"Uncle Sammy, Take Care of My Girl" | |
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Song | |
Released | 1918 |
Label | Forster Music Publisher, Inc. |
Composer(s) | Jimmie Morgan |
Lyricist(s) | Betty Morgan |
Uncle Sammy, Take Care of My Girl is a World War I song released in 1918. Betty Morgan wrote the lyrics. Jimmie Morgan composed the music. [1] The song was published by F.J.A. Forster of Chicago. On the cover of the sheet music is a soldier in a trench, writing a letter. The smoke of the fire has a drawing of Uncle Sam reading the letter to a woman. There is also a photo of the lyricist and composer. Artist Dan Sweeney designed the cover. [2] Another version of the cover shows a soldier in the upper right-hand side, writing a letter. In the lower left corner, Uncle Sam offers the letter to a woman. A photo of the lyricist and composer are also featured on the cover. It was written for both voice and piano. [3]
The song is written from the first-person point of view of someone who recently read a soldier's letter. It was addressed to Uncle Sam. The chorus contains the pleas of the letter: [1]
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [4]
"Uncle Sammy, Take Care of My Girl" | |
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Song | |
Released | 1918 |
Label | Forster Music Publisher, Inc. |
Composer(s) | Jimmie Morgan |
Lyricist(s) | Betty Morgan |
Uncle Sammy, Take Care of My Girl is a World War I song released in 1918. Betty Morgan wrote the lyrics. Jimmie Morgan composed the music. [1] The song was published by F.J.A. Forster of Chicago. On the cover of the sheet music is a soldier in a trench, writing a letter. The smoke of the fire has a drawing of Uncle Sam reading the letter to a woman. There is also a photo of the lyricist and composer. Artist Dan Sweeney designed the cover. [2] Another version of the cover shows a soldier in the upper right-hand side, writing a letter. In the lower left corner, Uncle Sam offers the letter to a woman. A photo of the lyricist and composer are also featured on the cover. It was written for both voice and piano. [3]
The song is written from the first-person point of view of someone who recently read a soldier's letter. It was addressed to Uncle Sam. The chorus contains the pleas of the letter: [1]
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library. [4]