The Army's Full Of Irish (A Man From Erin Never Runs, He's Irish)
| "The Army's Full Of Irish (A Man From Erin Never Runs, He's Irish)" | |
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 Sheet music cover | |
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1917 |
| Composer(s) | Walter Donaldson |
| Lyricist(s) | Bert Hanlon |
The Army's Full Of Irish (A Man From Erin Never Runs, He's Irish) is a World War I song written by Bert Hanlon and composed by Walter Donaldson.[1] The song was first published in 1917 by Witmark & Sons in New York, NY. The sheet music cover depicts a soldier smoking a cigar flanked by eight soldiers with Irish names.[2]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3]
References[]
- ^ 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. 155. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
- ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
- ^ Donaldson, Walter, and Bert Hanlon. 1917. The Army's full of Irish: a man from Erin never runs, he's Irish. OCLC 849484322
Bibliography[]
- Encyclopedia of war and American society. 2006. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications. ISBN 0761930973 OCLC 277232557
- 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
Categories:
- 1917 songs
- Songs of World War I
- Songs about Ireland
- Songs about soldiers
- Songs with music by Walter Donaldson