In support of Niles's claim is the fact that no earlier version of "Venezuela" has ever been found in any form.

Another one from the same book is "He-Hey, Why do We Pay?" It would take some very fast talking to persuade me that this was a "traditional" song.

I suspect that even with the help of co-editor Doug Moore, Niles couldn't fill up a whole book with genuine American soldier songs of WW1, particularly the printable kind. So he occasionally made up his own in what he took to be the proper spirit.

A few songs from the book are sung in the background of the 1932 movie "Ace of Aces," starring Richard Dix.