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		Display Information Overview: Many of Americans' favorite songs achieved their popularity in wartime, such as "Yankee Doodle" during the Revolution or "Battle Cry of Freedom" during the Civil War. But in no war was music more pervasive than during World War I. The commercial music industry immediately went to work, producing songs for a mass audience. There were antiwar songs, like "I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier." There were morale boosters, like George M. Cohan's "Over There." There were also comic songs, like Irving Berlin's "I Hate to Get Up in the Morning." Many songs dealt with separation and loss, like "Keep the Home Fires Burning." Some songs speculated about the war's longterm impact, like "How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)." We'll Do Our Share Listen to this music We'll Never Let the Old Flag Fall Listen to this music What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys? Listen to this music What Are You Going to Do to Help the Boys? Listen to this music What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? Listen to this music When I Get Back to the U.S.A. Listen to this music When I Send You a Picture of Berlin Listen to this music When the Lusitania Went Down Listen to this music When Tommy Comes Marching Home Listen to this music When Uncle Sammy Leads the Band Listen to this music When We've Wound Up the Watch on the Rhine Listen to this music When You're a Long Way from Home Listen to this music Where Do We Go From Here? Listen to this music Where Do We Go From Here? Listen to this music While They Were Dancing Around Listen to this music While They Were Dancing Around Who Bashed Bill Kaiser? Listen to this music Would You Rather Be a Colonel With An Eagle On Your Shoulder Or A Private With A Chicken On Your Knee? Listen to this music There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding Listen to this music There's a Service Flag Flying at Our House Listen to this music There's a Vacant Chair at Home Listen to this music There's a Vacant Chair in Every House Tonight Listen to this music They All Look Alike in Khaki Listen to this music Three Cheers for Little Belgium Listen to this music Till the Boys Come Home Listen to this music Till We Meet Again Listen to this music Till We Meet Again Listen to this music Tow, the Row, Row Listen to this music United Forces March Listen to this music Wait Till the Cows Come Home Listen to this music Wait Till the Cows Come Home Listen to this music We All Went Marching Home Listen to this music We Didn't Want to Fight Listen to this music Smoke Clouds Listen to this music So Long Mother Listen to this music Somewhere in France is a Lily Listen to this music Somewhere in France, Dear Mother Listen to this music Sons of Liberty Listen to this music Stoney Broke in No Man's Land Listen to this music Submarine Attack, Somewhere at Sea Listen to this music In Summertime on Bredon Listen to this music Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty Listen to this music Tanks that Broke the Ranks Out In Picardy Listen to this music Pack Up Your Troubles Listen to this music Pack Up Your Troubles Listen to this music Pack Up Your Troubles Listen to this music Parodies of the Camp Listen to this music Listen to this music Potsdam Listen to this music Rose of No Man's Land Listen to this music Roses of Picardy Listen to this music Roses of Picardy Listen to this music Sugar Listen to this music Your King and Country Wants You Listen to this music Send Me Away With a Smile Listen to this music Sergeant Solomon Isaacstein Listen to this music Sidney's in Civvies Again Listen to this music Sister Susie's Sewing Shirts Listen to this music Never Mind the Food Controller Listen to this music Now You've Got the Khaki On Listen to this music Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning Listen to this music Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning Listen to this music Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning Listen to this music Oh! It's a Lovely War Listen to this music Old Contemptibles Listen to this music On Patrol In No Man's Land Listen to this music Our Whistling Tommies Listen to this music Over There Listen to this music Over There Listen to this music Over There Listen to this music Over There Listen to this music Liberty Bell Listen to this music Liberty Loan March Listen to this music Little Bit of Carpenter Listen to this music Lloyd George's Beer Listen to this music Marching Back to Blighty Listen to this music Marine Hymn Listen to this music My Choc'late Soldier Sammy Boy Listen to this music My Meatless Day Listen to this music My Old Iron Cross Listen to this music My Sweetheart is Somewhere in France Listen to this music I'd Feel at Home If They Let Me Join the Army Listen to this music If You Were the Only Girl in the World Listen to this music It's a Long Way to Berlin But We'll Get There Listen to this music It's a Long Way to Tipperary Listen to this music It's a Long Way to Tipperary Listen to this music It's a Long Way to Tipperary Listen to this music It's a Long Way to Tipperary Listen to this music Joan of Arc Listen to this music Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight Listen to this music Keep the Home Fires Burning Listen to this music Keep the Home Fires Burning Listen to this music Keep the Trench Fires Going Listen to this music K-K-K-Katy Listen to this music Laddie in Khaki Listen to this music L-I-B-E-R-T-Y Listen to this music L-I-B-E-R-T-Y Listen to this music Goodbye Broadway, Hello France Listen to this music Goodbye Broadway, Hello France Listen to this music Grand Peace Record Listen to this music Have You Heard of My Boy Jack? Listen to this music Hello Central! Give Me No Man's Land Listen to this music Hello Central! Give Me No Man's Land Listen to this music Here We Are, Here We Are Again! Listen to this music Hoch, Hoch Der Kaiser Listen to this music Homes They Left Behind Listen to this music How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm Listen to this music How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm? Listen to this music I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier Listen to this music I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But… Hunting the Hun Listen to this music I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier Listen to this music I Don't Want to Get Well Listen to this music I May Be Gone for a Long Time Listen to this music Deep River Listen to this music Don't Bite the Hand That's Feeding You Listen to this music Don't Take My Darling Boy Away Listen to this music Doughboy Jack and Doughnut Jill Listen to this music Down in the U-17 Listen to this music Farmyard on the Brain Listen to this music For Your Country and My Country Listen to this music From the North, South, East, and West Listen to this music Good Bye-ee Listen to this music Boys in Khaki, Boys in Blue Listen to this music Battle That Wasn't Listen to this music Belgium Put the Kibosh on the Kaiser Listen to this music Broadway Hit Medley Listen to this music By the Light of the Silvery Moon Listen to this music Oh! Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! Listen to this music Are We Downhearted? Listen to this music Au Revoir But Not Goodbye Listen to this music Bachelor Gay Listen to this music It's A Long Way to Berlin But We'll Get There Listen to this music Rose of No Man's Land Listen to this music Your King and Country Wants You Listen to this music Darktown Strutter's Ball Listen to this music Deep River Listen to this music Alcoholic Blues Listen to this music All Of No Man's Land Is Ours Listen to this music Aba Daba Honeymoon Listen to this music I've a Bit of a Blighty One Listen to this music Dixie Jazz Band One Step Listen to this music Do Something Listen to this music Doctor Shelly Listen to this music Yanks Are At It Again Listen to this music Yanks Started Yankin' Listen to this music You Can't Beat Us Listen to this music We Don't Want the Bacon Listen to this music We Stopped Them at the Marne Listen to this music