A popular song from 1914. Words and music by “Hank” Hancock, Ballard MacDonald, and Harry Carroll.
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There were eggshells bursting near and far
Above the Russian caviar
A Bismark herring by itself
Was pushing all the French peas off the shelf
An Irish potato started to cry
When a Spanish onion hit its eye
Frankfurters fighting all over the floor
Howling and growling, “We’re the dogs of war”
There was “Sunny Jim”, upon a horse
Swooping down with all his “Force”
The Paprika growing weaker, shouted out
“Won’t you open that door?”
And a couple of tough Vienna rolls
Shot a poor Swiss Cheese all full of holes
In the terrible war in Snider’s groc’ry store
Performance
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