2. World war I had been going on for three years.
President Woodrow Wilson decided to send U.S.
soldiers to fight.
George Cohan wrote this song to encourage people
to sign up for military service.
PATRIOTISM: love for or devotion to one's country
3. George Cohan wrote “Over
There” on a train ride to New
York, after the U.S.A. declared
war against Germany.
4. George M. Cohan earned the Congressional
Medal of Honor for the song in 1940.
He died November 5th 1942
He also wrote “Yankee Doodle
Dandy, Regards to Broadway, and After all.
5. Over There
Over there, over there
Send the word, send the word
over there
That the Yanks are
coming, the Yanks are
coming
The drums are rum-tumming
everywhere
6. So prepare, say a prayer
Send the word, send
the word to beware
We'll be over
there, we're coming
over
And we won't come
back till it's over-- over
there.
Over there.
