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Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee?

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Year:
1918
Contributor:
Gottler, Archie, 1896-1959 (composer)
Mitchell, Sidney D., 1888-1942 (lyricist)
Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964 (performer)
Leo Feist, Inc (publisher)
Subject:
Cantor, Eddie > 1892-1964
United States. > Army > Military life
World War, 1914-1918 > Songs and music
Popular music > United States
Extent:
1 score ([1], 2-3, [1] p.) : ill. ; 27 cm.
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Notes:
words by Sidney D. Mitchell ; music by Archie Gottler.
For voice and piano.
Caption title.
Successfully sung by: Eddie Cantor.
From musical revue: Ziegfeld follies of 1918.
Advertisement for other songs: p. [4]
Cover illustration: photograph of Eddie Cantor; cover design / [rose symbol]
Illustrator's name represented by a rose symbol on cover.
Also published for: band, orchestra, quartette.

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Access Conditions

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No Copyright - United States
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Gottler, Archie, "Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee?" (1918). World War I Sheet Music. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:93518/

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