A patriotic march song, 1906.
words by Jack Drislane
music by Theodore Morse
This sheet music shows the culture of the United States. It reveals how the people used to think about it: they were proud. We could use some of that pride right now. So, go ahead and sing-along.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- “Tell me, Daddy, tell me
Why those men in that big crowd
Won’t you tell me why they’re cheering
What makes each one act so proud?
“Listen, lad,” he answered
“It’s the tune the brass band plays
It’s the song ‘My Country ‘Tis of Thee’
And you’ll know one of these days
Chorus
Makes no dif’rence where you wander
Makes no dif’rence where you roam
You don’t have to stop and ponder
For a place to call your home
When they ask where were you born, lad
Speak right up, be proud to say
That your home’s the land of Uncle Sam
The good old U. S. A.
- Years ago, in battle
Both our grandpas fought and fell
‘Mid the cannon’s roar and rattle
So of freedom we could tell
Washington and Jackson
Dear old Lincoln, Grant and Lee
Are the men who made us what we are
On the land and on the sea
Sung here by Fred Feild: