A True Born Soldier Man

A 1912 popular song.
Words and music by Irving Berlin.


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

  1. Sherman and Washington were fighting men
    Hip, hip hurray for them, then hip, hip again
    Grant and Lee in history
    Proved they were true born fighting soldiers
    Dewey, Hobson and Schley as well
    Were heroes at every go
    While on the subject, I’d like to tell
    Of a real live soldier I know

Chorus
When he was three years old he wanted a pistol
Like a soldier man
At the age of twenty he went to the war
And fought as a soldier only can
When the war was over he came home again
And married a girl named Ann
Now he stays at home and fights with his wife
There’s a true born soldier man

  1. Many a fellow went to war, and then
    Thought of his wife and never came back again
    Each one swore, a real live war
    Is nothing compared to being married
    War only lasts for a year or three
    And that’s why this man took a wife
    Just to make sure of a battle he
    Went and married to fight for life

Sung here by Vancha March: