Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy

"Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy" is a World War I song written and composed by Gitz Rice.[1] This song was published in 1918 by Leo. Feist, Inc., in New York, NY. The cover features a photo of Gitz Rice and reads "inspired by a brave Tommy and written at the Battle of Ypres, 1915."[2]

"Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy"
Sheet Music cover
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1918
Songwriter(s)Gitz Rice

The song was in the top 20 charts from July to October 1918 and reached number 11 in August. It was recorded by both the American Quartet and Arthur Fields.[3]

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

References
  1. Vogel, Frederick G. (1995). World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 201. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433.
  2. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113.
  3. Paas, John Roger (2014). America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. p. 223. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420.

Bibliography
  • Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. ISBN 978-0-7864-2798-7. OCLC 71790113
  • Paas, John Roger. 2014. America Sings of War: American Sheet Music from World War I. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420
  • Silverman, Jerry. 2002. Of Thee I Sing: Lyrics and Music for America's Most Patriotic Songs. New York, NY: Citadel Press. ISBN 9780806523958. OCLC 49905261
  • Rubin, Richard. 2013. The Last of the Doughboys: the Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten World War. ISBN 9780547554433. OCLC 801441040
  • Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89950-952-5. OCLC 32241433


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