A 1918 World War I song.
Words and music by Jack Mahoney and Allan Flynn
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1.I stood upon the corner as the boys went marching by
I saw that “do or die” in ev’ry soldier’s eye
At first they started humming then they burst into a song
Each one singing swinging right along
They kept in step with ev’ry note and word
And as I listen’d this is what I heart
Chorus
We’ll bing! bang! bing ’em on the Rhine boys
We’ll show the Kaiser, too, what a Yankee bunch can do
When we swing swing swing right thru their line boys
We will shake ’em and we’ll make ’em yelp! Help!
When they hear those guns go bing-a-bing
This will be the Yankee countersign
They will soon know all about it
Get together now and shout it
Bing! Bang! Bing! Bang! Bing ’em on the Rhine
2. They sang “We’ll make the Kaiser whistle Yankee Doodle Do
We’ll crown the Crown Prince, too, as we have crown’d a few
We’ll make the world safe for democracy you bet we will
But it won’t be safe for Kaiser Bill
And when we all go swimming in the Rhine
We’ll hang our clothes on Hinderburg’s old line”
Chorus
We’ll bing! bang! bing ’em on the Rhine boys
We’ll show the Kaiser, too, what a Yankee bunch can do
When we swing swing swing right thru their line boys
We will shake ’em and we’ll make ’em yelp! Help!
When they hear those guns go bing-a-bing
This will be the Yankee countersign
They won’t take a drink of Pilsen
They’ll get Haig and Haig and Wilson
Bing! Bang! Bing! Bang! Bing ’em on the Rhine
3. We’ll put some Yankee potroast on the Kaiser’s bill of fare
With English roastbeef rare ’twill be his last meal there
If he wants Russian caviar on his Vienna roll
We will toss his Turkey for a goal
And for dessert he’ll get French pastry then
We’ll help the French to paste him once again
Chorus
We’ll bing! bang! bing ’em on the Rhine boys
We’ll show the Kaiser, too, what a Yankee bunch can do
When we swing swing swing right thru their line boys
We will shake ’em and we’ll make ’em yelp! Help!
When they hear those guns go bing-a-bing
This will be the Yankee countersign
We’ll hit Berlin like a rocket
Get the Watch am Rhine and hock it
Bing! Bang! Bing! Bang! Bing ’em on the Rhine
Sung here by Fred Feild: