Most are familiar with the title and fewer with the
incredibly catchy song itself.
Composed in 1919 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Joe
Young and Sam Lewis, the song was a big hit at the
time. It sings of the young American soldiers returning
from World War One, and the potential problems
re-integrating into their former agrarian environments.
It also spoke to a larger issue: American was in
transition from a rural, isolationist country to an
urban society that would play a global r...(+)
Most are familiar with the title and fewer with the
incredibly catchy song itself.
Composed in 1919 by Walter Donaldson with lyrics by Joe
Young and Sam Lewis, the song was a big hit at the
time. It sings of the young American soldiers returning
from World War One, and the potential problems
re-integrating into their former agrarian environments.
It also spoke to a larger issue: American was in
transition from a rural, isolationist country to an
urban society that would play a global role. This did
not always run smoothly.
Amazingly there is no choral SATB version, at least
none that I could find, so I just couldn't resist
arranging one.
Interested in performing it? Demo files for the parts
are available on this site. It is an easy piece and
runs ~2:40.
Walter Donaldson composed a number of tunes firmly
ensconced in the "standards" repertoire: Makin'
Whoopee, Little White Lies, My Blue Heaven...
Genre: Secular Choral SATB
Arrangement: Charles Davis
Soprano: Ariana Tomasi
Thumbnail from original sheet music