Lyr Req: A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere

Subject: 'Star Spang. Banner Waving Somewhere' lyrics?
From: katmuse (inactive)
Date: 11 Jun 99 - 05:21 PM

Anyone know the lyrics to song from 1939 or early 1940s (WWII era), "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" ? There are 3 verses. Written maybe by Irving Berlin, or ?? I first heard this as a tune used in 1970s for a local NY State singing square-dance call; heard the song itself some months ago on NPR program, couldn't get to my taperecorder or pencil/paper fast enuf to get the words. Not on the database here. Trying to find it on various websites has been time-consumingly frustrating so far.

Thanks -- Katmuse

Subject: ADD: Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere^^^
From: Peter T.
Date: 11 Jun 99 - 05:40 PM

Katmuse -- here you go (off a 1943 Web site)

There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere

recorded by Elton Britt (1942-3)
(written by P.Roberts & Shelby Darnell)

There's a star spangled banner waving somewhere
in a distant land so many miles away
Only Uncle Sam's great heroes get to go there
where I wish that I could live someday.

I see Lincoln, Custer, Washington and Perry,
Nathan Hale and Collin Kelly too,
There's a star spangled banner waving somewhere
Waving o'er the land of heroes brave and true.

In this war with its mad schemes and destructions,
of our country fair and our sweet liberty
by the mad dictators, leaders of corruption,
can't the U.S. use a Mountain boy like me?

God gave me the right to be a free American,
for that precious right I'd gladly die,
there's a star spangled banner waving somewhere
that is where I want to live when I die.

Tho I realize I'm Crippled, that is true sir,
Please don't judge my courage by my twisted leg,
let me show my Uncle Sam what I can do, sir,
let me help to bring the Axis down a peg.

If I do some great deed, I will be a hero,
and a hero brave is what I want to be,
There's a star spangled banner waving somewhere,
In that heaven there should be a place for me.


Yours, Peter T.

Subject: RE: 'Star Spang. Banner Waving Somewhere' lyrics?
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 12 Jun 99 - 12:38 PM

Oy! Just read the lyrics for the first time. What a song! Fly that flag, Gen. Custer!

Subject: Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
From: Joe Offer
Date: 12 Jun 99 - 04:16 PM

I dunno. Looks like some subversion going on here. The song is recorded by a Britt, and then Canadian Fielding wants to jump on the bandwagon.

...but the real reason I posted this message is because I have to know - Peter, where is that 1943 Web site? Don't tease us like that without giving us the URL.

-Joe Offer, in exile in Denver, the hailstone capital of the world-

Subject: RE: 'Star Spang. Banner Waving Somewhere' lyrics?
From: Ferrara
Date: 12 Jun 99 - 04:37 PM

Elton Britt, huh? The ol' boy sure got around. So many wonderful songs and yodels. Thanks for these lyrics. - Rita F (stealing an hour or so for the Mudcat out of a very busy week....)

Subject: RE: 'Star Spang. Banner Waving Somewhere' lyrics?
From: Philippa
Date: 12 Jun 99 - 04:39 PM

I didn't know they had websites back in 1943!

Subject: RE: 'Star Spang. Banner Waving Somewhere' lyrics?
From: Dale Rose
Date: 12 Jun 99 - 04:48 PM

Don't forget that the Britt is from Arkansas. The Ozark Folk Center's Tribute to Elton Britt will be on July 30-31. Please note that the information on the link I am about to give is from last year. It will be updated two to three weeks before the event. http://members.aol.com/dbrac1946/britt.htm

For a related event (another yodeler from Arkansas!) check out the Patsy Montana Tribute on June 18-19 at the OFC. http://members.aol.com/dbrac1946/patsym.htm This information is up to date.

Subject: RE: 'Star Spang. Banner Waving Somewhere' lyrics?
From: Art Thieme
Date: 13 Jun 99 - 12:47 AM

There was a Navaho named Charlie Wumwear who was a wonder high steel construction worker. His sense of balance, like many Native Americans, was simply amazing. He could walk on steel beams hundreds of feet in the air with perfect balance. But oonce he did slip and fall 2 entire floors before he managed tograb onto a cable dangling in front of him. Another worker lowered a spanner wrench to him---a wrench that was coated with sticky tar. Charlie grabben ahold of it & was hauled up to safety. A photographer from the Navaho Times took a picture of the rescue and ther photo ran in the paper the next day. The caption read: There's a tar spackled spanner saving Wumwear!

Art (from Utah Phillips)

Subject: RE: 'Star Spang. Banner Waving Somewhere' lyrics?
From: Ferrara
Date: 13 Jun 99 - 01:21 AM

Dear Art, I hope you supply barf bags when you tell that one! -- Congratulations. A world-class groaner. - Rita F