From the film “HOLIDAY INN”, 1942.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
B&W Professional Copy.
Copyright ©5 Jun 1942.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
On this day of Independence
On this Independence day
Let’s speak of our Independence
But no matter what we say
Chorus:
Let’s say it with firecrackers
And banners held high
Let’s have a real old-fashioned
Noisy Fourth of July
Let’s say it with firecrackers
Down South and up North
Let’s have the kind we used to call
“A glorious Fourth”
Let’s salute our native land
Roman candles in each hand
While the Yankee Doodle band
Gets hotter than a firecracker
Don’t need any long speeches
Or shouts of hurray
No words can say as much as
Firecrackers can say