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(March 2008)| "Over There" is a 1917 song popular with United
States soldiers in both world wars. It was written by George M.
Cohan during World War I. Notable early recordings include
versions by Nora Bayes, Enrico Caruso, Billy Murray, and Charles
King. According to Michael Duffy of FirstWorldWar.com, "Cohan
later recalled that the words and music to the song came to him
while travelling by train from New Rochelle to New York shortly
after the U.S. had declared war against Germany in April 1917."
This song, as well as "It's a Long Way to Tipperary", were
popular patriotic songs during the First World War. On June 29,
1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt awarded Cohan the
Congressional Gold Medal for this and other songs. It has been
revived on various occasions also after World War II. As the
specific country "over there" is not named, the words can serve
as an exhortation for any sending of American troops to any
foreign military intervention. Th