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Don't bite the hand that's feeding you / Jimmie Morgan ; [performed by] Walter Van Brunt ; [words by Thomas Hoier].

CREATED / PUBLISHED Orange, N.J. : Edison, 1916. NOTES Coupling date: 6/8/1916. Cutout date: 10/31/1929. On label: tenor with orchestra. With (reverse side): Are you from Dixie? ('cause I'm from Dixie too) / Billy Murray and chorus.

SUBJECTS: Popular music--1911-1920. Emigration and immigration--Songs and music. RELATED NAMES. Performer: Van Brunt, Walter. Hoier, Thomas.

MEDIUM: 1 sound disc : analog, 80 rpm ; 10 in. CALL NUMBER: Edison Diamond Disc 50357-R

REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. DIGITAL ID: edrs 50357r

Composition License: MP3 (or other media file) is in the public domain because its copyright has expired. This applies to the United States, where Works published prior to 1978 were copyright protected for a maximum of 75 years. See Circular 1 "COPYRIGHT BASICS" PDF from the U.S. Copyright Office. Works published before 1923 in this case words by Thomas Hoier, Music by Jimmie Morgan, 1915, are now in the public domain.

Performance License: The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection (see Title 17, U.S.C.) or any other restrictions in the materials in the Inventing Entertainment: The Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies. Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division.

IMAGE CREDIT: Title: Don't bite the hand that's feeding you [sheet music] Composer. Morgan, Jimmie, Lyricist: Hoier, Thomas, Place of Publication / Creation New York. Published / Created: 1915. Publisher: Leo Feist. Form: sheet music. Physical Description: 1 score. Repository: Music Division.

Last night, as I lay a sleeping,
A wonderful dream came to me.
I saw Uncle Sammy weeping
For his children from over the sea;
They had come to him, friendless and starving,
When from tryrant's oppression they fled,
But now they abuse and revile him,
Till at last in just anger he said:

If you don't like your Uncle Sammy,
Then go back to your home o'er the sea,
To the land from where you came,
Whatever be its name,
But don't be ungrateful to me!
If you don't like the stars in Old Glory,
If you don't like the Red, White and Blue,
Then don't act like the cur in the story,
Don't bite the hand that's feeding you!

You recall the day you landed,
How I welcomed you to my shore?
When you came here empty handed,
And allegiance forever you swore?
I gathered you close to my bosom,
Of food and of clothes you got both,
So, when in trouble, I need you,
You will have to remember your oath:

If you don't like your Uncle Sammy,
Then go back to your home o'er the sea,
To the land from where you came,
Whatever be its name,
But don't be ungrateful to me!
If you don't like the stars in Old Glory,
If you don't like the Red, White and Blue,
Then don't act like the cur in the story,
Don't bite the hand that's feeding you!

This audio is part of the collection: Community Audio
Artist/Composer: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Keywords: Edison
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