"Allegiance: Patriotic Song" is a World War I song first copyrighted on March 14, 1918.Library of Congress. Copyright Office. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Pt 3. [Washington?]: Library of Congress, Copyright Office, P. 196Smith, Julia, and Francis Bellamy. Allegiance: Patriotic Song. Boston: D.W. Cooper, 1918.
Julia Smith composed this song for voice and piano.Crew, Danny O. Presidential Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the American Presidency and Those Who Sought the Office. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2001. p.74 It was published in Boston, Massachusetts by D.W. Cooper Music Co. The cover, illustrated by E. S. Fisher, features a caption which reads, "Dedicated to the spirit of Americanism as typified by the immortal Lincoln.”
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Bibliography Crew, Danny O. Presidential Sheet Music: An Illustrated Catalogue of Published Music Associated with the American Presidency and Those Who Sought the Office. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2001. Vogel, Frederick G. World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995.