Hunting the Hun
| "Hunting the Hun" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Arthur Fields | |
| Published | 1918 |
| Genre | War song |
| Label | Kalmar Puck & Abrahams |
| Songwriters | Lyricist: Howard E. Rogers Composer: Archie Gottler |
| Lyricist | Howard E. Rogers |
"Hunting the Hun" is the name of a war song that was popular during World War I. It was performed by Arthur Fields, music by Archie Gottler and words by Howard E. Rogers.[1] It was published by Kalmar Puck & Abrahams in New York in 1918.
"Hun" was a wartime dysphemism meaning "German".
Lyrics
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Hunting The Hun
Over in France there's a game that's played
By all the soldier boys in each brigade
It's called Hunting the Hun
This is how it is done!
First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
You can capture them with ease
All you need is just a little Limburger cheese
Give 'em one little smell
They come out with a yell
Then your work is done
When they start to advance
Shoot 'em in the pants
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!
First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
You can capture them with ease
All you need is just a little Limburger cheese
Give 'em one little smell
They come out with a yell
Then your work is done
When they start to advance
Shoot 'em in the pants
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!
I met a soldier and he told me
It's just the latest thing across the sea
It's the game that is new
They're all doing it too!
First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
You can capture them with ease
All you need is just a little Limburger cheese
Give 'em one little smell
They come out with a yell
Then your work is done
When they start to advance
Shoot 'em in the pants
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!
First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
If you want to bring them out
Offer them a little bit of hot sauerkraut
They come over the top with a pip and a hop
Then your work is done
When they stop in to eat
Cut off their retreat
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!
First you go get a gun
Then you look for a Hun
Then you start on the run for the son of a gun
You can always make them pain
Let them know there's going to be a pinochle game
They come over the top with a pip and a hop
Then your work is done
When they first show their face
Crump 'em with a mace
That's the game called Hunting the Hun!
References
[edit ]- ↑ Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes with over 300 Complete Lyrics. McFarland. p. 188. ISBN 0899509525.
External links
[edit ]- "Hunting the Hun - Database entry for original publication". jscholarship.library.jhu.edu. Archived from the original on 2011年07月19日.