Wee Wee Marie (Will You Do Zis For Me)

Wee Wee Marie (Will You Do Zis For Me) is a World War I song written by Alfred Bryan & Joe McCarthy and composed by Fred Fisher. The song was first published in 1918 by McCarthy & Fisher, Inc., in New York, NY. The sheet music cover depicts a soldier and a woman facing each other speaking.[1]

"Wee Wee Marie (Will You Do Zis For Me)"
Song
LanguageEnglish
Published1918
Songwriter(s)Lyricist: Alfred Bryan & Joe McCarthy
Composer: Fred Fisher

The song was in the top 20 charts from September 1918 to February 1919 and reached number 10 in December. It was recorded by Arthur Fields, Irving Kaufman, and Rachel Grant & Billy Murray.[2] The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.[3]

References
  1. Parker, Bernard S. (2007). World War I Sheet Music Vol 2. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 758. ISBN 0-7864-2799-X. OCLC 71790113.
  2. Paas, John Roger (2014). America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. p. 248. ISBN 9783447102780. OCLC 892462420..
  3. Fisher, Fred, Alfred Bryan, and Joseph McCarthy. 1918. Wee, wee, Marie: (will you do zis for me). OCLC 20266849

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
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