War in Snider's Grocery Store, The

DESCRIPTION: "Hans Gustav Snider, A local provider Of groceries, canned goods and such." Snider, having read about the war in Europe, awakes one night in a fright and runs down to find "egg shells bursting," and German foods at war with Allied foods, He quits drinking
AUTHOR: Hank Hancock, Ballard McDonald, and Harry Carroll (source: Discography of American Historical Recordings site)
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (source: Silverman-BalladsAndSongsOfWWI)
KEYWORDS: humorous food drink war
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Silverman-BalladsAndSongsOfWWI, pp. 20-23, "The War in Snider's Grocery Store" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #V32359
RECORDINGS:
Bily Murray, "The War ib Snider's Grocery Store" (Victor 17809, 1914)
File: SWWI020

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