Hock the Kaiser!

"Hock The Kaiser!"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1917
Songwriter(s)James H. Hall

"Hock The Kaiser!" is a World War I song written and composed by James H. Hall in 1917. It targets the German emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.[1] The work was self-published by James H. Hall in Chicago, Illinois.[2]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library[3] and at the Library of Congress.[4] The song begins, "Kaiser Bill, he had a dream that all the world he'd rule; Made a great big submarine with Uncle Sam to fool. Uncle Sam is riled enough to show'em where we stand, He will do some fighting, and will lick that German Band."[4]

References

  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. 186. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  2. ^ Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
  3. ^ Hall, Jim. 1917. Hock the Kaiser! Chicago: James Henry Hall.OCLC 768489529
  4. ^ a b "Notated Music. Hock the Kaiser". Library of Congress. Retrieved May 29, 2022.

Bibliography

  • 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