Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy

"Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy"
Song
Published 1918
Writer(s) Gitz Rice
Language English

"Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy" is a World War I song written and composed by Gitz Rice.[1] This song was published in 1918 by Leo. Feist, Inc., in New York, NY. The cover features a photo of Gitz Rice and reads "inspired by a brave Tommy and written at the Battle of Ypres, 1915."[2]

The song was in the top 20 charts from July to October 1918 and reached number 11 in August. It was recorded by both the American Quartet and Arthur Fields.[3]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

References

  1. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 201. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433
  2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
  3. Paas, John Roger (2014). America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. p. 223. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420.

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