We'll Knock The Heligo—Into Heligo—Out Of Heligoland! is a

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song written by John J. O'Brian and composed by

Theodore Morse Theodore F. Morse (April 13, 1873 – May 25, 1924) was an American composer of popular songs. Biography Born in Washington, D.C., Morse was educated at the Maryland Military & Naval Academy. He went on to study both violin and piano. He and ...

. The song was first published in 1917 by Leo Feist Inc., in

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. The sheet music cover depicts a terrified Kaiser standing on a cliff with a city below and United States soldiers rushing toward him. The sheet music can be found at the

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.Morse, Theodore F., and John O'Brien. 1917. ''We'll knock the Heligo-- into Heligo-- out of Heligoland!'' New York: Leo Feist Inc.

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*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. . {{OCLC , 32241433 1917 songs Songs of World War I Songs with music by Theodore F. Morse