World War l Ukulele Songbook

1. GrandOldFlag

2. K-K-KKaty

3. It’salongwaytoTipperary

4. Whispering

5. HowYouGonnaKeep‘EmDownOntheFarm

6. OverThere

7. Takemeouttotheballgame

8. MademoisellefromArmentieres

9. BythelightoftheSilveryMoon

10. YankeeDoodleBoy

Extra:ThisLandisYourLand

CHORUS:

V1.

REPEATCHORUS:

K-K-K-KatyGeoffreyO’Hara1918

K-K-KKaty,beautifulKaty,you’retheonlyG-G-G-GirlthatIadore,

Whenthemoonshines,overthecowshed,I’llbewaitingatyourK-K-K-Kitchendoor.

Jimmywasasoldierbraveandbold,Katywasamaidwithhairofgold,

Likeanactoffate,Katewasstandingatthegate,watchingalltheboysondressparade.

Jimmywiththegirlswasjustagawk,stutteredev’rytimehetriedtotalk.

Stillthenightateight,hewasthereatKaty’sgate,stutteringtoherthislovesickcry,

Continued---

V2.

REPEATCHORUS:

Nooneeverlookedsoniceandneat,noonecouldbejustascuteandsweet,

That’swhatJimmythought,whentheweddingringhebought,

Nowhe’sofftoFrancethefoetomeet,

Jimmythoughthe’dliketotakeachance,SeeifhecouldmaketheKaiserdance,

Steppingtoatune,allaboutthesil’rymoon,ThisiswhattheyhearinfaroffFrance.

K-K-K-Katy 2.

Chorus:

Whispering

HoneyIhavesomethingtotellyouandit’sworthwhilelisteningto,

PutyourlittleheadonmyshouldersothatIwhispertoyou...

Whisperingwhileyoucuddlenearme,whisperingsonoonehearme,

Eachlittlewhisperseemstocheerme,Inowit’struethere’snoone,dear,butyou.

Whisperingwhyyou’llneverleaveme,whisperingwhyyou’llnevergrieveme,

Whisperandsaythatyoubelieveme,whisperingthatIloveyou.

Whenthetwilightshadowsarefallingandthewearyworldisatrest,

That’swhenIwillwhisper,“Iknowdear”,lovingtimeisalwaysthebest

Chorus:

How Ya Gonna Keep ‘em Down on the Farm After They’ve Seen Paree?

Rueben,RuebenI’vebeenthinkin’saidhiswifeydear

Nowthatthingsarepeaceulandcalmsoontheboyswillbebacktothefarm,

Mr.Ruebenstartedwinkin’andslowlyrubbedhischin,

Hepulledhischairupclosetomotherandaskedherwithagrin...

Howyagonnakeep‘emdownonthefarmafterthey’veseenParee?

Howyagonnakeep‘emawayfromliquor,jazzin’around,paintingthetown?

Howyagonnakeep‘emawayfromharm,that’sthemystery,

They’llneverwanttoseearakeoraplow,andwhothedeucecanpar-leles-vousacow?

Howyagonnakeep‘emdownonthefarmafterthey’veseenParee?

Verse1

Chorus1

Intro:

Continued---

Mr.Ruebenyou’remistakensaidhiswifeydear,

Onceafarmeralwaysajay,farmersalwayssticktothehay,

Mrs.Rueden,I’mnotfakin’andpleasedon’tthinkmestrange,

Butwineandwomenmakethemischiefwithboyswhoareloosewithchange,

Howyagonnakeep‘emdownonthefarmafterthey’veseenParee?

Howyagonnakeep‘emawayfromliquor,jazzin’around,paintingthetown?

Howyagonnakeep‘emawayfromharm,that’sthemystery,

ImagineReubenwhenhegreetshisPa,He’llkisshischeeksandholler“Ooo-la-la”,

Howyagonnakeep‘emdownonthefarmafterthey’veseenParee?

Verse2

Chorus2

How Ya Gonna Keep ‘em Down...2

Over There GeorgeM.Cohan1917

John-nie,getyourgun,getyourgun,getyourgun,Takeitontherun,ontherun,ontherun,

Hearthemcallingyouandme,everysonofliberty,

Hurryrightaway,nodelay,gotoday,MakeyourDaddygladtohavehadsuchalad,

Tellyoursweetheartnottopine,tobeproudherboy’sinline.

Overthere,overthere,sendtheword,sendtheword,overthere.

ThattheYanksarecoming,theYanksarecoming,Thedrumsrum-tum-mingeverywhere.

Soprepare,sayaprayer,sendtheword,sendthewordbeware.

We’llbeover,we’recomingover,andwewon’tbeback‘tilit’soverOverthere.

Johnnie,getyourgun,getyourgun,getyourgun,JohnnieshowtheHunyou’reasonofagun,

Hoisttheflagandletherfly,YankeeDoodledoordie,

Packyourlittlekit,showyourgrit,doyourbit,Yankeestotheranksfromthetownsandthetanks,

MakeyourmotherproudofyouandtheoldRed,WhiteandBlue

Mademoiselle from Armentieres

MademoisellefromArmentieres,Parley-voo?MademoisellefromArmentieres,Parley-voo?

MademoisellefromArmentieres,Shehasn’tbeenkissedinfortyyears,Hinky,dinky,parley-voo.

MademoisellefromArmentieres,Parley-voo?MademoisellefromArmentieres,Parley-voo?

Shehadfourchins,herkneeswouldknock,Andherfacewouldstopacuckooclock,Hinky,dinky,parley-voo.

MademoisellefromArmentieres,Parley-voo?MademoisellefromArmentieres,Parley-voo?

Shecouldguzzleabarrelofsourwine,Andeatahogwithoutpeelingtherind,Hinky,dinky,parley-voo.

MademoisellefromArmentieres,Parley-voo?MademoisellefromArmentieres,Parley-voo?

Shemighthavebeenoldforallweknew,WhenNa-poleonfloppedatWaterloo,Hinky,dinky,parley-voo.

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This Land Is Your LandWoody Guthrie

Thislandisyourland,thislandismyland,fromCalifornia,totheNewYorkIsland,

FromtheRedwoodForest,tothegulfstreamwaters,thislandwasmadeforyouandme.

AsIwentwalking,thatribbonofhighway,Isawaboveme,thatendlessskyway,

Isawbelowme,thatgoldenvalley,thislandwasmadeforyouandme.

Chours

IroamedandIrambled,andIfollowedmyfootsteps,tothesparklingsandsof,herdiamonddeserts,

Andallaroundme,avoicewassounding,thislandwasmadeforyouandme.

Chours

Whenthesuncameshining,andIwasstrolling,andthewheatfieldswaving,andthedustcloudsrolling,

Avoicewaschanting,asthefogwaslifting,thislandwasmadeforyouandme.

Chours