Oh! Frenchy

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"Oh! Frenchy"
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Sheet Music cover
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1918
Songwriter(s) Lyricist: Sam Ehrlich
Composer: Con Conrad

"Oh! Frenchy" is a World War I song written by Sam Ehrlich and composed by Con Conrad. [1] It was published in New York, New York by Broadway Music corporation in 1918. The song was in the top 20 charts from September 1918 to March 1919 and was number 2 in October, December, and February. [2] The sheet music cover features a soldier pictured in uniform with a woman in his heart. [3]

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References

  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. 216. ISBN   0-89950-952-5. OCLC   32241433.
  2. Paas, John Roger. 2014. America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. P. 246 ISBN   9783447102780 {OCLC|892462420}.
    • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music.Vol 2 Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. OCLC   71790113 P.461

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