"Over There" by George M. Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, Cohan get your gun Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, Johnnie show the Hun you're a son of get your gun a gun Take it on the run, on the run, on the Hoist the flag and let her fly run Yankee Doodle do or die Hear them calling you and me Pack your little kit, show your grit, do Every son of liberty your bit Hurry right away, no delay, go today Yankees to the ranks from the towns Make your daddy glad to have had and the tanks such a lad Make your mother proud of you Tell your sweetheart not to pine And the old Red White and Blue. To be proud her boy's in line. CHORUS (repeated twice): CHORUS (repeated twice): Over there, over there Over there, over there Send the word, send the word over Send the word, send the word over there there That the Yanks are coming, the That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming Yanks are coming The drums are rum-tumming The drums are rum-tumming everywhere everywhere So prepare, say a prayer Send the word, send the word to So prepare, say a prayer beware Send the word, send the word to We'll be over there, we're coming over beware And we won't come back till it's over We'll be over there, we're coming over over there. And we won't come back till it's over Over there. over there. Over there. After listening to There” by George M. Cohan, answer the following questions. “Over (Write your answers in complete sentences on the back of this paper.) What was the purpose of a song like There?” “Over Would a song like this one (in message, not in style) be popular today? Why or why not?
"Over There" by George M. Cohan Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun Take it on the run, on the run, on the run Hear them calling you and me Every son of liberty Hurry right away, no delay, go today Make your daddy glad to have had such a lad Tell your sweetheart not to pine To be proud her boy's in line. CHORUS (repeated twice): Over there, over there Send the word, send the word over there That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming The drums are rum-tumming everywhere So prepare, say a prayer Send the word, send the word to beware We'll be over there, we're coming over And we won't come back till it's over over there. Over there. Johnnie get your gun, get your gun, get your gun Johnnie show the Hun you're a son of a gun Hoist the flag and let her fly Yankee Doodle do or die Pack your little kit, show your grit, do your bit Yankees to the ranks from the towns and the tanks Make your mother proud of you And the old Red White and Blue. CHORUS (repeated twice): Over there, over there Send the word, send the word over there That the Yanks are coming, the Yanks are coming The drums are rum-tumming everywhere So prepare, say a prayer Send the word, send the word to beware We'll be over there, we're coming over And we won't come back till it's over over there. Over there. After listening to “Over There” by George M. Cohan, answer the following questions. (Write your answers in complete sentences on the back of this paper.) What was the purpose of a song like “Over There?” Would a song like this one (in message, not in style) be popular today? Why or why not?