You're So Cute, Soldier Boy is a World War I era song released in 1918. Edgar Allan Woolf wrote the lyrics. Anatole Friedland composed the music. The song was written for Henry W. Savage's musical Toot Toot.[1] It was published by Tin Pan Alley music publisher T.B. Harms Co. of New York, New York. On the cover is a woman in the foreground, looking back at two soldiers dressed in uniform.[2]
| "You're So Cute, Soldier Boy" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover of "You're so cute, soldier boy" | |
| Song | |
| Released | 1918 |
| Label | T.B. Harms Co. |
| Composer(s) | Anatole Friedland |
| Lyricist(s) | Edgar Allan Woolf |
In the song, the narrator explains how a soldier's uniform transforms her view of men she previously had no interest in. Her attraction is heightened, no matter if the men are short or tall, because of the "magic" of a khaki uniform. The chorus is as follows: [2]
- You're so cute, oh so cute
- In your new khaki suit
- When you're marching down the line
- Then I give this counter sign
- "It's a Soldier's Boy for mine"
- As I nod coyly, nod
- To the boys of the squad
- How my heart is thrilled with joy
- Oh I'd love to play hookey
- With each good looking rookie
- You're so cute,
- Oh so cute, soldier boy
The sheet music can be found at Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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. 283. ISBN 0-89950-952-5.
- ^ a b "You're so cute soldier boy". Library of Congress. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ You're so cute: soldier boy. OCLC 81692532. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via OCLC WorldCat.
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