Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy
| "Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet Music cover | |
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1918 |
| Songwriter(s) | Gitz Rice |
"Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy" is a World War I song written and composed by Gitz Rice.[1] This song was published in 1918 by Leo. Feist, Inc., in New York, NY. The cover features a photo of Gitz Rice and reads "inspired by a brave Tommy and written at the Battle of Ypres, 1915."[2]
The song was in the top 20 charts from July to October 1918 and reached number 11 in August. It was recorded by both the American Quartet and Arthur Fields.[3]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.
References
[edit]- ^ 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. 201. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
- ^ Paas, John Roger (2014). America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. p. 223. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420.
Bibliography
[edit]- Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
- Paas, John Roger. 2014. America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420
- Silverman, Jerry. 2002. Of Thee I Sing: Lyrics and Music for America's Most Patriotic Songs. New York, NY: Citadel Press. ISBN 9780806523958. OCLC 49905261
- Rubin, Richard. 2013. The Last of the Doughboys: the Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War. ISBN 9780547554433. OCLC 801441040
- 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
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