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When Johnny comes marching home lyrics (1863) - written by Louis Lambert

When Johnny comes marching home

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When Johnny comes marching home lyrics (1863) – written by Louis Lambert

When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again is a popular song from the American Civil War that expressed people’s longing for the return of their friends and family who were fighting in the war.  The song or its melody has also been used in many movie soundtracks, including Cavalcade, Gone with the Wind, The Great Dictator,  For Me and My Gal, Yankee Doodle Dandy,  Stalag 17, The Horse Soldiers, How The West Was Won, Dr. Strangelove,  Run, Man, Run,  The Crazies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Born on the Fourth of July,  Joe Versus the Volcano, Die Hard with a Vengeance The Second Civil War,  Antz, and The Majestic.

When Johnny comes marching home

Pack up your troubles lyrics

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Pack up your troubles in your old kit-bag and smile, smile, smile (1915) lyrics – music by Felix Powell, lyrics by George Asaf

Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile is the full name of a World War I marching song, published in 1915 in London. It was written by Welsh songwriter George Henry Powell under the pseudonym of “George Asaf”, and set to music by his brother Felix Powell.

It was featured in the 1916 American show Her Soldier Boy.  The song appears in several movies, including Pack Up Your Troubles with Laurel & Hardy, High Pressure, On Moonlight Bay, and The Shopworn Angel. It is also featured in For Me and My Gal starring Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.Pack up your troubles lyrics

Smiles lyrics

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Smiles (1917) lyrics, music by Lee S. Roberts, lyrics by J. Will Callahan, sung by Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal If you just stop to think, here’s a lesson for youWhat a word… Smiles lyrics

It’s a Long Way to Tipperary lyrics

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It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (1912) lyrics – Written by Jack Judge and Harry Williams, performed by Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal

It’s a Long Way to Tipperary is a music hall song written by Harry Williams and co-credited to Jack Judge. It was allegedly written for a 5-shilling bet in Stalybridge on January 30, 1912 and performed the next night at the local music hall. The original printed music titled it It’s a Long, Long Way to Tipperary. It became popular among soldiers in the World War I and is remembered as a song of that war.

It’s a Long Way to Tipperary lyrics

Where Do We Go from Here? lyrics

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Where Do We Go from Here? (1917) lyrics, written by Percy Wenrich and Howard Johnson, performed by Judy Garland and The Kings Men in For Me and My Gal The Kings Men:Where do we go from here, boys?Where… Where Do We Go from Here? lyrics

There’s a Long, Long Trail lyrics

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There’s a Long, Long Trail lyrics, music by Zo Elliott, lyrics by Stoddard King, sung in For Me and My Gal

There’s a Long, Long Trail lyrics

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

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How ‘Ya Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?) lyrics, music by Walter Donaldson, lyrics by Sam Lewis and Joe Young, sung by Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal Jo (Judy… How ‘Ya Gonna Keep ’em Down on the Farm (After They’ve Seen Paree?) lyrics

Ballin’ the Jack

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Ballin’ the Jack lyrics, music by Chris Smith, lyrics by Jim Burris

Ballin’ the Jack is oddly popular in films.  It’s been performed by Gene Kelly and Judy Garland in For Me and My Gal, by Dean Martin and Polly Bergen in That’s My Boy,  by Danny Kaye in On the Riviera and on his album, Entertainer Extraordinary, sung by Gilda Radner and Dom Deluise (in drag!) in Haunted Honeymoon.

Ballin’ the Jack

We Don’t Want the Bacon lyrics

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We Don’t Want the Bacon (What We Want Is a Piece of the Rhine!) lyrics, written by Howard Carr, Harry Russell and Jimmie Havens, performed in For Me and My Gal

We Don’t Want the Bacon lyrics
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