If I Had A Son For Each Star In Old Glory (Uncle Sam, I'd Give Them All To You!)

"If I Had A Son For Each Star In Old Glory (Uncle Sam, I'd Give Them All To You!)" is a World War I song written by James E. Dempsey and composed by Joseph A. Burke. This song was published in 1917 by Leo. Feist, Inc., in New York, NY.
The sheet music cover, illustrated by Rosenbaum Studios, features a mother looking at a picture of her son with an inset photo of Monte Austin. Other editions feature Brice and King; Buddy Clark; Ben Davis; and Florence Timponi.

This song depicts the wartime sentiment of mothers expressing little concern for the lives of their sons, only the desire that they should conform to the role of protector and be the man the mother expects.

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

References

Bibliography
Kingsbury, Celia Malone. 2010. For home and country: World War I propaganda on the home front. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. . 
Parker, Bernard S. World War I Sheet Music 1. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. . 
Paas, John Roger. 2014. America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I. . 
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. . 

Category:1917 songs
Category:Songs of World War I
Category:Songs with music by Joe Burke (composer)