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 the Kaiser as a ram butts him in the stomach. [2]

World War I 1914–1918 global war originating in Europe

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Uncle Sam personification of the United States and its government

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The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [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. 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   0-7864-2799-X. OCLC   71790113.
  3. ↑ Mervine, Ida K., and Robert P. Hall. 1918. Uncle Sam and his battering ram: the victory song. OCLC   882433751

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