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Pop
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The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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wrote the song when his friends, Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen of
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Don't stay behind while others do all the fighting, Start to
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To go get behind a gun and keep Old Glory waving on the sea
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Bonnie Baker and Baby Face Make New Hits Out of Old Songs
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Then his friends got him to spend a week or two at home
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Johnny tried his best to hide from every girl he knew,
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Bad or good he understood 'bout love and other things,
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Now prepare to be right there to help the cause along
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462:To every chap you meet when you're on the street
1024:Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1917).
543:Well, you all join hands as you circle the ring
529:Self-Calling circle dance version, date unknown
447:Uncle Sam is calling now for ev'ry mother's son
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548:Stop where you are, give your honey a swing
292:For every girl in town followed him around,
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501:Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Get right in line,
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282:He could be, oh, so good when he wanted to
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429:patriotic version, 1917, lyrics added by
1425:(I'll Be With You) In Apple Blossom Time
670:Recorded November 9, 1939, New York City
1418:I Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi (I Like You Very Much)
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1593:There's No Business Like Show Business
896:Sung as "Oh, Wolfy" by Red (voiced by
481:Oh, Johnny, oh Johnny, why do you lag?
708:Recorded August 20, 1939, Los Angeles
583:Singing "Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny! Oh!"
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1246:, Lord Music, (accessed 4 May 2017;
959:IN Harmony: Sheet Music from Indiana
331:You make my sad heart jump with joy,
1140:Swing It! The Andrews Sisters Story
1607:Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo)
1404:Scrub Me, Mama, With a Boogie Beat
810:Recorded January 25, 1940, at the
27:1917 song by Abe Olman and Ed Rose
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1502:Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
965:University of Southern California
853:(1943 musical film), directed by
717:Side B — instrumental version by
563:Allamain left with the corner gal
516:Uncle Sam's in a scrap, You must!
341:Can't sit still a minute. I'm so,
1509:A Hot Time In the Town of Berlin
1376:Ciribiribin (They're So In Love)
553:Swing that little gal behind you
1397:Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
361:You're not handsome, it's true,
297:Just to hold his hand and sing:
1642:Don't Rob Another Man's Castle
1439:Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
1106:August 14, 1945, pg. 6, col. 6
954:Indiana University Bloomington
730:Columbia Recording Corporation
692:Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra
467:You can sing this little song:
43:Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra
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1742:Songs with music by Abe Olman
1614:Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
1041:ASCAP Biographical Dictionary
949:See sheet music collections:
719:Orin Tucker and His Orchestra
395:But even this he couldn't do,
228:Forster Music Publisher, Inc.
78:Forster Music Publisher, Inc.
1558:(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
1383:Say Si Si (Para Vigo Me Voy)
1146:University Press of Kentucky
836:Oh, Johnny, How You Can Love
740:with orchestra conducted by
594:According to an August 1945
232:Copyright Term Extension Act
88:September 29, 1939
1551:South America, Take It Away
1488:Straighten Up and Fly Right
1348:Nice Work If You Can Get It
1266:Retrieved January 22, 2016.
1243:The Jazz Discography Online
945:Sheet music (public domain)
521:Go, Johnny! Go, Johnny! Go!
336:And when you're near I just
277:Al-tho he's very, very bad,
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1056:4th Edition, 1980, pg. 429
1053:3rd Edition, 1966, pg. 621
1050:2nd Edition, 1952, pg. 421
1047:1st Edition, 1948, pg. 312
711:Side A — vocal version by
578:With the sweet corner maid
356:What makes me love you so?
244:Original lyrics, 1917, by
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68:February 7, 1917
33:"Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh"
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838:(1940 film), directed by
506:And help to crush to foe.
204:Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
123:, Los Angeles, California
103:August 20, 1939
1752:American patriotic songs
1705:I Love You Much Too Much
1043:— Listed under "Ed Rose"
795:and Her Famous Orchestra
590:Inspiration for the song
511:You're a big husky chap,
196:aka Edward Smackels, Jr.
1698:Sparrow in the Tree Top
1530:Accentuate the Positive
1411:Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
763:, 12 inch (April 1959)
568:Do-saw-do with your own
366:But when I look at you,
346:Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny!
321:Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny!
311:Oh, Johnny! Oh, Johnny!
1544:Along the Navajo Trail
883:Swing Shift Cinderella
573:Then you all promenade
537:(To the chorus melody)
1649:I Can Dream, Can't I?
1628:Underneath the Arches
1341:Bei Mir Bist Du Schön
1231:March 4, 1940, pg. 88
1000:www.78discography.com
926:Original publications
1572:House of Blue Lights
1537:The Three Caballeros
886:(1945), directed by
646:Vic Schoen Orchestra
623:Blue Amberol Records
351:Please tell me dear.
256:1st verse (16 bars,
1684:A Bushel and a Peck
1460:Pistol Packin' Mama
1453:Mister Five By Five
1390:The Woodpecker Song
1303:The Andrews Sisters
1206:by Seth Borenstein
1096:, August 14, 1945:
971:Sheet Music Catalog
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642:The Andrews Sisters
431:Raymond A. Sherwood
371:I just, Oh, Johnny!
1747:Kathy Linden songs
1481:Down In the Valley
1118:by Michel Ruppli,
850:Spotlight Scandals
844:Universal Pictures
610:Notable recordings
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1670:The Wedding Samba
1586:Winter Wonderland
1579:Rumors Are Flying
1523:Rum and Coca-Cola
1516:Don't Fence Me In
1210:, August 14, 1990
1181:978-1-55935-147-8
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