Name the composer of Over There.

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George M. Cohan (1878-1942), an important figure in the history of Broadway and the development of American musical comedy, was the composer of Over There. Its creation is depicted in the 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy in which James Cagney played Cohan. The song is said to be reminiscent of the bugle call Reveille.



Lyrics:

Johnnie, get your gun,
Get your gun, get your gun,
Take it on the run,
On the run, on the run.
Hear them calling, you and me,
Every son of liberty.
Hurry right away,
No delay, go today,
Make your daddy glad
To have had such a lad.
Tell your sweetheart not to pine,
To be proud her boy's in line.

Chorus:

Over there, over there,
Send the word, send the word over there -
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum-tumming
Ev'rywhere.
So prepare, say a pray'r,
Send the word, send the word to beware.
We'll be over, we're coming over,
And we won't come back till it's over
Over there.

Online Presentation:

YouTube has a wonderful presentation of Over There supplemented by photos of the American Expeditionary Force: Click Here