Long Boy

E. M. Sanchez Saavedra unearthed this gem by Gaar Williams amidst a batch of WWI sheet music. Williams and his colleagues at the Indianapolis News created a memorable patriotic humorous song whose refrain entered the popular consciousness.

To hear the song, go to:

http://www.archive.org/details/StevePorterwithAdaJones


For a bio of Bill Herschell, see:

http://indianajournalismhof.org/2002/01/william-miller-herschell/

also see:

http://www.archive.org/details/gaarwilliams188000rich


This last one has a great pencil drawing of Williams on the cover (in the PDF format download from "See Other Formats") plus some facsimiles.