Fanny Hodges Newman

Fanny Hodges Newman (1862 – 1946) was an American poet and lyricist. She published three volumes of verse: Adventures (1910), Out of Bondage (1913), and Hearts Allied (1917). She also wrote the lyrics to "We Are All Americans" (1918). Quotes thumb|We Are All Americans O, England's full of Englishmen    And France is full of French, And Italy has sons enough    To fill up ev'ry trench; But what are we across the sea    Who come from all the earth To the land that gives us freedom,—    Though it did not give us birth? O, we are all Americans,    And when we come away From England, France and Italy,    We swore we came to stay. "We Are All Americans", sts. 1–3 (1918) And we will lift our country's flag    And float its Stripes and Stars In place of those we used to wave    For Kaisers, Kings and Czars. "We Are All Americans", st. 5 (1918) Yet we will cross the seas again    To Europe's tortured sod, With those who, though not brothers born,    Are brothers under God. Since we have sworn our manhood's oath,    We stand to make it good Against the mightiest foes of earth,    Whatever be their blood. For we are all Americans,    And we shall fight our way To victory and back again,    And then come home to stay. "We Are All Americans", sts. 7–9 (1918) External links Category:20th-century poets from the United States Category:Songwriters from the United States Category:Women authors from the United States Category:1862 births Category:1946 deaths Category:Women born in the 19th century