"Oh!
Jolly Molly Pitcher, In your gingham gown,
Jolly Molly Pitcher, How you mowed ‘em down;
Jolly Molly Pitcher, Brave enough for three;
And if you could do it Molly, Golly, so can we!"
Jolly Molly Pitcher. Words by Tom Adair. Music by
Sgt. Dick Uhl. Copyright held by Secretary of the Treasury.
This song was used to encourage the use of the ration program and the purchase of treasury bonds during World War II.
Tom Adair (b. 1913) composed many songs for radio, films and later television,
and worked with the Tommy Dorsey band in the 1940's. Sgt. Dick Uhl
(b. 1918) attained the rank of Captain during the war.