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Oo la la wee wee - WWI comedy song

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And He'd Say
"OO-LA-LA-WEE-WEE"

Words and Music by Harry Ruby and George Jessell
Copyright: 1919 by Waterson Berlin & Snyder, New York
Format: standard

Original retail price: 15¢
Cover art - available in two different covers, both show stylish french lady talking to American WWI soldier. One is a two-color cover by artist Barbelle, the other is a one-color brown cover by artist Heatherly. Both are standard size.

This is charming comic song about a French lady and American soldier overcoming their language barrier in a delightful way!

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
Willie Earl met a sweet young girl one day in France,
Her naughty little glance, put Willie in a trance;
Willie Earl couldn't understand her talk you see,
He only knew two words in French
That he learned in the trench,
They were "oo-la-la!" and "wee-wee."
They would spoon beneath the moon above;
It was fun to hear them making love.

Refrain:
She'd say, "com-pro-nay voo, papa?"
and he'd say "oo-la-la! wee wee."
She'd smile and whisper "mercy ba-coo,"
He'd answer, "I don't mind if I do."
She'd say, "if you be my papa,
Then I will be your ma cherie."
She'd pinch his cheek and say "you Kes-ka-say,"
He'd say "not now, dear, but later I may;"
Then she'd say, "com-pron-ay voo, papa?"
And he'd say "oo-la-la! wee wee."

Verse 2:
Ev'ry day some thousand soldiers sail across the sea
To fight for you and me. To save "Democracy"
The men who can't go over can do something never fear.
They all can volunteer today to lick the Germans here.
Pro Germans are a danger, they are lurking at your door.
So wake up! Now America we've got to win this war.

Refrain:
You've got to go in or go under.
You've got to be going all day.
We know you're not in khaki or in blue
But you're as big a man and you've a job to do.
In Flanders they're calling for Soldiers.
They're calling for you and for me.
If you can't cross the pond
Buy a Liberty Bond
And we'll drive them back to Germany.

See more WWI sheet music:
Au Revoir, But Not Good-Bye Soldier Boy
The Battle Song of Liberty
Come On Papa
Dear Old Pals
The Dixie Volunteers
Don't Cry Frenchy, Don't Cry
Ev'rywhere
The Finest Flag that Flies
God Spare Our Boys Over There
Goodbye Broadway, Hello France
Goodbye France, You'll Never Be Forgotten by the U.S.A.
Goodbye Germany
The Greatest Thing That Came From France
Long Boy - Goodbye Ma! Goodbye Pa! Goodbye Mule!
Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here
Homeward Bound
I Don't Know Where I'm Going But I'm On My Way
I Don't Want to Get Well
I May Be Gone for a Long, Long Time
In the Navy
It's a Long Way to Berlin But We'll Get There
I'm a Long Way from Tipperary
I'm Aching for the Sight of You
Jerry You Warra a Warrior in the War - WWI
Johnny's In Town
Liberty Bell It's Time to Ring Again
Little Blue Service Star in the Window
Lover's Lane is Crowded Again - WWI
Mothers of France
My Dream of the Big Parade
Oh Frenchy
Oo-la-la-wee-wee
Over Yonder Where the Lilies Grow
Plant a Little Garden in Your Own Back Yard
Somewhere in France in the Lily
Somewhere, Somewhere in France
There's a Vacant Chair in Every Home Tonight
We Don't Know Where We're Going Going But We're On Our Way
We're All Going Calling on the Kaiser
When the War Is Over - sheet music WWI
You'll Find Old Dixieland in France
You've Got to Go in or Go Under
Advertisement : 1917 Saturday Evening Post - Leo Feist publishers
Advertisement: Meyer Cohen 1919


 

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