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Along with 'Over there', I think it was written by Irving Berlin, the little refugee from Russia, who also wrote 'God Bless America' which was not recognised for many years until Kate Smith promoted it during WW II. Michel Camilla Flintermann wrote: > Ken asked Don: > Do you remember a song called "Pack Up Your > >Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag, and Smile, Smile Smile?" (Maybe thats not the > >exact name?) I remember hearing it on a radio show, I don't remember who sang > >it, good trivia question! > > Well Ken, I remember that as sung by my father--it was one of the World War > 1 songs he used to sing, like "It's a Long way to Tipperary", "Till we meet > again", "There's a :Long Long trail a-winding"---Here are the words as I > recall them---- and Don may know that a "lucifer" is a match, and a "fag" a > cigarette, which was still P.C. in those days.....