Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee?

words by Sidney D. Mitchell ; music by Archie Gottler. For voice and piano. Caption title. Successfully sung by: Eddie Cantor. From musical revue: Ziegfeld follies of 1918. Advertisement for other songs: p. [4] Cover illustration: photograph of Eddie Cantor; cover design / [rose symbol] Illustrator's name represented by a rose symbol on cover. Also published for: band, orchestra, quartette.

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Original record: Would you rather be a colonel with an eagle on your shoulder, or a private with a chicken on your knee?
Collection: World War I Sheet Music
Date(s): 1892 – 1964
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Cantor, Eddie, 1892-1964 (performer)
Gottler, Archie, 1896-1959 (composer)
Leo Feist, Inc (publisher)
Mitchell, Sidney D., 1888-1942 (lyricist)
Subject(s): Archie Gottler
Army
Cantor, Eddie
Eddie Cantor
Illustrator
Military life
Popular music
Songs and music
United States
World War, 1914-1918
Type: notated music

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