The Texans Are Ready

A World War 1 song from 1918.
Words by J. W. Falvella.
Music by Julian M. de Villar.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Uncle Sammy has gone to battle
    Has gone to battle to fight for you an’ me
    He is calling, the cannon rattle
    The cannon rattle off over the sea
    Texans ready, they are fast gath’ring
    They are fast gath’ring, hear the bugle call
    The Lone Star boys, all kinds are frat’ring
    All kinds are frat’ring the best boys of all

Chorus
Texans, Lone Star boys fall in
Texans, Lone Star boys will win
Fighting over the top there
Fighting fighting ev’rywhere
Texans, Lone Star boys are men
Texans, Lone Star boys wade in
Fight there for flag and country
Fighting, fighting for Liberty

  1. Uncle Sammy, the boys are ready
    The boys are ready, ready for the fray
    Lone Star boys, both strong and steady
    Both strong and steady, will each fight their way
    Farewell mother, we’ll soon be leaving
    We’ll soon be leaving, sailing over there
    Bye-bye, my darling, oh don’t be grieving
    Oh, don’t be grieving, I’m off to somewhere

Sung here by Vancha March: