"We Laid Our Idle Pleasures Down Until We Won" Song Sheet, 1919

    Courtesy of Library of Congress, Harris, W.M., ""We Laid Our Idle Pleasures Down Until We Won," 1919

    Description 

    This sheet music is for the song "We Laid Our Idle Pleasures Down," which was written at the end of the war in 1919. 

    Transcript of "We Laid Our Idle Pleasures Down Until We Won" Song Sheet

    Source-Dependent Questions

    • What impact does the song suggest the United States' involvement was in the war? Use evidence from the sheet music to support your response.
    • Does the song suggest the United States' victory was final or that work still needed to be done by the U.S. in the world? Use evidence from the sheet music to support your response.
    • What role might the song have played in shaping public opinion in 1917?

    Citation Information 

    Harris, W.M., ""We Laid Our Idle Pleasures Down Until We Won," 1919. Courtesy of Library of Congress

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