How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?

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"How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree)?"
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Sheet music cover
Song
Published1919
Composer(s) Walter Donaldson
Lyricist(s) Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis

"How Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree?)" is a World War I-era popular song that rose to popularity after the war had ended. The lyrics highlight concern that soldiers would not want to return to their family farms after experiencing the European city life and high culture of Paris during World War I. The song features music by Walter Donaldson and words by Joe Young and Sam M. Lewis. It was published in 1919 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co in New York. [1]

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History

The song was first introduced to vaudeville by Sophie Tucker. [2] Eddie Cantor also added it to his stage set. [2] An early jazz band, Jim Europe's 369th Infantry Band frequently performed it in 1919 after arriving back in New York. [3]

Legacy

Like many World War I-era songs, it was sung by soldiers in World War II. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Donaldson, Wallter (1919). How 'Ya Gonna Keep 'em Down on the Farm (After They've Seen Paree?). New York, NY: Waterson, Berlin & Snyder. OCLC   20267380.
  2. 1 2 Holsinger, M. Paul, "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm?" (Song), War and American Popular Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. Edited by M Paul Holsinger, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999, ISBN   0313299080, p.207.
  3. ↑ Hagedorn, Ann (2007). Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 99–101. ISBN   978-0743243711.
  4. ↑ True, William, and Deryck Tufts True. The Cow Spoke French: The Story of Sgt. William True, American Paratrooper in World War II. Bennington, Vt: Merriam Press, 2002, ISBN   1576382966, p. 255.
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJsBhKyc95k
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