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I'm Giving You to Uncle Sam

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"I'm Giving You To Uncle Sam"
Sheet Music cover
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1918
Songwriter(s)Lyricist: Thomas H. Ince
Composer: Victor Schertzinger

"I'm Giving You To Uncle Sam" is a World War I song written by Thomas H. Ince and composed by Victor Schertzinger.[1] The song was published in 1918 by Southern California Music in Los Angeles, CA. The sheet music cover depicts soldiers charging out of a trench with the US Capitol and a flag in the background.[2]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 194. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  2. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
  3. ^ Schertzinger, Victor, and Thomas H. Ince. 1918. I'm giving you to Uncle Sam. Performing Arts Encyclopedia. OCLC 51986584

Bibliography

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  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
  • Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433