We'll be there on the land, on the sea, in the air words by Ballard MacDonald ; music by James F. Hanley

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Notes: Illustrated title page depicts two airplanes in a "dog fight" high over front lines. Battle ships are sailing on the ocean and soldiers advancing on the battlefield. Signed "Starmer"; Publisher's advertisement at bottom of page 3 for "Granada waltz, Big instrumental hit, by the writer of Romany waltz." Advertisement on verso of p. 3 for "Song Hits": Indiana / by MacDonald and Hanley. Rolling in his little rolling chair / by Goodwin, MacDonald and Mohr. Lookout mountain / by Joe Goodwin and Halsey K. Mohr. Ireland's loss was heaven's gain / by Tracey, Goodwin and Vincet. Your eyes, your lips, your heart. Down at the huskin' bee / Halsey K. Mohr. Mister Butterfly / by MacDonald and Edwards. Oh! Papa : won't you be a pretty papa to me? / by Vincent and Hanley. Hawaii and you / by Roden and Keiser. When Scanlan sang mavourneen more than twenty years ago / by Kelly and Osborne. They're wearing 'em higher in Hawaii / by Goodwin and Mohr; For voice and piano; Vogel, F. G. World War I songs, 79, 262; Also available online; Elecresource

Author: Hanley, James F (James Frederick) 1892-1942; MacDonald, Ballard; Starmer; Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI

Title: On the land, on the sea, in the air, ev'rywhere, do or dare; Yankee Doodle, blow your horn and call your sons to arms; We will be there; On the land, on the sea, in the air

Topic: Patriotic music; Popular music; Songs with piano; World War, 1914-1918; Air warfare; Battleships; Biplanes; Bodies of water; Campaigns & battles; Explosions; Monoplanes; Soldiers; American