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Uncle Sam and His Battering Ram

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"Uncle Sam and His Battering Ram"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1918
Composer(s)Ida K. Mervine
Lyricist(s)Robert P. Hall

Uncle Sam and His Battering Ram is a World War I song written by Robert P. Hall and composed by Ida K. Mervine.[1] The song was first published in 1918 by Mervine & Hall Music in Phoenix, AZ. The sheet music cover features Uncle Sam pointing to Wilhelm II as a ram butts him in the stomach.[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. 252. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  2. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 716. ISBN 978-0-7864-2799-4. OCLC 71790113.
  3. ^ Mervine, Ida K., and Robert P. Hall. 1918. Uncle Sam and his battering ram: the victory song. OCLC 882433751

Bibliography

  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music Vol 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 0-7864-2799-X. OCLC 71790113
  • Paas, John Roger. 2014. America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420
  • 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