Devil songs of WWI: The Devil Has Bought Up All the Coal

A brief history of Devil-themed songs of the 1910s, followed by my rendition of Irving Berlin's "The Devil Has Bought Up All The Coal" (1918), in honor of Veterans Day 2018.
I've never heard anybody else perform or record this song; I learned it myself from the sheet music after finding it on the Library of Congress website. The song itself is old enough to be in the public domain.
LYRICS:
Ev'ryone's hollering "Me oh my! We're in a terrible hole;"
Ev'ryone's hollering "Tell us why, there is a shortage of coal?"
I've got the whole thing figured out, really it isn't so bad
I know the cause without a doubt, why there's no coal to be had
The Devil has bought up all the coal
He's going to save it I swear
Until the Kaiser gets there
He needs to make it warm for Mister William
The Devil has spent his little roll
For all the coal from ev'rywhere
He's piling it up by the ton
And, oh, what he'll do to that Hun
There'll be a hot time in Hades
When the Kaiser gets there
Satan is freezing 'way down below
He feels a terrible chill
Still he won't use up his coal, oh no
Satan is waiting for Bill
If he can stand it then why can't we?
Tell all the grumblers to pause
Although we freeze, let's shout with glee:
"It's for a wonderful cause"
The Devil has bought up all the coal
He's going to save it I swear
Until the Kaiser gets there
He needs to make it warm for Mister William
I'd give Mister Rockefeller's roll
To see the Kaiser I declare
And whisper in his little ear
"You don't know the half of it, dear"
There'll be a hot time in Hades
When the Kaiser gets there

[@rabidcrow6291]

Ha! Brilliant! Well done!

[@alfydime]

Hi, I love your video, the songs you share inspire me so much and fill my Diabolical colletion, PS: love you.r little ukulele song, IT IS PURELY Satanic, and it bring me a lot of joy, thank you.

[@geezerbill]

Thank you so much! I'm very happy to know some people are enjoying these. You might like the Frankenstein clip if you like this one.

[@alfydime]

@@geezerbill Oh shure I do !

[@carlosayala8171]

👏 Brilliant

[@camilotellez9212]

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