The Battle Song of Liberty

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"The Battle Song of Liberty"
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Sheet music cover
Song
Published1917
Genre War-time song
Composer(s) George L. Cobb
Lyricist(s) Jack Yellen

The Battle Song of Liberty is a World War I song written by Jack Yellen and composed by George L. Cobb, adapted from "Our Director" by F.E. Bigelow. The song was first published in 1917 by Walter Jacobs, in Boston, Massachusetts. The sheet music cover features the Statue of Liberty amid a sea battle with planes and marching soldiers in the background. It is dedicated to the US Army and Navy. [1]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [2]

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References

  1. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 45. ISBN   978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC   71790113.
  2. Bigelow, F. E., George L. Cobb, Jack Yellen, and Starmer. 1917. The battle song of liberty: set to the music of 'Our director. Boston: Walter Jacobs. OCLC   20119286

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