I'm Going to Follow the Boys

I'm Going to Follow the Boys (Novelty Song) is a World War I era song released in 1917. Howard Rogers wrote the lyrics and James V. Monaco composed the music. The song was published by M. Witmark & Sons in New York City.

On the cover of the sheet music, there is a photograph of American silent film actress, Gladys Leslie saluting, while dressed in uniform. She also performed the song.

The song is told from the first-person point of view of a woman who is used to being surrounded by boys. But because they're all fighting overseas in the war, she is lonely. To fix her problem, she comes up with a "great idea": to follow the boys to war. The chorus is as follows:
 * I'm going to follow the boys over there
 * Anywhere I don't care
 * I'm just dying for one little dance
 * But all my dancing partners are "Somewhere in France"
 * I've never nursed anyone I'll admit
 * But I'm strong to do my bit
 * And if one little kiss or more
 * Can help them win the war
 * Why I'm going to follow the boys!

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