the pay I’ll earn
I’ll bring when I return
To the little girl that I love best
And I’ll wear a medal on my chest
Sung here by Vancha March: