The "Glorious Souse Song" 1916 has a copyright entry: GLORIOUS SOUSE SONG fox trot, words anonymous, version and arrangement by Paul B. Klugh, of U.S. 269 (c) Dec. 1 1916; 2 c. Dec. 16 1916; E 396727; Imperial player roll co., Chicago. So the copyright is only claiming an arraignment and no copyright at all for the words. Note the "Souse" means "drinking" or "drunk". I can find other references to "souse songs" from 1890s to 1920 and, of course, there is the obsolete term "soused" for being drunk.
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