THE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG General Edmund L Gruber JOHN W SCHAUM Sheet Music!

ITEM 1.) General Edmund L. Gruber (Uncredited); John W. Schaum, Arranger; The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Song of the U.S. Field Artillery); Piano Solo Edition; Complete Sheet Music; Belwin (Later Belwin Mills Publishing) Inc. #Bel 565;

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Small Format;

Front Cover Artwork with artillery drawn by horse; Troops appear to be World War I era; this is the song of the U.S. Field Artillery;

Preprinted Front Cover Price of $ .50;

No Title Page or Table of Contents;

"The Caissons Go Rolling Along"; By General Edmund L. Gruber (uncredited); Arranged by John W. Schaum;

1 Tune Total;

3 Pages of Music Total with lyrics;

Inside Rear Cover is last page of music;

Rear cover has ad for "John W. Schaum Sheet Music";

Published by Belwin (later Belwin Mills Publishing), Inc.; Rockville Centre (Earlier New York City), New York; Copyright 1945;

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Condition good to the casual observer; Never sold or used; covers show some storage wear; Pages Tight and Unmarked; Some Staining; Completely Usable and Readable throughout;

"Musicologist and historian, Delmer Rogers, longtime member of the staff of the Department of Music at the University of Texas, is of the opinion that the Hauschild Music Company, founded in Victoria, Texas in 1891, was the second oldest institution to commercially publish sheet music in Texas. (Thos. Goggan of Houston being the first.) Also, his extensive research indicates that Hauschild's was the first in Texas to issue music with Spanish titles. About thirty were published, many by talented writers, and sold in large numbers. In addition, probing seems to prove that Hauschilds was the first to publish the efforts of several of the music-loving Germans of the area. Most interesting, too, is that the spritely composition, the Cowboy Rag offered in 1904 possibly was the purcursor of this genre of popular music." taken from "The Cognoscenti Collections"; NOTE: I find other references to Goggan as being in San Antonio and Galveston, but not Houston until later;

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HISTORICAL NOTE: ""The Army Goes Rolling Along" is the official song of the US Army & is typically called "The Army Song." The song is based on the "Caisson Song" written by field artillery First Lieutenant (later Brigadier General) Edmund L. Gruber, Lieutenant William Bryden, & Lieutenant (later Major General) Robert Danford while stationed at Fort Stotsenburg in the Philippines in March 1908. The tune quickly became popular in field artillery units. In 1917 the Secretary of the Navy & Army Lieutenant George Friedlander of the 306th Field Artillery asked John Philip Sousa to create a march using the "Caisson Song." Sousa changed the key, harmony, & rhythm & renamed it "U.S. Field Artillery." The recording sold 750,000 copies. Sousa didn't know who had written the song & had been told that it dated back to the Civil War. Although an Army magazine claims that Sousa passed on his royalties to Gruber, other sources state that Gruber became involved in a prolonged legal battle to recover the rights to music he had written & that had been lifted (unknowingly or not) by Sousa & widely sold by sheet music publishers who reaped profits while Gruber received nothing. The music became so popular that it was also used in radio ads by firms such as the Hoover Vacuum Company. Gruber lost his battle in the courts. They ruled that he had waited too long to complain & that his music was by that time in the public domain. "The Caisson Song" was never designated as the official U.S.Army song likely because the lyrics were too closely identified with the field artillery & not the entire army. The official song retains Gruber's music, but with re-written lyrics. As the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, & Coast Guard had already adopted official songs, the Army was anxious to find a song of its own. In 1948, the Army conducted a contest to find an official song (Tom Lehrer claims to have submitted "It Makes a Fellow Proud to Be a Soldier" in this contest), but no entry received much popular support. In 1952, Secretary of the Army Frank Pace asked the music industry to submit songs & received over 800 submissions. "The Army's Always There" by Sam Stept won the contest, & an Army band performed it at President Dwight D. Eisenhower's inaugural parade on January 20, 1953. However, many thought that the tune was too similar to "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts," so the Army decided to keep Gruber's melody from the "Caisson Song" but with new lyrics. A submission of lyrics by Harold W. Arberg, a music advisor to the Adjutant General, was accepted. Secretary of the Army Wilber Marion Brucker dedicated the music on Veterans Day, November 11, 1956. The song is played at the conclusion of most U.S. Army ceremonies, & all soldiers are expected to stand at attention & sing. When more than one service song is played, they are played in the order specified by Army regulations: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, & Coast Guard. Caisson Song (1908, original version): Over hill over dale we will hit the dusty trail As the caissons go rolling along. Up and down, in and out, Countermarch and right about, And our caissons go rolling along. For it's hi-hi-hee in the Field Artillery, Shout out the number loud and strong. Till our final ride, It will always be our pride To keep those caissons a rolling along. (Keep them rolling - keep them rolling)* Keep those caissons a rolling along. (B-a-t-t-e-r-y H-a-l-t!)* U.S. Field Artillery (1917) (by Gruber, arranged by Sousa, copyright & published by Carl Fischer) Verse: Over hill, over dale We have hit the dusty trail, And the Caissons go rolling along. In and out, hear them shout, Counter marching and right about, And those Caissons go rolling along. Refrain: For it's hi! hi! hee! In the field artillery, count out your numbers loud and strong, And where e'er you go, You will always know That the Caissons go rolling along. Verse: In the storm, in the night, Action left or action right See those Caissons go rolling along Limber front, limber rear, Prepare to mount your cannoneer And those Caissons go rolling along. Refrain: For it's hi! hi! hee! In the field artillery, Shout out your numbers loud and strong, And where e'er you go, You will always know That the Caissons go rolling along. Verse: Was it high, was it low, Tell me where did that one go? As those Caissons go rolling along Was it left, was it right, Now we won't get home tonight And those Caissons go rolling along. Refrain: For it's hi! hi! hee! In the field artillery, Shout out your numbers loud and strong, And where e'er you go, You will always know That the Caissons go rolling along. The Army Goes Rolling Along (1956, current official version) typically only the 1st verse & refrain are sung (not including the intro) Intro: March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory We're the Army and proud of our name We're the Army and proudly proclaim Verse: First to fight for the right, And to build the Nation’s might, And The Army Goes Rolling Along Proud of all we have done, Fighting till the battle’s won, And the Army Goes Rolling Along. Refrain: Then it's Hi! Hi! Hey! The Army's on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong* * "Two! Three!" is typically sung here but is not an official part of the song For where e’er we go, You will always know That The Army Goes Rolling Along. Verse: Valley Forge, Custer's ranks, San Juan Hill and Patton's tanks, And the Army went rolling along Minute men, from the start, Always fighting from the heart, And the Army keeps rolling along. (Refrain) Verse: Men in rags, men who froze, Still that Army met its foes, And the Army went rolling along. Faith in God, then we're right, And we'll fight with all our might, As the Army keeps rolling along. (Refrain) The tune was used by the Hoover Company in vacuum radio advertisements during the 1940s.The tune was used in commercials for Hasbro's G.I. Joe toyline during the 1960s. The words: "G.I. Joe...G.I. Joe...fighting man from head to toe...on the land...on the sea...in the air." The tune was used in at least ten movies. A sped-up version of the tune is the official fight song of North Carolina State University. Robert A. Heinlein used the 1908 Caisson Song as the basis for "The Road Song of the Transport Cadets," official song of the fictional US Academy of Transport in his short story "The Roads Must Roll". However, characters in the story refer to the origin as both "Song of the Caissons" & the "field artillery song." The song was parodied in The Jetsons Season 1 Episode 6 "The Good Little Scouts" that aired on October 28, 1962. It was the marching song of Elroy Jetson's Space Troop. The song was sung by Margaret Houlihan in M*A*S*H Season 7 Episode 16 (titled "The Price") while she was in the shower.";

HISTORICAL NOTE: "Edmund Louis "Snitz" Gruber (November 11, 1879 - May 30, 1941) was an artillery officer & general in the US Army who also gained popularity as composer of military music. He served as Commandant of the Command & General Staff College from October 1940 to May 1941. Edmund Louis Gruber was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His family had a musical background. His ancestor, Franz Gruber, composed the music to the classic Christmas song "Silent Night." Edmund Gruber attended the US Military Academy, West Point, New York, from June 19, 1900 to June 15, 1904. He was commissioned a 2nd lieutenant in the Artillery Corps. He was promoted to 1st lieutenant on January 25, 1907; to captain on July 1, 1916; to lieutenant colonel (temporary) on August 5, 1917; & to colonel (temporary) on July 30, 1918. He resigned from the Regular Army on October 28, 1919 & was reappointed as a major of Field Artillery on July 1, 1920. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on January 7, 1929, to colonel on August 1, 1935, & to brigadier general (temporary) on October 1, 1940. He 1st served with Field Artillery units at Fort Riley at Junction City, Kansas; Fort Douglas, Utah; & the 1st Fort D.A. Russell (later called Fort Francis E. Warren) at Cheyenne, Wyoming, from 1904 to 1906. In February 1906 he sailed for the Philippine Islands where he served until April 1908. Returning to the US, he was stationed at Fort Leavenworth at Leavenworth, Kansas, until the summer of 1908, when he was ordered to Fort Riley, Kansas, as a student officer at the mounted Service School. He was graduated in the summer of 1909, when he again was ordered to the Philippine Islands where he served at Fort William McKinley until April 1910. Upon his return from the Philippine Islands, he was stationed for several months at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. He was then ordered to Germany as a student officer at the Imperial Military Riding School at Hanover. He served on that assignment until August 1912, when he was graduated. Returning to the US, he was detailed to duty as an instructor in equitation at the Mounted Service School at Fort Riley, Kansas, until December 1912, when he joined the 5th Field Artillery at Fort Sill at Lawton, Oklahoma, with which regiment he served until July 1914. He again was assigned as an instructor at the Mounted Service School at Fort Riley, Kansas, until January 1915, when he rejoined the 5th Field Artillery at Fort Sill, where he was stationed until June 1915. His next assignment was to the US Military Academy, West Point, New York, as an instructor in the Department of Tactics, in which capacity he served until August 1917. He subsequent assignments during World War I included the command of the 332d Field Artillery at Camp Grant, Illinois, from August to December 1917; command of the 116th Field Artillery at Camp Wheeler at Macon, Georgia, from January to March 1918; duty as Assistant to the Chief of Field Artillery in Washington, D.C., from March to May 1918; command of the Field Artillery Brigade Firing Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from May to October 1918; duty in the Office of the Chief of Field Artillery, Washington, D.C., in November 1918; & an assignment with the War Plans Division of the War Department General Staff, Washington, D.C., form December 1918 to October 1919. Resigning on October 28, 1919, he became president & superintendent of the Kentucky Military Institute at Lyndon, Kentucky. He was re-commissioned in the Regular Army on July 1, 1920. From December 1920 to July 1922 he was Assistant Commandant of the Field Artillery School at Fort Bragg at Fayetteville, North Carolina. The newly established school was expected to attract officers from all over the country to Camp Bragg, considered by artillerymen as the Army’s best practice range. MAJ Gruber was Camp Bragg Commander from 1 February 1921 to 15 February 1921. From August 1922 to July 1923, he was a student officer at the General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Completing that course as a distinguished graduate, he was assigned to duty as an instructor at the Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas, in which capacity he served until June 1926. He then was ordered to Washington, D.C., as a student officer at the Army War College. He was graduated in June 1927 & was ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where he served for five years as instructor at the Command & General Staff School. From September 1932 to June 1935, he served in the Panama Canal Zone at Forts Davis & Clayton. Returning to the US in the summer of 1935 he was detailed to duty with the War Department General Staff, serving with the September 1939. He was then ordered to Fort Ethan Allen at Essex Junction, Vermont, where in October 1939, he was assigned as Chief of the Artillery Section of the 1st Division. In October 1940 he became Commandant of the Command & General Staff School & Commanding General of the Seventh Corps Area, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. General Gruber died from natural causes on May 30, 1941. Edmund L. Gruber was one of the most popular artillerymen of his time & was a noted Army polo team champion. But he would make his enduring mark with music. He was the author of the 5th Artillery Regimental song. Titled "The Caissons Go Rolling Along," it was adopted by all regiments of the Artillery & became the Field Artillery Song. It later became the Army’s Official Song. His song was even used to sell vacuum cleaners. Edmund L. Gruber was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, with the following citation: "He displayed exceptional ability in planning the organization of Field Artillery brigade firing centers; in April, 1918, established such a center at Fort Sill & during the remainder of the war displayed rare judgment & high professional attainments in the administration of this center." In February 1942, as part of the War Department's build-up for World War II, an infantry training camp was constructed, near Braggs, Oklahoma. The camp was named "Camp Gruber," after General Gruber, who had served as an artillery officer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma for many years. Today Camp Gruber is a training center for the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Fort Bragg also named one of its major roads after General Gruber.";

HISTORICAL NOTE: “John W. Schaum (Arranger); Born: January 27, 1905 - Milwaukee, USA; Died: July 19, 1988 - Milwaukee, USA; The American piano pedagogue, John W(illiam) Schaum, studied at Milwaukee State Teachers College, at Marquette University (B.M., 1931), & at Northwestern University (M.M., 1934). John W. Schaum established a successful piano teaching class in Milwaukee & published several piano methods & many collections of piano pieces that sold an enormous number of copies: The Schaum Piano Course (9 vols.); The Schaum Adult Piano Course (3 vols.); The Schaum Duet Albums (2 vols.); also theory books: The Schaum Theory Lessons (2 vols.) & The Schaum Note Spellers (2 vols.)." Schaum republished some HMC sheet music in the 1970's.;

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