Giddy Giddap! Go On! Go On! We're On Our Way to War

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"Giddy Giddap! Go On! Go On! We're On Our Way to War"
Sheet music cover
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1917
Songwriter(s)Jack Frost

"Giddy Giddap! Go On! Go On! We're On Our Way to War" is a World War I song written and composed by Jack Frost.[1] This song was published in 1917 by Frank K. Root & Co., in Chicago, Illinois.[2] The sheet music cover depicts a mule pulling four soldiers in a wagon.[3]

This song is featured in the 1918 publication of The Army Song Book.[4] The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[5] The song is in the public domain.

References[edit]

  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. 177. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  2. ^ Paas, John Roger (2014). America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. p. 142. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420.
  3. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
  4. ^ United States, and John T. McCutcheon. 1918. Army song book. P. 47 OCLC 2937845
  5. ^ Frost, Jack. 1917. Giddy giddap! go on! go on!: we're on our way to war. Chicago: McKinley Music Co.OCLC 60593036

Bibliography[edit]

  • Paas, John Roger. 2014. America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420
  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
  • Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433