George M. Cohan (1872-1942)
The father of American musical comedy, Cohan was born into theater. He gradually worked his way from his family's vaudeville troupe to Broadway, where by the 1920s he was doing ten productions in a single year. In his long career as author, composer, director and performer, this powerhouse of the popular stage had a favorite theme: star-spangled patriotism. His World War I composition, Over There, won him a Congressional Medal, while I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy brought the honor of defining what it meant to be an American.
* The words and music of Harrigan were written for his 1908 production of "Fifty Miles From Boston." It shows the 'machismo' of the Irish-American male. (grin)
H A double R I G A N spells Harrigan.
Proud of all the Irish blood that's in me.
"Divil" a man can say a word agin' me.
H A double R I G A N, you see,
is a name that a shame never has been connected with
Harrigan, that's me!
H A double R I G A N spells Harrigan.
Proud of all the Irish blood that's in me.
"Divil" a man can say a word agin' me.
H A double R I G A N, you see,
is a name that a shame never has been connected with
Harrigan, Mulligan, Harrigan, Mulligan, Harrigan, that's me!
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