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Hock the Kaiser!

"Hock The Kaiser!" is a World War I novelty song written and composed by James H. Hall in 1917. It targets the German emperor Wilhelm II of Germany. The work was self-published by James H. Hall in Chicago, Illinois.

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library and at the Library of Congress. The song begins, "Kaiser Bill, he had a dream that all the world he'd rule; Made a great big submarine with Uncle Sam to fool. Uncle Sam is riled enough to show'em where we stand, He will do some fighting, and will lick that German Band."

References

Bibliography

  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. .
  • Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. .