Published 1937 Composer(s) Harry Warren | Genre Military march Lyricist(s) Al Dubin | |
"The Song of the Marines" is a song composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by Al Dubin. It was featured in the 1937 Warner Bros. film, The Singing Marine.
Later , it was used in the 1942 cartoon Conrad the Sailor and is briefly sung by Daffy Duck in the 1953 cartoon Duck Amuck, both of which were produced by Warner Bros.' animation studio. The song is also featured in the Warner Bros. cartoon "Snow Business," featuring Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird.
In 1962, Dick Powell, star of The Singing Marine, reprised the song in a cameo appearance in an episode of Ensign O'Toole, a TV series owned by his production company.
Lyrics
In Conrad the Sailor, the lyrics in bold were changed to "We're leavin' today, it's anchors aweigh", to fit with the Navy.
References
The Song of the Marines Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA