Jim Jim

(I Always Knew That You’d Win)
A WWI song from 1918
Words by Ben Ryan and Bert Hanlon
Music by Harry Von Tilzer

The sheet music:

Jim Jim – Sheet MusicDownload

Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:

Jim_Jim – MIDIDownload

Lyrics

  1. The beat, the beat
    The beat of the feet on the street
    The yanks, the tanks
    The Joes’ and Jims’ and the Hanks’
    Every lad in Khaki clad
    Hep, pep, right in step, every heart is glad
    “Here they come,” a mother cries
    “And there’s my darling Jim
    Like all the rest, he did his best
    And then she said to him”

Chorus:
Jim, Jim, I always knew that you’d win
Jim, Jim, I knew you’d make ‘em give in
I got the helmet that you captured from the Hun
You showed your daddy you’re a fightin’ son of a gun
Jim, Jim, you chased them back to Berlin
It takes a Yank to finish anything that he’ll begin
The debt we owed to France is paid
And friends of all the world you’ve made
Jim, Jim, I always knew that you’d win

  1. The joys, the noise
    The welcome return of the boys
    The cheers, the tears
    The peace that we’ve wanted for years
    Comes at last the war has passed
    Rum tum, hear the drum
    Hearts are beating fast
    Jim my lad, I’m mighty glad your face again to see
    You’ve helped to make this world
    A safe and sound democracy