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It's awfully nice to be a regular soldier

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Image ID

1957639


Item data

Title

It's awfully nice to be a regular soldier

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1901

Names

Cobb, Will D., 1876-1930 (Lyricist)
Edwards, Gus, 1879-1945 (Composer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1901
Place: New York
Publisher: Howley, Haviland & Dresser

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Military parades & ceremonies
Pride
Soldiers -- American -- 1900-1909
Military bands -- American -- 1900-1999
Marches (Voice with piano)
Man-woman relationships

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Dedication on cover: Dedicated to Company C, 22nd Inf., U. S. V. I. by the author.
Content: On cover: Soldiers marching in a parade. [illustration]
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Will D. Cobb ; music by Gus. Edwards.
Date: Copyright date: 1901

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (8 p.) ; 36 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21695015
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21695100
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 52fe5380-c598-012f-e5ca-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1901

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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "It's awfully nice to be a regular soldier" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1901. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52fe5380-c598-012f-e5ca-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1901). It's awfully nice to be a regular soldier Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52fe5380-c598-012f-e5ca-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "It's awfully nice to be a regular soldier" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/52fe5380-c598-012f-e5ca-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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