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Would You Rather Be a Colonel With an Eagle On Your Shoulder

Subtitle

Or a Private With a Chicken On Your Knee?

Instrumentation

Piano
Guitar

Refrain

I'd rather be a private than a colonel in the army,

Composer

Archie Gottler

Lyricist

Sidney D. Mitchell

Performer

Arthur Fields
Eddie Cantor

Copyright (this edition)

2006

Citation

“Would You Rather Be a Colonel With an Eagle On Your Shoulder,” SCPL Sheet Music Catalog, accessed April 6, 2025, https://sheetmusic.santacruzpl.org/items/show/59821.