"Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy" | |
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![]() Sheet Music cover | |
Song | |
Language | English |
Published | 1918 |
Songwriter(s) | Gitz Rice |
"Keep Your Head Down, Fritzie Boy" is a World War I song written and composed by Gitz Rice.[1] This song was published in 1918 by Leo. Feist, Inc., in New York, NY. The cover features a photo of Gitz Rice and reads "inspired by a brave Tommy and written at the Battle of Ypres, 1915."[2]
The song was in the top 20 charts from July to October 1918 and reached number 11 in August. It was recorded by both the American Quartet and Arthur Fields.[3]
The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.