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Sheet music for the song titled 'Wake Up! Australia (now awake)', with lyrics and music written by Alfred Mansfield. This is the second edition of the song which includes a verse that was added in honour of the year 1914.
This copy was published by the Stanley Mullen Company and features a colour image of the Union Jack and the Australian red ensign flags on the front cover. Underneath this image, are the lyrics added for the extra verse. The song is described at the top of the front cover as 'the great patriotic song'.
Inside the front cover is an advertising preview of 'Honour the flag of your country', with lyrics and music composed by Dick Stead. The song was originally published in 1910 and featured in William Anderson's pantomime, 'Babes in the woods'. The back cover features an advertising preview of 'It's a long, long way to Tipperary', written and composed by Jack Judge and Harry Williams. This copy of the sheet music also includes a preview of the original version of 'Wake up! Australia'.
The lyrics of this song discuss being prepared to defend Australia and encourage playing less sport in order to learn how to fire a gun. The opening lines discuss the number of dreadnoughts that are being purchased.
Towards the bottom of this page is a sound recording of this sheet music, or a parody, that was created as part of the Music and the First World War project. More information about this recording, including names of the performers, can be found on the catalogue record for the sound recording. A link to the catalogue record for the sound recording can be found at the bottom of this page, under the heading ‘Related objects’ where it can be identified with the prefix [sound recording].
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